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Ph.D. Program in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences
Newsletter Spring 2015
Alumni Event/50th Anniversary
October 16, 2015
Dear Alumni, Faculty, and Students,
We are very excited about the upcoming alumni event celebrating the 50th
anniversary of our program. Here is our plan for the day:
First distinguished alumna/alumnus award; followed by a research
presentation given by the awardee.
Introducing our new Alumni Association;
Video presentation showing short interviews with our alumni about their
work;
Roundtable discussion: how to increase the visibility of our scientific
field, recruitment questions, etc.
Lunch and time for socializing.
We hope to see many of you at this event.
I wish you a wonderful summer!
Klara Marton
Executive Officer
Ph.D. Program in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences
UPCOMING EVENTS
Save the Date!
Annual Alumni Event/50th Anniversary:
Friday, October 16th, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Concourse Level
Rooms C201 and C202
6th Annual Student Research Day:
Friday, April 1, 2016, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00p.m.
Additional information and details on all the above events will be forth coming
as the events get closer.
If you have events, job postings, workshops, conferences, etc. that you would
like our students, faculty and alumni to know about, you are welcome to send
those announcements to our Assistant Program Officer, Patricia Goodson and
she will share the information with all.
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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Dissertation Defenses
Please join us in congratulating the following students who have successfully presented their
Dissertation Defenses. Congratulations Dr. Susan Gray, Dr. Jennifer Gerometta, Dr. Lee Jung
An, and Dr. Judith Iannotta!
Dr. Susan Gray defended on December 22, 2014
“Empowering Adult Struggling Readers with Morpho-Phonemic Word Study and Civics”
Chair: Dr. John Locke
Dr. Jennifer Gerometta defended on April 14, 2015
“Network Modeling of the Developing Mental Lexicon: Phonological Links Within and Between
Communities”
Chair: Dr. Valerie Shafer
Dr. Lee Jung An defended on April 22, 2015
“Effects of Native language on perception and neurophysiologic processing
of English /r/ and /l/ by native American, Korean and Japanese Listeners”
Chair: Dr. Brett Martin
Dr. Judith Iannotta defended on April 28, 2015
“Maturation of Speech Discrimination and Attentional Requirements in Late Childhood”
Chair: Valerie Shafer
Second Level Research Projects and Second Examinations
Joshua Hajicek presented his second level
research project on January 15, 2015,
“Optimization of Stimulus Frequency
Ocoacoustic Emission Measurement”.
Dr. Glenis Long chaired the project.
Reethee Antony presented her second level
research project on February 13, 2015,
“Neurophysiologic Processing of Voicing
and Aspiration in Hindu Listeners”.
Dr. Brett Marton chaired the project.
Jet Vonk passed her second exam on
February 13, 2015.
Ai Mizoguchi presented her second level
research project on March 18, 2015,
“Articulatory Gestures of Moraic Nasal /N/
in Japanese: An Ultrasound Study”.
Dr. Douglas Whalen chaired the project.
First Examinations
The following student passed their first examination:
Erica Richman – January 5, 2015. “Comparison of Treatment Strategies on School Aged
Children Diagnosed with Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)”
Advisor – Dr. Brett Martin
Dr. Lee Jung An, who successfully defended her dissertation on April 22, 2015, presented on her
dissertation research at the International Evoked Response Audiometry Study Group Conference
in Busan, South Korea.
PUBLICATIONS
Battaglia, D., Curinga, M., Minicozzi, L., Vaughn-Shavuo, F., McCarthy, M.J., & Zarco,
E.P. (Spring 2015). From Laptop to Tablet: Faculty Use of iPads for Instructions to Prepare
Education Professionals. Excelsior: Leadership in Teaching and Learning, 9 (1), 21-33.
Battaglia, D., (2015). Functional communication training in children with autism spectrum
disorder. Young Exceptional Children.
Berkowitz, S. S., (2015). Hand dryer noise in public restrooms exceeds 80 dBA at 10 ft (3 m).
