College Assistant Professor
Department of Communication Disorders
646-5560
mmyoung@nmsu.edu
Biography
Dr. Young received her Ph.D. in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences from the University of Texas at Austin, her M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Iowa, and her B.A. in Communication Sciences and Disorders and Spanish for the Professional Use from Augustana College. After completing her doctoral studies, she joined the department of Communication Disorders at NMSU in the fall of 2024. Dr. Young is a certified speech-language pathologist, and her area of clinical and research interest is stuttering. In addition to teaching the graduate course in stuttering, she teaches Speech Sound Disorders, Phonetics, and Speech Disorders Across the Lifespan.
Areas of interest
Stuttering identity and disclosure, advocacy, employment equity, and clinical practice for individuals who stutter across the lifespan
Recent Publications
Young, M.M., Byrd, C.T, & Richardson, E.M. (in press). An interpretative phenomenological analysis of voluntary stuttering experiences of adults who stutter. Journal of Communication Disorders.
Winters, K.L. & Young, M.M. (in press) From classroom to community: a viewpoint on advocacy assignments encouraging student action. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.
Young, M.M. & Byrd, C.T. (2025). Exploring employers’ beliefs, reactions, and knowledge regarding people who stutter. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 106123.
Young, M.M., Byrd, C.T., & Gabel, R. (2023). Self-perceived outcomes of informative and apologetic self-disclosure: A mixed methods study. Journal of Communication Disorders, 106, 106387.
Young, M.M., Byrd, C.T., Gabel, R., & White, A.Z. (2022). Self-disclosure experiences of adults who stutter: An interpretative phenomenological analysis. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 31(5), 2045-2060
Selected Recognitions
Best Poster Presentation Award, 2025 Oxford Dysfluency Conference
Centennial Session Award, 2025 ASHA Convention
Visionary Session Award, 2024 ASHA Convention
Jesse H. Jones Endowed Centennial Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin
Elizabeth Wiig Doctoral Student Research Grant, Texas Speech-Language Hearing Foundation
Academic Background
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
M.A., University of Iowa, Speech-Language Pathology
B.A., Augustana College, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Spanish for the Professional Use
