Communication Sciences and Disorders Academic Department
The field of Communication Sciences & Disorders focuses on evaluation, treatment, and research in human communication and related disorders. At Florida International University, the graduate program in the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders (CSD) in the Nicole Wertheim Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences (NWCNHS) is a 6-semester program leading to a Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP). The Department also offers a Graduate Certificate in Communication Sciences and Disorders to complete the required prerequisite courses.
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Position
- Alfano, Alliete, Assistant Professor
- Hough, Monica, Professor
- Mead, Jean, Associate Professor
- Medina, Angela, Associate Professor
- Munoz, Mariateresa, Assistant Professor
- Ramos, Eliane, Associate Professor
- Sommer, Chelsea, Assistant Professor
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Scholarly & Creative Works
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2024The Effects of Language Experience in Both Home and School Environments for Spanish-English Bilingual Children: A Preliminary Study. JOURNAL OF LATINOS AND EDUCATION. 23:600-611.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/15348431.2023.2171041 Web of Science: 000921435800001
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2024Attitudes to language and bilingualism in residential care for older persons in IrelandFull Text via DOI: 10.1075/ps.23064.mul Web of Science: 001168262700008
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2024Speech-language pathologists' perceptions of childhood bilingualism. CLINICAL LINGUISTICS & PHONETICS. 38:1-20.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/02699206.2022.2152729 Web of Science: 000905949100001
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2023Positive Experiences Related to Stuttering in Adults Who StutterFull Text via DOI: 10.1044/2023_persp-22-00151
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2023Paediatric audiology measures for Spanish-speaking patients: current practice & state of knowledgeFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2023.2210752 Web of Science: 000984775000001
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2023Concepts of Family Support in Stuttering: A Multicultural PerspectiveFull Text via DOI: 10.1044/2022_persp-22-00169
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2022Refusal Strategies among Spanish-English Bilinguals: Comparing Adolescents with Hearing Loss to Adolescents with Typical HearingFull Text via DOI: 10.1163/15507076-12340021 Web of Science: 001157047700008
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2022Perceptual training of Arabic consonants in English-speaking learners of the QuranFull Text via DOI: 10.1558/jmbs.20878
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2022Considerations for Addressing the Needs of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Speech-Language Pathology Praxis Test Takers. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY. 31:601-612.Full Text via DOI: 10.1044/2021_AJSLP-20-00358 Web of Science: 000767033300027
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2022Feelings and the acceptance spectrum in adult stuttering : A large-scale qualitative studyFull Text via DOI: 10.1558/jircd.21174 Web of Science: 000949807500007
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2021Barriers and Resources to Cleft Lip and Palate Speech Services Globally: A Descriptive Study. JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY. 32:2802-2807.Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000007988 Web of Science: 000713355900137
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2021Integration of Health Information Technology and Promotion of Personhood in Family-Centered Dementia Care Intervention Trial. RESEARCH IN GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING. 14:225-234.Full Text via DOI: 10.3928/19404921-20210825-02 Web of Science: 000698679700002
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2021A Qualitative Analysis of Factors Impacting Comprehensive Cleft Lip and Palate Care in GhanaFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/1055665620959995 Web of Science: 000658574700009
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2020Graduate Students' Clinical Self-Efficacy: Impact of an Intensive Cleft Lip and Palate Clinical PracticumFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/1525740120942463 Web of Science: 000552217000001
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2020An Exploration of Mindfulness in Speech-Language PathologyFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/1525740120942141 Web of Science: 000548875500001
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2019The Linguistic Construction of Identity by Bilinguals Who StutterFull Text via DOI: 10.1558/jmbs.v1i2.11879
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2019Ultrafast Carrier Dynamics of Dual Emissions from the Orthorhombic Phase in Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskites Revealed by Two-Dimensional Coherent Spectroscopy. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS. 10:4625-+.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b01583 Web of Science: 000481568500020
