Child and Adolescent Language and Literacy Development and Disorders
(Barton-Hulsey, Catts, Hall-Mills, Wood, Farquharson, Tibi, Johnson, Therrien)
- Linguistic factors underlying reading and writing development
- Early identification, assessment, and intervention strategies for improving the speech, language and literacy skills of students with language-learning disorders or those who are English-language learners
- School-based speech-language pathology practice patterns and professional issues
- Language and literacy development in speakers of non-mainstream dialects
- Language and literacy development in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Early Communication Development and Intervention
(Barton-Hulsey, Romano, Wood, Johnson, Therrien)
- Early identification of and interventions for autism
- Language and literacy development of speakers of non-mainstream dialect or English language learners
- Outcomes from embedded communication interventions in home and early care and education programs
- Early speech variability in typical and atypical speech development
- SLP-Family partnerships to support communication development
- Interventions for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Multicultural Issues in Communication Disorders
(Hall-Mills, Johnson, Kim, Wood, Tibi, Constantino)
- Effects of African-American English on language and literacy learning
- Differential diagnosis of communication disorders and differences in bilingual Spanish-speaking children and bidialectal speakers
- Effects of language-bridging strategies for English language learners on language and literacy outcomes
- The bilingual brain
- Cross-linguistic contributions into literacy
- Effects of native languages on manifestation of dysarthria
- Proportionate representation in speech-language services for school-age children
- Measuring how having a communication disorder as a speech-language pathologist affects clinical practice and research questions
Adult Language and Cognitive Disorders
- Impact of aphasia on the friendships of stroke survivors and their care partners
- Understanding perspectives of people with aphasia and speech-language pathologists regarding literacy skills and needs post-stroke
- Treatment approaches for acquired reading and writing disorders
- Examining the relationship between spoken and written language processing in aphasia
- Effects of cognitive-linguistic load on post-stroke spoken production, gait, and fall risk
Motor Speech Disorders
- Development of a perceptual complement to etiology-based MSD diagnostic practices
- Effects of acquired neurological disease on speech production
- Instrumental analysis of speech produced by individuals with various neurological conditions
- Motor learning guided (MLG) approach via web-based and face-to-face sessions for treating apraxia of speech and other speech disorders.
Swallowing and Dysphagia
- Measures of tongue function in individuals with normal and impaired swallowing
- Instrumental assessment techniques to supplement the clinical assessment of dysphagia
Healthy Aging and Longevity
(Morris)
- Age-related changes in speech motor control and motor learning, including underlying neuromotor and autonomic nervous system function and resultant articulatory output
- Physiologic indices of speech production and perception across the aging continuum
Speech Science
- Acoustic/temporal/perceptual and physiologic measurement of speech, singing and choral performance under varying conditions
- Influence of time pressure on the efficiency, fluency and linguistic quality of communication in adults
- Acoustic characteristics of typical and disordered speech in adults and children
Audiology and Audiologic Rehabilitation
- Child speech and language outcomes following newborn identification of deafness
- Impact of deafness on family quality of life
- Family satisfaction with early hearing detection and intervention
- Impact of family involvement on rate of progress for children who are deaf or hard of hearing
Research on Teaching and Clinical Processes
(Wood, Morris, Nimmons, Snowden, Constantino, K. Guynes)
- Measurement of supervisor skills in community placements using a supervisor latent scale including video conferencing
- Use of a visual analog scale to measure student clinicians’ perceptions regarding clinical skill development and outcomes
- Measurement of student competency development and satisfaction using treatment fidelity measures
- Coaching practices for implementation of communication interventions by caregivers and interdisciplinary team members
- Telepractice and distance learning strategies
- Counseling pedagogy
- Towards evidence-based practices in American Sign Language instruction
- Roles and qualifications of educational professionals/RSPs serving DHH students
Stuttering
- Measuring the subjective experience of stuttering in real world settings
- Analyzing the impact of stuttering on quality of life
- Facilitating new, positive meanings around the experience of stuttering
- Integrating new findings into therapeutic practice
Augmentative & Alternative Communication
- Development of appropriate assessments of language and literacy skills for individuals who use AAC
- Evaluating the impact of language and literacy supports for individuals who use AAC
- Investigating interventions to support development and maintenance of social relationships for individuals who use AAC
- Working with parents, teachers, and other communication partners to facilitate increased communication for individuals who use AAC across environments