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ASHA 2023

MSU-CBL team presentations at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Convention in Boston, MA. November 16-18, 2023

Additional Team Presentations:

- Topic Area: Telepractice
  Session Number: 1057
  Title: Technology-Enhanced Treatment for Speech Sound Disorders via Telepractice
  Session Format: 1-Hour Seminar (In-Person)
  Day: Thursday, November 16, 2023
  Time: 10:30 AM 11:30 AM
  Author(s): Elaine Hitchcock, Tara McAllister, Jonathan Preston
- Topic Area: Speech Sound Disorders in Children with Normal Hearing
  Title: Investigating the Relationship Between Speech Perception Assessment Task Demands and Perceptual Performance in Children
  Session Format: Poster (In-Person)
  Author(s): Kathryn Cabbage, Elaine Hitchcock, Thomas Carrell

Session Number for Digital Poster: 8113V

Session Number for In-Person Poster Presentation: 8113L Screen 187

Day: Thursday, November 16, 2023
Time: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

- Topic Area: Speech Sound Disorders in Children with Normal Hearing
  Title: Auditory-Perceptual Training via Telepractice for Children with Residual Speech Sound Disorder
  Session Format: Poster (In-Person)
  Author(s): Elaine Hitchcock, Laura Ochs, Jonathan Preston, Tara McAllister

Session Number for Digital Poster: 8174V

Session Number for In-Person Poster Presentation: 8174L Screen 186

Day: Thursday, November 16, 2023
Time: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

- Topic Area: Motor Speech Disorders Across the Lifespan
  Session Number for In-Person Technical: 4633L
  Session Number for Virtual Technical: 4633V
  Title: Acoustic and Perceptual Assessments of Vowel Consistency in Children with CAS
  Session Format: Technical Research (In-Person)
  Day: Friday, November 17, 2023
  Time: 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
  Author(s): Michelle Swartz (PRESENTING AUTHOR: Author who will be presenting and Moderator), Laura Koenig, Elaine Hitchcock
- Topic Area: Speech Sound Disorders in Children with Normal Hearing
  Title: Attitudes Towards Communication and Social-Emotional Well-Being in Caregivers and Older Children with CAS and RSSD
  Session Format: Poster (In-Person)
  Author(s): Michelle Swartz, Amanda Eads, Tara McAllister, Elaine Hitchcock, Jonathan Preston

Session Number for Digital Poster: 8654V

Session Number for In-Person Poster Presentation: 8654L Screen 185

Day: Friday, November 17, 2023
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

- Topic Area: Speech Sound Disorders in Children with Normal Hearing
  Session Number: 1914
  Title: Treating Speech Sound Disorders Using Ultrasound Biofeedback: A Hands-On Introduction
  Session Format: 1-Hour Seminar (In-Person)
  Day: Saturday, November 18, 2023
  Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  Author(s): Megan Leece, Nicole Caballero, Michelle Swartz, Elaine Hitchcock, Jonathan Preston, Tara McAllister
- Topic Area: Speech Sound Disorders in Children with Normal Hearing
  Session Number for In-Person Technical: 4720L
  Session Number for Virtual Technical: 4720V
  Title: Auditory Perturbation-Derived Sensory Profiles of Children With and Without Residual Distortions of American English /ɹ/
  Session Format: Technical Research (In-Person)
  Day: Saturday, November 18, 2023
  Time: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
  Author(s): Amanda Eads, Elaine Kearney, Asuka Koda, Isabelle Medina, Elaine Hitchcock, Douglas Shiller, Frank Guenther, Tara McAllister

MSU-CBL team presents at the New Jersey Speech-Language-Hearing Association State Convention in Long Branch, NJ.

April 20-21, 2023

MSU-CBL team presentations at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Convention in New Orleans, LA.

November 16-19, 2022

Presentations:

Hitchcock, E.R., Ochs, L., Swartz, M., Leece, M., Preston, J., & McAllister, T. (2022, November). Visual acoustic biofeedback: Clinical strategies for /r/ intervention. Seminar presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Convention, New Orleans, LA.

Hitchcock, E.R., Koenig, L.L., Cheyne, M., Helwani, N. (2022, November). Considering distributional characteristics of speech stimuli: Influence on adult and child listener perception. . Poster presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Convention, New Orleans, LA.

Hitchcock, E.R., Lazarus, R., & Swartz, M. (2022, November). Getting in the “Zone”: Reframing commonly used strategies for generalization using a challenge point approach. Seminar presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Convention, New Orleans, LA.

Cabbage, K., & Hitchcock, E.R. (2022, November). Clinical Considerations for Speech Perception in Children with Residual Speech Sound Disorders: A Systematic Review. Seminar presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Convention, New Orleans, LA.

Swartz, M., Koenig, L. & Hitchcock, E.R. (2022, November). Exploring vowel acoustic metrics in adolescents with typical speech, RSSD, and CAS. Poster presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Convention, New Orleans, LA.