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2019Communication Between Spanish-Speaking Mothers and Their Children With Hearing Loss Who Use ASLFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/1525740118773827 Web of Science: 000454590800003
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2019The effects of text length on reading abilities in accelerated reading tasksFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/2050571X.2017.1415086 Web of Science: 000470676800007
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2018Assessment of working memory in adults with aphasia: measurement consistency. APHASIOLOGY. 32:96-98.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/02687038.2018.1485851
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2018Processing of the English verb particle construction in adults with aphasia. APHASIOLOGY. 32:128-129.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/02687038.2018.1487008
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2018Facilitating Preliteracy Development in Children With Hearing Loss When the Home Language Is Not English. TOPICS IN LANGUAGE DISORDERS. 38:194-201.Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/TLD.0000000000000156 Web of Science: 000442749800004
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2018A Hispanic mother's beliefs about stuttering aetiology: A systemic functional linguistic analysis. CLINICAL LINGUISTICS & PHONETICS. 32:1012-1026.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/02699206.2018.1481145 Web of Science: 000446106800003
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2017Illustrating and Analyzing the Processes of Interprofessional Collaboration: A Lesson Learned from Palliative Care in Deconstructing the Concept. JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE. 20:227-234.Full Text via DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2016.0332 Web of Science: 000395407200007
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2014
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2013Do we think alike? A cross-cultural study of executive functioningFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s40167-013-0010-4
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2013Participant Anxiety and Presence of Hyperfunction in StroboscopyFull Text via DOI: 10.1159/000362166 Web of Science: 000343960400001
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2011Patterns of stuttering in a Spanish/English bilingual: A case report. CLINICAL LINGUISTICS & PHONETICS. 25:23-36.Full Text via DOI: 10.3109/02699206.2010.510918 Web of Science: 000284842800002
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2011Speech and language intervention in bilingualsWeb of Science: 000216052900001
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2011The effects of inter-stimulus interval and prime modality in a semantic priming task. APHASIOLOGY. 25:761-773.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/02687038.2010.539697 Web of Science: 000291497000009
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2010A Mouse Model of Pharyngeal Dysphagia in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. DYSPHAGIA. 25:112-126.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00455-009-9232-1 Web of Science: 000278179500004
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2010Melodic Intonation Therapy and aphasia: Another variation on a theme. APHASIOLOGY. 24:775-786.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/02687030903501941 Web of Science: 000280154900010
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2009An Animal Model of Oral Dysphagia in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. DYSPHAGIA. 24:180-195.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00455-008-9190-z Web of Science: 000266448300008
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2009Jobs, Sex, Love and Lifestyle: When Nonstutterers Assume the Roles of StutterersFull Text via DOI: 10.1159/000187621 Web of Science: 000266098100003
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2009Use of AAC to enhance linguistic communication skills in an adult with chronic severe aphasia. APHASIOLOGY. 23:965-976.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/02687030802698145 Web of Science: 000267835400015
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2008Functional Communication in Individuals with Chronic Severe Aphasia Using Augmentative CommunicationFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/07434610802463957 Web of Science: 000261094600001
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2008Word retrieval failure episodes after traumatic brain injury. APHASIOLOGY. 22:644-654.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/02687030701541024 Web of Science: 000257086900004
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2007The effect of an effortful swallow on the normal adult esophagus. DYSPHAGIA. 22:312-325.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00455-007-9107-2 Web of Science: 000250116400005
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2007Episodes of word retrieval failures in aphasiaWeb of Science: 000249509200012
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2007Behavioural and electrophysiological measures of auditory attention in right hemisphere brain damage. APHASIOLOGY. 21:831-843.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/02687030600647757 Web of Science: 000250007500001
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2007Incidence of word finding deficits in normal agingFull Text via DOI: 10.1159/000096546 Web of Science: 000243065200002
