Michael Azios

Assistant Professor
Office: Speech and Hearing Building
Phone: 409-880-8172
Email: mazios@lamar.edu

Education

  • Ph.D. in Applied Language and Speech Sciences, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2017
  • M.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2012
  • B.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Old Dominion University, 2006

Expertise

Stuttering, Other Fluency Disorders, Counseling in Communicative Disorders, Qualitative research methodologies

Board Certification/Licensure

  • American Speech Language-Hearing Association
  • Texas state license

Professional Affiliations

  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
  • International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP)
  • International Fluency Association (IFA)
  • National Stuttering Association

Teaching Experience

  • Stuttering and other Fluency Disorders (graduate)
  • Counseling Practices in the field of Speech and Hearing Sciences (graduate)
  • Phonetics (undergraduate)
  • Interprofessional Education in the field of Speech and Hearing Sciences (undergraduate)
  • Stuttering (undergraduate)
  • Introduction to Counseling Methodologies in the field of Speech and Hearing Sciences (undergraduate)
  • Introduction to Communication Disorders (undergraduate)

Research Interests

  • Qualitative research methodologies
  • Stigma related to stuttering
  • The lived experience of stuttering
  • Disability culture within educational contexts
  • The usefulness of counseling practices in the field of communicative disorders 

Awards and Honors

  • Partners in Access Award. One of three recipients who were nominated by staff, faculty, and students at Lamar University who illustrated an exceptional commitment to accessibility and universal design. Presented by the Disability Resource Center at Lamar University.

Grant Funding

  • Lamar University Summer Faculty Research Award. “The Utility of Cinematherapy in Stuttering Intervention” (Direct costs: $8,000. Role: PI). (2019-2020)

Recent Publications

  • Azios, M., Rangarathnam, B., Jianyuan, N., Irani, F., Bellon-Harn, M., Manchaiah, V. (accepted, minor revisions 2022). Twitter usage about stuttering. ASHA Perspectives Journal.
  • Azios, M., Stamatis, M., De Nardo, T., Tetnowski, J. (accepted, in press 2022). The Impact of Stuttering in University: Told by Women. Journal of Interactional Research in Communication Disorders. 13(2).
  • Zraick, R., Azios, M., Handly, M., Bellon-Harn & Manchaiah, V. (2021). Quality and Readability of Internet Information About Stuttering. Journal of Fluency Disorders. 67.
  • Azios, M., Irani, F., Bellon-Harn M., Swartz, E., & Benson, A. (2020). The utility of cinematherapy in stuttering intervention. Seminars in Speech and Language. 41(05), 400-413.
  • Azios, M., Irani, F., Bellon-Harn, Rutland, B., Ratinaud, P. & Manchaiah, V. (2020) Representation of stuttering in the newspaper media. Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet. 24 (4), 329-345.
  • Bellon-Harn, M., Azios, J. H., Azios, M., & Smith, D. (2020). The lived experience of college students with autism spectrum disorder: A phenomenological study. College Student Journal. 53(4), 450-464.
  • Azios, M. (2019). Self-advocacy. In J.S. Damico & M. J. Ball (Eds.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Human Communication Disorders. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications
  • Archer, B., Azios, J. H., Azios, M., Leafblad, S., & Heels, J. (2018). “Dear Diary”: A preliminary study of the effects of consistency modification on dimensions of wellness. Communication Disorders Quarterly. 40(1), 50-56.
  • Tetnowski, J.A., Tetnowski, J., Denardo, T., Azios, M. (2016). What Conversation Analysis reveals about attitudes towards stuttering by persons who stutter. International Fluency Association Published proceedings, Portugal 2016.
  • De Nardo, T., Azios, M., Tetnowski, J. (2016) Successful Stuttering Management in Adolescents Who Stutter. International Fluency Association Published Proceedings, Portugal 2016.