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Department Newsletter Fall 2010
A West Virginia Welcome
Greetings from the Chair
Welcome to the inaugural issue of Mouth ‘n’ Ear,
designed to highlight the latest news about people and
events related to the Department of Speech Pathology
and Audiology,
Audiology its programs,
programs clinics,
clinics and outreach efforts.
efforts
Since joining the WVU family in the summer of 2008,
I’ve been overwhelmed by the sincerity and welcoming
nature of the faculty, staff, students, alums, and community. I now recognize these
as hallmarks of the men and women who call the Mountain State home. Today,
with three children attending WVU and a wife on faculty in the French section of
the Department of Foreign Languages, we can only conclude that some people are
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There have been many changes within the Department, College, and University
over the past few years. Administratively, we’ve welcomed Dee Hopkins as Dean
of the College of Human Resources and Education, Michele Wheatly as Provost,
and, of course, James Clements as President of the University. We are pleased to
report that Lynn Cartwright, Cheryl Prichard, and Chuck Woodford are enjoying
retirement, which is well deserved after their long and distinguished service to the
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Department.
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acquainting me with my new academic and administrative responsibilities and for
helping make the transition as seamless as possible.
Julie Buchanan has joined our staff as a program assistant, deftly handling graduate
admissions and clinic appointments, among several other vital responsibilities.
Ingrid Davis has increased her role as instructor and supervisor in speech-language
pathology, while Leslie Graebe is now full-time as speech-language pathology
supervisor,
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instructor,
and
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hi coordinator.
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Janet
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Petitte
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us as a full-time audiology supervisor and instructor. We are also delighted to
welcome our newest faculty member, Rachel Saffo, who joins us this semester after
completing her PhD program at Florida State University. More on Dr. Saffo and
the recent accomplishments of the department faculty and staff may be found in
this issue of Mouth ‘n’ Ear.
As friends and family, we look forward to giving you a West Virginia Welcome in
All Hall
Allen
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i programs and
d events. Stay
S tuned!
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—Robert F. Orlikoff
Some of what’s inside:
MEET OUR NEWEST FACULTY
MEMBER, p. 2
A PHD PROGRAM IN THE WORKS,
p. 3
STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT AAC
AT CAMP GIZMO, p. 3
MOUNTAIN STATE SPEECH AND
HEARING CONFERENCE, p. 4
FACULTY AND STAFF NEWS, p. 5
RECENT DEPARTMENT RESEARCH
AND SCHOLARSHIP, p. 7
CAROLYN ATKINS HELPS
STUDENT
U
-ATHLETESS SPEAK
OUT, p. 9
SPA ALUMNI UPDATE, p. 10
AIDING CANCER AWARENESS, p. 11
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comments.
Contact us at [email protected]
Volume 1, Number 1
New Speech-Language Pathology Faculty
Member Joins Department
SSpeech Pathology and Audiology hP h l
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senior Sonia Hamidi (above) has been named a 2010 WVU McNair Scholar. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the Ronald E. McNair Scholars Post‐Baccalaureate Achievement Program identifies eligible participants through a highly
eligible participants through a highly competitive grant competition. It is designed to prepare students for doctoral studies by involvement in research and other scholarly activities. Participants are from disadvantaged backgrounds and have demonstrated strong academic potential. Dr. Saffo recently defended her
Ph.D. dissertation, ‘Language Use
in the Natural Environment of
Spanish-English Bilingual Preschoolers,’ under the mentorship
of Dr. Juliann Woods at Florida
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Dr. Saffo is fluent in both French
and Spanish. She will be teaching
Phonetics, Language Acquisition,
and Language Disorders in
Children, as well as developing a
laboratory and research agenda.
In addition to her interest in
family-centered early intervention,
In August, the Department of
Speech Pathology and Audiology Dr. Saffo has pursued research in
language use, play, and motor
welcomed its newest faculty
control in children with autism
member, Assistant Professor
spectrum disorder.
Rachel Whittington Saffo.
WVU Graduate Student Presents Research
Paper in England
In Julyy 2010, Oya
y Topbaş,
p ş a WVU
speech-language pathology graduate
student, presented a paper at the
Oya Topbaş (M.S. ’10) presenting her
paper at the British Voice Association
meeting this summer in London.
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international conference Multi-
disciplinary Approaches to
Performance, Health and
Research in Voice that was
sponsored by the British Voice
Association and held in London.
