Kyna Betancourt | College of Arts & Sciences | USF Sarasota-Manatee

Kyna Betancourt
Visiting Instructor - Communication Sciences & Disorders

KynaBetancourtPhone: 941-359-4326
Fax:  941-359-4489
Office:  SMC B212
Email:  
kbetancourt@sar.usf.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Ms. Kyna Betancourt is a Visiting Instructor of Communication Sciences & Disorders at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee. She is also a doctoral candidate in the Communication Sciences & Disorders department at USF Tampa and a fellow in the Doctoral Leadership Institute.   (more...)

Ms. Betancourt received her MS in Clinical Linguistics through the Erasmus Mundus program in Europe. She also received her MS in speech-pathology from USF in 2010 and her ASHA CCC’s in 2011. She is currently working on her dissertation in the area of child bilingual word acquisition.

Ms. Betancourt’s research interests include child bilingual word learning, phonotactics, and statistical learning. Ms. Betancourt hopes to continue researching in this field to develop a working model of bilingual word learning in children.  

Ms. Betancourt has taught several undergraduate courses including Anatomy & Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanisms, Introduction to Clinical Processes, and Introduction to Speech Disorders. In addition to teaching courses, Ms. Betancourt is an intern with the USF System Sr. VP of Global Affairs and International Research.
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Teaching

Syllabi from recent semesters. Click on Course Prefix and Number to review course syllabus.
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Courses for Summer 2013
Ref# 57973  SPA 3112C Sec:521   Appl Phon in Comm Disorders Info  100% Online via Blackboard. Cohort 1 full time.
Ref# 57974  SPA 3112C Sec:522   Appl Phon in Comm Disorders Info  100% Online via Blackboard. Cohort 2 full time.
Ref# 57975  SPA 3112C Sec:523   Appl Phon in Comm Disorders Info  100% Online via Blackboard. Cohort part time.

Courses for Spring 2013
Ref # 20191 SPA 4050 Section: 521,  Intro to Clinical Process (Observation), 100% Online
Ref # 20192 SPA 4050 Section: 522,  Intro to Clinical Process (Observation), 100% Online
Ref # 22244 SPA 4250 Section: 522,  Speech Disorders, 100% Online
Ref # 22245 SPA 4250 Section: 523,  Speech Disorders, 100% Online

Courses for Fall 2012

Ref# 92610  SPA 3112 Sec: 521  Appl Phon in Comm Disorders 100% Online via Blackboard.
Ref# 93113  SPA 4104 Sec: 523  Neuroanatomy  100% Online via Blackboard.
Ref# 91706  SPA 4510 Sec: 521 Clinical Methods Info 100% Online via Blackboard.
Ref# 93109  SPA 4510 Sec: 522 Clinical Methods Info 100% Online via Blackboard.