Karen Barako Arndt, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Disorders at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Dr. Arndt has a Ph.D. in Speech-Language Pathology from Vanderbilt University. With almost 20 years as a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist, Dr. Arndt's research and teaching interests include Complex Syntax development, Language and Literacy, Stuttering, and the Science of Teaching and Learning.