CURRICULUM VITA
Frances Ruth Jackson Freeman, Ph.D., C.C.C.
Electronic version
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PERSONAL INFORMATION |
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DOB – Oct. 29, 1939 Place of Birth – Coushatta, LA., USA Citizenship – U.S.A. Marital Status – Married 52 yrs. |
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CONTACT INFORMATION |
CONTACT INFORMATION |
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Home: 8881 Crestview Dr. Frisco, TX 75034 (972) 335-2907 (318) 347-8318 – Cell |
Office: The University of Texas at Dallas 800 West Campbell Rd. MP 26 (972) 883-4549 (972) 883-45465 (Fax) (972) 883-4566 (AA) |
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EDUCATION
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DATE |
DEGREE |
INSTITUTION |
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1977 |
Ph.D. in Speech & Hearing Sciences |
City University of New York Graduate Center, NY, NY |
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1966 |
M.S. in Special Education |
Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Natchitoches, LA |
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1962 -1972 |
30 (24 Grad. & 6 U.G.) credits earned at several universities, & not included in BS or MS |
University of Texas at Arlington, LA. Tech, Francis T. Nichols U., N.S.U., L.S.U., N.Y.U., N.Y.I.T. |
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1961 |
B.S. in Speech, minor in English |
Northwestern State U. of LA |
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1957 |
High School Diploma (Valedictorian) |
Logansport High School, Logansport, LA |
EXPERIENCE
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YEARS |
TITLE--POSITION |
EMPLOYER--LOCATION |
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2009-present |
Assistant Vice President for Faculty Diversity (1/2 time) |
University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX |
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1976-present |
Consultant – Speech Research, Grant writing & review; Curriculum development & review; Forensic speech/voice analyses; non-fiction writing.. |
Clients – NIH, Schools, Charity Institutions, Universities, U.S. Gov., Law Enforcement, Attorneys, free-lance writers. |
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2004-2007 |
Adjunct-Instructor |
University of North Texas Denton, TX |
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2000-2004 |
Local Pastor, LA Conference, United Methodist Church |
Bethel United Methodist Church, Logansport, LA. |
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1996-2002 |
Professor, Communication Sciences |
Stephen F. Austin State U. |
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1992-1996 |
Speech-Language Pathologist Research Scientist, & Clinical Professor |
Callier Center for Communication Disorders, University of Texas at Dallas |
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1985-1991 |
Research Scientist |
University of Texas at Dallas, Callier Center for Comm. Dis. |
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1980-1985 |
Associate Professor promoted from Assistant Professor |
University of Texas at Dallas, Callier Center for Comm. Dis. |
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1979-1980 |
Assistant Professor, Communication Sciences |
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL |
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1978-1979 |
Speech-Language Pathologist |
Glenbard Schools, Glen Ellen, IL |
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1972-1978 |
Research Associate (started as Research Assistant and advanced) |
Haskins Laboratories, affiliate of Yale U., New Haven, CN |
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1974-1977 |
Assistant Professor, Communication Sciences |
Adelphi University, Garden City, Long Island, N.Y. |
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1964-1972 |
Speech-Language Pathologist, Diagnostician, Coordinator of Parish Services |
Caddo Parish Schools, Shreveport, LA –Among 1st teachers to integrate schools. |
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1967-1970 |
Supervisor of Student Teachers |
Northwestern St. U. of LA |
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1967-1970 |
Speech-Language Pathologist |
Louisiana Dept. of Vocational Rehabilitation |
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1963-1964 |
Speech-Language Pathologist Established the Program |
Duncanville ISD, Duncanville, TX |
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1962-1963 |
English Teacher (9th grade) |
Duncanville ISD, Duncanville, TX |
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1960-1961 |
Debate & Forensics Coach (won state recognition) |
St. Mary’s High School, Natchitoches, LA |
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1958 |
Producer, Announcer, Talk show host, Engineer |
KDET Radio Station, Center, TX (1 of less than 100 Women broadcasters in Texas) |
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1955-1957 |
Reporter, Copy Editor |
Interstate Progress & Mansfield Enterprise, in Mansfield, LA (My Editor left to work for NY Times) and later NBC News) |
PUBLICATIONS (Selected )
Referred Journal Publications (in reverse chronology, including most recent submission)
Stager, S., Freeman, F. J., Braun, A. Characteristics of Fluency and Speech in Familial Stuttering: Studies of Two Large Families. Submitted to the Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research (Aug., 2011).
