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Dr. Maria D Resendiz

  • Associate Professor - Communication Disorders
  • Ekin, Tahir (Principal), Tesic, Jelena (Co-Principal), Qasem, Apan Muhammad (Co-Principal), Valles Molina, Damian (Co-Principal), Summers, Lucia (Co-Principal), Hewitt, Barbara A (Supporting), Liu, Xiangping (Supporting), Chang, Carolyn T (Supporting), Mendez, Francis A (Supporting), Irvin, Jennifer A (Supporting), Resendiz, Maria D (Supporting). Expanding AI Curriculum and Infrastructure at Texas State University to Advance Interdisciplinary Research and Grow a Diverse AI Workforce, National Science Foundation, Federal, $400000. (Submitted: June 2023, Funded: January 2024 - December 2025). Grant.
  • Valles Molina, Damian (Principal), Aslan, Semih (Supporting), Menezes De Carvalho, Marcelo (Supporting), Resendiz, Maria D (Supporting), Rolfe, Rachel Mary (Supporting), Farrell, John Wayland (Supporting), de la Cruz, Berenice (Supporting), Liu, Ting (Supporting). REU Site: Undergraduate Research Experience in Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, and Mixed Reality for Smart and Connected Health, National Science Fundation, Federal, $371758. (Submitted: August 2024, Funded: April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2028). Grant.
  • Resendiz, Maria D. BLAB Lab Speech Therapy in Guatemala, Wilson Endowment Award, Texas State University, $500. (Funded: April 2024 - February 2025). Grant.
  • Resendiz, Maria D. Faculty Innovation Accelerator Program, Faculty Innovation Accelerator Program, Texas State University, $10000. (Funded: July 17, 2023). Grant.
  • Resendiz, Maria D, Umali, Lois A (Co-Principal), Vargas, Micaela (Co-Principal), Valles Molina, Damian (Co-Principal). NSF I-Corps, NSF, Federal, $50000. (Submitted: June 2022, Funded: September 1, 2022 - May 31, 2024). Grant.
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  • Schwarz, A. L., Resendiz, M. D., Herrera, L. C., & Gonzales, M. D. (2021). A novel approach to assessing language proficiency in adults: A pre-pilot classification accuracy study. International Journal of Bilingualism, 25(3), 812–832. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367006921999452
  • Meyer, W., Resendiz, M. D., & Pena, E. (2025). The Effect of Performance Feedback on the Implementation Fidelity of Narrative Mediated Learning Sessions by School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists. Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1044/2025_LSHSS-24-0006
  • Smith, E., Koldenhoven, R. M., Farrell, J. W., Li, Y., Aslan, S., Resendiz, M. D., … Valles Molina, D. (2024). Development of an Augmented Reality Handwashing Tool for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Las Vegas, NV, USA: IEEE.
  • Rafiq, S., Ellsworth, E. S., Resendiz, O., Varanasi, S. H., Ishola, A. A., Rolfe, R. M., … Valles Molina, D. (2024). Design of Autonomous Rover for Firefighter Rescue: Integrating Deep Learning with ROS2 (pp. 421–428). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/AIIoT61789.2024.10578950
  • Lam, J. H., Resendiz, M. D., Bedore, L. M., Gillam, R. B., & Peña, E. D. (2024). Validation of the Mediated Learning Observation Instrument Among Children With and Without Developmental Language Disorder in Dynamic Assessment. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 67(7), 2159–2171. https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_jslhr-23-00127
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Award for Excellence in Service - Professor/Associate Professor Rank, Texas State University. June 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Research Mentor Pair Travel Award, American Speech Language Hearing Association. November 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Faculty Excellence Award Outstanding Service, College of Health Professions. September 2023
  • Award / Honor Nominee: College of Health Professions Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching, College of Health Professions. April 2023
  • Award / Honor Nominee: College of Health Professions Faculty Excellence Award in Service, College of Health Professions. April 2023
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