Noise Health, 17, (75), 90-92.
DiCanio, C. T., Nam, H., Amith, J. D., Whalen, D. H., & Castillo García, R. (2015). Vowel
variability in elicited versus running speech: Evidence from Mixtec. Journal of Phonetics, 48,
45-59.
Eisenberg, S. & Guo, L. (2015). Sample size for measuring grammaticality in preschool children
from picture-elicited language samples. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 46,
141-153
Gitterman, M., (2014). A Review of: Silver, R. and S. Lwin (Eds.). 2014. Language in
Education: Social Implications. Linguist List 25.3799.
Gitterman, M., (2015). A Review of: Behrens, S. 2014. Understanding Language Use in the
Classroom: A Linguistic Guide for College Educators. Linguist List 26.728.
Guo, L., & Eisenberg, S. (2015). Sample length affects the reliability of language sample
measures in three-year-olds: Evidence from parent-elicited conversational samples. Language,
Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 46, 81-93
Hendler-Lederer, S. & Battaglia, D. (2015). Using Signs to Facilitate Vocabulary in
Children with Language Delays. Infants and Young Children, 28 (1), 18-31.
Hyun, J., Conner , P. & Obler, L.K. (2014). Idiom properties influencing idiom production in
younger and older adults. Mental Lexicon, 9, 294-315.
Karthikeyan, S. and Locke, J. (2015). Men’s Evaluation of Women’s Speech in a Simulated
Dating Context: Effects of Female Fertility on Vocal Pitch and Attractiveness. Evolutionary
Behavioral Sciences, 9, (1), 55-67
Whalen, D. H., & McDonough, J. M. (2015). Taking the laboratory into the field. Annual
Review of Linguistics, 1, 395–415.
Yang, B., & Whalen, D. H. (2015). Perception and production of American English vowels by
American males and females. Australian Journal of Linguistics, 35, 121-141
Yoon, J., Campanelli, L., Goral, M., Marton, K., Eichorn, N. and Obler. L.K. (2015) The
Effect of Plausibility on Sentence Comprehension Among Older Adults and its Relation to
Cognitive Functions, Experimental Aging Research: An International Journal Devoted to the
Scientific Study of the Aging Process, 41:3, 272-302
In Press
Battaglia, D., & McDonald, M.E., (in press). Effects of the picture exchange communication
system (PECS) on maladaptive behavior in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD): A
review of the literature. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals,
10 (1), 8-20.
Carozza, L. (in press). Communication and Aging: Creative approaches to improving quality of
life. Plural Pubs.
Gitterman, M. (in press). Fostering oral communication skills in second language learners:
Thoughts on pedagogy. In S. Fan, T. Le, and Q. Le (Eds.) Linguistics and Language Education
in New Horizons: The Link between Theory, Research and Pedagogy. New York: Nova Science
Publishers.
Goldenberg, D., Tiede, M. K., & Whalen, D. H. (in press). Aero-tactile influence on speech
perception of voicing continua. Paper presented at the 18th International Congress of Phonetic
Sciences, Glasgow.
Higby, E., & Obler, L. K. (in press). Losing a first language to a second language. In J.
Schwieter (Ed.), The Cambridge Handbook of Bilingual Processing. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge
University Press
McDonald, M., & Battaglia, D., (in press). 21st Century Classroom Resources. In E. Blue & S.
McPherson (Eds.), Student, Environment, Tasks, and Technology Tools (SETT) for the Digital
Learner. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
McDonald, M.E., Battaglia, D., & Keane, M. (in press). Using Fixed-Interval based prompting
to increase a student’s initiation of PECS. Speech Language Pathology. Applied Behavior
Analysis and Standard Celeration Charting, 20 (2).
Thompson, S., Henin, S., & Long, G. (in press). Negative middle ear pressure and composite
and component distortion product otoacoustic emissions. Ear and Hearing.