Watson, B.C., Freeman, F.J., Devous, M., Chapman, S., Finitzo, T., & Pool, K. Linguistic performance and regional cerebral blood flow deficits in persons who stutter. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 37: 1221-1228 (1994)
Pool, K,. Devous, M., Watson, B., Finitzo, T., & Freeman, F. J., Reply to Fox, Lancaster, and Ingham. Letters to the Editor. Archives of Neurology, 50: 1289-1291 (1993)
Stager, S. & Freeman, F. J. Representing laryngeal reaction time performance. Journal of Voice, 6: 2-10 (1992)
Watson, B., Pool, K., Devous, M., Freeman, F.J., Finitzo, T. Brain blood flow related to acoustic laryngeal reaction time in adult stutterers. Journal of Speech & Hearing Research, 35: 555-561 (1992)
Schaefer, S., Roark, R., Freeman, F.J., Watson, B., Butsch, R., Kondraske, G., Pohl, J., Multichannel electromyographic observations in spasmodic dysphonic patients and normal control subjects. Annals of Otology, Rhinology, & Laryngology, 101: 67-75 (1992)
Pool, K, Freeman, F.J., Finitzo, T., Hayashi, M., Chapman, S., Devous, M., Close, L., Kondraske, G., Mendelsohn, D., Schaefer, S., & Watson, B. Heterogeneity in spasmodic dysphonia: Neurologic and voice findings. Archives of Neurology, 48: 509-512 (1991)
Pool, K., Devous, M., Freeman, F.J., Watson, B., & Finitzo, T. Regional cerebral blood flow in developmental stutterers. Archives of Neurology, 48: 305-309 (1991)
Watson, B., Freeman, F.J., & Dembowski, J. Respiratory-laryngeal coupling and complexity effects on acoustic laryngeal reaction time in normal speakers. Journal of Voice, 3: 18-28 (1991)
Watson, B., Freeman, F.J., Chapman, S., Miller, S., Finitzo, T., Pool, K., & Devous, M. Linguistic performance deficits in stutterers: Relation to laryngeal reaction times profiles. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 16: 85-100 (1991)
Watson, B., Freeman, F.J., Pool, K., Finitzo, T., Chapman, S., Mendelsohn, D., Devous, M., Schaefer, S., Close, L., & Kondraske, G. Laryngeal reaction profiles in spasmodic dysphonia: Relationship to cortical electrophysiologic abnormality. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 34: 269-278 (1991)
Watson, B., Schaefer, S., Freeman, F.J., Dembowski, J., Kondraske, G., Roark, R. Laryngeal electromyographic activity in adductor and abductor spasmodic dysphonia. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research ,34: 473-482 (1991)
Finitzo, T., Freeman, F.J., Pool, K., Devous, M., and Watson, B. Whether and wherefore: a response to Aronson and Lagerlund. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 34: 806-811 (1991)
Devous, M., Pool, K., Finitzo, T., Freeman, F.J., Schaefer, S., Watson, B., Kondraske, G., & Chapman, S. Evidence for cortical dysfunction in spasmodic dsyphonia: Regional cerebral blood flow and quantitative electrophysiology. Brain and Language, 35: 331-344 (1990)
Finitzo, T., & Freeman, F.J., Spasmodic dysphonia, whether and where: Results of seven years of research. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 32: 511-544 (1989)
Schaefer, S., Watson, B., Freeman, F.J., Pool, K., Finitzo, T. Vocal tract electromyographic abnormalities in spasmodic dysphonia: A preliminary report. Transactions of the American Laryngological Association, 108: 187-190 (1987)
Freeman, F.J., Schaefer, S., Finitzo, T. & Cannito, M. Episodic reactive dysphonia: a case study. Journal of Communication Disorders, 20: 259-263 (1987)
Finitzo, T., Pool, K., Freeman, F.J., Cannito, M., Schaefer, S., Ross, E., Spasmodic dysphonia subsequent to head trauma. Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head, Neck Surgery, 113: 1107-1110 (1987)
Meyers, S. & Freeman, F.J. Are mothers of stutterers different? An investigation of social communicative interaction. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 10: 193-209 (1985)
Meyers, S. & Freeman, F.J. Mother and child speech rates as a variable in stuttering and disfluency. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 28: 436-444. (1985)
Meyers, S. & Freeman, F.J., Interruptions as a variable in stuttering and disfluency. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 28: 428-435. (1985)
