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Shelley Gray is a Professor in the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University (ASU), specializing in Speech and Hearing Science. She also holds affiliate faculty roles in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College and the School of Life Sciences. Her primary research focuses on child language and literacy development, working memory, and evidence-based interventions for children with language disorders. She leads the Child Language and Literacy Lab (CHILLL), which develops and tests curricula like the Teaching Early Literacy and Language (TELL) program.
Education: Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. in Speech and Hearing Sciences from the University of Arizona.
Research Interests include early literacy, language assessment, bilingual education, and cognitive processes such as working memory. Her work emphasizes interventions for disadvantaged populations and dual-language learners.
Publications span over 30 years, with recent studies on bilingual working memory, TELL curriculum efficacy, and reading comprehension in children with disabilities. Her articles appear in journals like Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research and Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools.
Awards include the 2024 ASU President’s Award for Transdisciplinary Collaboration and multiple recognitions from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). She has secured grants totaling over $10 million, including NIH and U.S. Department of Education funding for language and literacy interventions.
Service includes editorial roles at Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, NIH grant review panels, and mentorship programs. She is actively involved in professional associations like ASHA and the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading.
Labs/Teams: CHILLL Lab focuses on translational research bridging theory and practice in language and literacy development.
