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Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences

Kathleen Siren, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

(she/her)Associate Professor
Kathleen Siren

Education

  • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), National Institutes of Health (NIH): Post-doctoral training (Intramural Research Training Award Fellow)
  • University of Kansas, Ph.D. in Speech-Language Pathology (Graduate Honors Fellow)
  • University of Kansas Medical Center, M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology (Martha Kirkpatrick Scholar)
  • University of Kansas, B.A. in Speech-language-hearing (Honors in speech and drama with highest distinction, Mary Miller Martin Memorial Scholar)

Areas of Specialization

Dr. Siren’s areas of clinical and research interest include the acoustic analysis of speech and the use of technology to remediate speech sound disorders. Her scholarship also focuses on best practices in speech education, with a particular focus on classroom strategies to facilitate learning of complex topics. Recent research focuses on cognitive processing in individuals who are bilingual. 

Achievements (past 5 years)

Selected Publications and Presentations

  • Siren, K., Launay-Fallasse, S., & Fossett, T. (2025). Semantic reinforcement and visual distraction during the Stroop task. Presented at the International Symposium on Monolingual and Bilingual Speech (ISMBS), June 16-19, Chania, Crete, Greece.

  • Launay-Fallasse, S., Siren, K., & Fossett, T. (2024). Stroop task response time: A comparison between sequential bilinguals. Presentation (virtual) at the 187th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, November 18-22, 2024. 

  • Siren, K. (2024). Fostering critical thinking: Aligning assessment with educational expectations. In M. Carmo (Ed.), Education and New Developments, p. 252-254. ISBN: 978-989-35106-9-8. ISSN (electronic version): 2184-1489. ISSN (printed version): 2184-044X.

  • Siren, K., Killmurray, B., Bayer, S., Launay-Fallasse, S., Stapp, M. & Fossett, T. (2024). Stroop task response times: The bilingual advantage. 186th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America/Acoustics Week in Canada, May 13-17, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 

  • Siren, K. & Fossett, T. (2023). Potential differences in the executive functions of monolingual and bilingual speakers. Invited presentation at the School of Health Sciences at University of Vale do Itajai (UNIVALI), Santa Catarina, Brazil, October 9.

  • Siren, K. (2021). Podcasts as teaching tools to facilitate student discussion and reflection of complex course material, ICERI2021 Proceedings, 14th International Conference of Education,    Research and Innovation, p. 9138-9143. ISBN: 978-84-09-34549-6. ISSN: 2340-1095.    

  • Siren, K. (2020). The best of both worlds: Expanding the depth and breadth of multiple-choice questions. INTED2020 Proceedings, International Association of Technology, Education and Development (IATED) Academy, p. 7173-7177. ISBN: 978-84-09-17939-8. ISSN: 2340-1079.

  • Siren, K. (2021). Teaching speech acoustics concepts in an undergraduate speech science course: Are distributed or massed practice lab assignments more effective? Paper presented at the 181st Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, November 29 – December 3, Seattle, Washington. 

  • Siren, K. (2021). Collaborative learning & student perception of course challenge in a speech science course. Presented at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, November 18-20, Washington, D.C. 

  • Siren, K. (2021). Teaching speech acoustics with adaptable Praat labs. Paper presented (virtually) at the 180th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, June 8-10. 

  • Siren, K. (2020). The best of both worlds: Expanding the depth and breadth of multiple-choice questions. Paper presented (virtually) at the 14th International Technology, Education and Development Conference, March 2-4, Valencia, Spain. 

About Kathleen Siren

Dr. Siren teaches undergraduate courses in speech science, articulation and phonological disorders and phonetics, as well as the graduate course in research strategies and design. She has been a member of the faculty at Loyola since 1994, having served as Department Chair, Undergraduate Program Director, and Interim Graduate Program Director. Her research addresses best practices in speech science education and inclusive classroom strategies to facilitate learning of complex topics. Her research also focuses on cognitive processing in individuals who are bilingual, and on the acoustic analysis of speech. She has presented her work nationally and internationally at education, acoustics, speech-language pathology, and bilingual conferences. After completing her B.A. with honors in Speech and Drama with highest distinction and as a Mary Miller Martin memorial scholar, Dr. Siren completed her M.A. at the University of Kansas Medical Center as a Martha Kirkpatrick Scholar and her Ph.D. at the University of Kansas (Lawrence) as a Graduate Honors Fellow. She completed post-doctoral training as a research fellow at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) where she later served as Research Project Consultant. Dr. Siren and her family are proud residents of Baltimore City.