Schaefer, S., Freeman, F.J., Finitzo, T., Close, L., Cannito, M., Ross, E., Reisch, J. & Maravilla, K. Magnetic resonance imaging findings and correlations in spasmodic dysphonia. Annals of Otology, Rhinology, & Laryngology, 94: 595-601 (1985)
Freeman, F.J., Cannito, M., & Finitzo, T. Getting to know spasmodic dysphonic patients. Tejas: Journal of Texas Speech & Hearing Association, 10: 14-19 (1985) reprinted and distributed for 10 years by the National Association for Spasmodic Dysphonia
Feldman, M., Nixon, I., Finitzo, I., & Freeman, F.J. Abnormal para-sympathetic vagal function in patients with spasmodic dysphonia. Annals of Internal Medicine 491-495 (1984)
Clutter, M. & Freeman, F.J. The six blind men revisited. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 9: 89-92 (1984)
Schaefer, S., Finitzo, T., Gerling, I., and Freeman, F.J. Brainstem conduction abnormalities in spasmodic dysphonia. Annals of Otology, Rhinology, & Laryngology, 92: 59-63 (1983)
Rosenfield, D. & Freeman, F.J. Stuttering onset after laryngectomy. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 8: 265-267 (1983)
Finitzo, T., Freeman, F.J., Gerling, I.J., Dobson, L., and Schaefer, S. Auditory brainstem response abnormalities in patients with adductor spasmodic dysphonia. Journal of Otolaryngology, 3: 26-30 (1982)
Freeman, F.J. & Rosenfield, D. “Source” in dysfluency. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 7: 295-297 (1982)
Freeman, F.J. Phonation in stuttering: a review of current research. Journal of Fluency Disorders (1979)
Freeman, F.J., Sands, E., & Harris, K. Temporal coordination of phonation and articulation in a case of apraxia: A voice onset time study. Brain and Language, 6: 106-111 (1978)
Sands, E., Freeman, F.J., & Harris, K. Progressive changes in articulatory pattern in verbal apraxia: A longitudinal case study. Brain and Language, 6: 97-105 (1978)
Raphael, L., Dorman, M., Freeman, F.J. & Tobin, C., Vowel and nasal durations as cues to voicing in word-final stop consonants: Spectrographic and perceptual studies. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 18: 389-400 (1978)
Borden, G., Dorman, M., Freeman, F.J., & Raphael, L. Electromyographic changes with delayed auditory feedback of speech. Journal of Phonetics, 5: 1-8 (1978)
Freeman, F.J. & Ushijima, T. Laryngeal muscle activity during stuttering. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 21: 538-561 (1978) Considered a classic article. Identified in 1983 as the most frequently cited research article on stuttering over the past 3 years.
Book Chapters & Published Proceedings
Watson, B.C. & Freeman, F.J. Contributions of Brain Imaging. in R.F. Curlee and G.M. Seigel (eds.) Nature and Treatment of Stuttering: New Directions, 2nd Edition. Needham, MA: Allyn & Bacon. (1997)
Watson, B.C. & Freeman, F.J. Neurophysiologic and Behavioral Evidence for a Fluency-Generating System. in H.F.M. Peters and W. Huistijn (Eds.) Speech Motor Production and Fluency Disorders. Amsterdam: Elsevier. (1997)
Freeman, F. J. Fluency, Disfluency, Dysfluency, Non-fluency, Stuttering: Integrating Theories. In F. Bell-Berti & L. Raphael (eds.) Studies in Speech Production: A Festschrift for Katherine Safford Harris. In the series Modern Acoustics and Signal Processing. American Institute of Physics. Pgs. 399-413 (1995)
Finitzo, T., Pool, K., Freeman, F.J., Devous, M., & Watson, B. Cortical function in developmental stutterers. In H. Peters, W. Hulstijn & W. Starkweather (Eds.) Speech Moor Control and Stuttering. Pgs. 251-262. Amsterdam: Elsevier (1991)
Freeman, F.J. Developmental Disorders of Articulation, Chapter in Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, 5th Edition (1989)
Freeman, F.J. Stuttering and Cluttering. Chapter in Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, 5th Edition (1989)
Chapman, S., Watson, B., Finitzo, T., Pool, K., Freeman, F.J., Schaefer, S. Multifocal Cortical Dysarthria in Spasmodic Dysphonia. Chapter 14: Proceedings of Clinical Dysarthria Conference. Pgs. 228-241 (1989)
Schaefer, S. & Freeman, F.J. Spasmodic Dysphonia. Chapter in Neurologic Disorders in Otolaryngology, Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 20: 161-178 (1987).
