Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders
Special Education and Communication Disorders Faculty Publications
2019
Examining sensory ability, feature matching and assessment-based adaptation for a brain–computer interface using the steady-state visually evoked potential, Jonathan S. Brumberg, Anh Nguyen, Kevin M. Pitt, and Sean D. Lorenz
Motor-Induced Suppression of the N100 Event-Related Potential During Motor Imagery Control of a Speech Synthesizer Brain–Computer Interface, Jonathan S. Brumberg and Kevin M. Pitt
Taste Manipulation and Swallowing Mechanics in Trauma-Related Sensory-Based Dysphagia, Angela M. Dietsch, H. Duncan Dorris, William Pearson, Katie E. Dietrich-Burns, and Nancy Pearl Solomon
Automatic Nonnutritive Suck Waveform Discrimination and Feature Extraction in Preterm Infants, Chunxiao Liao, Austin O. Rosner, Jill L. Maron, Dongli Song, and Steven M. Barlow
Differentiation of Patients with Balance Insufficiency (Vestibular Hypofunction) versus Normal Subjects Using a Low-Cost Small Wireless Wearable Gait Sensor, Tam Q. Nguyen, Jonathan H. Young, Amanda Rodriquez, Steven Zupancic, and Donald Y. C. Lie
Considering Augmentative and Alternative Communication Research for Brain-Computer Interface Practice, Kevin M. Pitt, Jonathan S. Brumberg, and Adrienne R. Pitt
Atoh1 Directs Regeneration and Functional Recovery of the Mature Mouse Vestibular System, Zahra N. Sayyid, Tian Wang, Leon Chen, Sherri M. Jones, and Alan G. Cheng
2018
Early uneven ear input induces long-lasting differences in left-right motor function, Michelle W. Antoine, Xiaoxia Zhu, Marianne Dieterich, Thomas Brandt, Sarath Vijayakumar, Nicholas McKeehan, Joseph C. Arezzo, R. Suzanne Zukin, David A. Borkholder, Sherri M. Jones, Robert D. Frisina, and Jean M. Hébert
Grxcr2 is required for stereocilia morphogenesis in the cochlea, Matthew R. Avenarius, Jae-Yun Jung, Charles Askew, Sherri M. Jones, Kristina L. Hunker, Hela Azaiez, Atteeq U. Rehman, Margit Schraders, Hossein Najmabadi, Hannie Kremer, Richard J. H. Smith, Gwenaelle S. G. Geleoc, David F. Dolan, Yehoash Raphael, and David C. Kohrman
A Non-Invasive Brain-Computer Interface for Real-Time Speech Synthesis: The Importance of Multimodal Feedback, Jonathan S. Brumberg, Kevin M. Pitt, and Jeremy D. Burnison
Brain–Computer Interfaces for Augmentative and Alternative Communication: A Tutorial, Jonathan S. Brumberg, Kevin M. Pitt, Alana Mantie-Kozlowski, and Jeremy D. Burnison
Saliva Production and Enjoyment of Real-Food Flavors in People with and Without Dysphagia and/or Xerostomia, Angela M. Dietsch, Cathy A. Pelletier, and Nancy Pearl Solomon
Working memory in school-age children with and without a persistent speech sound disorder, Kelly Farquharson, Tiffany Hogan, and John E. Bernthal
A Rapid, Handheld Device to Assess Respiratory Resistance: Clinical and Normative Evidence, Aaron B. Holley, Wesley D. Boose, Michael Perkins, Karen L. Sheikh, Nancy P. Solomon, Angela M. Dietsch, Jafar Vossoughi, Arthur T. Johnson, and Jacob F. Collen
My Client Knows That He’s About to Stutter: How Can We Address Stuttering Anticipation during Therapy with Young People Who Stutter?, Eric S. Jackson, Hope Gerlach, Naomi H. Rodgers, and Patricia M. Zebrowski
Loss of α-Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide (αCGRP) Reduces Otolith Activation Timing Dynamics and Impairs Balance, Sherri M. Jones, Sarath Vijayakumar, Samantha A. Dow, Joseph C. Holt, Paivi M. Jordan, and Anne E. Luebke
A screening protocol incorporating brain-computer interface feature matching considerations for augmentative and alternative communication, Kevin M. Pitt and Jonathan S. Brumberg
Guidelines for Feature Matching Assessment of Brain–Computer Interfaces for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Kevin M. Pitt and Jonathan S. Brumberg
2017
Swallowing Mechanics Associated With Artificial Airways, Bolus Properties, and Penetration–Aspiration Status in Trauma Patients, Angela M. Dietsch, Christopher B. Rowley, Nancy Pearl Solomon, and William G. Pearson Jr.
