
Patricia Lara
Clinical Associate ProfessorSpeech-Language Pathology
Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
Dr. Lara was born in El Paso, Tx. where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Texas at El Paso in 1982. She continued her education in El Paso and received her Master of Arts degree in Speech-Language Pathology. In 2006, she entered the doctoral program in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences at the University of Texas at El Paso. She completed her doctorate degree in August 2012. Dr. Lara taught at the university level while pursuing her doctoral degree. She has wide clinical experience in dysphagia and adult language disorders. Dr. Lara currently teaches the following graduate-level courses, Phonatory Disorders of Voice, Dysphagia, Aphasia and Related Disorders and Motor Speech Disorders. She is the director of the Gender Affirming Voice Laboratory where her research focus is auditory comprehension in individuals with aphasia using event-related potentials and voice therapy efficacy in transgender individuals.
Dr. Lara was born in El Paso, Tx. where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Texas at El Paso in 1982. She continued her education in El Paso and received her Master of Arts degree in Speech-Language Pathology. In 2006, she entered the doctoral program in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences at the University of Texas at El Paso. She completed her doctorate degree in August 2012. Dr. Lara taught at the university level while pursuing her doctoral degree. She has wide clinical experience in dysphagia and adult language disorders. Dr. Lara currently teaches the following graduate-level courses, Phonatory Disorders of Voice, Dysphagia, Aphasia and Related Disorders and Motor Speech Disorders. She is the director of the Gender Affirming Voice Laboratory where her research focus is auditory comprehension in individuals with aphasia using event-related potentials and voice therapy efficacy in transgender individuals.
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