The Department of Speech Pathology & Audiology The Department of Speech Pathology & Audiology

MOUTH ‘N’ EARMOUTH ‘N’ EARMOUTH N EARMOUTH N EARhttp://spa.wvu.edu/ Department Newsletter Fall 2010

A West Virginia WelcomeGreetings from the Chair

Welcome to the inaugural issue of Mouth ‘n’ Ear,designed to highlight the latest news about people andevents related to the Department of Speech Pathologyand Audiology its programs clinics and outreach effortsand Audiology, its programs, clinics, and outreach efforts.

Since joining the WVU family in the summer of 2008,I’ve been overwhelmed by the sincerity and welcomingnature of the faculty, staff, students, alums, and community. I now recognize theseas 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 ofthe Department of Foreign Languages, we can only conclude that some people areb M t i d th b t b M t i !

Some of what’s inside:

MEET OUR NEWEST FACULTY

MEMBER, p. 2

A PHD PROGRAM IN THE WORKS, born Mountaineers and others are born to be Mountaineers!

There have been many changes within the Department, College, and Universityover the past few years. Administratively, we’ve welcomed Dee Hopkins as Deanof the College of Human Resources and Education, Michele Wheatly as Provost,and, of course, James Clements as President of the University. We are pleased toreport that Lynn Cartwright, Cheryl Prichard, and Chuck Woodford are enjoyingretirement, which is well deserved after their long and distinguished service to theD t t I ll ld lik t th k L f h i t i

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STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT AAC AT CAMP GIZMO, p. 3

MOUNTAIN STATE SPEECH AND

HEARING CONFERENCE, p. 4Department. I, personally, would like to thank Lynn for her assistance inacquainting me with my new academic and administrative responsibilities and forhelping make the transition as seamless as possible.

Julie Buchanan has joined our staff as a program assistant, deftly handling graduateadmissions and clinic appointments, among several other vital responsibilities.Ingrid Davis has increased her role as instructor and supervisor in speech-languagepathology, while Leslie Graebe is now full-time as speech-language pathology

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FACULTY AND STAFF NEWS, p. 5

RECENT DEPARTMENT RESEARCH

AND SCHOLARSHIP, p. 7

CAROLYN ATKINS HELPS

STUDENT-ATHLETES SPEAKsupervisor, instructor, and externship coordinator. Janet Petitte has likewise joinedus as a full-time audiology supervisor and instructor. We are also delighted towelcome our newest faculty member, Rachel Saffo, who joins us this semester aftercompleting her PhD program at Florida State University. More on Dr. Saffo andthe recent accomplishments of the department faculty and staff may be found inthis issue of Mouth ‘n’ Ear.

As friends and family, we look forward to giving you a West Virginia Welcome inAll H ll f i d S d!

comments.?

S U S SOUT, p. 9

SPA ALUMNI UPDATE, p. 10

AIDING CANCER AWARENESS, p. 11

Allen Hall or at any of our upcoming programs and events. Stay tuned!

—Robert F. Orlikoff

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New Speech-Language Pathology Faculty Member Joins Department

Dr. Saffo recently defended her Ph.D. dissertation, ‘Language Use in the Natural Environment of Spanish-English Bilingual Pre-schoolers,’ under the mentorship of Dr. Juliann Woods at Florida St t U i it A L i i ti S h P h l d A di l State University. A Louisiana native, 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.

Speech Pathology and Audiology 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

In August, the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology welcomed its newest faculty member, Assistant Professor Rachel Whittington Saffo.

In addition to her interest infamily-centered early intervention, Dr. Saffo has pursued research in language use, play, and motor control in children with autism spectrum disorder.

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. 

WVU Graduate Student Presents Research Paper in England

In July 2010, Oya Topbaş, a WVU international conference Multi-y y p şspeech-language pathology graduate student, presented a paper at the

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

Our own Michael Squires (B.S. ’10) represented not only the Department

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

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Oya Topbaş (M.S. ’10) presenting herpaper at the British Voice Associationmeeting this summer in London.

represented not only the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiologybut all of WVU as the Mountaineer Mascot in 2008 and 2009. 

thesis. A native of Turkey, Topbaş is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in voice disorders at the University of Kentucky.