Her paper, “The Effect of
Diadochokinetic Rate on Vocal
Fundamental Frequency and
Intensity in Normal Speakers”
(co-authored with Drs. Orlikoff
and St. Louis), was based on
research Topbaş conducted and
defended as part of her M.S.
thesis A native of Turkey
thesis.
Turkey,
Topbaş is currently pursuing a
Ph.D. in voice disorders at the
University of Kentucky.
Our own Michael Squires (B.S. ’10) represented not only the Department
represented not only the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology
but all of WVU as the Mountaineer Mascot in 2008 and 2009. WVU Graduate Students Attend Camp Gizmo
New Ph.D. Program
in Development
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Having received initial approval
from the WVU Graduate Council,
the Department of Speech
Pathology and Audiology has
recently prepared a full proposal
f a new Doctor
for
D t off Philosophy
Phil
h
(Ph.D.) degree program in
Communication Sciences and
Disorders.
By providing a rigorous course
of study along with mentored
research and teaching experiences
experiences,
the Department hopes to enable
students to become high-quality
researchers and academics, serving
effectively as leaders in the
discipline of communication
sciences and disorders. The intent
i to
is
t prepare graduates
d t tto assume
careers as researchers and scholars
at colleges, universities, hospitals,
industrial settings, and research
facilities.
Following final approval by
Dean Hopkins and the Graduate
Council, the proposal must be
approved by the Board of
Governors and, ultimately, the
West Virginia Higher Education
Policy Commission. We may be
overly optimistic, but if all goes
well,
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hope tto b
begin
i our Ph.D.
Ph D
program in the fall of 2011.
Every summer since 2005, WVU Speech-Language Pathology
graduate
d
students
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have
h
participated
i i
d iin a unique
i
practicum
i
experience
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in Romney, WV. Camp Gizmo is a five-day hands-on camp where
parents, professionals and students learn how assistive technology can
help young children (birth-8 years) with significant and multiple
developmental needs.
This year, from July 10th to the 14th, WVU Speech Center Director
K
Karen
H
Haines
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and
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t d t in
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th M.S.
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p h pathology
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p
program
provided 25 children with augmentative and assistive communication
(AAC) evaluations. Once the evaluations were completed many of the
children were able to use various forms of AAC to communicate
during camp activities.
WVU graduate students at Camp Gizmo in Romney
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y
Participation in Camp Gizmo has become an annual tradition, and one
that students typically find rewarding, educational, and fun. Perhaps the
ideal get-away for the budding speech-language pathologist!
Ms Janet Petitte has joined the Department Ms. Janet Petitte
has joined the Department
of Speech Pathology and Audiology full‐time as a clinical supervisor in audiology. In addition, she teaches an introductory course in com‐
munication disorders for our undergraduate students. A graduate of the WVU audiology program, Ms. Petitte is actually reprising her supervisory role for us. Our audiology students now benefit not only from her expert skills as a
now benefit not only from her expert skills as a supervisor, but also from her many years of experience in the hearing aid industry.
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NSSLHA Organizes First Annual Mountain State
Speech and Hearing Conference at WVU
Student Academy of
Audiology
On March 12, 2010, the WVU chapter of the National Student SpeechLanguage-Hearing Association (NSSLHA) and the Department of Speech
Pathology and Audiology hosted the 1st Annual Mountain State Speech
and Hearing Conference. With well over 100 people in attendance in the
MountainLair ballrooms, Barbara Hodson, a professor in the Department
of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Wichita State University,
provided a full-day presentation and workshop entitled Enhancing
The Student Academy of
Audiology (SAA) is dedicated to
promoting networking among
students within the HR&E
audiology program, as well as
programs nationwide. In
addition,
ddi i
WVU SAA is
i
committed to providing service to
the community. SAA members
administered the “Healthy
Hearing” program at the West
Virginia Special Olympic Games
held June 6, 2010 in Charleston,
WV. Over one hundred athletes,
as well as volunteers, were given
free hearing screenings and were
provided educational materials
about hearing health.
Phonological and Metaphonological Skills of Children with Highly
Unintelligible Speech. A board recognized specialist in child language,
Hodson has received both the Kleffner Lifetime Clinical Career Award
and the Honors of American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Owing as much to the hard work of NSSLHA members as to the quality
of the presentation, the Mountain State Conference was a great success.
