Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders
Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders: Faculty Publications
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.
2006
Spontaneous Facial Motility in Infancy: A 3D Kinematic Analysis, Jordan R. Green and Erin M. Wilson
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
Differentiating Phonotactic Probability and Neighborhood Density in Adult Word Learning, Holly L. Storkel, Jonna Armbrüster, and Tiffany Hogan
Coordinative Organization of Lingual Propulsion during the Normal Adult Swallow, Erin M. Wilson and Jordan R. Green
2005
Gaze-Shift Patterns of Young Children with Developmental Disabilities who are at Risk for being Nonspeaking, Kelli Arens, Cynthia J. Cress, and Christine Marvin
Are Specific Language Impairment and Dyslexia Distinct Disorders?, Hugh W. Catts, Suzanne M. Adlof, Tiffany Hogan, and Susan Ellis Weismer
Teacher factors associated with preschool teacher-child relationships: Teaching efficacy and parent-teacher relationships, Li-Chuan Chung, Christine A. Marvin, and Susan L. Churchill
Teacher Factors Associated with Preschool Teacher–Child Relationships: Teaching Efficacy and Parent–Teacher Relationships, Li-Chuan Chung, Christine Marvin, and Susan Churchill
The Relationship Between Phonological Awareness and Reading: Implications for the Assessment of Phonological Awareness, Tiffany Hogan, Hugh W. Catts, and Todd D. Little
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
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
Algorithmic Estimation of Pauses in Extended Speech Samples of Dysarthric and Typical Speech, Jordan R. Green, David R. Beukelman, and Laura J. Ball
Diagnostic Assessment of Childhood Apraxia of Speech Using Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) Methods, John-Paul Hosom, Lawrence Shriberg, and Jordan R. Green
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
Preparing Teachers for Family Centered Services: A Survey of Preservice Curriculum Content, Michelle Rupiper and Christine Marvin
2003
Language Basis of Reading Disabilities and Implications for Early Identification and Remediation, Hugh W. Catts and Tiffany Hogan
Subgrouping Poor Readers on the Basis of Individual Differences in Reading-Related Abilities, Hugh W. Catts, Tiffany Hogan, and Marc E. Fey
Common Questions about AAC Services in Early Intervention, Cynthia J. Cress and Christine A. Marvin
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
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
Tongue-surface movement patterns during speech and swallowing, Jordan R. Green and Yu-Tsai Wang
Searching for an Alternate Way to Identify Young Creative Minds: A Classroom-Based Observation Approach, Ki-Soon Han, Christine Marvin, and Anne Walden
Administrative Support and Challenges in Nebraska Public School Early Childhood Programs: Preliminary Study, Christine Marvin, Barbara LaCost, Marilyn Grady, and Paul Mooney
2002
The Sequential Development of Jaw and Lip Control for Speech, Jordan R. Green, Christopher A. Moore, and Kevin J. Reilly
Multiple Creativities? Investigating Domain-Specificity of Creativity in Young Children, Ki-Soon Han and Christine Marvin
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
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
A Comparative Analysis of Teachers', Caucasian Parents', and Hispanic Parents' Views of Problematic School Survival Behaviors, Lisa Aaroe and J. Ron Nelson
The Physiologic Development of Speech Motor Control: Lip and Jaw Coordination, Jordan R. Green, Christopher A. Moore, Masahiko Higashikawa, and Roger W. Steeve
1999
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
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
Central auditory system plasticity: Generalization to novel stimuli following listening training, Kelly Tremblay, Nina Krause, Thomas D. Carrell, and Therese McGee
1996
Designing Supportive School Environments, J. Ron Nelson and Geoff Colvin
1995
The Identification of Individuals with Disabilities in National Databases: Creating a Failure to Communicate, Kevin S. McGrew, Bob Algozzine, James E. Ysseldyke, Martha L. Thurlow, and Amy N. Spiegel
1992
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
Prereferral Intervention: A Review of the Research, J. Ron Nelson, Deborah J. Smith, Lonnie Taylor, John M. Dodd, and Ken Reavis
1989
Postsecondary Education for Students with Learning Disabilities, J. Ron Nelson and Benjamin Lignugaris/Kraft