WVU Graduate Students Attend Camp Gizmo

Every summer since 2005, WVU Speech-Language Pathology d d h i i d i i i i graduate students have participated in a unique practicum experience

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 H i d t d t i th M S i p h p th l p

New Ph.D. Program in Development Karen Haines and students in the M.S. in speech pathology 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.

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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 D t f Phil h for a new Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree program in Communication Sciences and Disorders.

By providing a rigorous course of study along with mentored research and teaching experiences

WVU graduate students at Camp Gizmo in Romney

research and teaching 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 t d t t g p 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!

is to prepare graduates to assume careers as researchers and scholars at colleges, universities, hospitals, industrial settings, and research facilities.

Following final approval by Dean Hopkins and the Graduate Ms Janet Petitte has joined the DepartmentDean 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

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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

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well, we hope to begin our Ph.D. program in the fall of 2011.

now benefit not only from her expert skills as a supervisor, but also from her many years of experience in the hearing aid industry.

NSSLHA Organizes First Annual Mountain StateSpeech and Hearing Conference at WVU

Student Academy of Audiology

On March 12, 2010, the WVU chapter of the National Student Speech-Language-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,

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 ddi i WVU SAA i provided a full-day presentation and workshop entitled Enhancing

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.

addition, WVU SAA is 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,

Although Hodson is a frequent national and international presenter, this was her first visit to West Virginia.

WV. Over one hundred athletes, as well as volunteers, were given free hearing screenings and were provided educational materials about hearing health.

Joining forces with the WVU h f NSSHLA SAA h l d chapter of NSSHLA, SAA helped

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.

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Dr. Barbara Hodson (center) with 2009‐2010 WVU NSSLHA officers(left‐to‐right) Shannon Greskevitch, Carlee Cox, Lindsey Goodman,Elizabeth Martin, and Erin Steinberg.

One of SAA’s primary goals for 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

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) We wish them the best

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

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(Community Relations). We wish them the best. 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 b f f lt d t ff i

Gayle Neldon, Teaching Assistant banner years for faculty and staff in the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, filled with personal and professional achievements of note.

Professor Carolyn Atkins was one

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

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,

residency component of the Doctor of Audiology program.

Vishakha Rawool was recently awarded tenure and promotion to Professor. She has been granted a sabbatical for the spring 2011

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, With the 2009-10 academic year,

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p gsemester to pursue her research.

Department Administrative Associate Cheryl Ridgway was recently married (to Nolan, of course) and was also named the 2009 College of Human Resources

Dr. Norman Lass receiving recognitionfor his more than forty years of serviceto the Department of Speech Pathologyand Audiology at WVU.

2010 in Mill Run, PA. We congra-tulate Dr. Callahan and her husband and wish them a long and happy marriage.

Professor Norman Lass celebrated his 40th anniversary as a memberof 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 Out-

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

standing Researcher and, on April 24, 2010, received an Outstanding Service Award from the WVU McNair Scholars Program.

Association at the 2009 ASHA convention in New Orleans. She recently participated as the speech-language pathologist on the first interdisciplinary Parkinson’s Team to be established at WVU.

Professor Mary Ellen Tekieli Koay

Karen Haines, Clinical Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the

Professor Mary Ellen Tekieli Koaywas 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 h b d J k S K titl d

Dr. Ashleigh Callahan (front) receivingcongratulations from the departmentas the College’s 2009 OutstandingTeacher, Karen Haines, looks on.

Professor and Coordinator of the WVU Speech Center, was recognized as the 2009 College of Human Resources and Education Outstanding Teacher.

husband Jack S. Koay was entitled “From Hippocrates to Halsted: 2500 Years of Western Medicine History.”

Dr. Lass (center) with 2009 WVUMcNair Scholar seniors VanessaDeCesare (B.S. ’10, left) and AndreaSnider (B.S. ’10, right).

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Faculty and Staff News (continued)

Professor Ken St. Louis received th Edit ’ A d t th 2009

manual and an ongoing updated b it h i lt f t the Editor’s Award at 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 Y d E F Ali d

website showing results from recent studies using the POSHA-S.