A Preliminary Study of a Spanish Graphic Novella Targeting Hearing Loss Prevention, Mark Guiberson and Emily Wakefield
RAP: A Reading Comprehension Strategy for Students with Learning Disabilities and Concomitant Speech-Language Impairments or ADHD, Suzanne E. Kemp
Neuropharmacological Targets for Drug Action in Vestibular Sensory Pathways, Choongheon Lee and Timothy A. Jones
Assessment with children who need augmentative and alternative communication (AAC): Clinical decisions of AAC specialists., Shelley Lund, Quach Wendy, Kristy S.E. Weissling, Miechelle L. McKelvey, and Aimee R. Dietz
Gfi1Cre mice have early onset progressive hearing loss and induce recombination in numerous inner ear non-hair cells, Maggie Matern, Sarath Vijayakumar, Zachary Margulies, Beatrice Milon, Yang Song, Ran Elkon, Xiaoyu Zhang, Sherri M. Jones, and Ronna Hertzano
Development of Tract-Specific White Matter Pathways During Early Reading Development in At-Risk Children and Typical Controls, Yingying Wang, Meaghan V. Mauer, Talia Raney, Barbara Peysakhovich, Bryce L. C. Becker, Danielle D. Silva, and Nadine Gaab
2016
Using Motor Imagery to Control Brain-Computer Interfaces for Communication, Jonathan S. Brumberg, Jeremy D. Burnison, and Kevin M. Pitt
Factor Analysis of the Preschool Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale for Children in Head Start Programs, Cynthia J. Cress, Matthew C. Lambert, and Michael Epstein
A History of the Audiology Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln: 1920 to 2015, T. Newell Decker
Teacher Perceptions of Two Multi-Component Interventions: Disability Awareness and Science, Emily A. Dorsey, Chryso Mouzourou, Hyejin Park, Michaelene M. Ostrosky, and Paddy C. Favazza
Using Caregiver Strain to Predict Participation in a Peer-Support Intervention for Parents of Children With Emotional or Behavioral Needs, Kristin Duppong-Hurley, Stacy-Ann A. January, and Matthew C. Lambert
Stereocilia-staircase spacing is influenced by myosin III motors and their cargos espin-1 and espin-like, Seham Ebrahim, Matthew R. Avenarius, M’hamed Grati, Jocelyn F. Krey, Alanna M. Windsor, Aurea D. Sousa, Angela Ballesteros, Runjia Cui, Bryan A. Millis, Felipe T. Salles, Michelle A. Baird, Michael W. Davidson, Sherri M. Jones, Dongseok Choi, Lijin Dong, Manmeet H. Raval, Christopher M. Yengo, Peter G. Barr- Gillespie, and Bechara Kachar
Assessing the Writing Achievement of Young Struggling Writers: Application of Generalizability Theory, Steve Graham, Michael Hebert, Michael Paige Sandbank, and Karen R. Harris
Students at Enrollment Into CommunityBased Systems of Care: Characteristics and Predictors of Functioning in School, Stacy-Ann A. January, Matthew C. Lambert, Michael Epstein, Mary Spooner, and Tesfayi Gebreselassie
Annexin A5 is the Most Abundant Membrane-Associated Protein in Stereocilia but is Dispensable for Hair-Bundle Development and Function, Jocelyn F. Krey, Meghan Drummond, Sarah Foster, Edward Porsov, Sarath Vijayakumar, Dongseok Choi, Karen Friderici, Sherri M. Jones, Alfred L. Nuttall, and Peter G. Barr-Gillespie
Latent Structure of Scores From the Emotional and Behavioral Screener, Matthew C. Lambert, Stacy-Ann A. January, and Corey D Pierce
Differential effects of Cdh23753A on auditory and vestibular functional aging in C57BL/6J mice, Bruce E. Mock, Sarath Vijayakumar, Jessica Pierce, Timothy A. Jones, and Sherri M. Jones
Real-Time Classification of Patients with Balance Disorders vs. Normal Subjects Using a Low-Cost Small Wireless Wearable Gait Sensor, Bhargava Teja Nukala, Taro Nakano, Amanda Rodriguez, Jerry Tsay, Jerry Lopez, Tam Q. Nguyen, Steven Zupancic, and Donald Y. C. Lie
Applied Examples of Screening Students At Risk of Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities, Corey D. Pierce, Philip D. Nordness, Michael Epstein, and Douglas Cullinan