Although Hodson is a frequent national and international presenter, this
was her first visit to West Virginia.
Joining forces with the WVU
chapter
h
off NSSHLA,
NSSHLA SAA helped
h l d
raise money for the 2010 Relay
for Life. Together, the groups
raised a total of $3,661.68 and
were among the top three teams
from WVU.
Dr. Barbara Hodson (center) with 2009‐2010 WVU NSSLHA officers
(left‐to‐right) Shannon Greskevitch, Carlee Cox, Lindsey Goodman,
Elizabeth Martin, and Erin Steinberg.
NSSLHA hopes to build on the successes of the past year by planning
several events this academic year including, of course, the 2nd Annual
Mountain State Conference! NSSLHA Officers for 2010-2011 are
Rachel Mazanek (President), Emily Kisner (Vice-President), Sarah
Swoger (Secretary), Bethany Borgony (Treasurer), and Amanda Payne
(Community Relations).
Relations) We wish them the best.
best
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One off SAA’s
O
SAA’ primary
i
goals
l ffor
the fall 2010 semester is to raise
money for a fund to benefit
children and adults seeking
services at the WVU Hearing or
Speech Centers. Established by
the College of Human Resources
and Education, this fund is
designed to assist patients and
clients who are unable to pay for
services.
SAA is also sponsoring the
Annual White Coat Ceremony
for incoming Doctor of Audiology
students on Saturday, October 2,
in the Fukushima Auditorium at
the Health Sciences Center.
Both 2009 and 2010 have been
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banner
years ffor ffaculty
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the Department of Speech Pathology
and Audiology, filled with personal
and professional achievements of
note.
Professor Carolyn Atkins was one
of five finalists for the 2009 West
Virginia Professor of the Year
Award. She was honored at a
reception on March 3, 2010, at the
Governor's Mansion in Charleston
with Dean Hopkins and several of
the faculty in attendance. In addition,
Dr. Atkins was the recipient of the
2009 WVU Student Affairs
Outstanding Achievement Award.
Assistant Professor Ashleigh
Callahan (née Payne) was married to
long-time beau Clifford on July 17,
2010 in Mill Run, PA. We congratulate Dr. Callahan and her husband
and wish them a long and happy
marriage.
Gayle Neldon, Teaching Assistant
Professor and Coordinator of the
WVU Hearing Center, earned
her Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
degree in technology education
from WVU in 2009. In addition
to her other responsibilities, Dr.
Neldon now oversees the 4th year
residency component of the
Doctor of Audiology program.
Vishakha Rawool was recently
awarded tenure and promotion to
Professor. She has been granted a
p g 2011
sabbatical for the spring
semester to pursue her research.
Dr. Norman Lass receiving recognition
for his more than forty years of service
to the Department of Speech Pathology
and Audiology at WVU.
With the 2009-10 academic year,
P f
Professor
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Norman
L
Lass celebrated
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th
his 40 anniversary as a member
of the WVU faculty. Slowing down
little over four decades of service
to the Department, Dr. Lass was
named the 2009 College of Human
Resources and Education Outstanding Researcher and, on April
24, 2010, received an Outstanding
Service Award from the WVU
McNair Scholars Program.
Dr. Ashleigh Callahan (front) receiving
congratulations from the department
as the College’s 2009 Outstanding
Teacher, Karen Haines, looks on.
Karen Haines, Clinical Assistant
Professor and Coordinator of the
WVU Speech Center, was
recognized as the 2009 College of
Human Resources and Education
Outstanding Teacher.
Dr. Lass (center) with 2009 WVU
McNair Scholar seniors Vanessa
DeCesare (B.S. ’10, left) and Andrea
Snider (B.S. ’10, right).
Department Administrative
Associate Cheryl Ridgway was
recently married (to Nolan, of
course) and was also named the
2009 College of Human Resources
and Education Outstanding Staff
Member.
Professor Linda Shuster was
named a Fellow of the American
Speech-Language-Hearing
Association at the 2009 ASHA
convention in New Orleans. She
recently participated as the speechlanguage pathologist on the first
interdisciplinary Parkinson’s Team
to be established at WVU.
Professor Mary Ellen Tekieli Koay
was invited to present a paper at
the 11th Congress of European
Societies of Plastic Reconstructive
and Aesthetic Surgery (ESPRAS)
in Rhodes, Greece in September,
2009. Her paper, coauthored with
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husband
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S. Koay
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was entitled
titl d
“From Hippocrates to Halsted:
2500 Years of Western Medicine
History.”
