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Profiling predictors of speech intelligibility in individuals with Parkinson's disease
(2020-05)
The current study investigated the perceptual predictors of speech intelligibility in individuals with Parkinson's disease and the magnitude of each in predicting speech intelligibility as perceived by semi-trained listeners. ...
Young adults with dyslexia and their ability to identify stressed syllables within a poetry task
(2022-05)
The purpose of the study was to compare the abilities of young adults with and without a dyslexia diagnosis to accurately identify lexical stress in the context of poetry, including nursery rhymes. Review of the literature ...
Perception of symptoms, current needs, and barriers of service delivery for individuals with Parkinson disease and their families
(2021-05)
Parkinson disease (PD) is a progressive degenerative neurogenic disorder associated with a variety of symptoms and affecting multiple modalities of an individual's functioning. A systematic examination of current perception ...
Comparison of rule-based learning in monolinguals and multilinguals
(2020-05)
The majority of multilingual research has studied monolinguals and bilinguals; however, with the increasing number of multilinguals, it is imperative to focus on multilingual language acquisition and retention. The current ...
Practice distribution and novel word learning in children
(2023-05)
The current study aimed to compare the effectiveness of massed versus distributed practice in improving novel word learning in typical children between the ages of 4-7 years. The study involved twenty-four monolingual ...
Study of lip musculature during speech and nonspeech production tasks using EMG-based outcome measures.
(2023-05)
Non-speech Oral-Motor Exercises (NSOMEs) are oral activities that are thought to influence speech production without actually executing speech (Forrest, 2002). A recurring question among studies investigating the clinical ...
Preliminary investigation into the effectiveness of a virtual reality scenario for adolescents who stutter
(2023-05)
Stuttering is a fluency disorder that is often a lifelong diagnosis, posing challenges in communication and quality of life for people who stutter (PWS). Various interventions have been developed to address these issues, ...
Effects of a 5-week cognitive stimulation program among participants with mild cognitive impairment or dementia
(2023-05)
The aim of this thesis was to investigate the effects of a curated cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) program for participants with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or different stages of dementia living in a local Midwest ...
Executive function and novel word learning in monolingual and bilingual children
(2023-05)
The proposed study aimed to compare the executive function ability of monolingual and bilingual preschoolers between 4 and 6 years. The preliminary data suggests that both groups differed across all the tasks except for ...
Effect of sleep-based consolidation on speech motor learning
(2023-05)
This study investigated the effect of sleep on motor speech learning. Forty-five participants practiced a non-meaningful speech phrase and were tested later for retention. Testing occurred 12-24 hours after practice. ...