Predicting Speech Intelligibility Decline in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Based on the Deterioration of Individual Speech Subsystems, Panying Rong, Yana Yunusova, Jun Wang, Lorne Zinman, Gary Pattee, James D. Berry, Bridget Perry, and Jordan R. Green
Professional Practice and Ethical Issues Related to Physical Restraint and Seclusion in Schools, Brenda Scheuermann, Reece L. Peterson, Joseph B. Ryan, and Glenna Billingsley
Dysphagia Management and Research in an Acute-Care Military Treatment Facility: The Role of Applied Informatics, Nancy Pearl Solomon, Angela M. Dietsch, Katie E. Dietrich-Burns, Edda L. Styrmisdottir, and Christopher S. Armao
Program Monitoring Practices for Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Early Intervention, Anne E. Thomas and Christine Marvin
2015
Using Visual Scene Displays as Communication Support Options for People with Chronic, Severe Aphasia: A Summary of AAC Research and Future Research Directions, David R. Beukelman, Karen Hux, Aimee R. Dietz, Miechelle L. McKelvey, and Kristy S.E. Weissling
Deletion of Shank1 Has Minimal Effects on the Molecular Composition and Function of Glutamatergic Afferent Postsynapses in the Mouse Inner Ear, Jeremy P. Braude, Sarath Vijayakumar, Katherine Baumgarner, Rebecca Laurine, Timothy A. Jones, Sherri M. Jones, and Sonya J. Pyott
Effects of Age, Sex, and Body Position on Orofacial Muscle Tone in Healthy Adults, Angela M. Dietsch, Heather M. Clark, Jessica N. Steiner, and Nancy Pearl Solomon
Convergent Validity of the Strength-Based Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale with Youth in a Residential Setting, Kristin Duppong-Hurley, Matthew C. Lambert, Michael H. Epstein, and Amy Stevens
Examining Change in Therapeutic Alliance to Predict Youth Mental Health Outcomes, Kristin Duppong-Hurley, Mark J. Van Ryzin, Matthew Lambert, and Amy L. Stevens
RFX Transcription Factors are Essential for Hearing in Mice, Ran Elkon, Beatrice Milon, Laura Morrison, Manan Shah, Sarath Vijayakumar, Manoj Racherla, Carmen C. Leitch, Lorna Silipino, Shadan Hadi, Michèle Weiss-Gayte, Emmanuèle Barras, Christoph D. Schmid, Aouatef Ait-Lounis, Ashley Barnes, Yang Song, David J. Eisenman, Efrat Eliyahu, Gregory I. Frolenkov, Scott E. Strome, Bénédicte Durand, Norann A. Zaghloul, Sherri M. Jones, Walter Reith, and Ronna Hertzano
Psychometric Evaluation of the Symptoms and Functioning Severity Scale (SFSS) Short Forms with Out-of-Home Care Youth, Thomas J. Gross, Kristin Duppong-Hurley, Matthew C. Lambert, Michael Epstein, and Amy L. Stevens
Technical Adequacy and Acceptability of Curriculum-Based Measurement and the Measures of Academic Progress, Stacy-Ann A. January and Scott P. Ardoin
Validation of the Symptoms and Functioning Severity Scale in Residential Group Care, Matthew C. Lambert, Kristin Duppong-Hurley, Thomas J. Gross, Michael Epstein, and Amy L. Stevens
Vocabulary Word Instruction for Students Who Read Braille, Mackenzie E. Savaiano, Donald L. Compton, Deborah D. Hatton, and Blair P. Lloyd
Professional Practice and Ethical Issues Related to Physical Restraint and Seclusion in Schools, Brenda Scheuermann, Reece Peterson, Joseph B. Ryan, and Glenna Billingsley
Tolerance of the VocaLog Vocal Monitor by Healthy Persons and Individuals With Parkinson Disease, Jeff Searl and Angela M. Dietsch
Vestibular Dysfunction, Altered Macular Structure and Trait Localization in A/J Inbred Mice, Sarath Vijayakumar, Teresa E. Lever, Jessica Pierce, Xing Zhao, David Bergstrom, Yunxia Wang Lundberg, Timothy A. Jones, and Sherri M. Jones
2014
Amplitude-Integrated EEG and Range-EEG Modulation Associated with Pneumatic Orocutaneous Stimulation in Preterm Infants, Steven M. Barlow, Priya Jegatheesan, Sunshine Weiss, Balaji Govindaswami, Jaehoon Lee, Austin Oder, and Dongli Song