Pool, K., Freeman, F.J. & Finitzo, T. Brain electrical activity mapping: Applications to vocal motor control disorders. Chapter in H. Peters & W. Hulstijn (Eds.) Speech Motor Dynamics in Stuttering. Springer Press (1987)
Freeman, F.J., Cannito, M., & Finitzo, T. Classification of spasmodic dysphonia by perceptual-acoustic-visual means. Chapter in L. Gates (Ed.) Spasmodic Dysphonia: State of the Art. The Voice foundation of America, New York. Pgs. 5-18 (1985)
Freeman, F.J., Finitzo, T., Gerling, L., & Schaefer, S. Brainstem conduction abnormalities in spasmodic dysphonia. Chapter in D. Bless and J. Abbs (Eds.) Vocal Fold Physiology. College Hill Press (1983)
Freeman, F. J. Stuttering. Chapter 27 in N. Lass, J. Northern, D. Yoder, & L. McReynolds (Eds.) Speech, Language and Hearing, Vol. 2 (1982)
Freeman, F.J. Prosody in perception, production, and pathology. Chapter 16 in N. Lass, J. Northern, D. Yoder, & L. McReynolds (Eds.) Speech, Language and Hearing, Vol. 2 (1982)
Freeman, F.J. & Schaefer, S. Diagnosis and treatment of voice disorders. In Lawrence (Ed.) Proceedings of the Eleventh Symposium on the Care of the Professional Voice. The Voice Foundation of America, New York (1982)
Freeman, F.J. & Schaefer, S. Theory and Research in Voice Disorders. In d. Lawrence, (Ed.) Proceedings of the Eleventh Symposium on the Care of the Professional Voice. The Voice Foundation of America, New York (1982)
Dorman, M., Freeman, F.J. & Borden, G. The effect of delayed auditory feedback on phonation: An electromyographic investigation. In The Proceedings of the 8th International Congress of Phonetics Sciences, Leeds, England (Aug. 1975)
Freeman, F.J., Ushijima, T., Dorman, M., and Borden, G. Dysfluency and phonation: An investigation of laryngeal activity accompanying the moment of stuttering. In The Proceedings of the 8th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, Leeds, England (1975)
Freeman, F.J. Fluency and phonation. Chapter in M. Webster and L. Furst (Eds.) Vocal Tract Dynamics and Dysfluency. New York Speech and Hearing Institute (1974)
PRESENTATIONS (Selected Sample)
Major Presentations
Opening the Mind: Windows to the Brain in Vocal Motor Control. Technical session of the annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Jan. 1989. Abstract published in Science, Nov., 1988. Co-presenters: T. Finitzo, B. Watson, K. Pool, G. Kondraske, S. Chapman, & M. Devous. Presentation sponsored by the American Speech/Language and Hearing Assoc. Press reports include: Feb. 17, Journal of the American Medical Association, and March 16, New York Times. Television coverage on Good Morning America and CNN Health Watch.
Recent Developments in Research on Stuttering. Technical session of the annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Jan., 1980. Abstract published in Science Vol. 206 #4420, Nov. 16, 1979. Co-presenters C. Ludlow, M. Adams, E. Conture, & W. Kidd. Sponsored by the American Speech/Language and Hearing Association. ASHA does not sponsor a presentation every year. Only a very few scientists have been asked to represent our field more than once at this prestigious conference.
Windows to the CNS in Vocal Motor Control Disorders. A Scientific Exhibit at the Annual Conference of the American Speech-Language & Hearing Assoc. Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, Nov., 1987. (Awarded 1st Place for Scientific merit.)
