Curriculum Vitae Philosophy of Teaching Research Office Hours Class Schedule

THE FOLLOWING COURSES ARE THOSE THAT I TEACH.  THESE COURSES HAVE WEB ASSISTED SITES, BUT YOU MUST BE ENROLLED TO LOG ON.

SST 202 is an introductory course in phonetics: the science of speech sounds. This is a "leveling" course, required for entry to most graduate speech pathology programs.  SST 202  is part of NAU's BIS emphasis area and is offered on-line, as part of our Speech-Language Pathology Assistance training program.

SST 251 is an introductory course in anatomy and physiology. Students will gain a basic understanding of the form and function of the parts of the human body used for comunication. This course content is also required for entry to most graduate programs in speech-language pathology.  SST 251 is part of NAU's BIS emphasis area and is offered on-line, as part of our Speech-Language Pathology Assistance training program.

SST 375 is a course in speech and langauge sciences. Covering basic physics, acoustic phonetics and neurolinguistics, the course is essential to students who would pursue graduate study in human communication.

SST 405 is "Neurological Foundations of Speech, Language and Hearing." Advanced undergraduate and leveling graduate students take this course to develop a basis for understanding the neuroscience of communication.  SST 405  is part of NAU's BIS emphasis area.  This course has WEB support components, including the reading list, syllabus and outline of lectures, and has a full WEB-BASED version, currently off-line, but schedled to be updated in the summer of 2009.  Completion of SST 405 is required to enroll in SST 551.

SST 455C is the Capstone course for the BIS emphasis area. This course is a summitive experience for students for whom graduation is imminent. All other BIS emphasis area courses, with the exception of SST 456, Survey of Audiology, must be completed before enrolling in the capstone. SST 456 may be taken concurrently.

Areas of Teaching:

Professional/Honorary Affiliations:

American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA)

    CURRICULUM VITAE

William Richardson Culbertson, Ph.D., Department of Health Sciences, Northern Arizona University, NAU Box 15095, Flagstaff, AZ., 86011 (520-523-7440).  Revised: February, 2008.

EDUCATION

B.A.   (Psychology; Speech and Dramatic Arts)                                     University of Richmond, 1970
M.S.  (Special Education, Emphasis in Communication Disorders)      Old Dominion University, 1975
Ph.D. (Audiology and Speech Sciences)                                                 Michigan State University, 1981

CERTIFICATION

Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC/SLP), 1977
Arizona license to practice Speech-Language Pathology, 2000-2003
Virginia license to practice Speech-Language Pathology, 1981
North Carolina license to practice Speech-Language Pathology, 1977
Virginia license to practice as Emergency Medical Technician, 1987
Porch Index of Communicative Abilities certified administrator, 1975      

EXPERIENCE

UNIVERSITY FACULTY

Professor of Health Sciences, August 22, 2005
Associate Professor of Health Sciences, Northern Arizona University, August 23, 2004-May 17, 2005
Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northern Arizona University, January 6, 2003-August 23, 2004
Chair, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (Formerly Speech Pathology and Audiology), Northern Arizona University, October 30, 2000-January 6, 2003
Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (formerly Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology), August 1999 - October 30, 2000
Assistant Professor, Northern Arizona University, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology), August 1993-1999
Visiting Assistant Professor in Speech Language Pathology, Northern Arizona University Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, 1992-1993
Instructor of Speech-Language Pathology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, 1980-1981

