Adam Jacks, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Dr. Jacks received his Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders from The University of Texas at Austin. Prior to joining Texas State, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship in neuroimaging of communication disorders at the Research Imaging Center, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, where he remains a Faculty Associate. His research focuses on investigating the neurophysiological underpinnings of speech motor abilities in normal and disordered speakers, acoustic markers of speech disorders, and the influence of perceptual abilities in speech motor control. He has authored several papers on acquired and childhood apraxia of speech and presented papers at national and international conferences.