The Syndrome of Spasmodic Dysphonia. A Scientific Exhibit at the Annual Conference of the Amer. Speech-Lang. & Hearing Assoc. Annual Conf., Cincinnati, OH, Nov., 1983. (Awarded 1st Place for Scientific merit and 2nd Place for excellence of presentation)
Spasmodic Dysphonia: Techniques & Approaches in Successful Voice Therapy. Short Course presented with S. Shulman and M. Hayashi at the ASHA annual conference, St. Louis, MO, Nov., 1989. Abstract published, ASHA, Oct., 1989.
Applications of Acoustic Analysis to clinical Problems in Speech-Language Pathology. Short course presented with L. Raphael and E. Sands at the ASHA annual conference, San Francisco, CA, 1978. Abstract published, ASHA, Oct., 1978.
Spasmodic Dysphonia: Research and Treatment. Invited principal speaker, Canadian Speech/Language Hearing Association, Toronto, May 12, 1989. Abstract published.
Laryngeal correlates of stuttering: Electromyographic and fiberoptic studies. Invited paper presented at the New York Academy of Sciences. Section of Linguistics, 1975.
Recent Presentations (1994-present)
Freeman, F. J. and Stager, S. – Familial Cluttering . Paper presented at the First World Conference on Cluttering. Katarino, Bulgaria May 12-14, 2007.
Stager, S., Freeman, F. J., Conture, E., Guitar, B., Gurrister, T., Ramig, P. & Watson, B. C., Phenotyping for Linkage Studies of Families with Stuttering. Paper presented at 3rd World Congress of Fluency Disorders, Copenhagen, Denmark, August, 2000.
Stager, S., Freeman, F. J., Stauffer, D., Gurrister, T., Leppert, M., & Braun, A., Familial Patterns in Speech and Fluency. Paper presented at 3rd World Congress of Fluency Disorders, Copenhagen, Denmark, August, 2000.
Stager, S. & Freeman, F. J., Effects of Delayed Auditory Feedback on Monologue Production. Paper presented at American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Conference, San Francisco, CA, November, 1999.
Stager, S. V., Freeman, F. J., Stauffer, D., Gurrister, T., Leppert, M., & Braun, A., Variable expression of speech characteristics in families with stuttering. Paper presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Conference, San Antonio, TX, November, 1998.
Stager, S. V., Bloch, M., Trattner, K., Freeman, F. J. & Braun, A., Relationships between anxiety and fluency under medications. Paper presented at Second World Congress on Fluency Disorders, San Francisco, CA, August, 1997.
Freeman, F. J. Approaches to management of stuttering in public schools. Invited presentation to the East Texas Speech-Language and Hearing Assoc., Tyler, TX, Oct. 1996.
Stager, S. V., Trattner, K., & Freeman, F. J., Relationships between anxiety and fluency in selected speaking situations. Poster presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Seattle, WA, November, 1996.
Watson, B.C. and Freeman, F.J. Neurophysiologic and Behavioral Evidence for a Fluency-Generating System. 3rd International conference on Fluency. Nijmegen, Amsterdam, June. 1995.
Freeman, F. J. A Perspective on the Critical Issues in Understanding Spasmodic Dysphonia. Invited presentation at the National Spasmodic dysphonia Assoc. Annual Conference, Dallas, TX, April 29, 1995.
Friel-Patti, S. & Freeman, F.J. Auditory Procession Dysfunction: Symptom or disorder? Invited presentation at the Central Auditory Processing consensus conference, Albuquerque, 1994.
Freeman, F.J. Technologic Advances in the Treatment of Stuttering. Invited seminar presented to the Dallas Association of Speech Pathologists and Audiologists. Oct. 15, 1994.
Older Presentations (selected sample from 1987-1993)
Sleeping in Procrustes’ Bed: Quandaries with auditory processing disorders. Miniseminar presented with S. Friel-Patti & T. Finitzo at the ASHA Annual conf., Anaheim, CA, Nov. 1993, abstract published, ASHA, Oct., 1993.
Neurologic Findings and Models of Spasmodic Dysphonia and Stuttering. Invited presentation at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine & Hospital, March 27, 1991.
Voice Therapy Techniques: Facts and Fallacies. Miniseminar presented with J. Casper, E. Stone & J. Lavorato at the ASHA annual conference, Seattle WA, Nov., 1990, abstract published ASHA, Oct., 1990.
Quantitative EEG Spectra & Auditory evoked potentials in adult stutterers. Presented with Pool, Clark, and Finitzo at the ASHA annual conference, Seattle, WA, Nov., 1990. Abstract published, ASHA, Oct., 1990.