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Faculty and Staff News (continued)
Professor Ken St. Louis received
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the 2009
ASHA Convention in New Orleans
for his article “Development of a
Prototype Questionnaire to Survey
Public Attitudes toward Stuttering:
Reliability of the Second Prototype,
co-authored with B. B. Lubker,
J S
J.
S. Yaruss,
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and
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and
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published in the journal Contem-
which will have both a printed
In May, Professors Ken St. Louis
and Robert Orlikoff visited the
Education, Research and Training
Center for Speech and Language
P h l
Pathology
at Anadolu
A d l University
U i
i iin
Eskişehir, Turkey. Touring their
educational and clinical facilities,
Drs. St. Louis and Orlikoff met
with faculty, staff, and administrators
to help establish a faculty and
student exchange program. WVU’s
Office of International Programs
is currently preparing a formal
agreement between WVU and
Anadolu University.
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Morgantown
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Sept. 18 — Annual College of
Human Resources & Education
Tent Party, upper tent city, Milan
Puskar Stadium, 9:30 a.m.-noon
Seen recently in a gift shop window on High Street were these fanciful
signs for sale (below). We couldn’t help but notice the prominence of
‘WVU Speech Pathology’ (although ‘Dental Hygiene’ seems to be a
bit over-represented). Now to make sure that the store stocks plenty
of ‘WVU Audiology’ signs as well!
porary Issues in Communication
Sciences and Disorders (CICSD).
Dr. St. Louis continues to be active
in the area of public attitudes toward
stuttering and cluttering. He is
currently completing his Public
Opinion Survey of Human
Attributes-Stuttering (or POSHA-S),
Oct. 2 — Annual White Coat
ceremony for first-year Au.D.
students, Health Science Center,
Fukushima Room, 10 a.m.
Fall Family Weekend, Oct 1-3
Dec. 10 — Winter graduation
Hooding ceremony, 7 p.m.
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manual and an ongoing updated
website
b it showing
h i results
lt ffrom recentt
studies using the POSHA-S.
Dr. Ken
D
K
St Louis
St.
L i (left)
(l ft) touring
t i
th
the
Research Institute for the Handicapped
in Eskişehir, Turkey. Dr. Elif Tekin‐
Iftar (right) is the Director of the
Institute.
Department Research
and Scholarship
Recent Publications
Articles
Cronin, A., Poe, S. G., & Ruscello,
) Team intervention
D. M. ((2009).
in food selectivity in a medically
complex child in rural Appalachia.
Occupational Therapy in Health
Care, 23, 207-225.
Henry, L. R., Solomon, N. P., Howard,
R., Gurevich-Uvena, J., Horst, L. B.,
pp , G.,, Orlikoff,, R.,, Libutti,, S. K.,,
Coppit,
Shaha, A. R., & Stojadinovic, A.
(2008). The functional impact on
voice of sternothyroid muscle division
during thyroidectomy. Annals of
Surgical Oncology, 15, 2027-2033.
Lass, N. J., & Pannbacker, M. (2008).
The application of evidence
evidence-based
based
practice to nonspeech oral motor
treatments. Language, Speech, and
Hearing Services in Schools, 39,
408-421.
Myers, F. L., St. Louis, K. O., &
Faragasso, K. A. (2008). Disfluency
clusters associated with cluttering.
Bulgarian Journal of Communication
Disorders, 2, 10-19.
Orlikoff, R. F. (2008). Voice production
during a weightlifting and support task.
Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, 60,
188-194.
Orlikoff, R. F., Deliyski, D. D., Baken,
R. J., & Watson, B. C. (2009).
Validation of a glottographic measure
of vocal attack. Journal of Voice, 23,
164-168.
Pannbacker, M., & Lass, N. J. (in
press).
p
) Oral p
placement disorders
and evidence-based practice (EBP).
Communication Disorders Quarterly.
Payne, A., Lass, N., Richards, K.,
Yost, A., Porter, K., Schrock, J., &
Vetica, M. (in press). Ethical dilemmas
in audiology. Contemporary Issues in
Communication Sciences and
Disorders.
Rawool, V. W. (2008). Growing up
noisy: The sound exposure diary of a
hypothetical young adult. Hearing
Review, 15(5), 30, 32, 34, 39-40.
