Student Information
Graduate Student
Speech and Hearing Science
Health Solutions
Long Bio
R.J. Risueño MS CCC-SLP is a bilingual speech-language pathologist and PhD candidate in the Speech and Hearing Science program at Arizona State University (ASU) under the mentorship of Dr. Shelley Gray. He received his Master’s Degree in Communication Disorders from ASU where he also earned a Certificate in Communication Disorders in Multilingual/Multicultural Populations. R.J.’s research interests center on improving early identification and intervention for Spanish-English-bilingual children with language and literacy disorders. He works with a variety of interdisciplinary collaborators including pediatricians, teachers, school-based SLPs, disabled individuals and their families, and more.
RJ is the recipient of various honors, including the Distinguished Early Career Professional Certificate from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association and Outstanding PhD in Speech and Hearing Science Award.
Education
M.S. Communication Disorders, Arizona State University
B.A. Communicative Disorders, Utah State University
Research Interests
Early identification and intervention for monolingual and multilingual children at-risk for dyslexia; evidence-based interventions to support multilingual children with developmental language disorder.
Publications
Risueño, R.J., Gray, S., Romeo, S. (under review) The efficacy of story champs for improving oral language in third grade spanish-english bilingual students with developmental language disorder
Schatzki, M., Risueño, R.J., Spector, J. (2023, March) Voice and mental health support for trans teens and their parents: a workshop model. Seminars in Speech and Language. DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1762567
Peterson, A.K., Ukrainetz, T.U., & Risueño, R.J. (2021, March) Speaking like a scientist: a case study on sketch and speak intervention to improve expository discourse. Autism and Developmental Language Impairments. https://doi-org.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/10.1177/2396941521998604
Courses
2024 Fall
2024 Summer
2024 Spring
2023 Summer
Honors / Awards
2023 Distinguished Early Career Professional Certificate, American Speech-Language Hearing Association
2023 Outstanding Speech and Hearing Science PhD in Research Award
2023 Marilyn Miller Quintana Moline Fellowship
2022 Research-Mentor Pair Travel Award, American Speech-Language Hearing Association, New Orleans, LA. Mentor: Douglas Petersen, PhD CCC-SLP
2021 Meritorious Poster, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Professional Associations
Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC), American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
Arizona Professional License – Speech-Language Pathologist, AZ Dept of Health
Arizona Department of Education Certificate – Speech-Language Pathologist, Pre-K-12
Certificate in Communication Disorders in Multilingual/Multicultural Populations (ASU)
Current Member of Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR)
Current Member of International Dyslexia Association (IDA)