Acoustic LRT related to brain blood flow in stutterers. Presented with Watson and others at the ASHA annual conference, Seattle WA. Nov., 1990. Abstract published ASHA, Oct. 1990.
It’s all in your head? The neurology of stuttering. Miniseminar presented with D. Rosenfield and K. Pool at the ASHA annual conference, St. Louis, MO., Nov., 1989. Abstract published, ASHA, Oct. 1989.
Studies of Speech Production: An historical perspective. Miniseminar presented with F. Bell-Berti, L. Raphael, and G. Borden at the ASHA annual conference, St. Louis, MO, Nov., 1989. abstract published, ASHA, Oct., 1989.
Stuttering Treatment – New Directions. Invited Short Course, presented at the California Speech-Language and Hearing Assoc. annual conference, Spring, 1988. Abstract published.
Gestural Analysis of Stuttering. Double miniseries at the ASHA annual conference, Boston, MA, Nov., 1988. Abstract published ASHA, Oct., 1988.
Voice Therapy Techniques: Facts and Fallacies. Miniseminar at the ASHA annual conference, Boston, Nov., 1988. Four presenters. Abstract published, ASHA, Oct., 1988.
Subcortical spasmodic dysphonia: Three cases of lacunar disease. Paper presented with T. Finitzo, and others, at the ASHA annual conference, Boston, Nov., 1988. Abstract published ASHA, Oct., 1988.
Laryngeal Reaction Time (LRT) profiles of adult stutterers: Behavioral and neural imaging correlates. Paper presented with S. Chapman and others, at the ASHA annual conference, Boston, Nov., 1988. Abstract published ASHA, Oct., 1988.
Multifocal cortical dysfunction in spasmodic dysphonia. Paper presented with S. Chapman, and others, at the ASHA annual conference, Boston, Nov., 1988. Abstract published ASHA, Oct., 1988.
Task effects on acoustic laryngeal reaction time in normal speakers. Paper presented with B. Watson, and others, at the ASHA annual conference, Boston, Nov., 1988. Abstract published ASHA, Oct., 1988.
Relationship between CNS abnormality and LRT profiles in spasmodic dysphonia. Paper presented with B. Watson, and others, at the ASHA annual conference, Boston, Nov., 1988. Abstract published ASHA, Oct., 1988.
Spastic (spasmodic) dysphonia update: Are we nearing a consensus? Miniseminar presented with Fritzell, Izdebski, & Ludlow at the ASHA annual conference, New Orleans, Nov., 1987. Abstract published ASHA, Oct., 1987.
Early Presentations (selected sample from 1968-1978)
Studies of apraxic speech production. Paper presented with E. Sands and K. Harris at the annual conference of the Acoustical Society of America, Providence, RI, May, 1978. Abstract published JASA, 1978.
Disruption of temporal integration in apraxic speech production. Paper presented with Gray & Sands at the ASHA annual conference, Houston, TX, Nov., 1976. Abstract published, ASHA, Oct., 1976.
Perceptual and acoustic analysis of progressive changes in articulatory patterns in verbal apraxia. Paper presented with E. Sands at the 14th annual conference of the Academy of Aphasia, Miami, FL, 1976.
Articulation in aphasia: A longitudinal case report. Paper presented with E. Sands at the annual conference of the New York Speech-Language & Hearing Assoc., 1975.
Vowel and nasal durations as perceptual cues to voicing in word-final stop consonants. Paper presented with M. Dorman, L. Raphael, & C. Tobin at the 8th International Congress on Acoustics, London 1974. Published in Haskins Laboratories Status Report on Speech Research, Vols. 37/38. 1974.
Identification of synthetic vowel sounds in two dialect regions. Paper presented with E. Fenton, E. Ashkenazi, and K. Harris at the ASHA annual conference, Detroit, MI, Nov., 1973. Abstract published ASHA, Oct., 1973.
A case study of visual agnosia acquired in childhood. Invited paper presented to the public school speech therapy section of the LA Teacher’s Assoc., Baton Rouge, LA, 1970.
A comparative study of congenital & acquired aphasia with implications for therapy. Invited paper, presented to the Texas-Louisiana Assoc. for Physical and Mental Rehabilitation, Longview, TX, 1968.