Frequency-Modulated Orocutaneous Stimulation Promotes Non-nutritive Suck Development in Preterm Infants with Respiratory Distress Syndrome or Chronic Lung Disease, Steven M. Barlow, Jaehoon Lee, Jingyan Wang, Austin Oder, Sue Hall, Kendi Knox, Kathleen Weatherstone, and Diane Thompson
Perceptual and instrumental assessments of orofacial muscle tone in dysarthric and normal speakers, Angela M. Dietsch, Nancy Pearl Solomon, Laura A. Sharkey, Joseph R. Duffy, Edythe A. Strand, and Heather M. Clark
The Effect of Barium on Perceptions of Taste Intensity and Palatability, Angela M. Dietsch, Nancy Pearl Solomon, Catriona M. Steele, and Cathy A. Pelletier
The Impact of Interface Design During an Initial High-Technology AAC Experience: A Collective Case Study of People with Aphasia, Aimee R. Dietz, Kristy S.E. Weissling, Julie Griffith, Miechelle L. McKelvey, and Devan Macke
Phonological and lexical influences on phonological awareness in children with specific language impairment and dyslexia, Kelly Farquharson, Tracy M. Centanni, Chelsea E. Franzluebbers, and Tiffany Hogan
Academic Supports and Tutoring, Strategy Brief., Scott Fluke, Ann O'Connor, Jenna Strawhun, and Reece L. Peterson
Supporting Narrative Retells for People With Aphasia Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Photographs or Line Drawings? Text or No Text?, Julie Griffith, Aimee R. Dietz, and Kristy S.E. Weissling
3D Dynamic Visualization of Swallowing from Multi-Slice Computed Tomography, Andrew K. Ho, Mark A. Nicosia, Angela Dietsch, William Pearson, Jana Rieger, Nancy Solomon, Maureen Stone, Yoko Inamoto, Eiichi Saitoh, Sheldon Green, and Sidney Fels
Reading acceleration training changes brain circuitry in children with reading difficulties, Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus, Jennifer J. Vannest, Darren Kadis, Nicole Cicchino, Yingying Y. Wang, and Scott K. Holland
Genetics of Peripheral Vestibular Dysfunction: Lessons from Mutant Mouse Strains, Sherri M. Jones and Timothy A. Jones
Treating Myofunctional Disorders: A Multiple-Baseline Study of a New Treatment Using Electropalatography, Alana Mantie-Kozlowski and Kevin M. Pitt
The influence of audibility on speech recognition with nonlinear frequency compression for children and adults with hearing loss, Ryan W. McCreery, Joshua Alexander, Marc A. Brennan, Brenda Hoover, Judy Kopun, and Patricia G. Stelmachowicz
Testing of the VocaLog Vocal Monitor, Jeff Searl and Angela M. Dietsch
Modulation of EEG spectral edge frequency during patterned pneumatic oral stimulation in preterm infants, Dongli Song, Priya Jegatheesan, Sunshine Weiss, Balaji Govindaswami, Jingyan Wang, Jaehoon Lee, Austin Oder, and Steven M. Barlow
Characterization Of Sex-Based Differences In The Mechanical Properties Of Human Finger Glabrous Tissue Using A Fiberoptic Sensor, Lalit Venkatesan and Steven M. Barlow
2013
Effects Of Body Position And Sex Group On Tongue Pressure Generation, Angela M. Dietsch, Carmen M. Cirstea, Ed T. Auer, and Jeff P. Searl
Personalizing AAC for People with Aphasia: The Role of Text and Pictures, Aimee R. Dietz, Kristy S.E. Weissling, Julie Griffith, and Miechelle L. McKelvey
Therapeutic Alliance Between Youth and Staff in Residential Group Care: Psychometrics of the Therapeutic Alliance Quality Scale, Kristin Duppong-Hurley, Matthew C. Lambert, Mark Van Ryzin, Justin Sullivan, and Amy Stevens
Bulbar and speech motor assessment in ALS: Challenges and future directions, Jordan R. Green, Yana Yunusova, Mili S. Kuruvilla, Jun Wang, Gary Pattee, Lori Synhorst, Lorne Zinman, and James D. Berry
Supporting Narrative Retells for People with Aphasia using AAC: Photographs or Line Drawings? Text or No Text?, Julie Griffith, Aimee R. Dietz, and Kristy S.E. Weissling
Using Text-to-Speech Reading Support for an Adult With Mild Aphasia and Cognitive Impairment, Judy Harvey, Karen Hux, and Jeffry Snell
Measurement Properties of the Motivation for Youth Treatment Scale with a Residential Group Home Population, Matthew C. Lambert, Kristin Duppong-Hurley, M. Michele Athay Tomlinson, and Amy L. Stevens
