Submissions from 2023
Flexibility for Intensity Dosing in Lingual Resistance Exercises: A Large Randomized Clinical Trial in Typically Aging Adults as Proof of Principle, Sarah Szynkiewicz, Teresa Drulia, Lindsay Griffin, Rachel Mulheren, Kelsey Murray, Theresa Lee, and Erin Kamarunas
Submissions from 2022
Auditory stream segregation of amplitude-modulated narrowband noise in cochlear implant users and individuals with normal hearing, Alexandria F. Matz, Yingjiu Nie, and Harley J. Wheeler
Like, it’s important: The frequency and use of the discourse marker like in older autistic children, Emily Zane
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Music and speech perception in children using sung speech: Effects of neurocognitive factors, Victoria A. André
Perspectives of caregiver-survivor dyads following TBI: A case series, Shayleen Brennan
Audiologists’ preferences in programming cochlear implants, Leanne Browning
Deaf education: The past, present, and future, Diana Burke
Examining the effectiveness of interprofessional collaboration for preprofessional speech-language pathology and occupational therapy graduate students, Morgan Cornwell
Speech characteristics of conversational speech tasks, Ashley Cox
The test-retest reliability of binaural-processing tasks at home versus a clinical environment, Logan Grace Faust
Participant accuracy and impact of biofeedback on a skilled swallowing task, Caris Giessler
Voice Quality as a Predictor of Dysphagia, Lindsay Griffin
Hearing studies in old mice: The effect of pre-pulse inhibition on the acoustic startle response, Ashley B. Hillyard and Nicolette S. Chuss
Auditory and somatosensory pre-pulse inhibition in mice, Anna Louthan
American and British speech differences in low socioeconomic status homes, Jennifer Markfeld
The feasibility of standardized cognitive assessments for vestibular patients, Brynn Morales
Do EMG monitoring and amplitude normalization reduce cVEMP variability in a pediatric population?, Brenna Murray
Subjective differences between premium and mid-level digital hearing aids, Dakota Sharp
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Objective differences between premium and mid-level digital hearing aids, Chelsea C. Barry
Behavioral audiometry testing in Drosophila melanogaster, Amanda Cascio
Distractions in hearing: Measuring impulsivity in service members with a mTBI, Kathleen Margaret Chopra
Effectiveness of high-fidelity human patient simulation in learning to manage medically-complex infants, Erin Clinard
Does EMG monitoring in a CVEMP matter?, Kimberly Fleck
Envelope-following responses and the effects of cochlear delay, Nicole Jones
Pupillometry as a test of infant word recognition, Kierra Lynch
The build-up of auditory stream segregation in adult cochlear implant users: Effect of differences in frequency and amplitude-modulation rate, Alexandria Matz
Conversational speech characteristics during entrainment, Pamela Molnar
Melodic contour identification and speech recognition by school-aged children, Michael P. Morikawa
Variations in breastfeeding practices in the NICU: A mixed methods investigation, Elizabeth Emaleo Nottingham
Development of a questionnaire to assess attitudes toward hearing aids, Corinne O'Shaughnessy
The effects of an interprofessional emergent writing intervention for preschoolers, Danika L. Pfeiffer
Establishing effective amplitude criterion for transcranial direct current stimulation, Lindsey Michele Schwenger
A step towards differentiating language difference from disorder, Sarah Scribano
Augmented reality for at-home speech intervention, Emily Vayo
Pupillometry as a test of infant word recognition, Amy Vinyard
Use of behavior strategies in speech-language therapy: A survey of Virginia school based speech-language pathologists, Gillian Withers
Coding for infant vocalizations amongst mid and low socioeconomic status families, Lera Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
The relationship between fundamental frequency variation and articulation in healthy speech production, Casey Behre
The neural representation of frequency in quiet and noise across the adult life span, Alexandra Bove
Development and deployment of a small stereo-hearing testing system: Two manuscripts, Sofia A. Ganev
Maladaptive behavior and communication disorders following tbi: Survivor, caregiver and speech-language pathologists' perspectives, Marena S. Jones
Interdisciplinary skill development during summer autism clinic, Rachel F. Kagle
The effect of workplace noise exposure on reaction time, Hollis T. Leidy
Effect of biofeedback and exercise type on neural swallowing control, Rachel J. Rinehart
The effects of age on the perception of frequency in noise, Mary E. Scherer
Effects of age, timbre, pitch contour, and background noise on melodic contour identification and sentence recognition by children, Lindsey M. Seyfried and Sarah A. Troy
Efficacy of digital otoscopy in telemedicine, Alexandra B. Short
Mother’s perceptions of their personal impact on infant language development, Miranda Steinbeck
Effect of age on ABRs in mice with EphA4 mutations, Melissa M. Teller
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
The effect of auditory fatigue on reaction time in normal hearing listeners at different signal to noise ratios, Haley Athey
