Selected Recent Publications
Ochs, L.C., Leece, M.C., Preston, J.L., McAllister, T., Hitchcock, E.R. (2023). Traditional and Visual–Acoustic Biofeedback Treatment via Telepractice for Residual Speech Sound Disorders Affecting /ɹ/: Pilot Study. Perspectives ASHA SIG, 8(6), 1533-1553. doi:10.1044/2023_PERSP-23-00120
Hitchcock, E.R., Ochs, L., Swartz, M.T., Leece, M.C., Preston, J.L., & McAllister, T. (2023). Tutorial: Using visual-acoustic biofeedback for speech sound training. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 32(1), 18-36. https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_AJSLP-22-00142
Cabbage, K. & Hitchcock, E.R. (2022). Clinical considerations for speech perception in school-age children with speech sound disorders: A review of the current literature. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1-18.
Hitchcock, E.R., & Koenig, L.L. (2021). Adult perception of stop consonant voicing in American-English-learning toddlers: Voice onset time and secondary cues. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 150(1), 460-477. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0005595
Benway, N.R., Hitchcock, E.R., McAllister, T., Feeny, G., Hill, J., & Preston, J. L. (2021). Comparing biofeedback types for children with residual /ɹ/ errors in American English: A single case randomization design. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 30(4), 1819-1845.
Hitchcock, E.R., Koenig, L.L., & Ochs, L. (2021). Exploring voice onset time, place of articulation, and vowel context in children. In 12th International Seminar on Speech Production.
Hitchcock, E.R., Cabbage, K., Swartz, M., & Carrell, T. (2020). Measuring speech perception using the Wide Range Acoustic Accuracy Scale: Preliminary findings. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 1-15.
McAllister, T., Hitchcock, E. R., & Ortiz, J. (2021). Computer-assisted challenge point intervention for residual speech errors. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction. DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/95ASZ
Preston, J., Benway, N.R., Leece, M.C., Hitchcock, E.R., & McAllister, T. (2020). Tutorial: Motor-based Treatment Strategies for /r/ Distortions. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1-15.
McAllister, T., Preston, J. L., Hitchcock, E. R., & Hill, J. (2020). Protocol for Correcting Residual Errors with Spectral, ULtrasound, Traditional Speech therapy Randomized Controlled Trial (C-RESULTS RCT). BMC pediatrics, 20(1), 66.
Preston, J., Hitchcock, E. R., & Leece, M. (2020). Auditory perception and ultrasound biofeedback treatment outcomes for children with residual /ɹ/ distortions: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 63(2), 444-455.
Hitchcock, E.R., Swartz, M.T., & Lopez, M. (2019). Speech sound disorder and visual biofeedback intervention: A preliminary investigation of treatment intensity. Seminars in Speech and Language, 40(2), 124-137.
Hitchcock, E.R., McAllister Byun, T., Swartz, M., & Lazarus, R. (2017). Efficacy of electropalatography for treating misarticulation of /r/. American Journal of Speech Language Pathology, 1-18.
McAllister Byun, T., Hitchcock, E.R., & Ferron, J. (2017). Masked visual analysis: Minimizing type I error in visually guided single-case design for communication disorders. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 1-12.
Campbell, H., Harel, D., Hitchcock, E.R., & McAllister Byun, T. (2017). Selecting an acoustic correlate for automated measurement of American English rhotic production in children. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1-9.
Recent Presentations
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.
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., & Koenig, L. (2021, November). Distributional properties of voice onset time in child speech and adult listener judgments. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 150(4), A150-A150.
Hitchcock, E.R., Cabbage, K., Swartz, M., Lazarus, R., & Carrell., T. (2021, November). Assessing Speech Perception in Children Using the Wide-Range Acoustic Accuracy Scale. Poster session presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Convention, Washington, DC.
Hitchcock, E.R., Leece, M., & Swartz, M. (2021, November). Teletherapy Considerations for Assessment in Speech Sound Disorder. Seminar presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Convention, Washington, DC.
Hitchcock, E.R., & Koenig, L. L. (2021). Adult perception of stop consonant voicing in American-English-learning toddlers: Voice onset time and secondary cues. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 150(1), 460-477.
Hitchcock, E.R., & Koenig, L.L. (2020, December). Exploring voice onset time, place of articulation, and vowel context in children. Seminar presented at 12th International Seminar on Speech Production in Providence RI.
Hitchcock, E.R., & Reda, J. (2020, October). A new ultrasound probe stabilizer for speech therapy. Seminar presented at Ultrafest IX, Bloomington, IN.
Hitchcock, E.R. (2020, September). Visual biofeedback treatment for speech and voice disorders. Guest speaker at 19th Congress of the Otorhinolaryngology Foundation, Sao Paolo, Brazil.
Hitchcock, E.R., & Cabbage, K. (2019, November). Biofeedback for childhood speech disorders: Practical information for clinicians. Online webinar presented to American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Special Interest Groups 1, 16, & 19.
Hitchcock, E. R. (2019, June). Investigating singers’ speech habits using perceptual and acoustic measures of assessments. Seminar presented at the Singing Voice Science & Pedagogy Workshop, Upper Montclair, NJ.
Macrae, T., & Hitchcock, E.R., (2019, November). Stimulus Characteristics of Standardized Tests in Children's Speech Sound Production. Seminar presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Convention, Orlando, FL.
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.
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.
Preston, J, McAllister Byun, T., Hitchcock, E.R. (2018, November). Visual biofeedback for persistent speech errors. Seminar presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Convention, Boston, MA.
Swartz, M., Hitchcock, E. R., Boyle, M. (2018, November). Improving prosodic variation in a patient with PPAOS using visual-acoustic biofeedback. Poster presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Convention, Boston, MA.
Hitchcock, E.R., & Swartz, M. (2018, May). Determining treatment dosage and feedback methods for speech sound disorders: How do you decide? Webinar presentation for New Jersey Speech Language and Hearing Association.
Hitchcock, E.R., Lopez, M., Thomas, M., Swartz, M., & Lazarus, R. (2018, April). High-intensity visual-acoustic biofeedback intervention for adults with rhotic errors. Presentation at the New Jersey Speech Language and Hearing Convention, Long Branch, NJ.
Hammer, D. & Hitchcock, E.R. (2018, July). Visual biofeedback for residual speech sound errors: TheraVox, ultrasound, acoustic, electropalatography. Seminar presentation at the 2018 National Conference on Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Charlotte, NC.
Hitchcock, E.R. (2018, June). Visual biofeedback: Assessment and treatment of voice disorders. Seminar presentation at the Singing Voice Science & Pedagogy Workshop, Upper Montclair, NJ.
Hitchcock, E.R., & Koenig, L.L., (2017, September). Analyzing adult perception of stop consonant voicing in two-year-old children’s speech. Poster session presentation at the Annual Meeting on Phonology, New York, NY.
Hitchcock, E.R., & McAllister Byun, T. (2017, July). Comparison of biofeedback approaches to intervention for residual speech errors. Presentation at the 7th International Conference on Speech Motor Control, Groningen, the Netherlands.