Theses/Dissertations from 2025
The Effects of an Undergraduate Peer Mentoring Program on Belonging and Success, Alexa Darracq
The Effectiveness of Dialogic Reading Workshops for Parents of Children With Developmental Disabilities, Jessica Driskill
Creating and Validating an Aphasia-Friendly Measure of Marital Relationships: Preliminary Pilot Testing, Jasmine Espinoza
Comparing Emotional Facial Expressions Produced During Personal Narrative Discourse by People With and Without Aphasia, Chloe K. Houghton
Diagnostic Accuracy of Nonword Repetition Tasks for Dual Language Learners and Monolingual Students, Elizabeth Hunt
Language Style Evaluation Validation for Implementation on Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devices, Meghan A. Hunter
Reactivity to Environmental and Social Demands in Autistic and Neurotypical Children: More Alike than Different?, Sarah-Ann Louder James
What Strategies Do People With Aphasia With High Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction Report Using? A Qualitative Exploration, Abigail Irene Jensen
Feasibility of a Novel Combined Treatment for Apraxia of Speech, Claire Evans Jensen
Consequences of the Double Empathy Problem Within the Clinical Environment: A New Model for Neuroinclusive Care, Sofia Jimenez
Consequences of the Double Empathy Problem Within the Clinical Environment: A New Model for Neuroinclusive Care, Sofia Jimenez
Pausing Patterns Across Speech Tasks in Individuals Diagnosed With Broca's Aphasia, Kate Low
The Case for Visual Art in Overcoming the Double Empathy Problem, Katelyn Milea Rose Nilson
Exploring Consequences of the Double Empathy Problem Across the Autistic Trait Spectrum: First Person Accounts, Cammy C. Peck
Prosodic Pitch and Intensity Patterns in People With Moderate Broca's Aphasia, Juliana Pickard
The Effect of Lexical Characteristics on Speech Pausing for People With Broca's Aphasia, Anna Kathryn Walker Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Speech-Language Pathologists' Perspectives on Working With Couples Impacted by Aphasia, Jannelyse Allred
Survey of Parental Perspectives in Dialogic Book Reading Practices in Parents of Preschool-Aged Children, Hind Otba Taiseer Alsboul
Flexible and Rigid Endoscopic Evaluation of In Vivo Rabbit Larynges: A Pilot Study, Shauntel Mei Li Anderson
The Effect of Variable Learning Contexts on Novel Word Retention in Adults, Emily A. Badoni
Prosodic Speech Rate, Utterance Duration, Interruption Rate, and Turn-Taking Latency in Autistic and Neurotypical Adults, Grace Madeline Bell
Toward Overcoming the Double Empathy Problem: Bridging Autistic and Neurotypical Minds Through Science and Art, Elizabeth Rose Bessey
A Rabbit Model of Voice Function Changes Caused by the Administration and Subsequent Withdrawal of Asthma Inhalers, Savannah Forbes Bullock
Marriage and Family Therapists' Perspectives of Working With Couples Impacted by Aphasia: General Perceptions and Response to Relationship-Centered Communication Partner Training, Madison Rae Christensen
The Effect of Context Diversity in Virtual Reality Environments on Speech Motor Learning in a Person With Aphasia and Apraxia of Speech, Shelby Keeler Holloway
Reactivity to Environmental and Social Demands in Autistic and Neurotypical Adults: More Alike Than Different?, Mackenzie Marjorie Hyde
Caregiver and Clinician Impressions on the Development of Spoken Language in Autistic Cochlear Implant Users, Courtney Dawn Marks
Perceptual, Acoustic, and Kinematic Measures of Speech Precision and Steadiness, Jessica Jamiel Martin
Measuring the Effects of Selective and Divided Attention Conditions on Language Production: Comparing Across Age Groups for Aphasia Assessment, Emily McDonald
Neurobiological Underpinnings of Autistic Traits, Sensory Processing, and Mental Health in Young Adult Males and Females, Miranda Jane McQuarrie
Speech Prosody in People With Non-fluent Aphasia: A Descriptive Study of Between and Within Utterance Pause, Makayla Brielle Newcombe
Exploring the Effects of Delayed Auditory Feedback on Speech Kinematics: A Comparative Analysis of Monologue Speech and Tongue Twisters, Abbey Corinne Persons
