Miguel Garcia-Salas

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Assistant Professor

University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: Florida State University (2023–2025)

3 h-index 14 pubs 17 cited

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Miguel Garcia-Salas's research investigates various aspects of language development and educational practices. His work has examined the frequency and types of praise used by second-grade teachers during English Language Arts instruction, as well as the automated calculation of morphological complexity in writing. Garcia-Salas has also explored barriers to graduate school applications for students from underrepresented backgrounds in communication science and disorders and investigated methods for fostering dialogic reading, including a pilot study involving older siblings in immigrant Latino families.

His publications also address the implications of morphological complexity for writing quality and patterns of change over time. Additionally, Garcia-Salas has contributed to the development of team science training approaches aimed at enhancing cross-disciplinary collaboration within communication science and disorders programs. His recent work includes planned publications on dialogic reading and related concepts.

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h-index: 3
Publications: 14
Citations: 17

Positions

Assistant Professor 2025–present

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Department of Communication Disorders and Occupational Therapy ORCID

Selected Publications

Making Dialogic Reading Support More Accessible for Families: A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Online Education Program to Strengthen Caregiver Strategy Use (2026)

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology DOI OpenAlex
Exploring Shared Book Reading Perspectives and Practices in Migratory and Unhoused Families: A Strengths-Based Analysis (2025)

Communication Disorders Quarterly DOI OpenAlex