Dr. Murza, received her PhD in communication sciences and disorders from the University of Central Florida, where she specialized in language and literacy with a focus on autism spectrum disorder. She is currently an assistant professor in the department of audiology and speech-language sciences at the University of Northern Colorado. Dr. Murza has worked privately and in the public school system as a speech-language pathologist with children and adolescents in pre-school through high school. She is currently the University of Northern Colorado Scottish Rite program director and a member of the Colorado Department of Education Speech-Language Advisory Council. Dr. Murza has participated in numerous research projects, co-authored peer-reviewed journal articles and presentations and professional development workshops. She has been an invited author and presenter for several topics including adolescent language and literacy and the Common Core State Standards. Her main research area is pragmatic language intervention and vocational support for individuals with high-functioning forms of autism spectrum disorder. Additional research interests include systematic review and meta-analysis, strategic learning, workforce literacy, inference generation, disciplinary literacy and the delivery of high-quality professional development.