Rawool, V. W. (2009). Effectiveness
of informational counseling on
acceptance of hearing loss among
older adults. Hearing Review, 16(6).
[Cover story]
Rawool, V. W. (2010). Invisible hearing
loss among multiple disabilities,
disabilities Part 1:
Ensuring auditory care. Hearing
Review, 17(1), 18, 19-21, 50.
Rawool, V. W. (2010). Invisible hearing
loss among multiple disabilities, Part 2:
The case of the missing hearing aids.
Hearing Review, 17(2), 32, 33-37
Rawool, V. W., & Brouse, M. V. (2010).
Effect of contralateral noise on the
click-evoked human auditory middle
latency response. Hearing Review ,
17(6), 24-27, 50-53.
Rawool, V. W., & Colligon-Wayne, L. A.
(2008) Auditory lifestyles and beliefs
(2008).
related to hearing loss among college
freshman in the USA. Noise & Health,
10(38), 1-10.
Rawool, V. W., & Kiehl , J. M. (2008).
Perception of hearing status, communication and hearing aids among
sociall acti
socially
activee older indi
individuals.
id als
Journal of Otolaryngology —Head &
Neck Surgery, 37, 27-42.
Ruscello, D. M. (2008). Oral motor
treatment issues related to children
with developmental speech sound
disorders. Language, Speech, and
H i SServices
Hearing
i iin SSchools
h l . 39,
380-391.
Ruscello, D. M. (2008). An examination
of non-speech oral motor exercises for
children with VPI. Seminars in Speech
and Language, 29, 294-303.
Ruscello, D. M. (2009). What is speech
therapy? Parenting Perspectives, 17,
13-14.
Ruscello, D. M. (2009). An abiding
issue in the treatment of children
with speech sound disorders: A
comparison of oral motor and
production training for children
with speech sound disorders.
Evidence-Based Communication
Assessment and Intervention, 4(1),
1-5.
Scaler Scott,
Scott K
K., & St.
St Louis
Louis, K.
K O.
O
(2009). A perspective on improving
evidence and practice in cluttering.
Perspectives on Fluency and
Fluency Disorders, 19, 46-51.
Shuster, L. I. (2009). The effect of
sublexical and lexical frequency on
speech prod
production:
ction: An fMRI
investigation. Brain and Language,
111, 66-72.
Shuster, L. I., & Wambaugh, J. L.
(2008). Token-to-token variability
in adult apraxia of speech: A
perceptual analysis. Aphasiology,
22, 655-669.
655 669
St. Louis, K. O., Filatova, Y.,
Coşkun, M., Topbaş, S., Özdemir,
S., Georgieva, D., McCaffrey, E.,
& George, R. D. (in press).
Identification of cluttering and
stuttering by the public in four
countries.
t i International
I t
ti l JJournall
of Speech-Language Pathology.
St. Louis, K. O., Lubker, B. B.,
Yaruss, J. S., & Aliveto, E. F.
(2009). Development of a prototype questionnaire to survey public
attitudes toward stuttering:
R li bili off the
Reliability
h second
d protoType. Contemporary Issues in
Communication Sciences and
Disorders, 36, 101-107.
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Articles (continued)
St. Louis, K. O., Reichel, I., Yaruss,
JJ. S.,, & Lubker,, B. B. ((2009).
)
Construct and concurrent validity of
a prototype questionnaire to survey
public attitudes toward stuttering.
Journal of Fluency Disorders, 34,
11-28.
St. Louis, K. O., & Roberts, P. M.
(2010). Measuring attitudes toward
stuttering: English-to-French translations in Canada and Cameroon.
Journal of Communication
Disorders. 43, 361-377.
St. Louis, K. O., Topbaş, S., &
Özdemir, R. S. (2008). Turkish
Stuttering Association: A model
project to bring stuttering self-help
to Turkey. Perspectives on Fluency
and Fluency Disorders, 18, 119-123.
[Electronic publication]
Vallino, L. D., Lass, N. J., Bunnell,
H. T., & Pannbacker, M. (2008).
Academic and clinical training in
cleft palate for speech-language
pathologists. Cleft Palate—
Craniofacial Journal, 45, 371-380.
Books
Atki C
Atkins,
C. P
P. (2008).
(2008) Great
G t unexpec-
tations: Lessons from the hearts
of college athletes. Morgantown,
WV: Morgantown Printing.