GRANTS
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Dates |
Institutions |
Grant Titles or Objectives |
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Aug., 1988-July, 1991 |
To Southwestern Medical School from National Institute of Deafness and Comm. Disorders RO1-NS24769-01A1. $600,000. S. Schaefer – PI |
Vocal Tract Neuromotor Activity in Spasmodic Dysphonia - (Stuttering was included in later years, but the grant title was never changed.) |
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Jan., 1983-Jan., 1990 |
To UTD/Callier from National Institutes of Neurologic Communicative Dis. and Stroke. RO1-NS18276-05 $2,000,000; PI -- F. Freeman & T. Finitzo. |
Phonatory and Neural Correlates of Spasmodic Dysphonia |
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1971-1978 |
Program Project GrantsTo Haskins Laboratories from National Institute of Dental Research. K. Harris – PI
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Successive grants focused on acoustic and electromyographic studies of Speech Production. Last years, included specific funding for my stuttering studies. |
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1967-1969 |
To Caddo Parish Schools, Shreveport, LA, from U.S. Dept. of Ed. through LA Dept. of Ed. F. Freeman – PI |
An experimental program in professional speech and voice improvement for teachers. |
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1967-1969 |
To Caddo Parish Schools, Shreveport, LA, from U.S. Dept. of Ed. through LA Dept. of Ed. Freeman – PI |
An experimental program in speech and language development for moderately mentally retarded children. |
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1967-1969 |
To Caddo Parish Schools, Shreveport, LA, from U.S. Dept. of Ed. through LA Dept. of Ed. Freeman – PI |
An experimental program for speech and language development for economically deprived children. |
CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSES
Speech-Language Pathology
Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC), in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech Language and Hearing Association
**License to Practice Speech-Language Pathology by the Texas State Committee of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. NOTE – I dropped my license when I left Texas.
COURSES TAUGHT
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Course |
Level |
Institution(s) |
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Public Speaking |
UG |
Adelphi University |
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Speech Science |
UG & Grad. |
Adelphi U.; Northwestern U.; U. Texas at Dallas; Stephen F. Austin State University, University of North Texas |
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Anatomy & Physiology of Speech |
UG & Grad. |
Adelphi U.; N. U.; U.T.D.; S.F.A., U.N.T. |
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Phonetics |
UG |
Adelphi, N. U.; U.T.D. |
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Acoustic Phonetics |
Grad. |
Adelphi U.; U.T.D., U.N.T. |
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Instrumentation for Speech Research |
Grad. |
Adelphi U.; Northwestern U.; (taught as a lab class at S.F.A.) |
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Medical Aspects & Instrumentation |
Grad./ Ph.D. |
U.T.D. |
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Research Methods |
Grad. |
Adelphi U.; Northwestern U. |
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Fluency Disorders |
UG & Grad. |
Adelphi U.; U.T.D.; S.FA. U.N.T. |
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Advanced Management of Fluency Disorders |
Grad./ Ph.D. |
U.T.D.; (as an independent study at S.F.A.) |
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Voice Disorders |
Grad. |
Adelphi U.; U.T.D.; S.F.A. |
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Advanced Management of Voice Disorders |
Grad./ Ph.D. |
U.T.D. |
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Articulation Disorders |
UG & Grad. |
U.T.D. |
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Neurogenic Communication Disorders |
Grad. |
Adelphi U.; S.F.A. |
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Cleft Palate |
Grad. |
S.F.A. |
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Laryngectomy |
Grad. |
U.T.D.; S.F.A. |
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Clinical Supervision |
Grad. |
Adelphi U.; U.T.D.; S.F.A. |
OTHER PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Adjunct Academic Appointments
Southwestern Medical School, Dept. of Neurology – 1984-1994
Southwestern Med. Sch., Dept. of Otology, Rhinology, & Laryngology – 1982-1993
Editorial Consultant and/or Reviewer
Journal of Speech and Hearing Research
Journal of Fluency Disorders
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
Brain and Language
Journal of Phonetics
Grant Review Panel Service
National Institute for Neurologic Communicative Disorders & Stroke
National Institute for Deafness and other Communication Disorders
American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
American Speech-Language & Hearing Association Special Interest Divisions
SID 02 – Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech & Language Disorders
SID 03 – Voice and Voice Disorders
SID 04 – Fluency and Fluency Disorders
SID 05 – Speech Science and Orafacial Disorders
ASHA Service
- ASHA Continuing Education Board – served on the original Board charged with the planning and implementation of our professional continuing education program.