Eve Higby (left) and Jet Vonk (right) presented their latest study at the Cognitive Neuroscience
Society on March 31, 2015 in San Francisco, CA. Looks like they had a great time!
PRESENTATIONS
An, L., Martin, B.A., &
Long, G.R., (2015,
February). Processing of
English /r/ and /l/ by native
Korean, Japanese, and
American English listeners
using the acoustic change
complex. Presented at 38th
Annual Midwinter Meeting
of Association for
Research in
Otolaryngology,
Baltimore, MD.
An, L., Martin, B.A., &
Long, G.R. (2015, May).
Encoding of English /r/
and /l/ by American,
Korean, and Japanese
listeners using the acoustic
change complex (ACC).
Presented at XXIV
Biennial Symposium of the
International Evoked
Response Audiometry
Study Group (IERASG),
Busan, Korea.
An, L., Martin, B.A. (2015, May).
Discrimination of English
/r/ and /l/ by American,
Korean, and Japanese
listeners using the
Mismatch Negativity
(MMN). Presented at
XXIV Biennial
Symposium of the
International Evoked
Response Audiometry
Study Group (IERASG),
Busan, Korea.
Barroso-Walker, S.,
Rodriguez, J., Altman, C.,
Walters, J., and Neumann-
Werth, Y.,
(2015, April). Investigating
Fluency Markers in
Bilingual Aphasia. Poster
session presented at the
QC Sigma Xi Research
Day, Queens, NY.
Barroso-Walker, S.,
Rodriguez, J., Altman, C.,
Walters, J., and Neumann-
Werth, Y.,
(2015, March) A Bilingual
Aphasia Case Study of
Fluency Markers. Poster
session presented at the
Graduate School and
University Center Student
Research Poster Day, New
York, NY.
Barroso-Walker, S.,
Rodriguez, J., and
Neumann-Werth, Y.,
(2015, March) A Pilot
Study of an
Electrophysiological
Investigation of Aphasic
Naming Errors. Poster
session presented at the
Graduate School and
University Center Student
Research Poster Day, New
York, NY.
Conner, P.S. (2015,
January). Transcranial
direct current stimulation:
Application to remediation
of persistent developmental
stuttering. NYC
Neuromodulation
Conference, City College,
New York, NY.
Kosky, C., Mejia, D.,
Luciano, M., Rivera, L.,
(2015, April).
Bilingualism: Information
for School Personnel via a
Workshop Presentation.
Poster Presentation at the
New York State Speech
Language Hearing
Association’s Annual
Convention, Rochester,
NY.
Kosky, C., Bumbolow, S.,
Czarnocha, E., Spinelli, A.,
Sullivan, A. (2015, April).
Improving Communication
between Health
Professionals and Persons
with Dementia. Poster
Presentation at the New
York State Speech
Language Hearing
Association’s Annual
Convention, Rochester,
NY.
Longtin, S., (2015, April).
Voices from the Spectrum:
Learning from Memoirs”
at the Spring Conference
of the Asperger Syndrome
and High Functioning
Autism Association,
Adelphi University,
Garden City, NY.
Martin, B.A. (2015, May).
The effects of stimulus
alternation rate on the
efficiency of the acoustic
change complex in infants
and toddlers. Presented at
XXIV Biennial
Symposium of the
International Evoked
Response Audiometry
Study Group (IERASG),
Busan, Korea.
Martin, B.A. (2015, May).
Stimulus presentation
strategies for eliciting the
acoustic change complex
in infants. Presented at
XXIV Biennial
Symposium of the
International Evoked
Response Audiometry
Study Group (IERASG),
Busan, Korea.
Martin, B.A. (2015, May).
The effects of
reverberation on auditory
evoked potentials.
Presented at XXIV
Biennial Symposium of the
International Evoked
Response. Busan, Korea
Martin, B., (2015, April).
Hearlab Training
Workshop for the Center
for Hearing and
Communication, New
York, NY.