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2006The effects of mild traumatic brain injury on confrontation naming in adults. BRAIN INJURY. 20:845-855.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/02699050600832445 Web of Science: 000240356300007
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2006Mild traumatic brain injury: Effects on naming in word retrieval and discourse. BRAIN INJURY. 20:725-732.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/02699050600743824 Web of Science: 000238947200007
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2004Word fluency skills in dementia of the Alzheimer's type for common and goal-directed categories. APHASIOLOGY. 18:357-372.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/0268703044000011 Web of Science: 000220960000004
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2003Can within-category naming identify subtle cognitive deficits in the mild traumatic brain-injured patient?Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000057150.60668.7C Web of Science: 000183356100016
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2003Descriptive discourse abilities of traumatic brain-injured adults. APHASIOLOGY. 17:183-191.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/729255221
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2003Measures of auditory processing in aphasia: Behavioural and electrophysiological analysis. APHASIOLOGY. 17:159-172.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/729255222
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2003Descriptive discourse abilities of traumatic brain-injured adults. APHASIOLOGY. 17:183-191.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/02687030244000608 Web of Science: 000180765100007
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2000Phonemic retrieval: anomic aphasia revisited. JOURNAL OF NEUROLINGUISTICS. 13:1-13.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/S0911-6044(99)00007-X Web of Science: 000085539800001
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1998Lip EMG activity during vowel production in apraxia of speech: Phrase context and word length effects. JOURNAL OF SPEECH LANGUAGE AND HEARING RESEARCH. 41:786-801.Full Text via DOI: 10.1044/jslhr.4104.786 Web of Science: 000075099500006
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1997Access and organization of goal-derived categories after traumatic brain injury. BRAIN INJURY. 11:801-814.Web of Science: A1997YA14900004
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1997Influence of prior pictorial context on sentence comprehension in older versus younger aphasic subjects. APHASIOLOGY. 11:235-247.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/02687039708248467 Web of Science: A1997WN87600003
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1996Contextual influences on auditory comprehension of reversible passive sentences in aphasia. APHASIOLOGY. 10:235-251.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/02687039608248410 Web of Science: A1996UF48500002
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1996Phonemic retrieval in anomic aphasia: A case study. JOURNAL OF NEUROLINGUISTICS. 9:85-94.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/0911-6044(96)00003-6 Web of Science: A1996UY49000002
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1994PHONEMIC RETRIEVAL IN CONDUCTION APHASIA AND BROCAS APHASIA WITH APRAXIA OF SPEECH - UNDERLYING PROCESSES. JOURNAL OF NEUROLINGUISTICS. 8:235-246.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/0911-6044(94)90010-8 Web of Science: A1994QR69600001
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1994GENDER DIFFERENCES IN LATERALITY PATTERNS FOR SPEAKING AND SINGINGFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/0028-3932(94)90153-8 Web of Science: A1994PE80600003
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1993Treatment of Wernicke's aphasia with jargon: A case study. JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS. 26:101-111.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/0021-9924(93)90003-S
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1990NARRATIVE COMPREHENSION IN ADULTS WITH RIGHT AND LEFT-HEMISPHERE BRAIN-DAMAGE - THEME ORGANIZATION. BRAIN AND LANGUAGE. 38:253-277.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/0093-934X(90)90114-V Web of Science: A1990CU01500006
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1989CATEGORY CONCEPT GENERATION IN APHASIA - THE INFLUENCE OF CONTEXT. APHASIOLOGY. 3:553-568.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/02687038908249022 Web of Science: A1989AM22800005
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1989CONTEXTUAL INFLUENCES IN APHASIA - EFFECTS OF PREDICTIVE VERSUS NONPREDICTIVE NARRATIVES. BRAIN AND LANGUAGE. 36:325-334.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/0093-934X(89)90069-2 Web of Science: A1989T135700011
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CATEGORIZATION IN APHASIA - ACCESS AND ORGANIZATION OF GOAL-DERIVED AND COMMON CATEGORIES. APHASIOLOGY. 7:335-357.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/02687039308249515 Web of Science: A1993LQ90900002
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Contextual influences on comprehension of multiple-meaning words by right hemisphere brain-damaged and non-brain-damaged adults. APHASIOLOGY. 11:447-459.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/02687039708248483 Web of Science: A1997WU48100012
