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Social communication between intellectually disabled, severe middle school students who use augmentative and alternative communication and their typically developing peers
(East Carolina University, 2013)
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices are often used as a mode of communication for people who cannot use spoken language to meet all of their communication needs. Current research is limited regarding ...
The Effect of Drawing to Enhance Word Retrieval in Individuals with Chronic Severe Aphasia
(East Carolina University, 2012)
The purpose of the current study was to examine if individuals with severe chronic aphasia could increase their ability to retrieve object names by implementing the compensatory strategy of drawing. This unique treatment ...
Structural aging of the utricular macula in mice
(East Carolina University, 2012)
CBA/CaJ is a mouse strain that has no known genetic mutations affecting the inner ear, thereby serving as a control model for auditory and vestibular aging. C57BL/6J and CE/J mouse strains carry the genetic mutation ...
Generators of mammalian vestibular surface responses to head motion
(East Carolina University, 2012)
The linear vestibular sensory evoked potential (VsEP) is thought to be the compound electrical response of peripheral macular neurons and central neural relays, and as such used to directly assess macular function. The ...
Vestibular function following blast injury
(East Carolina University, 2011)
To date, the war on terror has produced over 30,000 wounded military personnel with a large proportions of injuries attributed to blasts. Dizziness and imbalance are common complaints among the blast-injured population. ...
Effects of Instruction Method on Vital Capacity and Maximum Sustained Phonation in Adult Female Controls
(East Carolina University, 2012)
Angela Ohlhaut. Effects of Instruction Method on Vital Capacity and Maximum Sustained Phonation in Adult Female Controls (Under the direction of Kathleen T. Cox, Ph.D.) Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, ...
Treating problem solving deficits in traumatic brain injury
(East Carolina University, 2014)
Cognitive deficits following TBI are multidimensional. Current treatment programs approach problem solving training in a top-down approach with problem solving skill perceived independent of attentional control and working ...
Creating a short film from start to finish
(2015-04-30)
This project is a creative endeavor that explores the process of creating a short film from start to finish. The process begins with writing a screenplay for the film, fleshing out characters and coming up with a well-written ...
Discourse processing treatment for adults with aphasia.
(East Carolina University, 2015)
The general goal of treatment for people with aphasia (PWA) is to improve their ability to communicate, which involves the discourse level. Treatment at this level is not a new concept, and there are many well-established ...
Speech in noise ability, outer hair cell function, and working memory for trained flute players.
(East Carolina University, 2015)
The process of auditory speech recognition requires verbal ability, working memory, recall, and adequate auditory abilities to recognize speech. There is a well-known positive effect of musical training and experience on ...