CLINICAL PRACTICE

Consultant in Speech-Language Pathology, Cibecue Community School, Cibecue, Arizona, 1996-1997
Speech-Language Pathologist, Prescott Unified School District, Prescott, Arizona, 1992-1993
Speech-Language Pathologist, Flagstaff Medical Center, Flagstaff, Arizona., 1992-1995
Speech-Language Pathologist in Private Practice, 1981-1992, with duties including:
Speech-Language Pathologist, Instructive Visiting Nurse Association, Richmond, Virginia, 1981-                  1992
Speech-Language Pathologist, Stuart Circle Hospital,  Richmond, Virginia, 1984-1987
Speech-Language Pathologist, Charter Westbrook (Psychiatric) Hospital, Richmond, Virginia, 1981-1988  
Speech-Language Pathologist, Virginia Rehabilitative Services, Glen Allen, Virginia, 1983-1991
Speech-Language Pathologist, Medical Personnel Pool, Richmond, Virginia, 1986-1992
    Speech-Language Pathologist, Henrico Doctors' Hospital Home Health Service, Henrico Co., Virginia, 1987-1992
Speech-Language Pathologist, Southside Community Hospital, Farmville, Virginia, 1987-1992.
Speech-Language Pathologist, Rehab. Management Incorporated, Midlothian, Virginia., 1989-                     1992
    Consultant, Professional Advisory Board, Instructive Visiting Nurse Association, 1981-1992
    Consultant, Professional Advisory Board,  Stuart Circle Hospital,  Richmond, Virginia, 1985-1987
    Consultant, Professional Advisory Board, Medical Personnel Pool, Richmond, Virginia, 1989-1992
Coordinator, Albemarle Regional Center for Communication Disorders,  Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 1978-1980
Speech-Language Pathology consultant, Orofacial Clefts Team, Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, Michigan, 1978
Speech and Hearing Specialist, Level II, Albemarle Regional Center for Communication Disorders, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 1976 -1977    

ASSOCIATIONS

Alpha Eta Society: Member
American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA)-Member

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Neurogenic Communicative Disorders, Aphasia, Dysphagia, Distance Education, Distance Learning Technology, Clinical Service Delivery Modalities, Including Transdisciplinary Approaches and Support Personnel Training, Multicultural Approaches to Rehabilitation.

FELLOWSHIPS and HONORS

Teacher of the Year, College of Health Professions, Northern Arizona University (1998-1999).
Teacher of the Year, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Northern Arizona University (1998-1999).
Louie Award for Outstanding Performance (ASNAU)  March, 1998.
Clinical Stipendee, Hampton (Virginia) Veterans Administration Hospital, 1974-1975
Laboratory/Research Assistant, Michigan State University Voice Spectrography Laboratory, 1975-1976
Teaching Assistant, Department of Audiology and Speech Sciences, Michigan State University, 1978
Teaching Assistant, Department of Anatomy, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, 1978

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS

Grants

"On-Line Speech Pathology Leveling Courses" ($35,760.00) funded by Arizona Regents Reach Out program. January 15, 2008.

“Learning Online” Video for the Interdisciplinary Distance Learning Bachelor of Science Degree Program.  Northern Arizona University Native American Institute. Not Funded.  October 15, 2003.

On-Line Leveling Courses in Communication Sciences and Disorders.  ($318,928.00, revised to $88, 940.00) Proposition 301 grant proposal submitted with CHP proposal, 2002.  Approved, but funds not disbursed.

On-Line Leveling Courses in Communication Sciences and Disorders.  ($376,259.00)  Fund for the
Improvement of Postsecondary Education.  Not funded.  January 22, 2001.

Distance Education for Training Speech and Hearing Paraprofessionals.  ($579,340.00) Health Resources and Services Administration Grant.  Funding approved by Peer Review Committee May 22, 2000.  Not funded.

Arizona Speech-Language Pathology Support Personnel Survey Project.  ($6240.00)  Northern Arizona University Service Grant, awarded January 1998 (W. Culbertson, P.I.).

Color Scanner ($220.00).  Northern Arizona University Academic Computer Services Steering Committee,  grant for purchase of hardware and software for  instructional material awarded April, 1997 (W. Culbertson, PI).  

Distance Education for Speech-Language Pathology Paraprofessional Training.  ($486,231,00).  U.S. Bureau of Health Professions.  (W. Culbertson, PI).  (Submitted February, 1997.  Not funded).

Distance Education Program for Paraprofessional Training in Speech-Language Pathology ($7435.00). Northern Arizona University Service Grant, awarded January 1997(W. Culbertson, P.I.).