- ASHA Scientific Affairs Committee – 1977
- ASHA Program Committee – 1989; 1987; & 1984
- ASHA Conference on Educational Standards, St. Paul, Minn. – 1985
- ASHA SID 04 Committee for Development of First Exam for Specialty Certification in Fluency Disorders -- 2002
Service in other professional organizations
- Louisiana Speech-Language and Hearing Assoc. – Chaired Public Relations Comm.; served on convention committee; initiated first convention exhibits.
- New York Speech-Language and Hearing Assoc. – Public Relations Comm.
- Wyoming Speech-Language and Hearing Assoc. – Public Relations Comm.
- Louisiana Council for Exceptional Children – Charter member & 1st Treasurer
- American Association of Phonetic Sciences – Counselor
Patient Support Groups
National Stuttering Association – I organized the first support group for stuttering in Dallas. This group became a model and a force in development of the national support group known first as the NSP and now as the NSA.
National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association -- I organized the Dallas support group for SD, one of the first in the nation. I worked with the organizers of the predecessor of the NSDA, and with the NSDA.
Toastmaster’s International Club for individuals with Comm. Disorders – Supported and worked for the creation of this organization.
SOCIAL-SOCIETAL CONTRIBUTIONS
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT and SCHOOL INTEGRATION – Worked in the Civil Rights Movement in Shreveport, Louisiana, in the 1960s. Was among the first teachers to ccross racial barriers to integrate the public schools of Louisiana.
WOMANS RIGHTS MOVEMENT -- Worked in the Women’s Rights Movement in New York City in the 1970s. Worked for the Equal Rights Amendment.
EQUAL RIGHTS FOR THE HANDICAPPED – Worked for legislation guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for handicapped children. Helped write PL94-142 (first national legislation for handicapped children). Worked for equal employment rights for the handicapped. Testified in court and before legislative committees
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL, ACADEMIC, AND EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL
|
Country |
Date |
Sponsor/ Purpose |
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Bulgaria |
May, 2007 |
1st World Conference on Cluttering |
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Denmark & Scandinavia |
Aug., 2000 |
3rd World Congress of Fluency Disorders |
|
Israel & West Bank |
Jan., 1999 |
Course of Study Abroad for Methodist Ministers – Millsaps College, Jackson, MI |
|
Germany, France, Italy, Greece, Netherlands |
Feb., - May, 1991 |
In support of Operation Desert Storm |
|
Canada |
1989 |
Invitation of Canadian Speech-Lang. & Hearing Assoc. |
|
Netherlands & Germany |
Feb., 1987 |
Invitation of University of Nijmegen |
|
Netherlands & Germany |
Feb. – March, 1986 |
Invitation of University of Nijmegen |
|
Japan & Thailand |
1980 |
Bell Laboratories and U. of Tokyo School of Medicine, Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology |
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Japan |
1979 |
Bell Laboratories and U. of Tokyo School of Medicine, Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology |
|
England, Scotland, & Wales |
1975 |
8th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, U. of Leeds |
SERVICE ACTIVITIES – Recent
- Organized and Initiated Area Food Pantry, now serving 250 families
- Mission to aid deaf children in Honduras through North Texas Missions (http://www.northtexasmissions.org/) Worked with 53 deaf children July, 2011.
- Sponsored and participated in annual mission trips, providing services to Hispanic families in southeast TX and French families in south LA.
- Organized and conducted first annual memorial observance of Sept. 11, for the Texas/Louisiana border communities.
- Organized and raised moneys for scholarships for graduates of Logansport H.S. and Joaquin H.S.
- Organizer and sponsor of the Veterans Memorial Wall on the LA/TX border.
- Successfully opposed Indian Casino construction on LA/TX border.
- Raised funds and supported Medical/Dental Missions to Central America – Daughter, granddaughters and other family members all providing professional services. http://www.promisehome.org/
HOBBIES & OTHER INTERESTS
Genealogy; Investment; politics; gardening; writing; reading; travel. Grandchildren
Blog: http://communicatinglife2.blogspot.com/
Genealogy: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/24623198/recent?pg=42
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