Irwin, D.L., Pannbacker, M., &
Lass, N.J. (2008). Clinical research
methods in speech
speech-language
language
pathology and audiology. San
Diego: Plural Publishing.
Lass, N.J. (in press). Review of speech
and hearing sciences. St. Louis:
Mosby Elsevier.
Ruscello, D. M. (2008). Treating
articulation and phonological
disorders in children. St. Louis:
Mosby Elsevier.
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Ruscello, D. M. (Ed.) (2010). Review
questions for the Speech-Language
Pathology Praxis Examination.
St. Louis: Mosbyy Elsevier.
Schiavetti, N., Metz, D. E., & Orlikoff,
R. F. (2011). Evaluating research in
communicative disorders (6th ed.).
Boston: Pearson Allyn & Bacon.
Book Chapters
Bakker, K., Raphael, L. J., Myers,
F. L., & St. Louis, K. O. (in press).
A preliminary comparison of speech
rate, self evaluation, and disfluency
of people who speak exceptionally
fast, clutter, or speak normally. In
D. Ward & K. Scaler Scott (Eds.),
Cluttering: Research, intervention,
education. East Sussex, UK:
Psychology Press.
Payne, A. (2010). Audiological assessment. In D. M. Ruscello (Ed.), Review
questions for the Speech-Language
Pathology Praxis Examination (pp.
220-226). St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier.
Ruscello, D. M. (2009). Treating
compensatory errors in the cleft
palate population: Some treatment
techniques. In C. Bowen (Ed.),
Children’s speech sound disorders
(pp. 289-293). Oxford, UK: WileyBlackwell.
Scaler Scott, K., & St. Louis, K. O.
(in press). Self-help and support
groups for people with cluttering.
In D. Ward & K. Scaler Scott (Eds.),
Cluttering: Research, intervention,
education. East Sussex, UK:
Psychology Press.
Scaler Scott, K., Ward, D., & St. Louis,
K. O. (2011). Paul: Treatment of
cluttering in a school-age child. In
S. Chabon & E. Cohn (Eds.), The
communication disorders casebook:
Learning by example (pp. 261-272).
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson
Allyn & Bacon.
St. Louis, K. O., Bakker, K., Myers,
F. L., & Raphael, L. J. (2010).
Cluttering. In J. H. Stone & M.
Blouin (Eds.), International
encyclopedia of rehabilitation.
[Electronic publication]
St. Louis, K. O., Filatova, Y.,
Coşkun, M., Topbaş, S., Özdemir,
S., Georgieva, D., McCaffrey, E.,
& George, R. D. (in press). Public
attitudes toward clutteringg and
stuttering in four countries. In
E. L. Simon (Ed.), Psychology
of stereotypes. Hauppauge, NY:
Nova Science.
St. Louis, K. O., & Schulte, K. (in
press). Defining cluttering: The
lowest common denominator. In
D. Ward & K. Scaler Scott (Eds.),
Cluttering: Research, intervention,
education. East Sussex, UK:
Psychology Press.
Thomas, E.R., Lass, N.J., &
Carpenter, J. (2010). Identification
p
In
of African American speech.
D. R. Preston & N. Niedzielski
(Eds.), A reader in sociophonetics
(pp. 266-285). New York: De
Gruyter Mouton.
Recent Grants
Haines, K. B. (2009-2010). Improving
ASD, CAS and AAC treatment skills
for speech-language pathologists.
West Virginia Department of
Education. Funded at $26,194.
Haines, K. B. (2010-2012). Developing
auditory skills in young children
(birth to six) with hearing loss. West
Virginia Department of Education.
Funded at $5,592.
Haines, K. B. (2010-2012). Evaluating
functional communication technology and AAC lab. West Virginia
Department of Education. Funded
at $24,422.
Grants (continued)
Professor Atkins Learns to Expect the Unexpected
Ruscello, D. M. (2010-2011). Mentor,
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Maternal
l and
d infant
i f health.
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P j
LEND grant. Funded at $15,777.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Professor Carolyn Atkins’ public
speaking
ki class
l for
f WVU’s
WVU’ student-athletes.