Speech Understanding of Children with Articulation Disorders ($3250.00).  Northern Arizona University Applied Research Grant, awarded January 1997 (W. Yellin, P.I.).

Sagittal Section of Talking Individual, ($500.00) Multimedia Instructional Technology grant from Office of Instructional Development, Northern Arizona University, awarded October 1996.

Animated Dissection of Anatomy for Medicine (ADAM). ($2869.00) Northern Arizona University Academic Computer Services Steering Committee,  grant for purchase of hardware and software for  instructional material awarded January 1996 (W. Culbertson, P.I.).

Measurement of intraoral air pressure changes during deglutition.  ($8700.00) Northern Arizona University Office of the Associate Provost-Research and graduate Studies Applied Research grant, awarded February 1996 (W. Culbertson, P.I).

Self-paced instructional program in introduction to anatomy and physiology for speech-language pathologists and audiologists.  ($500.00), Instructional grant, Northern Arizona University, awarded June 1994 (W. Culbertson, P.I).

Publications

Culbertson, W.R., Cotton, S.S., and Tanner, D.C.  (2007, October).  A 21st Century approach to undergraduate education in communication sciences and disorders.  Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions, San Diego.

Culbertson, W., Cotton, S. and Tanner, D. (2006).  Anatomy and Physiology Study Guide for Speech and Hearing.  San Diego:  Plural.

Culbertson, W., Cotton, S. and Tanner, D. (2006).  Anatomy and Physiology Study Guide for Speech and Hearing Instructor's Manual.  San Diego:  Plural.

Culbertson, W. and Tanner, D. (2005). Forensic phonetics: Perspectives on subjective and objective approaches to speaker identification. Proceedings of the 4th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences. Honolulu, Hawaii.

Tanner, D. and Culbertson, W. (July, 2002). The Brave New World of the Cyber Speech and Hearing Clinic: Diagnostic Possibilities. Proceedings of the 6th World Multi Conference of Systemics, Cybernetics and Infomatics. Orlando, Florida, USA.

Culbertson, W. and Tanner, D. (July-August, 2002). The Brave New World of the Cyber Speech and Hearing Clinic: Treatment Possibilities. Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Infrastructure for Electronic Business, Science, Education and Medicine.  L'Aquila, Italy, July 29 - August 4, 2002.

Culbertson, W. (2002).  Instructors' Manual  And Test Bank to Accompany Shames, G. (2002): Human Communication Disorders:  An Introduction (6th Ed). Boston, MA.:  Allyn & Bacon.

Culbertson, W., and Tanner, D. (2001).  Clinical Reference Manual for Communication Sciences and Disorders.  Tempe, AZ.: Scholargy.

Culbertson, W.R., and Tanner, D.C. (2001).  Clinical comparisons: Phonological processes and their relationship to traditional phoneme acquisition norms.  Infant and Toddler intervention.  The Transdisciplinary Journal, 11, 15-25.

Yellin, M.W., Culbertson, W.R., Tanner, D.C., and Adams, T. (2000). Gender differences in transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE'S) of newborns. Infant Toddler Intervention: The Transdisciplinary Journal, 10, 193-200.
 
Tanner, D. and Culbertson, W. (1999).  Quick Assessments for Neurogenic Communication Disorders.  Oceanside, C.A.:  Academic Communication Associates.   

Tanner, D. and Culbertson, W. (1999).  Quick Assessment for Dysphagia.  Oceanside, C.A.:  Academic Communication Associates.  

Tanner, D. and Culbertson, W. (1999).  Quick Assessment for Dysarthria.  Oceanside, C.A.:  Academic Communication Associates. 
 
Tanner, D. and Culbertson, W.  (1999).  Quick Assessment for Apraxia of Speech.  Oceanside, C.A.:  Academic Communication Associates.   

Tanner, D. and Culbertson, W. (1999).  Quick Assessment for Aphasia.  Oceanside, C.A.:  Academic Communication Associates.   

Tanner, D. and Culbertson, W. (1999).  Caregiver-Administered Communication Inventory.  Oceanside, C.A.:  Academic Communication Associates.  

