CSD Research Symposium

Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 6-7:30 p.m.
Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic
Research Building A, off Hastings Road

This year's event features posters from Penn State undergraduate students, as well as students from North Carolina A&T State University, through a collaboration under the National Science Foundation’s Build and Broaden Program. NC A&T posters are indicated with an asterisk.

1) Unheard Signals: TBI- Related CAPD and the Missing Link in Recovery

Presented by: Grace Schneider, Alex Kana, Gabrielle Goldman 
Faculty Mentor: Maegan Mapes, Au.D., CCC-A

2) Utilizing EEG to Determine How Language and Concreteness Affect Semantic Organization

Presented by: Cameron G. Koch
Faculty Mentor: Chaleece W. Sandberg, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

3) Measuring Tongue Range of Motion in People with Down Syndrome

Presented by: Colleen Williams, Alyssa Lynch, Emily Beeghly
Faculty Mentor: Jimin Lee, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

*4) SLP College Students: The Effect Accents and Dialects Have On Their Communication and Education

Presented by: Alexis Clark, Mina McGee
Faculty Mentor: Joy L. Kennedy, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

5) Associations Between Non-Word Repetition and Sentence Repetition in L1 and L2 English Speakers

Presented by: Sarah Mento, Courtney Gallagher, Leah Daukshus, Tyshia Myers, Abdlrahman Alabdallah, Trina Lord, Raegan Holzhuter
Faculty Mentor: Carol Miller, Ph.D.

6) How Does Final-Consonant Devoicing and Highly Confusable American English Vowels Affect the Production of English in Dutch-English Bilinguals?

Presented by: Merel Padt
Faculty Mentor: Annie Olmstead, Ph.D.

7) Does the Severity of Dysarthria Experienced by Training Talkers Affect the Perceptual Learning Effectiveness in Listeners

Presented by: Julia McCarthy
Faculty Mentor: Annie Olmstead, Ph.D.

*8) The Impact of Oral Motor and Sensory Skills on Early Communication Skills

Presented by: Aliyah Hodges
Faculty Mentor: Deana Lacy McQuitty, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

9) Examining the Intelligibility Differences Between Two Types of Clear Speech

Presented by: Emma Hoorfar
Faculty Mentor: Annie Olmstead, Ph.D.

10) Beyond words: Discovering Language Through EEG Technology

Presented by: Mary Lefever, Alex Kana, Gidey Gezae, Maddie Solano
Faculty Mentor: Carol Miller, Ph.D.

11) Using the Accessible Literacy Learning (ALL) App to Improve Early Reading Outcomes for Learners with Complex Communication Needs

Presented by: Riley Outt, Abby Leigland, Emily Maldonado
Faculty Mentors: Jessica Caron, Ph.D., CCC-SLP; Salena Babb, Ph.D.

*12) Lack of Diversity in the Profession of SLP: Impact on Serving Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Clients

Presented by: Maya Rogers
Faculty Mentor: Deana Lacy McQuitty, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

13) Speech Masking as a Determiner of Bilingual Proficiency

Presented by: Brianna Cadavero
Faculty Mentor: John Lipski, Ph.D.

14) Improving Early Writing Skills in AAC Learners

Presented by: Katie Lynch, Bryan Ciabattoni, Mary Pelicio
Faculty Mentors: Jessica Caron, Ph.D., CCC-SLP; Salena Babb, Ph.D.

15) Role of Attention in Speech-In-Speech Recognition 

Presented by: Madelene Tavarez, Ashton Hadden, Andrea Burgos
Faculty Mentors: Annie Olmstead, Ph.D.; Navin Viswanathan, Ph.D.

*16) Voice Outcomes for Patients Diagnosed with COVID-19: Implications for Speech Language Pathologists

Presented by: Jada Crudup
Faculty Mentor: Deana Lacy McQuitty, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

17) The Use of Spontaneous Swallowing Frequency in Evaluating Dysphagia Across Various Clinical Populations

Presented by: Jacqueline Ford
Faculty Mentor: Aarthi Madhavan, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

18) Longitudinal Vowel Spectral Changes in People with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Presented by: Dani Iodice, Erica Jackson, Merel Padt
Faculty Mentors: Jimin Lee, Ph.D., CCC-SLP; Andrew Geronimo, Ph.D.