Parent Perspectives of a Dialogic Book Reading Workshop, Camille Slocum
The Impact of Divided Attention Tasks on Stress: Insights From Heart Rate Variability and Galvanic Skin Response, Kira Stefanie Uluave
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Interference Between Speaking and Computer Tasks in Younger and Older Adults, Paige Elise Asay
The Reversibility of Effects of Combination Inhaled Corticosteroids on Sustained Phonation Pressure and Flow in Ex Vivo Rabbit Larynges, Elisabeth Barlow
Microaggressions That Students From Underrepresented Groups Experience in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Samantha Berryhill
The Effects and Reversibility of Combination Inhaled Corticosteroids on Phonation Threshold Pressure (PTP) and Phonation Threshold Flow (PTF) in Ex Vivo Rabbit Larynges, Melanie Elizabeth Blauer
Validating a Predictive Early Kindergarten Dynamic Assessment of Word Level Reading and Language, Taylor Jordan Cena
The Effect of Speaking Context on Articulatory Kinematics in Habitual and Clear Speech, Lauren Elizabeth Clarke
Survey of Reading Habits and Dialogic Book Reading Practices in Parents of Preschool-Aged Children, Kimberly Cronin
Prosodic Pitch and Intensity in Autistic Individuals, Cassidy Gooch
Emotion, Sensory Processing, and Prosody in Neurotypical and Autistic Young Adults, Annika Henderson
Quantifying Speech Pause Durations in Typical English Speakers, John Hoffer
The Effects of an Oral Narrative and Expository School-Age Language Intervention: A Low-Dosage Study, Giana H. Hunsaker
Behavioral and Physiologic Relationships Between Sensory Processing, Attention, and Prediction in Autistic Children: An Eye Tracking Study, Courtney Hunter
The Impact of Speech Pause on the Perceived Effectiveness and Likability of a Speaker's Communication, Rebecca Lyman
Accounting for Oral Language Skills in Children With Dyslexia: A Systematic Review of the Literature, Natalie Kay Olsen Miller
The Acceptability of Relationship-Centered Communication Partner Training for Couples Impacted by Aphasia: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study, Kathryn-Anne Pertab
Examining the Validity of the CUBED Narrative Language Measures Listening and Reading Subtests, Trevor David Read
The Effects of Time Pressure on Speech Fluency in Aging Adults: Comparisons With Divided Attention, Caleb Henderson Sanford
Investigating Speech Perception in Children With Speech Delay, Dyslexia, and Speech Delay and Dyslexia, Lauren Marie Spencer
Bidirectional Interference Between Speech and Mathematical, Language, or Visuospatial Tasks in Younger and Older Adults, Chanelle Thomas
Exploring Posttraumatic Growth in Aphasia: A Qualitative Investigation, Camille Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
A Comparative Study on the Expository Writing Abilities of Kindergarten Students With and Without Developmental Language Disorder, Kristine Michelle Dayley Andrus
Interference Between Speaking and Computer Tasks and Their Effects on Physiologic Arousal, Tiana Walker Bateman
Intolerance of Uncertainty, Sensory Processing, and Related Correlates in Autistic Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Mollie Bradley
The Behavioral and Neurophysiologic Relationships Between Sensory Processing and Autistic Traits in Emerging Adults, Savanah Calton
Auditory Brainstem Response in Autistic Children: Potential Implications for Sensory Processing, Madelyn Cate
Examining the Preliminary Validity of a Dynamic Assessment of Narrative Language in Mandarin Chinese, Lok Yee Sarah Cheung
External Laryngeal Oscillation and Aerodynamic Measures of Voice Onset: A Translational Study, Erik McLeod Christensen
The Effects of Dialogic Reading on the Oral Language of Diverse Kindergarten Students, Abigail Figgins
The Impact of Background Noise on the Communicative Experience of People With Mild to Moderate Aphasia: A Qualitative Study, Riley Robertson Hegewald
Comparing Relative and Absolute Reliability of Short Versus Long Narrative Retells, Jenna Hollis
The Effects of Stimulus Type on Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Speech Perception in Typical Adults, Melannee Wursten Ipsen