Tanner, D.  and Culbertson, W. (1999).   Adapting Internet Paraprofessional Training Methods to Speech and Hearing Professionals' Expectations.  Proceedings of the Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference, University of California: Northridge.

Culbertson, W. and Tanner, D. (1998).  Training speech pathology assistants on Indian reservations:  The power of the Internet.  Proceedings of the Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference, University of California: Northridge.

Culbertson, W., Tanner, D., Peck, A., and Hooper, A. (1998).  Orientation testing and responses of brain-injured subjects.  Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology.  6, 93-103.

Culbertson, W. (1998).  Students' Guide to Accompany Shames, G.,  Secord,  W. and  Wiig, E. (Eds. ). (1997).  Human Communication Disorders:  An Introduction (5th Ed).  Needham Heights, MA.:  Allyn & Bacon.

Culbertson, W. (1997).  Instructors' Manual  And Test Bank to Accompany Shames, G.,  Secord,  W. and  Wiig, E. (Eds. ). (1997).  Human Communication Disorders:  An Introduction (5th Ed).  Needham Heights, MA.:  Allyn & Bacon.

Tanner, D., Culbertson, W., and Secord, W. (1997). Developmental Articulation and Phonology Profile. Oceanside, CA.:  Academic Communication Associates.

Culbertson, W. and Tanner, D. (1996).  Introductory Speech and Hearing Anatomy and Physiology Workbook:  A Self-Paced Study Guide for Undergraduate Courses.  Needham Heights, MA.:  Allyn and Bacon.

Culbertson, W. and White, S. (1980). A comparison of performance-by-intensity functions for two picture identification auditory discrimination tests. MSHA 16, 1-12.

Research and Presentations

A 21st Century approach to undergraduate education in communication sciences and disorders. Presentation to the Annual Convention of the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions, San Diego, CA (October, 2007).  (With Cotton, S.S., and Tanner, D.C.) 

Russian Logopedic Views of Stuttering Etiology.  Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association; Miami Beach, FL., 2006 (with Belilovskiy, M., and Tanner, D.C.)

Using the Internet to Improve Pronunciation: A Case Study.  Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association; Miami Beach, FL., 2006  (With Tanner, D.C. and Cotton, S.S.)

Forensic phonetics: Perspectives on subjective and objective approaches to speaker identification.  Culbertson, W. and Tanner, D. (2005). 4th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, Honolulu, Hawaii.

The Use of Motion Pictures in Online Speech-language Pathology Assistant Training.  Presentation to the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions, Tampa FL, October 20-23, 2004.  (With Tanner, D.C. and Cotton, S.S.)

An Interdisciplinary Distance Learning Bachelor of Science Degree Program.  Poster to be presented at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association; Philadelphia, PA, 2004 (With Tanner, D., Nadeau, G., Brynteson, P., Sciacca, J.)

Assessment in Professional Programs.  Assessment Symposium sponsored by the Office of Academic Assessment, Office of Faculty Development, and Graduate College, Northern Arizona University, February 19, 2003.

Cheers and Jeers:  Hollywood and the Motion Picture Industry.   An extended seminar  presented to the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, New Orleans, LA, November, 2001 (With Dennis C. Tanner, and Wayne A. Secord).

Profile of Undergraduate Students in Communication Sciences and Disorders.   A paper presented to the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, New Orleans, November, 2001 (With Lindsay A. Quinn, L, and Dennis C. Tanner).

Dependency of Neuromotor Oral Maturation on Phonological Development.  9th Manchester Phonology Meeting, University of Manchester, Manchester, England, May 25, 2001 (With Dennis C. Tanner).

Gender Differences in Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions (TEOAE) of Newborns. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association; San Francisco, CA, 1999.  (With Yellin, M.W., Tanner, D.C., and Adams, T.)

Newborn Hearing Screening in a Well-Baby Nursery.  Presentation to the annual convention of the American Academy of Audiology, Chicago, IL, 2000 March 17, 2000 (With Yellin, M.W., Tanner, D.C., and Adams, T.)

