Speech Pathology and Audiology

2016-04-14

Hodgetts, Bill, Bernier, Myriam, Hodgetts, Sandy

This exploration study investigates whether or not barriers to audiology service access exist in the province of Alberta by means of 3 surveys. Surveys were divided in barrier-themes such as: distance to the audiologist, funding, wait lists/referrals. These surveys were available in audiology...

2014-06-26

Duby, Brandis, Lysay, Katryna, Conrad, Megan, Smith, Kalista

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) commonly experience difficulties with pragmatic language use. To determine how cognitive load affects the pragmatic language use of high-functioning children with ASD, 11 children between the ages of 7 and 12 and diagnosed with ASD performed...

2011-07-13

Grimard, Auriele

Background A large body of literature suggests that individuals who stutter, (“IWS”), are subjected to negative stereotypical attitudes and perceptions held by speech language pathologists (“SLPs”). Although there has been improvement in SLPs’ perceptions of IWS, there continues to be a need...

2011-01-13

Dole, Kate, Wrightly, Mallorie, Mosaico, Sarah, Kelly, Jennifer-Laura, Langevin, Marilyn, Kully, Deborah, Reid, Rachel, Connatty, Shelley

The present study was concerned with determining the viability of using exposure to video-recordings of individuals who stutter (IWS) to develop in student speech-language pathologists (student SLPs) an empathic understanding of IWS.

2011-05-03

Elsinga, Laura, O'Dell, Christina, Kulchytska, Dariya, Evans, Kayla

Background/Purpose The negative stereotype associated with stuttering has been shown to be both persistent and robust. The stereotype persists not only in the general public, but also in the student clinician population and practicing speech-language pathologists (SLPs). It is recognized that...

2011-01-13

Hodge, Megan, Grabler, Gina, Quang, Jenny

This study investigated several questions about measures of language complexity based on 50-utterance spontaneous speech samples for 52 3- and 4-year-old children with typically developing speech (TDS) and speech sound disorders of unknown origin (SSD-U) or resulting from cleft palate (SSD-ClP).

2017-12-13

Anderson, Christopher, Barrow, Katherine, Aalto, Daniel

Introduction Swallowing is the coordinated effort of several structures, including the hyoid and larynx, to move the bolus (i.e., the food or drink being swallowed) from the mouth, through the throat, and to the stomach. The hyoid is involved in moving the larynx up and forward, while the...

2013-06-17

Boyd, Adrianne, Hill, Emily, Baum, Marla

In this technological day and age, the advancements in cochlear implant (CI) technology and procedures for individuals with profound sensorineural hearing loss are constantly improving. Research shows that earlier implantation in children leads to better speech and language development outcomes...

2011-01-13

Reimber, Amanda, Volden, Joanne, Boyes, Kimberley

Idioms are expressions in which the literal meaning differs from the meaning of that same expression when it occurs within a certain context. This study will determine whether idioms determined to be familiar in previous studies are still familiar and whether Canadians rate the familiarity of...

2018-11-16

Daley, Lauren, Gokhman, Eugenia, Pechey, Christina, Nicoladis, Dr. Elena

There is currently no consensus regarding the frequency and purpose of gesture use in monolingual and bilingual children. The present study analyzes the gesture use of English monolingual, Mandarin-English bilingual, and French-English bilingual children as they retell a story from a silent Pink...