19) Longitudinal Changes of Speaking Rate in People with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Presented by: Ryleigh Jozwiak, Ashley Joyner, Marissa Boyer, Heather Killian, Krystyn Fajardo
Faculty Mentors: Jimin Lee, Ph.D., CCC-SLP; Andrew Geronimo, Ph.D.; Elizabeth Krajewski, M.S., CCC-SLP

*20) Impact of Classroom Acoustics: Learning Outcomes in School Aged Children

Presented by: Demi Bernard
Faculty Mentor: Deana Lacy McQuitty, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

21) Examining Phoneme Discrimination Abilities of Adults with Down Syndrome

Presented by: Emma Ferry, Maddie Kalish
Faculty Mentor: Annie Olmstead, Ph.D.

22) Developing a Picture Matching Task to Study Communication Between Individuals with ALS and their Interlocators

Presented by: Grace Gonzalez, Maggie DeVito, Francesca Friedman
Faculty Mentor: Annie Olmstead, Ph.D.

23) Understanding Healthcare Workers Knowledge and Perception of Dysphagia

Presented by: Debra Spaid
Faculty Mentor: Aarthi Madhavan, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

*24) The Incidence and Prevalence of Autism Among Underrepresented Populations: The Untold Story

Presented by: Fallon Cooper
Faculty Mentor: Deana Lacy McQuitty, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

25) Preschoolers' Fast Mapping of Novel Words in Play-Based and Story-Based Exposure Types

Presented by: Trina Lord
Faculty Mentor: Carol Miller, Ph.D.

26) Bridge the Gap: Studying Dialectal Difference in Interaction

Presented by: Gabriella Mirza, Sara Hiller, Karlie Daschbach, Shannon Long, Kate Coll
Faculty Mentor: Navin Viswanathan, Ph.D.

*27) Speech in Belize: Project SHARE (Speech Language and Hearing Reaching Everyone)

Presented by: Derron McQuitty
Faculty Mentor: Deana Lacy McQuitty, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Wednesday, March 22, 2023, 6-7:30 p.m.
Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic
Research Building A, off Hastings Road

After two years of being virtual, we are excited to be back in person for this event and in our new Clinic space!

This year's event features posters from Penn State undergraduate students, as well as students from North Carolina A&T State University, through a collaboration under the National Science Foundation’s Build and Broaden Program. NC A&T posters are indicated with an asterisk.

1) Sentence Repetition Abilities in Individuals with Aphasia: A Scoping Review

Presented by: Veronica Snell
Faculty Mentor: Carol Miller, Ph.D.

2) Informed Consent for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Value of AAC

Presented by: Abigale Baransky
Faculty Mentor: Krista Wilkinson, Ph.D.

3) Longitudinal Changes of Speech Measures in People with Dysarthria Secondary to ALS: Preliminary Observation

Presented by: Danielle Mazzola, Kristen Taylor
Faculty Mentor: Jimin Lee, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

4) Musicians and Hearing Health

Presented by: Lauren Bauer
Faculty Mentors: Diane Williams, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-CL; Maegan Mapes, Au.D.

*5) The Power of Technology: Impact on Early Communication Development in Infants and Toddlers

Presented by: Delanie Robertson
Faculty Mentor: Deana McQuitty, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

6) Predictors of Sentence Repetition in Mexican Spanish-English Bilinguals​

Presented by: Tyshia Myers, Raegan Holzhuter, Courtney Gallagher, Caitlin Connor
Faculty Mentor: Carol Miller, Ph.D.

7) The Clinical Application of ABR on a Patient's Testing Battery

Presented by: Bryan Ciabattoni
Faculty Mentors: Maegan Mapes, Au.D.; Carol Miller, Ph.D.

