The Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders (SECD) is one of seven academic departments in the College of Education and Human Sciences (CEHS) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Mission
SECD is dedicated to enhancing the lives of individuals with special needs, their families, schools, and communities.

Vision
Our vision is that every individual with special needs will:
-achieve maximum potential for learning.
-communicate autonomously.
-enjoy optimum health and well-being throughout the lifespan.

Values
Diversity - Our faculty represent diverse expertise in research, teaching and outreach encompassing professions of practice in special education, speech-language pathology and audiology.
Respect - We respect diverse people, viewpoints, ideas and perspectives.
Dedication - We are passionate about and dedicated to the mission of the department and college, focused on success in advancing knowledge, training leaders, and serving our clients, their families and our communities.
Collegiality - Our interactions with others are respectful, polite and professional. Each member's contribution is valued.
Creativity/Innovation - We strive to solve difficult problems to advance the department's professions of practice. We deal with complex issues facing individuals with special needs or disabilities, their families, schools and communities.
Collaboration - We work together across multiple disciplines and scientific fields in order to find answers and solve difficult and complex problems related to individuals with special needs.
Integrity - We carry out our mission and strive for our goals with the highest level of integrity.

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2009

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Types of Language Disorders in Students Classified as ED: Prevalence and Association with Learning Disabilities and Psychopathology, Gregory J. Benner, Richard E. Mattison, J. Ron Nelson, and Nicole C. Ralston

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Changes in Responsiveness when Brain Injury Survivors with Impaired Consciousness Hear Different Voices, Steffany Chleboun, Karen Hux, and Jeff Snell

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Nonparticipatory Stiffness in the Male Perioral Complex, Shin-Ying Chu, Steven M. Barlow, and Jaehoon Lee

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Effects of audibility and multichannel wide dynamic range compression on consonant recognition for listeners with severe hearing loss, Evelyn Davies-Venn, Pamela Souza, Marc Brennan, and G. Christopher Stecker

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A Short Report: Word-Level Phonological and Lexical Characteristics Interact to Influence Phoneme Awareness, Tiffany Hogan

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Future advances in the early detection of reading risk: Subgroups, dynamic relations, and advanced methodologies: Epilogue to Journal of Learning Disabilities Special Edition “Advances in the Early Detection of Reading Risk”, Tiffany Hogan and Jennifer M. Thomson

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Modified Head Shake Computerized Dynamic Posturography, Julie A. Honaker, Connie M. Converse, and Neil T. Shepard

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Chronic Subjective Dizziness (CSD) vs. Conversion Disorder: Discussion of clinical findings and rehabilitation., Julie A. Honaker, Jane M. Gilbert, and Jeffrey P. Staab

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Fukuda Stepping Test: Sensitivity and Specificity, Julie A. Honaker and Neil T. Shepard

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Modeling the Developmental Patterns of Auditory Evoked Magnetic Fields in Children, Rupesh Kotecha, Maria Pardos, Yingying Wang, Ting Wu, Paul Horn, David Brown, Douglas Rose, Ton deGrauw, and Jing Xiang

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The Child Outcomes of a Behavior Model, J. Ron Nelson, Kristin Duppong-Hurley, Lori Synhorst, Michael Epstein, Scott Stage, and Jacquelyn Buckley

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Early speech motor development: Cognitive and linguistic considerations, Ignatius S. B. Nip, Jordan R. Green, and David B. Marx

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Statistical Frequency in Perception Affects Children’s Lexical Production, Peter T. Richtsmeier, LouAnn Gerken, Lisa Goffman, and Tiffany Hogan

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Professional Development in Early Childhood Programs: Process Issues and Research Needs, Susan M. Sheridan, Carolyn P. Edwards, Christine A. Marvin, and Lisa L. Knoche

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A Nonword Repetition Task for Speakers with Misarticulations: The Syllable Repetition Task (SRT), Lawrence D. Shriberg, Heather L. Lohmeier, Thomas F. Campbell, Christine A. Dollaghan, Jordan R. Green, and Christopher A. Moore

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Introduction: Advances in the early detection of reading risk, Jennifer M. Thomson and Tiffany Hogan

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Vowel Recognition from Articulatory Position Time-Series Data, Jun Wang, Ashok Samal, Jordan R. Green, and Tom D. Carrell

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The development of jaw motion for mastication, Erin M. Wilson and Jordan R. Green

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Frequency and spatial characteristics of highfrequency neuromagnetic signals in childhood epilepsy, Jing Xiang, Yang Liu, Yingying Wang, Elijah G. Kirtman, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Kotecha, Yangmei Chen, Xiaolin Huo, Hisako Fujiwara, Nat Hemasilpin, Ki Lee, Francesco T. Mangano, James Leach, Blaise Jones, Ton DeGrauw, and Douglas Rose

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Accuracy Assessment for AG500, Electromagnetic Articulograph, Yana Yunusova, Jordan R. Green, and Antje Mefferd

2008

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Academic Processing Speed Mediates the Influence of Both Externalizing Behavior and Language Skills on the Academic Skills of Students with Emotional Disturbance, Gregory J. Benner, J. Ron Nelson, Jill H. Allor, Paul Mooney, and Tao Dai