Martin, B.A., &
Moncrieff, D. (2015,
May). Cortical Response
V. Session moderators.
Presented at XXIV
Biennial Symposium of the
International Evoked
Response Audiometry
Study Group (IERASG),
Busan, Korea.
Marton, K. (May, 2015).
Do Bilingual Children
Perform More Efficiently
in Different Experimental
Tasks Than Their
Monolingual Peers?
Invited speaker of the
Bilingualism and
Executive Function
Conference, Graduate
Center, New York, NY
Marton, K. &
Campanelli, L. (May,
2015). Effects of language
proficiency on speed of
processing in executive
function tasks in children.
Symposium presentation.
Tenth International
Symposium on
Bilingualism, Rutgers
University, New
Brunswick, NJ.
Neumann-Werth, Y.,
(2015, May) Face to Face
with Aphasia. Invited
speaker at the Margaret
Teitz Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center
Symposium, Jamaica, NY.
Neumann-Werth, Y.,
Altman, C., and Walters,
J.A., (2014, November).
Case Study of
Codeswitching and
Discourse Markers in
Bilingual Aphasia. Poster
session presented at the
annual convention of the
American Speech-
Language-Hearing
Association, Orlando,
Florida.
Neumann-Werth, Y.,
Epstein, B., and Shafer,
V., (2014, November).
Content vs. Function
Words: An
Electrophysiological
Investigation of Discourse
Processing. Poster session
presented at the annual
convention of the
American Speech-
Language-Hearing
Association, Orlando,
Florida.
Obler, L. K., Paplikar,
A., Korytkowska, M., &
Gitterman, M. (January,
2015). Aging and language
mixing in bilingual
aphasia. Workshop on
Bilingualism and
Cognitive Control,
Groningen, Netherlands.
Obler, L.K.,
Korytkowska, M.,
Ashaie, S., and Vonk, J.,
(2015, April). Language in
Dementia: Update on
Research and Clinical
Practice, New York, NY.
Paplikar, A., Goral, M.,
Gitterman, M., & Obler,
L. K., (May 2015).
Language Mixing vs.
Borrowing in Bilingual
Speakers with Aphasia and
Neurologically Healthy.
Presented at the
International Symposium
on Bilingualism, New
Brunswick, New Jersey.
Sekerina, I. A.,
Campanelli, L., & Van
Dyke, J. A. (2015, March).
Retrieval interference in
spoken language
comprehension. Presented
at the 28th Annual CUNY
Conference on Human
Sentence Processing, Los
Angeles, CA.
Shafer, V., (2015,
January). Research on
Bilingualism in New York
City. Presented at the One-
Year Anniversary for the
Center for
Multilingualism,
University of Kontanz,
Konstanz, Germany.
Tan, C.T., Martin, B.A.,
Seward, K, Prosolovich,
K., Guo, B., Glassman, E.,
Svirsky, M.
(2015, May). Auditory
evoked responses to
electro-acoustic pitch
matching in unilateral
cochlear implant users
with contralateral residual
hearing. Presented at
XXIV Biennial
Symposium of the
International Evoked
Response Audiometry
Study Group (IERASG),
Busan, Korea.
Robinson, S., Allen, J. &
Thompson, S. (2015). Effects of Static
Negative Middle-Ear
Pressure on Wideband
Acoustic Immittance.
Presentation at the Annual
Scientific and Technology
Conference of the
American Auditory
Society, Scottsdale, AZ.
Vonk, J. M. J., Higby, E.,
Cahana-Amitay, D., &
Obler, L. K. (2015,
March). Years of education
differentially linked to
language and cognitive
performance on only a
subset of tasks among
older adults. Poster
presentation at the 2015
Cognitive Neuroscience
Society annual meeting,
San Francisco, CA.
Wang, W-J., Martin,
B.A., Long, G., & Tan, C-
T. (2015, February).
Cortical encoding of
frequency glides. Presented
at 38th Annual Midwinter
Meeting of Association for
Research in
Otolaryngology,
Baltimore, MD.