In May, Professors Ken St. Louis and Robert Orlikoff visited the Education, Research and Training Center for Speech and Language P h l A d l U i i i

D K St L i (l ft) t i th

J. S. Yaruss, and E. F. Aliveto, and published in the journal Contem-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

Pathology at Anadolu University in 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

Dr. Ken St. Louis (left) touring theResearch Institute for the Handicappedin Eskişehir, Turkey. Dr. Elif Tekin‐Iftar (right) is the Director of theInstitute.

currently completing his Public Opinion Survey of Human Attributes-Stuttering (or POSHA-S), which will have both a printed

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Office of International Programs is currently preparing a formal agreement between WVU and Anadolu University.

Fall College Events Around Morgantown

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!

Sept. 18 — Annual College of Human Resources & Education Tent Party, upper tent city, Milan Puskar Stadium, 9:30 a.m.-noon

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

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Dec. 10 — Winter graduation Hooding ceremony, 7 p.m.

Department Research and Scholarship

Payne, A., Lass, N., Richards, K., Yost, A., Porter, K., Schrock, J., & Vetica, M. (in press). Ethical dilemmas

Ruscello, D. M. (2008). An examination of non-speech oral motor exercises for children with VPI. Seminars in Speech

Recent Publications

Articles

Cronin, A., Poe, S. G., & Ruscello, D. M. (2009). Team intervention

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.

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 ( )

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., Coppit, G., Orlikoff, R., Libutti, S. K.,

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 Part 1:

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 K & St Louis K Opp , , , , , ,Shaha, A. R., & Stojadinovic, A. (2008). The functional impact on voice of sternothyroid muscle divisionduring thyroidectomy. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 15, 2027-2033.

Lass, N. J., & Pannbacker, M. (2008).The application of evidence-based

loss among multiple 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

Scaler Scott, K., & St. Louis, K. 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 ction: An fMRIThe application of evidence 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). Disfluencyclusters associated with cluttering.

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

speech production: An fMRIinvestigation. 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 669clusters 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.

(2008). Auditory lifestyles and beliefs 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, com-munication and hearing aids among sociall acti e older indi id als

22, 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

t i I t ti l J l 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). Oral placement disorders

socially active older individuals. 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 S i i S h l 39

countries. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.

St. Louis, K. O., Lubker, B. B., Yaruss, J. S., & Aliveto, E. F. (2009). Development of a proto-type questionnaire to survey public attitudes toward stuttering: R li bili f h d

p ) pand evidence-based practice (EBP). Communication Disorders Quarterly.

Hearing Services in Schools. 39, 380-391.

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Reliability of the second proto-Type. Contemporary Issues in Communication Sciences and Disorders, 36, 101-107.

St. Louis, K. O., Bakker, K., Myers, F. L., & Raphael, L. J. (2010). Cluttering. In J. H. Stone & M. Blouin (Eds.), International

St. Louis, K. O., Reichel, I., Yaruss, J. S., & Lubker, B. B. (2009).

Articles (continued) Ruscello, D. M. (Ed.) (2010). Review questions for the Speech-Language Pathology Praxis Examination. St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier.

Book Chapters

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 cluttering and

J , , ( )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

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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 speechrate, self evaluation, and disfluencyof people who speak exceptionallyfast, clutter, or speak normally. In

gstuttering 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

(2010). Measuring attitudes toward stuttering: English-to-French trans-lations 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

D. Ward & K. Scaler Scott (Eds.), Cluttering: Research, intervention, education. East Sussex, UK: Psychology Press.

Payne, A. (2010). Audiological assess-ment. In D. M. Ruscello (Ed.), Review questions for the Speech-Language

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 of African American speech. In

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

Books

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

Atki C P (2008) G t

pD. R. Preston & N. Niedzielski(Eds.), A reader in sociophonetics(pp. 266-285). New York: De Gruyter Mouton.

Recent Grants

Academic and clinical training in cleft palate for speech-language pathologists. Cleft Palate—Craniofacial Journal, 45, 371-380.

(pp. 289-293). Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.

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,

Atkins, C. P. (2008). Great 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-language

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 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:

methods in speech 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

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 techno-logy and AAC lab. West Virginia

Learning by example (pp. 261-272). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Allyn & Bacon.

articulation and phonological disorders in children. St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier.

Department of Education. Funded at $24,422.

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Professor Atkins Learns to Expect the Unexpected

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Professor Carolyn Atkins’ public ki l f WVU’ d hl I h i h d d f

Grants (continued)

Ruscello, D. M. (2010-2011). Mentor, M l d i f h l h P j speaking class for WVU’s student-athletes. In that time, hundreds of

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

Maternal and infant health. Project LEND grant. Funded at $15,777.