8) Acoustic Predictors of Vowel Discrimination: The Effect of Language Background

Presented by: Merel Padt
Faculty Mentors: Jimin Lee, Ph.D., CCC-SLP; Annie Olmstead, Ph.D.

9) Sentence Training Tasks

Presented by: Ashton Hadden, Maggie DeVito
Faculty Mentor: Annie Olmstead, Ph.D.

*10) The Impact on Communication Skills on Infants and Toddlers Prenatally Exposed to Illegal Substances

Presented by: Cassidy Gilliam
Faculty Mentor: Deana McQuitty, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

11) Informed Consent in Intellectual Developmental Disabilities

Presented by: Brooke Baetens
Faculty Mentor: Krista Wilkinson, Ph.D.

12) Group Game Therapy for People with Aphasia

Presented by: Mahika Sampat
Faculty Mentor: Chaleece Sandberg, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

13) Qualitative Research Analysis in the Underrepresentation of Women with Autism

Presented by: Brooke Bourgeois, Alyssa Lynch
Faculty Mentor: Krista Wilkinson, Ph.D.

14) Predictors of English Verbal Fluency in Mexican Spanish-English Bilinguals​

Presented by: Raegan Holzhuter, Tyshia Myers, Caitlin Connor, Courtney Gallagher
Faculty Mentor: Carol Miller, Ph.D.

*15) The Relationship Between Poor Prenatal Care of Mothers and Early Communication Development in Infants and Toddlers

Presented by: Aiyanah Akbar
Faculty Mentor: Deana McQuitty, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

16) Vowel-specific Articulatory Kinematic Patterns in Individuals with Dysarthria Secondary to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Presented by: Erica Jackson
Faculty Mentor: Jimin Lee, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

17) Why Reliability and Procedural Fidelity Matters: A Study Teaching Peers to Offer Opportunities to Communicate Choices to Students with Multiple Disabilities

Presented by: Simone Garafalo
Faculty Mentor: Krista Wilkinson, Ph.D.

18) Effect of the SO(A)R Intervention on the Communication Functions of Children with Autism Using AAC

Presented by: Julia Sultana
Faculty Mentor: Diane Williams, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-CL

19) Aphasia and Art Therapy: A Narrative Synthesis

Presented by: Amelia Reese
Faculty Mentor: Chaleece Sandberg, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

*20) Recruitment, Retention, and Leadership of Black Males in CSD: Student Perspectives

Presented by: Derron McQuitty, Griffin Williams, Ziyan Owens
Faculty Mentor: Deana McQuitty, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

21) Three Perspectives on Use and Access of AAC in Hospitals

Presented by: Jenna McCrea
Faculty Mentors: Maegan Mapes, Au.D.; Jessica Caron, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

22) Does Stimulus Onset Asynchrony (lag) Affect the Target Listener’s Transcription Accuracy in Background Speech?

Presented by: Grace Caplan, Andrea Victoria Burgos Mercado
Faculty Mentors: Navin Viswanathan, Ph.D.; Annie Olmstead, Ph.D. 

23) The Training Comparison Between Matching, Clear, and Baseline Speech

Presented by: Grace Gonzalez, Lauren Rosztoczy
Faculty Mentor: Annie Olmstead, Ph.D.

Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 6-8 p.m.
Virtual Undergraduate Research Event

Presenters prepared a poster and a recorded summary of their research, which is available for viewing online. 

During the event, student presenters were available via Zoom to answer questions and discuss their research.

Visit https://sites.psu.edu/ugcsdresearch/ to view the posters.

November 18, 2020
Virtual Undergraduate Research Event

Presenters prepared a poster and a recorded summary of their research, which is available for viewing online. 

During the event, student presenters were available via Zoom to answer questions and discuss their research.

Visit https://sites.psu.edu/csdresearch/ to view the posters.

February 27, 2019, 5:30-7 p.m.
HUB 233A

The CSD Research Symposium highlighted student research by providing the opportunity for student poster presentations from undergraduate and graduate students.