Prepulse inhibition of the acoustic startle reflex to obtain a psychometric function in mice, Robyn Browne
American sign language as a foreign language equivalent at James Madison University, Abigail E. Compton
An attempt to quantify the perception of frequency changes in mice, Camilla K. Czulada
Type and location of speech disruptions in adolescents with and without specific language impairment, Katherine E. Davies
The effects of lung volume on swallowing in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Teresa C. Drulia
Effect of EphA4 signaling mutations on auditory function, Michelle R. Gerringer
Release from masking: Behavioral and physiological masking level differences, Sarah L. Hodgson
Reflection: Effect of age on auditory brainstem responses in mice with EphA4 mutations, Erica L. Hoogerland
Variability in clinically measured wideband acoustic immittance over time in young and old adults, Allison G. McGrath
The effect of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on swallowing, Jessica R. Torres
Build-up effect of auditory stream segregation using amplitude-modulated narrowband noise, Harley J. Wheeler
Wideband acoustic immittance and DPOAE changes in older adults, Mandy M. Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Effects of training and lung volume levels on voice onset control and cortical activation in singers, Nicholas A. Barone
Mouth asymmetries during infant babbling: A brain lateralization study, Cecilia Breazile
Pre-pulse inhibition assessment of sound localization in mice, Kathryn C. Brooks
Evidence-based practices in selecting standardized assessments of child language, Darielle Cooper
Binaural listening in young and middle-aged adults: Interaural phase differences and speech-in-noise measures, Caitlin Cotter
Does vestibular sensory stimulation, in the form of slow, linear swinging, change the modes of communication among children with autism?, Katherine A. Gallaher
Functional recovery: A mixed methods study of the specific variables within a post-hospital inter-disciplinary brain injury rehabilitation - residential program, Victoria Harding
Examining monaural and binaural measures of phase-locking as a function of age, Larissa M. Heckler
The effect of auditory fatigue on reaction time in normal hearing listeners, Beth I. Hulvey
Pre-pulse inhibition assessment of sound localization in mice: Methodological, functional, and genetic considerations, Megan Klingenberg
Quality of life indices in brain injury: A pilot investigation, Lauren Kristine Maher
The effect of taste on swallowing function, Rachel Mulheren
Listening fatigue and response time in normal hearing listeners, Rachel E. Pittard
Judging Laura, Rebecca E. Richardson
Speech function in persons with Parkinson's disease: effects of environment, task and treatment, Carrie E. Rountrey
Effect of adaptive frequency lowering on phoneme identification and sound quality of music in hearing-impaired listeners, Kaitlyn A. Sabri
Training to avoid distractions, Cara E. Sanderson
A portfolio of experiences in communications sciences and disorders, Dakota Michael Sharp
The effects of narrative elicitation task on the verb morphological patterns of younger adolescents with and without specific language impairment, Megan T. Taliaferro
Hyolaryngeal kinematics and swallow patterning in normal and disordered swallowing, Seng Mun Wong
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Reflection of research on auditory brainstem responses of normal and mutant mice, Valerie Yasamin Acquesta
Discrimination of duration differences of typically developing children and children with suspected childhood apraxia of speech, Susan B. Ingram
Effects of Eph/ephrin mutations on pre pulse inhibition in mice, Andrea Marie Liuzzo
Effects of auditory and visual distracters on acceptable background noise level in hearing-impaired listeners, Elizabeth A. Ripley
The neural representation and behavioral detection of frequency modulation, Daniel Elliott Shearer
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
The effects of musical training on perception and neural representation of temporal fine structure, Verleyne Andrews-Rodgers
Quantifying head acceleration during vestibular rehabilitation, Anne Hogan
The effect of early hearing loss on Bobwhites’ responses to pure tones: A possible animal model of prelingual deafness, Bethany Leanne Magee
The effects of various modes of feedback on preferred iPod listening levels, Justine A. McDermott
Ultrasonic vocalizations in Eph/ephrin mutant mice, Bryna Rickenbach-Cline
The effects of auditory and visual distracters on the toleration of background noise in normal hearing listeners, Lauren Shastany
The acute effects of gentamycin ototoxicity on Bobwhite Quail Basilar Papilla and auditory brainstem responses, Kristie Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Perceived occlusion and comfort in receiver-in-the-ear hearing aids, Sara A. Conrad
Investigating motor training in people who stutter using fNIRs, Kristen Michelle Johnson
Headturn preference of 10-month infants for familiar and unfamiliar signs, Steven Thomas Kulsar
Do different methods of hearing aid information delivery influence knowledge acquisition?, Lindsey Ann Parr