Ayala, S., Eads, A., Kabakoff, H., Hitchcock, E.R., Preston, J., &McAllister, T. (2022, November). Auditory and Somatosensory Abilities of Typically Developing Children. Poster presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Convention, New Orleans, LA.

Benway, N.R., Preston, J.L., Hitchcock, E.R., Salekin, A., Rose, Y., & McAllister, T. (2022, November). PERCEPT-R and PERCEPT-GFTA: Two Artificial Intelligence-Ready Speech Corpora Focusing on Residual Speech Sound Disorders. Seminar presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Convention, New Orleans, LA.

New research presented at Apraxia Kids Research Symposium & National Conference

Hitchcock, E.R. & Cabbage, K.L., (2022, July). Beyond Speech Production:

Discussing speech perception in children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech. Invited seminar presented at Apraxia Kids National Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

Hitchcock, E.R., Cabbage, K., Swartz, M., & Carrell., T. (2022, July). Investigating assessment and treatment options for school age children with CAS. Seminar presented at Apraxia Kids Research Symposium, Las Vegas, NV

Student research presentations at the New Jersey Speech-Language Hearing Convention,

Long Branch, NJ

Congratulations to our MSU student researchers!

Undergraduate Student:

Evyn Stewart: Senior- Linguistics major

Stewart, E. & Hitchcock, E.R., (2022, April). Investigating Voicing Distinctions in Young Adults with Unilateral Hearing Loss. Poster presented the New Jersey Speech Language and Hearing Association Convention, Long Branch, NJ.

Graduate Students:

1st year SLP graduate student

Madeline Cheyne

Cheyne, M. & Hitchcock, E.R. (2022, April). Measuring Simultaneous-Bilingual Adults’ Perception of Voicing Contrasts: Preliminary Findings. Poster presented the New Jersey Speech Language and Hearing Association Convention, Long Branch, NJ.

2nd year SLP graduate students

Caitlin Kern, Nicole Chagachbanian

Kern, C., Chagachbanian, N., & Hitchcock, E.R. (2022, April). Bimodal Distribution of Voice Onset Time in Adult Listeners’ Perception of Child Speech. Poster presented the New Jersey Speech Language and Hearing Association Convention, Long Branch, NJ.

Doctoral Student:

Cory Pinto: PhD Doctoral Student-SLP concentration

Pinto, C. & Hitchcock, E.R. (2022, April). Perception of Growl and Distortion Used as Vocal Effects During Performance. Poster presented the New Jersey Speech Language and Hearing Association Convention, Long Branch, NJ.

19th Congress of the Otorhinolaryngology Foundation, Sao Paolo, Brazil.

Guest Speaker: Elaine R. Hitchcock

September 19, 2020

MSU-CBL team presentations at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Convention in Orlando, Florida.

November 20-22, 2019

Hitchcock, E. R., & Swartz, M. (2019, November). Considerations for success when treating residual speech errors: Reviewing treatment intensity, practice and feedback conditions. One-hour seminar presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Convention, Orlando, FL.

Macrae, T., & Hitchcock, E.R., (2019, November). Stimulus Characteristics of Standardized Tests in Children's Speech Sound Production. Two-hour invited seminar presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Convention, Orlando, FL.

Swartz, M., Caceres, J., & Hitchcock, E. R., & (2019, November). Investigating CAS Characteristics in Fraternal Twins: Pre and Post Visual-Acoustic Biofeedback Treatment. Seminar presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Convention, Orlando, FL.

Lazarus, G., Lazarus, R., Milewski, K., & Hitchcock, E. R. (2019, November). Does Age Matter? Factors influencing establishment and generalization in an adult with rhotic errors. Seminar presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Convention, Orlando, FL.

Dr. Elaine Hitchcock presents "Biofeedback for Childhood Speech Disorders:

Practical Information for Clinicians"

November 4, 2019

Dr. Hitchcock, in a discussion with Dr. Kathryn Cabbage, presented different forms of visual biofeedback for treatment of speech sound disorders. This online discussion was designed to provide clinicians with practical information on current biofeedback technologies and techniques, as well as why and how to use biofeedback to remediate childhood speech sound disorders. The presentation included a review of high-tech acoustic, ultrasound, and electropalatography approaches to biofeedback as well as less expensive alternatives for treatment. This invited presentation was a collaborative initiative between ASHA Special Interest Groups 1 (Language, Learning and Education), 16 (School-Based Issues), and 19 (Speech Science).

The Clinical Biofeedback Lab Invites Members of MSU's Music Program

May 2019

The Clinical Biofeedback Lab invited members of Montclair State University's music program to take part in voice evaluations conducted by students earning their degree in communication sciences and disorders. The students being evaluated were provided with important information about their voice and how to keep their speaking and singing voices healthy. The students conducting the evaluations were afforded the opportunity to expand their understanding of various aspects of voice and sharpen their evaluation skills. This was a wonderful way for students from different majors to collaborate and expand their knowledge about the human voice!