Communication Disorders

College of Health Sciences

Katelyn J. Kotlarek, PhD, CCC-SLP

Assistant Professor, President's Distinguished Scholar
Craniofacial Disorders and Imaging 
 
Ph.D., East Carolina University, 2019
M.S., Florida State University, 2014
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2012

kkotlare@uwyo.edu • (307) 766-5753 • Health Sciences Room 253    

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research Interests:

Dr. Kotlarek specializes in velopharyngeal anatomy and physiology and craniofacial disorders. Her research integrates magnetic resonance imaging and measures of speech production to characterize speech and surgical outcomes for individuals with craniofacial differences. Dr. Kotlarek’s work has primarily focused on describing typical and atypical velopharyngeal morphology and determining the effect of primary palatoplasty on the velopharyngeal mechanism, with the goal of improving speech and surgical outcomes for individuals with cleft palate. Her programmatic line of research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIDCD & NIDCR) and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation.

Research Website:

Speech Imaging Lab

Teaching: 

Craniofacial Disorders, Dysphagia, Workshop in Speech Pathology/Audiology

Affiliations & Associations:

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
ASHA Special Interest Group 5: Craniofacial and Velopharyngeal Disorders

Wyoming Speech-Language-Hearing Association

American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association

Graduate Women in Science 

Publications:

Complete List of Published Work in MyBibliography