2023
Neural Changes in Children With Residual Speech Sound Disorder After Ultrasound Biofeedback Speech Therapy.
Spencer C, Vannest J, Preston J, Maas E, Sizemore E, McAllister T, Whalen D, Maloney T, Boyce S. Neural Changes in Children With Residual Speech Sound Disorder After Ultrasound Biofeedback Speech Therapy. Journal Of Speech Language And Hearing Research 2023, 66: 3223-3241. PMID: 37524116, PMCID: PMC10558148, DOI: 10.1044/2023_jslhr-22-00430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResidual speech sound disorderFunctional magnetic resonance imagingSpeech sound disordersUltrasound visual feedbackSpeech therapy programSound disordersTD groupSpeech productionFunctional connectivityLeft visual association cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imaging experimentSeed-to-voxel approachRegion-of-interest approachSpeech therapySyllable repetition taskVisual association cortexTherapy programLongitudinal changesPatterns of activitySpeech motorWord probesNeural differencesLeft insulaNeural changesConnectivity differences
2022
Characterizing sensorimotor profiles in children with residual speech sound disorder: a pilot study
Kabakoff H, Gritsyk O, Harel D, Tiede M, Preston J, Whalen D, McAllister T. Characterizing sensorimotor profiles in children with residual speech sound disorder: a pilot study. Journal Of Communication Disorders 2022, 99: 106230. PMID: 35728449, PMCID: PMC9464712, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2022.106230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociated with lower accuracySpeech productionMotor skillsModels of speech productionResidual speech sound disorderSpeech sound disordersPredictor of accuracySomatosensory acuityPost-treatmentSound disordersSpeech errorsSpeech accuracyPilot studySensorimotor profileMotor planningReduced motor skillsProduction accuracySensorimotor measuresPredictive relationshipAuditory acuityStimulation taskSpeechLifelong challengesPre-treatmentSpeech outcomesThe effect of gap duration on the perception of fluent versus disfluent speech
Warner H, Whalen D, Harel D, Jackson E. The effect of gap duration on the perception of fluent versus disfluent speech. Journal Of Fluency Disorders 2022, 71: 105896. PMID: 35032922, PMCID: PMC8925352, DOI: 10.1016/j.jfludis.2022.105896.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
The Impact of Social–Cognitive Stress on Speech Variability, Determinism, and Stability in Adults Who Do and Do Not Stutter
Jackson E, Tiede M, Beal D, Whalen D. The Impact of Social–Cognitive Stress on Speech Variability, Determinism, and Stability in Adults Who Do and Do Not Stutter. Journal Of Speech Language And Hearing Research 2016, 59: 1295-1314. PMID: 27936276, PMCID: PMC5399758, DOI: 10.1044/2016_jslhr-s-16-0145.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Responses of adults who stutter to the anticipation of stuttering
Jackson E, Yaruss J, Quesal R, Terranova V, Whalen D. Responses of adults who stutter to the anticipation of stuttering. Journal Of Fluency Disorders 2015, 45: 38-51. PMID: 26065618, PMCID: PMC4728710, DOI: 10.1016/j.jfludis.2015.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnticipation, PsychologicalAnxietyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSelf CareSpeechStutteringConceptsAnticipation of stutteringResponses to anticipationSpeech production processSelf-report evidenceAnalysis of written responsesMeasuring anticipationStuttering severityStuttering behaviorRating ScaleStutteringSelf-management strategiesLikert rating scaleTreatment historyResponses of adultsAnticipationAdultsParticipantsPeople