Rate My Professor Vannesa Mueller

Mueller's research interests include using technology to enhance language skills of individuals with autism, literacy skills of children at risk for reading difficulties such as those who are deaf or hard-of-hearing or have autism, and the impact of learning sign language on language and cognitive skills of typically developing children. The AAC Laboratory examines baby sign language's effects on early linguistic environments and speech perception in infants, develops baby sign training strategies, creates multimedia educational resources for families of children with complex communication needs, and provides clinical services for conditions including autism, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, cerebral palsy, aphasia, and head injury. Her awards include Best Presentation, Biological and Health Science Division, Jakobsen Conference, University of Iowa (2007); Graduate Merit Fellowship, University of Iowa (2004); and Bridges Grant Recipient, University of Iowa (2001). Key publications feature Vigil-Mueller, V.T., Eyer, J.A., Hardee, W.P. (2005). Relevant responding in pragmatic language impairment: the role of language variation in the information-soliciting utterance. Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 21, 1-21. Recent grants are Bridging Voices: Enhancing Culturally Responsive Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology Through Bilingual Immersion and Cross-Institutional Mentorship (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2025-2026) and SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY: MOBILE HEARING SCREENING KIT (El Paso Community Foundation, 2022-2023). Certifications include ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (2003-present), Hanen-certified Speech-Language Pathologist (2004-present), and certified site coordinator, Shared Reading Project, Gallaudet University (2005-present).