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Developing a Memory and Communication App for Persons Living With Dementia: An 8-Step ProcessFull Text via DOI: 10.2196/44007 Web of Science: 000999614000029
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Examining the attitudes and physiological responses preservice learners have towards children with autism spectrum disorders. RESEARCH IN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS. 4:450-456.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2009.11.001 Web of Science: 000276959200016
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Generative word fluency skills in adults with Parkinson's disease. APHASIOLOGY. 18:581-588.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/02687030444000101 Web of Science: 000221183200012
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Naming and category concept generation in older adults with and without dementia. APHASIOLOGY. 18:589-597.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/02687030444000110 Web of Science: 000221183200013
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The effects of self-generated synchronous and asynchronous visual speech feedback on overt stuttering frequency. JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS. 42:235-244.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2009.02.002 Web of Science: 000265300700006
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Word length effects on EMG/vowel duration relationships in apraxic speakersFull Text via DOI: 10.1159/000052654 Web of Science: 000166272600006
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Word retrieval following mild TBI: Implications for categorical deficits. APHASIOLOGY. 20:233-245.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/02687030500473155 Web of Science: 000237890000012
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2022Challenges and Opportunities With Deaf Multilingual Learners. 1-39.Full Text via DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8181-0.ch001 Web of Science: 000908465100003
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2013CROSS-LINGUISTIC STUDY OF VOWEL SYSTEMS. 186-206.Web of Science: 000337172500008
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2007
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Book Review
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2022Person-centered memory and communication interventions for dementia: A case study approach. Ed. 41.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/07334648221076223 Web of Science: 000772835900001
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2003Measures of auditory processing in aphasia: Behavioural and electrophysiological analysis. APHASIOLOGY. 159-172.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/02687030244000581 Web of Science: 000180765100005
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1999Phrase context effects on lip EMG activity during vowel production in apraxia of speech. 145-153.Web of Science: 000082122300011
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Linguistic contextual influences on categorization skills after traumatic brain injury. APHASIOLOGY. 745-753.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/02687039808249570 Web of Science: 000074162800019
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Other Scholarly Work
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2024SLPs' Use of Mindfulness in Personal and Professional Contexts: A Follow-Up Study. 139-143.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/15257401231169216 Web of Science: 000977958500001
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2023Global partnerships to create communication resources addressing Sustainable Development Goals 3, 4, 8, 10, and 17. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY. 167-171.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/17549507.2022.2130430 Web of Science: 000884661800001
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2011USE OF DECISION MODELING TO ESTIMATE THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF TOBACCO USE ON HEALTH CARE COSTS AND HEALTH DISPARITIES IN PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV. VALUE IN HEALTH. A552-A552.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2011.08.1620 Web of Science: 000299107101673
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2008Normal and abnormal aging in bilinguals.. 242-247.Full Text via DOI: 10.1590/s1980-57642009dn20400002
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1996Autonomy and empowerment in aphasia assessment and therapy: Isn't it the road more travelled?. APHASIOLOGY. 488-493.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/02687039608248430 Web of Science: A1996UV52900008
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2024Exploring Maternal and Infant Health App Development and Effectiveness Research: Scoping ReviewFull Text via DOI: 10.2196/46973 Web of Science: 001164581600001
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2022Pediatric language assessments via telehealth: A systematic reviewFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/1357633X221124998 Web of Science: 000863462900001
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2021Stigma and the Hispanic stuttering experience: A qualitative study. JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2020.106056 Web of Science: 000623840000013
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