The Challenge of Web-Based Education in Speech-Language Pathology.  Presentation for Northern Arizona University Faculty Senate series, ATeaching at 2000,@ March 24, 1999.

Adapting Internet Paraprofessional Training Methods to Speech and Hearing Professionals' Expectations.  A paper presented at the Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference, University of California: Northridge  March 16-20, 1999 (with D. Tanner).

Changing Paradigms in the Schools:  A Town Meeting for Arizona School Clinicians.  Discussion group presentation to the convention of the Arizona Speech-Language and Hearing Association, Flagstaff, Arizona, April, 1998 (with W. Secord and E. Lindstedt).

Speech Understanding in Children with Articulation Disorders.  Presentation to the annual convention of the American Academy of Audiology, Los Angeles, CA., April 2-5, 1998 (with W. Yellin).

Training Speech Pathology Assistants on Indian Reservations: The Power of the Internet.    A paper presented at the Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference, University of California: Northridge,
March 17-21, 1998 (with D. Tanner).

Intraoral Air Pressure Variation in Normal Deglutition.  Presentation to the convention of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association, Boston, Massachusetts, November 1997 (with R. Coast and E. Fuchs).

Computer-Mediated Distance Learning:  Virtual Paraprofessional Training Concept.  Presentation to the convention of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association, Boston, Massachusetts, November 1997 (with D. Tanner).

Articulation Testing and Dysphagia Treatment Planning.  Presentation to the convention of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association, Boston, Massachusetts, November 1997 (with C. Lambrelli).

Using Family Members to Augment Aphasia Treatment in the Home. Presentation to the convention of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association, Seattle, Washington, November 1996.

Quality of Life Post Stroke When Living in Long-Term Care.  Presentation to the convention of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association, Seattle, Washington, November 1996 (with K. Allen and D. Tanner).

The Native American Church and the Treatment of Aphasia. Presentation to the convention of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association, Seattle, Washington, November 1996 (with D. Tanner).

Biomedical  and Native American Church Views of Language Recovery Following Traumatic Brain Injury.  Paper presented to the Conference on Native American Philosophy, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico, July 1996  (with D. Tanner).

Culture Care Theory and the Native American Church. Third Annual Symposium on Language, Culture and Education, Tuba City, AZ., September 1994 (With D. Tanner, and  L. Weems).  

Navajo  vs. Hopi  vs. English: Doing Community-Based Language Planning.  Third Annual Symposium on Language, Culture and Education, Tuba City Unified School District, Tuba City, Arizona,  September 1994  (with W. Palcich,  C. Palcich, and  K. Carriero ).

The Home Front: Parental Support for Speech Therapy.  Second Annual Symposium on Language, Culture and Education, Tuba City Unified School District, Tuba City, Arizona, September 1993.                  

Adjustment and Speech Recovery in CVA and TBI Patients.  Presentation to the  convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Anaheim, California, November 1993 (with D. Tanner) .

Speech-Language Pathology Services in the Home.  Open House Presentation program of the Instructive Visiting Nurse Association, Richmond, Virginia, October 1990.

Nursing Care for the Communicatively Disabled.  Inservice presentation to the Instructive Visiting Nurse Association, Richmond, Virginia., January 1986.

Speech Therapy Assessment Care Plan.  Project consultant, Instructive Visiting Nurse Association, Richmond, Virginia, March 1988.

Health Care Needs in Speech Language Pathology.   Presentation to the medical advisory board, Instructive Visiting Nurse Association, Richmond, Virginia, September 1984.

Speech-Language and Hearing Screening for Nurses.  Inservice presentation to the students in the department of nursing, Medical College of Virginia Department of Nursing, May 1984.

Performance-by-intensity functions of normal hearing children in two multiple choice type picture tests of speech discrimination.   Culbertson, W. (1981).   Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, Michigan.

Voice Disorders in Children. Presentation to the Head Start program, Northern Arizona Council of Governments, Flagstaff, Arizona., October 1981.

Clinical Work-Study Summer Health Program presentations, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, June-August 1979.