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i
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hundreds
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Mountaineer athletes, from Major Harris to Steve Slaton, Wellington Smith,
and Noel Divine, have honed their oral presentation skills in a class that has
come to be nicknamed “Jock Talk.” But more than simply developing
presentation and interviewing skills, these student-athletes have learned how
to inspire others through personal experience; their successes, failures, and
Shuster, L. I. (2009). Studies of stroke
recovery and treatment. WVU
Research Corporation Program to
Stimulate Competitive Research.
Funded at $28,083.
St. Louis, K. O. (2008). Fulbright
Senior Specialist award for consulting and lecturing at Anadolu
University, Eskişehir, Turkey.
Funded at $6,497.
Tekieli Koay, M. E. (2009-2010).
Advanced seminars in communication disorders: WVU/WVDE
collaboration 2009-2010. West
Virginia Department of Education.
Funded at $31,337.
Tekieli Koay, M. E. (2010-2012).
Professional seminars in communication disorders: WVU/WVDE
collaboration 2010-2012. West
Virginia Department of Education.
Funded at $31,116.
Topbaş, S. , Mavis, I., Özdemir, S.,
St. Louis, K. O., Prichard, C. L.,
& Sielen, R. J. (2007-2009). Project
e OZYARDEP: Expanding
e-OZYARDEP:
community-based self-help group
programs through the Internet for
stuttering. The Scientific and
Technological Research Council
of Turkey. Funded at $129,947.
Dr. Carolyn Atkins (center, of course) shares a lighthearted moment with
student‐athletes following their speeches at the spring Student Athletes
Speak Out on March 23, 2010.
struggles. Although technically an “exam” for their public speaking class,
the speeches in the Jerry West room of the Coliseum attract large numbers
of coaches, students, faculty, and fans. Several
of the athletes were featured as character
education advocates on two sets of DVDs
entitled Student Athletes Speak Out that
Dr. Atkins developed and distributed to
middle schools throughout West Virginia.
Dr. Atkins has recently written a book, Great
Unexpectations: Lessons from the Hearts of
College Athletes, in which she relates her own
story and those of many of the student-athletes
who have passed through her classroom.
With the fall 2010 semester,, Dr. Atkins has
begun a new initiative, a public speaking class
geared for WVU’s many student-veterans.
Copies of Great Unexpectations
are available at 1‐800‐wvu‐game
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Alumni Update
Audiology
Speech-Language Pathology
Liesl Perry Looney (M.S. ’98) is currently working at the Alfred I. duPont
Hospital for Children in Wilmington,
DE. She graduated with her Au.D.
degree from Salus Univeristy in 2007
2007.
She and her husband Ken are working on renovating their house, and
were reportedly boating, fishing, and
crabbing on the Chesapeake Bay as
much as possible this past summer.
Dorinda (Horter) Christopher (M.S.
’10) is working at Fairmont General
(acute care) and the HealthPlex
(outpatient). On August 20, 2010,
she married Todd Christopher.
Kimberly Morgan (M.S.
(M S ’03)
03) works
at Associates in ENT in Chattanooga,
TN, where she has been employed
since graduating from WVU. Her
youngest brother and his wife are
expecting another baby and he is
deploying for Iraq in November.
Paige M. Pastalove (Au.D. ’07) is
an Instructor in the Department
of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck
Surgery at Temple University Medical
School and works full time at Temple
University Hospital. She instructs
ENT residents
id
on audiology
di l
and
d
performs diagnostic hearing tests,
VNGs, ABRs, ECoGs Hearing
instruments (HAE, HAF, HAC,
etc.), BAHAs and eventually CIs.
Rhea (Lafferty) Dyer (M.S. ’08)
has joined her mother, Jeannine
Lafferty (B.S. ’78; M.S. ’95), in a
new private practice venture, Best
Life Therapy, in Bridgeport and
the surrounding area.
area
Chrystal Hightower Haught (M.S.
’03) has been working for the past
seven years as a speech-language
pathologist, primarily with preschool
children along the autism spectrum.
She has also worked in the Birth-toBirth to
Three program in inner city
Richmond, VA, and as a PRN
therapist in a hospital. Chrystal is
now happily settled in Charlotte,
NC, and is the full time mom of two
boys, Jackson and Jordan. Married
t a graduate
to
d t off th
the WVU School
S h l
of Medicine, Justin Haught, who
practices dermatology in Charlotte,
Chrystal hopes to resume her own
practice in a few years.