Effects of an External Oscillation Device on Phonation Threshold Pressure (PTP), Brittany Tiffany Jones
Effects of Background Noise on the Spoken Language of Young and Older Adults During Narrative Discourse, Erin LeCheminant
The Effect of Two Rate Change Approaches on Speech Movement Patterns, Noelle Marie Lewis
Interprofessional Education for School-Based Settings, Brittney M. Mack
Speech Pause in People With Aphasia Across Word Length, Frequency, and Syntactic Category, Lana Mitchell
Defining Dyslexia Within and Across Disciplines: A Systematic Review of the Literature, Ann Marie Trumbo
An Exploratory Study of Behavioral Engagement in People With and Without Aphasia: Comparisons and Relationships, Vivian Elisabeth Ward
The Analysis of Omission and Substitution Errors in Various Language Tasks in Bilingual Children, Macy Whiting
A Randomized Control Trial Examining the Effects of a Multi-Tiered Oral Narrative Language Intervention on Kindergarten Expository Writing, Shaylee Rae Woods
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Variability of the Aerodynamic Measures of Leporine Larynges Exposed to Inhaled Corticosteroids, Miriam Angela Cannon Bake
Autistic Traits, Sensory Processing, and Intolerance of Uncertainty: Neurobiological and Behavioral Correlates, Maggie Buckhannon
Atypical Sensory Processing and Semantic Language in Autistic Children, Charlene L. Cooper
Dynamic Assessment of Narrative Language for Diverse School-Age Children With and Without Language Disorder: A Large-Scale Psychometric Study, Anahi Kamila DeRobles
Effects of Background Noise on the Speech Acoustics of People With Aphasia, Kirsten Dixon
Norming a Dynamic Assessment of Narrative Language for Diverse School-Age Children With and Without Language Disorder: A Preliminary Psychometric Study, Ashley Elizabeth Frahm
Measuring Speech Perception in Children With Speech Sound Disorders Using the Wide Range Acoustic Accuracy Scale, Briel Francis Garner
The Effect of Rate Control Cueing Modality on Articulatory Patterns, Amelia Caroline Jackson
Spatial Resolution of Quantitative Electroencephalography and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging During Phoneme Discrimination Tasks: An Abbreviated Meta-Analysis, Emily Jean Jacobs
Physiological Arousal, Emotion, and Word Retrieval in Aphasia: Effects and Relationships, Angela Lynne Johnson
The Use of Nonword Repetition Tasks in the Assessment of Developmental Language Disorder in Bilingual Children, Kirsten Kelly
Improving the Oral Narrative and Expository Language of Kindergarten Students and Reducing the Matthew Effect, Taylor Camille Magleby
Correlations Between Cognitive Pause Patterns and Listener Perceptions of Communicative Effectiveness and Likeability for People With Aphasia, Heidi Raylene McConaghie
Effects of Inhaled Combination Corticosteroid Drugs on Aerodynamic Measures of Phonation and Visual-Perceptual Measures of Vocal Fold and Arytenoid Tissue in Excised Rabbit Larynges, Christina Lynn Pang
The Perceived Effect of Pause Length and Location on Speaker Likability and Communicative Effectiveness, Julia M. Price
Phonation Threshold Pressure and Phonation Threshold Flow in Rabbits Treated With Inhaled Corticosteroids Versus Controls, Heidi Joan Robison
The Impact of Background Noise on the Spoken Language of People With Mild to Moderate Aphasia: A Preliminary Investigation, Brenna DeLyn Scadden
How Word Characteristics Affect Language-Mediated Eye Movements in Preschoolers With Varying Language Ability, Shelby Nicole Slocum
Quantifying Speech Pause Durations in Speakers With Nonfluent and Fluent Aphasia, Brooke K. Thomas
Behavioral and Neural Correlates of Sensory Processing and Anxiety in Autistic Children, Kelsey Lee Ustach Tindall
The Influence of Pause on Listeners' Perceptions in Speech of People With Aphasia, Emily Wright
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Kinematic and Acoustic Adaptation to a Bite Block During Syllable Production, Allison Marie Barney
Kinematic and Acoustic Adaptation in Response to Electromagnetic Articulography Sensor Perturbation, Emily Adelaide Bartholomew
The Effects of Distracting Background Audio on Speech Production, Camille Margaret Cowley