Clinical Work-Study Summer Health Program presentations, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, June-August 1977.
Policy and Procedures Manual.  Albemarle Regional Center for Communication Disorders, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, October 1977.

Hearing and Communication. Presentation to Health Careers Education Program, Roanoke Bible College, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, October 1977.

Musical performance of left-and-right hemisphere damaged patients.  Unpublished master's thesis. Culbertson, W.,  (1975).   Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia.

Guest Lectures

"Neurology of Communication and Neurogenic Communication Disorders" Guest lecture to PT 560, annually, from Spring,  2001 - Present.

"Anatomy for Speech and Swallowing."  Guest lecture to sophomore dental hygiene class, Spring, 2005.

"A Career in Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology."  Guest lecture to Flagstaff High School and Coconino High School Orientation to Health Careers, annually, from Spring, 2001 - Present.

STUDENT SERVICES

Independent Studies Supervised as Chair

Graham, K., Culbertson, W., and Tanner, D.  An approach to teaching spoken and written English to a Russian Speaker: a case involving a profoundly deaf Russian native. Poster presented NAU Honors Convocation, March 29, 2004.

Nadeau, G.,  Culbertson, W., and Tanner, D.  Speech-language pathology assistant survey.  Poster presented NAU Honors Convocation, March 29, 2004.

Sabo, J., Student attitudes towards ALS speech: a descriptive study.  Poster session presented to the Northern Arizona University Honors Convocation, April 8, 2003.

Hurley, S., Bekemeyer, M., Culbertson, W., and Tanner, D.  (1999).  The need for speech pathology paraprofessionals.  Poster session presented to the Northern Arizona University Honors Convocation, April 15, 1999.

Saxton, C., Tanner, D., and Culbertson, W.  (1998).  Effects of differing gas densities on the mucosal wave.  Poster session presented to the Northern Arizona University Honors Convocation, April 11, 1998.

Hurley, S., Culbertson, W., and Tanner, D. (1998).  Phonatory Characteristics of Schizophrenic Patients:  Part II.  Poster session presented to the Northern Arizona University Honors Convocation, April 11, 1998.

Brodfuerher, D., Hurley, S., Culbertson, W. and Tanner, D.  (1997).  Phonatory Characteristics of Schizophrenic Patients.  Poster session presented to the Northern Arizona University Festival of Science, September 27, 1997.

Lambrelli, C., Northern Arizona University, 1995.  Articulation test performance of patients with dysphagia.

Hansen, L.,  Northern Arizona University, 1995.  The social and psychological status of patients with severe communication impairment: a speech-language pathology focus.

Henry, T., Northern Arizona University, 1994.  Using dolls to teach children about cleft lip, Part II.

Schroeder, A., Northern Arizona University, 1994. Using dolls to teach children about cleft lip, Part I.

Short, A., Northern Arizona University, 1993.  Dysphagia.

Dean, S. , Northern Arizona University, 1993 .  Dysnomia.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Michigan State University (MSU)        Northern Arizona University (NAU)

ASC 108    Voice and Articulation (MSU)
SPT 161    Fundamentals of Oral Communication  (NAU)
SPH 202    Introduction to Phonetics  (NAU)
SPH 251    Anatomy and Physiology for Speech-Language Pathologists (NAU)
ASC 276    Descriptive Phonetics (MSU)
SPH 350    Language Development  (NAU)
SPH 356    Introduction to Audiology  (NAU)
SPH 451    Clinical Practice in Speech/Language Pathology  (NAU)
SPH 454    Administration of School Speech/Language Programs  (NAU)
SPH 498    Seminar in Articulation Development and Disorders  (NAU)
SPH 505    Neurological Foundations of Speech, Language and Hearing (NAU)
SPH 551    Neuropathologies of Speech  (NAU)
SPH 552    Aphasia and Related Disorders in Adults  (NAU)
SPH 554    Advanced Evaluation  (NAU)
SPH 555    Organic Speech Disorders  (NAU)
SPH 599    Advanced Clinical Methods  (NAU)
SPH 655    Administration of Speech and Hearing Agencies  (NAU)
SPH 652    Voice Disorders: Assessment and Treatment  (NAU)

SUPERVISION of CLINICAL PRACTICUM

SPH 602    Clinical Practicum in Speech Pathology: Clinical Supervisor, 1993-1994; 1994-1995; Director of Summer Clinic: 1992-1995; Coordinator of off-campus sites: 1993-1995.