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Non-Nutritive Suck Parameter in Preterm Infants with RDS, Meredith Estep, Steven M. Barlow, Rajesh Vantipalli, Donald Finan, and Jaehoon Lee

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Convergent Validity of the Early Childhood Behavior Problem Screening Scale  , Annette Griffith, J. Ron Nelson, Michael Epstein, and Bjorn Pederson

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Migraine-associated vestibulopathy, Julie A. Honaker and Ravi N. Samy

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Academic Performance of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Served in a Self-Contained Setting, Kathleen Lynne Lane, Sally M. Barton-Arwood, J. Ron Nelson, and Joseph Wehby

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Regional volumetric change of the tongue during mastication in pigs, Z. J. Liu, B. Yamamura, V. Shcherbatyy, and Jordan R. Green

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Respiratory treatment history predicts suck pattern stability in preterm infants, Meredith Poore, Steven M. Barlow, Jingyan Wang, Mereditch Estep, and Jaehoon Lee

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Getting Ready: Promoting School Readiness through a Relationship-Based Partnership Model, Susan M. Sheridan, Christine Marvin, Lisa Knoche, and Carolyn P. Edwards

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Babbling, Chewing, and Sucking: Oromandibular Coordination at 9 Months, Roger W. Steeve, Christopher A. Moore, Jordan R. Green, Kevin J. Reilly, and Jacki Ruark McMurtrey

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Respiratory Distress Syndrome Degrades the Fine Structure of the Non-Nutritive Suck In Preterm Infants, Susan Stumm, Steven M. Barlow, Meredith Estep, Jaehoon Lee, Susan Cannon, Joy Carlson, and Donald Finan

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Task Specificity in Early Oral Motor Development, Erin M. Wilson, Jordan R. Green, Yana Y. Yunusova, and Christopher A. Moore

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Pacifier Stiffness Alters the Dynamics of the Suck Central Pattern Generator, Emily Zimmerman and Steven M. Barlow

2007

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Students Learn about Documentation throughout Their Teacher Education Program, Carolyn P. Edwards, Susan Churchill, Mary Gabriel, Ruth Heaton, Julie Jones-Branch, Christine Marvin, and Michelle Rupiper

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Modulation Of The Trigeminofacial Pathway During Syllabic Speech, Meredith Estep and Steven M. Barlow

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Estimating Mandibular Motion Based on Chin Surface Targets During Speech, Jordan R. Green, Erin M. Wilson, Yu-Tsai Wang, and Christopher A. Moore

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Vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials, Julie A. Honaker and Ravi N. Samy

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Factor Structure, Internal Consistency, and Interrater Reliability of the Early Childhood Behavior Problem Screening Scale, J. Ron Nelson, Michael Epstein, Annette Griffith, and John Hopper

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Fostering the Development of Vocabulary Knowledge and Reading Comprehension Though Contextually-Based Multiple Meaning Vocabulary Instruction, J. Ron Nelson and Scott A. Stage

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Risk Factors Predictive of the Problem Behavior of Children At Risk for Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, J. Ron Nelson, Scott Stage, Kristin Duppong-Hurley, Lori Synhorst, and Michael H. Epstein

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Functional Outcomes of Cleft Lip Surgery. Part I: Study Design and Surgeon Ratings of Lip Disability and Need for Lip Revision, Carroll-Ann Trotman, Ceib Phillips, Greg K. Essick, Julian J. Faraway, Steven M. Barlow, H. Wolfgang Losken, John van Aalst, and Lyna Rogers

2006

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Spontaneous Facial Motility in Infancy: A 3D Kinematic Analysis, Jordan R. Green and Erin M. Wilson

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Interrelationships among Language Skills, Externalizing Behavior, and Academic Fluency and Their Impact on the Academic Skills of Students with ED, J. Ron Nelson, Gregory J. Benner, Stern Neill, and Scott A. Stage

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Differentiating Phonotactic Probability and Neighborhood Density in Adult Word Learning, Holly L. Storkel, Jonna Armbrüster, and Tiffany Hogan

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Coordinative Organization of Lingual Propulsion during the Normal Adult Swallow, Erin M. Wilson and Jordan R. Green

2005

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Gaze-Shift Patterns of Young Children with Developmental Disabilities who are at Risk for being Nonspeaking, Kelli Arens, Cynthia J. Cress, and Christine Marvin

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Are Specific Language Impairment and Dyslexia Distinct Disorders?, Hugh W. Catts, Suzanne M. Adlof, Tiffany Hogan, and Susan Ellis Weismer

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Teacher factors associated with preschool teacher-child relationships: Teaching efficacy and parent-teacher relationships, Li-Chuan Chung, Christine A. Marvin, and Susan L. Churchill

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Teacher Factors Associated with Preschool Teacher–Child Relationships: Teaching Efficacy and Parent–Teacher Relationships, Li-Chuan Chung, Christine Marvin, and Susan Churchill

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The Relationship Between Phonological Awareness and Reading: Implications for the Assessment of Phonological Awareness, Tiffany Hogan, Hugh W. Catts, and Todd D. Little