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 consul-ting and lecturing at AnadoluUniversity, Eskişehir, Turkey. Funded at $6,497.

Tekieli Koay, M. E. (2009-2010). Advanced seminars in communica-Advanced seminars in communica-tion disorders: WVU/WVDE collaboration 2009-2010. West Virginia Department of Education.Funded at $31,337.

Tekieli Koay, M. E. (2010-2012). Professional seminars in communi-cation disorders: WVU/WVDE

struggles. Although technically an “exam” for their public speaking class,the speeches in the Jerry West room of the Coliseum attract large numbers

Dr. Carolyn Atkins (center, of course) shares a lighthearted moment withstudent‐athletes following their speeches at the spring Student AthletesSpeak Out on March 23, 2010.

cation 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 the speeches in the Jerry West room of the Coliseum attract large numbers

of coaches, students, faculty, and fans. Severalof 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.

e-OZYARDEP: Expanding community-based self-help group programs through the Internet for stuttering. The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey. Funded at $129,947.

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 Copies of Great Unexpectationsare available at 1‐800‐wvu‐game

,begun a new initiative, a public speaking class geared for WVU’s many student-veterans.

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Alumni UpdateAlumni Update

Liesl Perry Looney (M.S. ’98) is cur-rently working at the Alfred I. duPontHospital for Children in Wilmington, DE. She graduated with her Au.D. degree from Salus Univeristy in 2007

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.

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

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degree from Salus Univeristy in 2007. She and her husband Ken are work-ing on renovating their house, and were reportedly boating, fishing, and crabbing on the Chesapeake Bay as much as possible this past summer.

Kimberly Morgan (M S ’03) works

she married Todd Christopher.

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

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 Potomac Center Kimberly Morgan (M.S. 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.

the surrounding area.

Chrystal Hightower Haught (M.S. ’03) has been working for the pastseven years as a speech-language pathologist, primarily with preschool children along the autism spectrum. She has also worked in the Birth to

and Blind, Potomac 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

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 id di l d

She has also worked in the Birth-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 d t f th WVU S h l

She married Luke Williams on July 31, 2010.

Brittany Voithoffer (M.S. ’10) is an SLP at Golden Living in Morgantown.

ENT residents on audiology and performs diagnostic hearing tests, VNGs, ABRs, ECoGs Hearing instruments (HAE, HAF, HAC, etc.), BAHAs and eventually CIs.

to a graduate of the WVU School of Medicine, Justin Haught, who practices dermatology in Charlotte, Chrystal hopes to resume her own practice in a few years.

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Letters to the Department

This unsolicited email from a parent to Dr. Ken St. Louis reminds all of

Dr. St. Louis,

I'm not sure if you remember the little boy who came into the speech department back in 1995/1996 who had a stuttering

pus of the importance of our work in the lives of children and adults with communication disorders —and what this means for their families.

A pink digital hearing aid offeredby the WVU Hearing Center inO t b t t B t C 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's life You

An Aid to Cancer Awareness

Last October, clinical supervisor and

October to promote Breast CancerAwareness Month.

I think back to defining moments that changed my son s 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.

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

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 “to the development and enhancement of West Virginia’s economic,

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

Your Support Makes a Difference

p g ,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:

result of the article and 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, For more information on ways you can help, please contact:

Jennifer Morgan, Director of DevelopmentOffice of the Dean, College of Human Resources & EducationWest Virginia UniversityPO Box 6122Morgantown, WV 26506-6122

Jennifer.Morgan@mail. wvu.edu

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" The 30 residents in

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Hearing Aids . The 30 residents in attendance asked several questions about hearing loss and the many services provided by the WVU Hearing Center.

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Degree ProgramsDegree Programs

B.S. in Speech Pathology and AudiologyB.S. in Speech Pathology and AudiologyM.S. in SpeechM.S. in Speech--Language Pathology*Language Pathology*Doctor of Audiology (Doctor of Audiology (Au.DAu.D.)*.)*

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WVU Hearing Center, 350 Percival HallWVU Hearing Center, 350 Percival HallWVU Speech Center, 804 Allen HallWVU Speech Center, 804 Allen Hall

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