Kazlin Mason

PhD Graduate | December 2017
Contact: masonka14@alumni.ecu.edu

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Education

  • East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
    Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Communication Sciences & Disorders
    2014-2017
  • State University of New York at Fredonia, Fredonia, New York
    Master of Science (M.S.), Speech-Language Pathology
    2011-2013
  • State University of New York at Fredonia, Fredonia, New York
    Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Communication Disorders & Sciences; Music Performance
    2009-2011
  • Fellowship: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite; Atlanta, Georgia

Publications at Time of Graduation

  • Mason K, Carmello M. “Student Research: The Roles and Responsibilities.” Council on Undergraduate Research 33.3 (2013): 7-15. Web.
  • Golinko MS, Mason KN, Nett K, Riski JE, & Williams JK. (2015). Sphincterplasty for Velopharyngeal Insufficiency in the Child Without a Cleft-Palate: Etiologies and Speech Outcomes. The Journal of craniofacial surgery,26(7), 2067-2071.
  • Mason K, Perry, JL., & Riski, JE., Fang, X. (2016). “Age Related Changes Between the Level of Velopharyngeal Closure and the Cervical Spine”. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery.
  • Mason KN & Perry, JL. (2016) “Relationship between age and diagnosis on volumetric and linear velopharyngeal measures in the cleft and non-cleft populations: a preliminary study”. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery.
  • Mason KN, Perry, JL., Riski, JE. (2017). “Age Related Changes between the Height of Velopharyngeal Closure and the Palatal Plane in Subjects with Cleft and Non-Cleft Velopharyngeal Dysfunction. Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Journal.
  • Mason KN, Stockstill JW, Perry JL. (in press). Growth of the Craniofacial Complex and its Relationship to Pierre Robin Sequence: A Narrative Review. International Journal on Disability and Human Development.
  • Perry JL, Mason KN, Sutton BP, Kuehn DP. (2017). Can Dynamic MRI Be Used to Accurately Identify Velopharyngeal Closure Patterns?. The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 1055665617735998.
  • Mason, KN & Perry J. (2017). The Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for the Study of the Velopharynx. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 2(5), 35-52.

Grant Funding at Time of Graduation

  • Mason, K. (PI), Perry, J., Riski, JE. (2015). “Examining the Insertion Site of Pharyngoplasties as an Outcome for Determining Success”. Cleft Palate Foundation Junior Investigator Grant. American Cleft-Palate Craniofacial Association. Amount: $5,000. Funded.
  • Mason, K. (2016). “The Effects of Gravity and Scar Contracture on Post-Surgical Tissue Changes and Speech Outcomes Following Pharyngoplasties”. College of Allied Health Sciences Dissertation Grant. East Carolina University. Amount: $5,000. Funded.
  • Hauhuth, K., Mason, K., Perry, JL. (2016). “MRI Analysis of the Velopharynx in infants before and after primary palatoplasty”. Research and Creativity Award. East Carolina University. Amount: $1,992. Funded.
  • Mason, K. (2017).  PhD Scholar Award and Research Grant. The Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Amount: $20,000. Funded.