Dr. Klara Marton presented at a panel at the Bilingualism and Executive Function Workshop on
May 18-19, 2015 at the Graduate Center.
AWARDS AND HONORS
Rupa Balachandran is the new Audiology Program Director in the Department of Speech-
Language Pathology and Audiology at the University of Pacific, Thomas J. Long School of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
Dana Battaglia received a Pathways Program grant from ASHA in June, 2015.
Luca Campanelli received a Doctoral Student Research grant and the Dissertation Year
Fellowship from the Graduate Center. Congratulations!
Katherine Dawson received a Dissertation Year Fellowship fro, the Graduate Center.
Eve Higby has several accomplishments since the last Newsletter. She has received a Doctoral
Student Research grant, the Mario Capelloni Dissertation Fellowship from the Graduate Center,
as well as an NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant in Linguistics. Well done!
Yael Neumann received a grant, Undergraduate Research/Mentoring Education (URME)
Initiative, along with his student for the project, Codeswitching and Discourse Markers in
Bilingual Aphasia, in March 2015.
Suzanne Thompson received the St. John's University Chapter of the National Student Speech-
Language-Hearing Association Distinguished Alumni Award.
Jet Vonk received a Doctoral Student Research Grant.
Other News
Zara Waldman Deluca was accepted to ASHA’s Research Mentoring (ARM) Network’s
Pathways Program for 2014. Here is link about the program
http://www.asha.org/Research/Pathways-Program/[asha.org] Her assigned mentor is Dr. Ann
Geers.
Susan Longtin was promoted to Associate Professor in the Department of Speech
Communication Arts and Sciences at Brooklyn College.
Arlene C. Neuman was elected as a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America for her
contributions in the areas of classroom acoustics and hearing aid development.
Jet Vonk was filmed for Dutch television and aired on April 8, 2015. The interview is part of a
miniseries on Brabanders in New York. Jet discusses her research on language, the brain and
dementia and her experience living in New York. Part of the interview was filmed at the GC in
the Neurolinguistics lab. You can view the interview on YouTube at the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mrfisExzK8
Contribute to the Speech-Language Hearing Sciences Doctoral
Student Fellowship
Thank you to all who have contributed and who continually contribute donation to the Speech-
Language-Hearing Sciences Doctoral Student Fellowships. The fellowships and the discretionary
funds allow the program to help students every year.
Four funds have been set up to honor three colleagues who contributed importantly to our
program: Professors Moe Bergman, Arthur Bronstein and Martin Gitterman.
The Professor Arthur J. Bronstein and Elsa Bronstein Fellowship for Excellence in Dissertation
Writing in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences.
Moe and Hannah Bergman Scholarship for Conference Travel: The Moe and Hannah Bergman
Award makes funds available to students who travel to present research papers at conferences.
Martin Gitterman Excellence in Teaching Award: The Martin Gitterman Teaching Award gives
awards for Excellence in Teaching.
The recipients for 2015 are:
The Professor Arthur J. Bronstein and Elsa Bronstein Fellowship for Excellence in Dissertation
Writing
Amy Vogel-Eyny
Moe and Hannah Bergman Scholarship for Conference Travel
Jessica Scheuer
Amy Vogel-Eyny
Jet Vonk
Martin Gitterman Excellence in Teaching Award
Sameer Ashaie
Eve Higby
These awards are given to a number of students each year. To contribute to one or either fund,
please send a check payable to The Graduate Center Foundation. All checks should include
account number 212731. Please indicate this number as well as the name of the award in which
you want your contribution placed (e.g., Bergman, Bronstein, Gitterman, Rees).
In addition to the above accounts the program also has a discretionary fund. The account number
for this fund is 213933 which the program is free to use at their discretion.
All checks should be made out to The Graduate Center Foundation and sent to:
CUNY Graduate Center
Attention: Development Office
365 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Please be sure to put the account number 213933 or 212731 in the memo section of your
check.