Nikki Keefer, (M.S. ’10) is
working at Rolling Meadows,
a skilled nursing facility in
Waynesburg, PA.
Ashley Suddath (M.S. ’06)
returned to her hometown of
Augusta, WV, after graduation.
She and her husband Luke have
two awesome little boys: Lane, 3,
and Kade, 1. Ashley works for
Winchester Speech Pathologists
at the WV Schools for the Deaf
and Blind,
Blind Potomac Center,
Center
Burlington Center, and J. M.
"Chick" Buckbee Juvenile Center.
Lauren Uniejewski (M.S. ’10)
is working at Harmon House
Care Center in Mt. Pleasant, PA.
She married Luke Williams on
July 31, 2010.
Brittany Voithoffer (M.S. ’10)
is an SLP at Golden Living in
Morgantown.
Just email [email protected]
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Letters to the Department
This unsolicited email from a p
parent to Dr. Ken St. Louis reminds all of
us of the importance of our work in the lives of children and adults with
communication disorders —and what this means for their families.
Dr. St. Louis,
A pink digital hearing aid offered
by the WVU Hearing Center in
O t b to
October
t promote
t Breast
B
t Cancer
C
Awareness Month.
An Aid to Cancer
Awareness
Last October, clinical supervisor and
instructor Janet Petitte helped the
WVU Hearing Center promote
breast cancer awareness by offering
free hearing screenings and featuring
a pink behind-the-ear hearing aid
(above). In an article featured in the
Dominion Post, Petitte noted that
the pink aid will hopefully remind
women of the importance of having
regular mammograms for early
detection of disease. She also
explained that hearing loss may be
a side effect of chemotherapy. As a
result of the article and campaign
campaign,
the Hearing Center saw a substantial
increase in the number of patients
seeking screenings and other clinical
services.
In addition to her ongoing efforts
to highlight cancer awareness,
Ms. Petitte and two WVU students,
Andi Yost and Kim Richards,
visited the Village at Heritage
Point on August 28, 2010 for a
community outreach presentation,
"Hearing Loss in the Elderly and
Hearing Aids
Aids". The 30 residents in
attendance asked several questions
about hearing loss and the many
services provided by the WVU
Hearing Center.
I'm not sure if you remember the little boy who came into the
speech department back in 1995/1996 who had a stuttering
problem. I came to you against [the advice of] my pediatrician
who told me to wait 12 months. When my son told me he didn't
want to leave your office because his mouth wasn't fixed yet it
nearly broke my heart. However, you and your department
taught [my son] how to handle this problem and eventually his
treatment ended. [My son] is now a senior in high school with
plans to attend WVU next year. At this point in his life and mine
I think back to defining moments that changed my son
son'ss life
life. You
Dr. St. Louis changed my son's life and I am so thankful for what
you did for my son. I wanted to drop you a short note to let you
know I will always be grateful to you and will always think
of the speech department at WVU as truly special people.
Your Support Makes a Difference
To assist the mission of WVU, the Department of Speech Pathology and
Audiology strives, through its programs of instruction, research efforts,
clinical services, and outreach initiatives, to make a meaningful contribution
p
and enhancement of West Virginia’s
g
economic,,
“to the development
educational, social, and health status.” Please consider helping us in this
goal by making a contribution to the College of Human Resources and
Education Annual fund, earmarked for the Department of Speech
Pathology and Audiology or the Speech and Hearing Clinic Improvement
Fund. Just go to http://hre.wvu.edu and click on ‘Make a Donation.’
For more information on ways you can help, please contact:
Jennifer Morgan, Director of Development
Office of the Dean, College of Human Resources & Education
West Virginia University
PO Box 6122
Morgantown, WV 26506-6122
J
Jennifer.Morgan@mail.
g
wvu.edu
(304) 293-3261
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Department of Speech Pathology & Audiology
P.O. Box 6122, Morgantown, WV 26506-6122
Non‐Profit Organization
U.S. Postage Paid
Morgantown, WV
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Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology
West Virginia University
Degree Programs
B.S. in Speech Pathology and Audiology
M.S. in Speech
Speech--Language Pathology*
Doctor of Audiology (Au.D
(Au.D.)*
.)*
Cli i l F
Clinical
Facilities
ili i
WVU Hearing Center, 350 Percival Hall
WVU Speech Center, 804 Allen Hall
*Accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA)
of the American Speech
Speech--Language
Language--Hearing Association