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

University Level:

2003-              Faculty Senator
2000-2004:    University Assessment Committee
2000-2003:    Academic Chairs Council
2000-2002:    Faculty Development Committee
1998-2001:    Office for Teaching and Learning Effectiveness Advisory Council
1997-1998:    University Library Committee
1997-1998:    Faculty Subcommittee for Periodical Retention and Cancellation
1997-1998:    University WEB Steering Committee
1996-1997:    University Curriculum Committee
1996-1999:    Council on Support Services
1993-1996:    Parking Citation Appeals Board
1994-1995:    Substitute for L. Weems on University Curriculum Committee

College Level:

2001-2002:    Anatomy Committee (Chair)
2000-2001:    Distributed Learning Committee (Resigned in Fall, 2001due to increased duties of Dept. Chair position.)
                       Technology Committee (Resigned when I assumed Dept. Chair position.)
                       Anatomy Committee (Organized the committee and served as Chair)
                       Search Committees: Senior Systems Analyst; Office Automation Specialist
1999-2000:    Technology Committee (Chair)
                       Promotion and Tenure Committee
                       Search Committee: Senior Systems Analyst
1996-1998:    College Scholarship Committee
1997-1999:    College Instructional Technology Committee (Chair, 1998-1999)
1996-1998:    Technical Consultant for Multimedia Classroom, College of Health Professions
1993-1995:    College Minority Recruitment and Retention Committee
1995-1996:    College Diversity Committee
1993-1997:    Miscellaneous Presentations for Recruitment of Students in the Health Professions, on and off Campus.

Department Level:

2002-2004      SST  Department Degree Audit Representative
1998-2000:    Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
1993-2000:    Library Representative        
                       Department Logistics
1996-1998:    Graduate Curriculum Committee
1994-1995:    Chair: Search Committee for Assistant/Associate Professor of Audiology (hire: Fall, 1995)
1993-1994:    Brochure Committee
                      Chair: Search Committee: Assistant Professor of Speech/Language Pathology with emphasis in multicultural affairs (hire: Fall, 1994)
                      Chair: Search Committee for Assistant Professor of Audiology (search continued in 1994)
                      Chair: Search Committee for Assistant/Associate Professor of Audiology (hire: Spring, 1996)
                      Pedagogue for clinical practice experience for graduate students at Flagstaff Medical Center.
                      Coordinated development of neonatal auditory screening project with Children's Rehabilitation Services (and K. Lynn)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

2003-Present: Chair, Professional Advisory Board, HRSA-Funded SLP Assistant Program

2003: Represented NAU at ASHA Legislative Council for Support Personnel, Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.     

Peer Reviewer:

2004: Preventing Medical Errors (Professional Development Resources, inc.)

2004: Research and Statistical Methods in Communicative Disorders (Delmar Learning Publishers)

2002: Case Studies in Communication (Merrill Prentice-Hall)

2000: Neuroscience for Rehabilitation (Prentice Hall)

CONTINUING EDUCATION

AMedia Choices for Online Courses.@  Center for Technology Enhanced Learning workshop, NAU, February 9, 2004.

"Web C.T. 101."  Center for Technology Enhanced Learning workshop, NAU, January, 2004.

"Facilitating Success for All Learners: What Do Cognitive Science and Neuroscience Tell Us?"  Program to enhance and ensure learning for students with disabilities.  University Teaching Center, University of Arizona.  Presented at NAU October 9, 2003.

"Establishing and Assessing Student Learning Outcomes."  Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology.  Chicago, Il., September 26, 2002.

Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders Annual Meeting, 2002: "Workshop for Program Directors and Faculty," "Chairs: New and Used, "AWeb-Based Technology for the Clinic."

"Retaining Students: New Questions and Fresh Perspectives."   Teleconference #1, National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience & Students in Transition.  March 7. 2002.

"Chairing the Academic Department: A Workshop for Division and Department Chairs and Deans."   American Council on Higher Education, February 20-23, 2002.

9th Manchester Phonology Meeting, University of Manchester, England, 24-26 May, 2001.

"Making Meaning: Literacy Strategies for Students with Special Needs Workshop."   Northern Arizona University, July 20, 2001.

Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders Annual Meeting: 2001: "Setting the Stage for Standards," "Successful Management of a Communication Sciences and Disorders Program, " and "The Challenge of Managing Off-Campus Practicum."

Training: Corporate Time schedule management software.  October, 2000.

"Understanding and Enhancing Communication and Language for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders."  Northern Arizona University. Flagstaff, AZ.  July 27-28, 2000.

Workshop: Casablanca non-linear video editing for classroom teaching.  Sedona, AZ., July 16-17, 1998.

Identifying and Applying for Federal, Foundation and Corporate Grants.  RAMS-FIE seminar, San Diego, CA.,  February 20, 1998.

Proposal Writing for Faculty and Researchers.  RAMS-FIE seminar, San Diego, CA.,  February 21, 1998.  

Internet Workshop on Human Conceptual and Mental Development.  Institute for Human Conceptual and Mental Development, Ottawa, On., October 27- December 5, 1997.

NAU/web.97:  Current Practices in Web-Based Course Development.  Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Az.., June 12-15, 1997.

United Nations University/Institute of Advanced Studies Electronic Workshop on the Future of Higher Education and Learning, (participant ) 14 April - May 9, 1997.

Simulated Minority Admission Exercise (Association of American Medical Colleges).  Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ., April 11, 1997.

Visions of the Future: Distance Learning for the 21st Century.  Workshop hosted by Texas Tech. University, Lubbock, TX., March 2-4, 1997.

Teaching-Learning Computer Conferencing Internet Workshop, University of Western Ontario, November, 1996.

Augmentative Communication for Young Children: Engineering Environments for Success.  Workshop at Northern Arizona University Institute for Human Development, March 1995.

Internet Workshops: Introductory; Gopher; Discussion Groups, February 8, 16, 22, 1995.

Teacher Improvement Project System (TIPS) workshop at Northern Arizona University, October 18-20, 1994.

Annual Symposiums on Language, Culture and Education, Tuba City, Az., September 1993 and 1994.

Presentation on facilitative communication techniques, Northern Arizona University Department of Speech Pathology, October 1993.

All-in One training (E-mail) November 1993.

In service Training, Flagstaff (Az..) Medical Center:  Auditory Evoked Response Screening in Neonates, July, 1993.

In service training, Prescott, Az.. Unified School District: Public law and Management of Disruptive Behavior in School-Aged Children, March, 1993.

Annual Meetings of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, 1989; 1991; 1993, 1996, 1997; 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003.   

Philosophy of Teaching:

    Active learners, those who seek knowledge rather than waiting for it to seek them, are the most successful.  Active learners develop an inherent desire to acquire knowledge and skills that will last their entire lives.  They are motivated by the quest for means to help their patients rather than the urge to attain high marks.  The high marks will then take care of themselves.
    As a class instructor, I feel my role is that of one who has been part way down the path and through the woods and returns to help students with news of what to expect along the way.  Perhaps my experience will be of some use to them.  I have seen what awaited me along my journey, but each student will encounter unique turns and changes in footing.
    Thus, I encourage students to engage in class sessions, but to come prepared to focus on learning rather than remembering; on applying rather than regurgitating.  Lectures are intended to give the students the perspective of the learned and experienced lecturer in an atmosphere of trust. This trust assures the student that the instructor has set the proper goals and will open the proper doors to reach those goals.

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Office: 231 B College of Health Professions
Hours: (To Be Announced) Monday through Friday and by Appointment

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