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Effects of a Prereading Intervention on the Literacy and Social Skills of Children, J. Ron Nelson, Scott A. Stage, Michael H. Epstein, and Corey D. Pierce

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Transitioning from analog to digital audio recording in childhood speech sound disorders, Lawrence D. Shriberg, Jane L. McSweeny, Bruce E. Anderson, Thomas F. Campbell, Michael R. Chial, Jordan R. Green, Katherina K. Hauner, Christopher A. Moore, Heather L. Rusiewicz, and David L. Wilson

2004

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Algorithmic Estimation of Pauses in Extended Speech Samples of Dysarthric and Typical Speech, Jordan R. Green, David R. Beukelman, and Laura J. Ball

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Diagnostic Assessment of Childhood Apraxia of Speech Using Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) Methods, John-Paul Hosom, Lawrence Shriberg, and Jordan R. Green

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Time series analysis of jaw muscle contraction and tissue deformation during mastication in miniature pigs, Z. J. Liu, Jordan R. Green, C. A. Moore, and S. W. Herring

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Preparing Teachers for Family Centered Services: A Survey of Preservice Curriculum Content, Michelle Rupiper and Christine Marvin

2003

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Language Basis of Reading Disabilities and Implications for Early Identification and Remediation, Hugh W. Catts and Tiffany Hogan

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Subgrouping Poor Readers on the Basis of Individual Differences in Reading-Related Abilities, Hugh W. Catts, Tiffany Hogan, and Marc E. Fey

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Common Questions about AAC Services in Early Intervention, Cynthia J. Cress and Christine A. Marvin

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More on the Role of the Mandible in Speech Production: Clinical Correlates of Green, Moore, and Reilly’s (2002) Findings AND Methodological Issues in Studies of Early Articulatory Development: A Response to Dworkin, Meleca, and Stachler (2003), James Paul Dworkin, Robert J. Meleca, Robert J. Stachler, Jordan R. Green, Christopher A. Moore, and Kevin J. Reilly

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Assessing the Wraparound Process During Family Planning Meetings, Michael Epstein, Philip D. Nordness, Krista Kutash, Al Duchnowski, Sheryl Schrepf, Greg J. Brenner, and J. Ron Nelson

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Tongue-surface movement patterns during speech and swallowing, Jordan R. Green and Yu-Tsai Wang

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Searching for an Alternate Way to Identify Young Creative Minds: A Classroom-Based Observation Approach, Ki-Soon Han, Christine Marvin, and Anne Walden

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Administrative Support and Challenges in Nebraska Public School Early Childhood Programs: Preliminary Study, Christine Marvin, Barbara LaCost, Marilyn Grady, and Paul Mooney

2002

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The Sequential Development of Jaw and Lip Control for Speech, Jordan R. Green, Christopher A. Moore, and Kevin J. Reilly

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Multiple Creativities? Investigating Domain-Specificity of Creativity in Young Children, Ki-Soon Han and Christine Marvin

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Implementation of the Sound Partners Reading Program, Nancy E. Marchand-Martella, Ronald C. Martella, J. Ron Nelson, Lynn Waterbury, Sharon A. Shelley, Charalambos Cleanthous, and David Hatfield

2001

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Relative Kinematics of the Rib Cage and Abdomen during Speech and Nonspeech Behaviors of 15-Month-Old Children, Christopher A. Moore, Tammy J. Caulfield, and Jordan R. Green

2000

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A Comparative Analysis of Teachers', Caucasian Parents', and Hispanic Parents' Views of Problematic School Survival Behaviors, Lisa Aaroe and J. Ron Nelson

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The Physiologic Development of Speech Motor Control: Lip and Jaw Coordination, Jordan R. Green, Christopher A. Moore, Masahiko Higashikawa, and Roger W. Steeve

1999

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A Statewide Survey of Special Education Administrators And School Psychologists Regarding Functional Behavioral Assessment, J. Ron Nelson, Maura L. Roberts, Robert B. Rutherford Jr., Sarup R. Mathur, and Lisa A. Aaroe

1997

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Development of Chewing in Children From 12 to 48 Months: Longitudinal Study of EMG Patterns, Jordan R. Green, Christopher A. Moore, Jacki L. Ruark, Paula R. Rodda, Wendy T. Morvee, and Marcus J. van Witzenburg

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Central auditory system plasticity: Generalization to novel stimuli following listening training, Kelly Tremblay, Nina Krause, Thomas D. Carrell, and Therese McGee

1996

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Designing Supportive School Environments, J. Ron Nelson and Geoff Colvin

1992

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The Effects of Teaching a Summary Skills Strategy to Students Identified as Learning Disabled on Their Comprehension of Science Text, J. Ron Nelson, Deborah J. Smith, and John M. Dodd

1991

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Prereferral Intervention: A Review of the Research, J. Ron Nelson, Deborah J. Smith, Lonnie Taylor, John M. Dodd, and Ken Reavis

1989

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Postsecondary Education for Students with Learning Disabilities, J. Ron Nelson and Benjamin Lignugaris/Kraft