ELECTROPALATOGRAPHY AS AN ADJUNCT TO NONSPEECH OROFACIAL MYOFUNCTIONAL DISORDER ASSESSMENTS: A FEASIBILITY STUDY, Alana Mantie-Kozlowski and Kevin M. Pitt
Maximizing Audibility and Speech Recognition with Non-Linear Frequency Compression by Estimating Audible Bandwidth, Ryan W. McCreery, Marc A. Brennan, Brenda Hoover, Judy Kopun, and Patricia G. Stelmachowicz
There is a continued need for empirical data supporting the treatment of people with aphasia in the acute care setting including the use of modified melodic intonation therapy, Miechelle L. McKelvey and Kristy S.E. Weissling
Increases in Cognitive and Linguistic Processing Primarily Account for Increases in Speaking Rate With Age, Ignatius S. B. Nip and Jordan R. Green
Short-Term Effects of Pacifier Texture on NNS in Neurotypical Infants, Austin L. Oder, David L. Stalling, and Steven M. Barlow
Effects of Environmental Stimulation on Infant Vocalizations and Orofacial Dynamics at the Onset of Canonical Babbling, Meredith Poore Harold and Steven M. Barlow
The DSM-5 changes and ADHD: More than a tweak of terms, Brenton Prosser and Robert C. Reid
Family teacher and parent perceptions of youth needs and preparedness for transition upon discharge from residential care, Alexandra L. Trout, Steven Hoffman, Michael Epstein, and Ronald W. Thompson
2012
Frequency Modulation and Spatiotemporal Stability of the sCPG in Preterm Infants with RDS, Steven M. Barlow, Mimi Burch, Lalit Venkatesan, Meredith Harold, and Emily Zimmerman
Modification of Perioral Stiffness in Patients With Repaired Cleft Lip and Palate, Steven M. Barlow, Carroll-Ann Trotman, Shin-Ying Chu, and Jaehoon Lee
Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Preschool Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale (PreBERS) with Preschool Children with Disabilities, Cynthia J. Cress, Lori Synhorst, Michael Epstein, and Elizabeth Allen
Aberrant Neuromagnetic Activation in the Motor Cortex in Children with Acute Migraine: A Magnetoencephalography Study, Xinyao Guo, Jing Xiang, Yingying Wang, Hope O'Brien, Marielle Kabbouche, Paul Horn, Scott W. Powers, and Andrew D. Hershey
Spatiotemporal Coupling of the Tongue in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Mili S. Kuruvilla, Jordan R. Green, Yana Yunusova, and Kathy Hanford
Is weak oral language associated with poor spelling in school-age children with specific language impairment, dyslexia or both?, Jillian H. McCarthy, Tiffany Hogan, and Hugh W. Catts
A novel fixed-target task to determine articulatory speed constraints in persons with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Antje Mefferd, Jordan R. Green, and Gary L. Pattee
Endoscopic and Stroboscopic Presentation of the Larynx in Male-to-Female Transsexual Persons, Derek Palmer, Angela M. Dietsch, and Jeff Searl
Distinct developmental profiles in typical speech acquisition, Jennell C. Vick, Thomas F. Campbell, Lawrence D. Shriberg, Jordan R. Green, Hervé Abdi, Heather Leavy Rusiewicz, Lakshmi Venkatesh, and Christopher A. Moore
Augmented input: The effect of visuographic supports on the auditory comprehension of people with chronic aphasia, Sarah E. Wallace, Aimee R. Dietz, Karen Hux, and Kristy S.E. Weissling
Sentence recognition from articulatory movements for silent speech interfaces, Jun Wang, Ashok Samal, Jordan R. Green, and Frank Rudzicz
Whole-Word Recognition from Articulatory Movements for Silent Speech Interfaces, Jun Wang, Ashok Samal, Jordan R. Green, and Frank Rudzicz
Accuracy of perceptual and acoustic methods for the detection of inspiratory loci in spontaneous speech, Yu-Tsai Wang, Ignatius S. B. Nip, Jordan R. Green, Ray D. Kent, Jane Finley Kent, and Cara Ullman
A Kinematic Description of the Temporal Characteristics of Jaw Motion for Early Chewing: Preliminary Findings, Erin M. Wilson, Jordan R. Green, and Gary Weismer