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Communication Sciences and Disorders Theses and Dissertations

Theses/Dissertations from 2006 2006

Production and Perception of Place of Articulation Errors, Adrienne M. Stearns

Theses/Dissertations from 2005 2005

ORAL/WRITTEN CONTRAST OF MENTAL STATE REFERENCES IN OLDER CHILDREN, Jeanne E. Federico

Vowel Identification by Monolingual and Bilingual Listeners: Use of Spectral Change and Duration Cues, Merete MÃ¸ller Glasbrenner

Reliability of Hand Measures of Ultrasound Analysis, Sarah A. Hardin

Changes in the Perception and Sense of Self of Individuals With Aphasia: An Ethnographic Study, Erline Vieira Nakano

The Benefits of Clear Speech at Normal Rates for Older Listeners With Normal Hearing, Athina Panagos Panagiotopoulos

Theses/Dissertations from 2004 2004

Effects of age and stimulus frequency on gap discrimination, Alan Carlton

Analysis of the TEL-PHONE Telecoil Simulator Program, Julie Ann Coudurier

Influence of Perceived Self-Efficacy on Treatment Outcomes for Aphasia, Allison B. Dunn

Proposal for: “University of South Florida Pinellas County Hearing and Speech Center – USF-PCHSC”, Mary J. Francis B.A.

A Comparison of Tone Burst Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) Latencies Elicited With and Without Notched Noise Masking, Rachele M. Orsini

Effect of Intensity Increment on P300 Amplitude, Tim Skinner

Theses/Dissertations from 2003 2003

Effects of Magnesium on Temporary Threshold Shift, Sarah Casey

The relationship between optokinetic nystagmus and caloric weakness, D'Arcy D. Cyr

Treatment of Benign Paroxysmalvertigo: Necessity of Post-Maneuver Prohibition, Jennifer L. DeBoodt

Effects of Bilingualism, Noise, and Reverberation on Speech Perception by Listeners with Normal Hearing, Dashielle M. Febo

Incidence of Peripheral Vestibulopathy in BPPV Patients With and Without Prior Otologic History, Allison Hulslander

Effects of Supplemental Magnesium on Temporary Threshold Shift: Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions, Jenifer Leonard

Prepulse Inhibition and the Acoustic Startle Response in Nine Inbred Mouse Strains, Jennifer Robin O'steen

Monaural Speech-in-Noise Thresholds Using the Hearing in Noise Test (HINT), Denise Parrish

Hearing Evaluation in Infants: An Update for Pediatricians, Janet E. Sullivan

Effects of early acoustic stimulation on prepulse inhibition in mice, Lisa Tanner

Theses/Dissertations from 2002 2002

Effect of Presentation Modality on Predictions of Children’s Communication Ability in the Classroom, Mary Aguila

The Role of Audiology Assistants in a Clinical Setting, Joseph K. Duran

Computerized Dynamic Visual Acuity with Volitional Head Movement in Patients with Vestibular Dysfunction, Erika L. Johnson

An Examination of the Relationship Between the U-Titer II and Hearing Aid Benefit, Maura Koenig Kenworthy

Development of an Aural Rehabilitation CD-ROM, Sierra Macdonald

The Incidence of Positional Nystagmus in Healthy Participants Revisited, Terri L. Schneider

The goal of this study was to examine differences in the psychological characteristics of patients admitted to the hospital for acute or chronic Myocardial Infarction (MI) or Unstable Angina (UA). Depression, anger, anxiety, curiosity, defensiveness, social support, and coping were evaluated for 165 patients (86 MI and 79 UA), who were tested on the Cardiology Stepdown Ward of Tampa General Hospital. The following psychological measures were administered to these patients: the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI-2), the Rationality/Emotional Defensiveness (R/ED) Scale, the Adult Form of the Coping Responses Inventory (CRI-Adult), the Interpersonal Support Evaluation List (ISEL), the Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ), the State-Trait Personality Inventory (STPI), and the Structured Clinical Interview (SCID-I) for the DSM - IV. Significantly more chronic patients than acute patients met criteria for depression as measured by the SCID following admission to the hospital, and more UA than MI patients also met these criteria. However, no differences were found between the acute vi and chronic MI and UA patients two weeks prior to admission. Results of this study also indicated that chronic patients and UA patients reported a greater frequency of illness symptoms and tended to cope with their heart disease through avoidant strategies. Chronic patients endorsed higher levels of state and trait anger compared with acute patients, and UA patients were less likely to believe that their illness could be cured or controlled (Control of Cure) than MI patients. Based on the results of this study, it appears that avoidance coping may be an insufficient strategy for addressing negative emotions of chronic patients and UA patients. In addition, perceived lack of control over the success of treatment may be related to depression for UA patients. These findings have important implications for the development and implementation of interventions designed to address perceived control over treatment effectiveness and coping skills for negative emotions in the treatment and rehabilitation of cardiac patients., Gregory J. Spirakis

The Presence of Binaural Interaction Component (BIC) in the Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) of Normal Hearing Adults, Man Sze Wong

Theses/Dissertations from 2001 2001

The Relationship Between Self-Perceived Benefit as Measured by the APHAB, COSI and CPHI and the Presence of APD in an Elderly Population, Michelle L. Bleiweiss

Development of an Audiological Test Procedure Manual for First Year Au.D. Students, Patricia I. Carr

A Tutorial: Use of the WHO ICIDH-2 for Determining Aural Rehabilitation Goals, Nancy Muscato Patterson

Clinical Proficiency Levels Expected at the End of the Second and Third Years in an Au.D. Program, Karen Janine Richardson

A Time Study of Audiological Practice Patterns and the Impact of Reimbursement Changes from Third Part Payers, Melody A. Tucker

Theses/Dissertations from 2000 2000

The Role of Audiology Technicians in the VA System, John Terry Berardino

Survey of Auditory Brainstem Response Referral Criteria, Shannon N. Felder

Evaluation and Treatment of Tinnitus, Renee Lokenberg

Difference in hearing screening failure rates as a function of ethnicity in well newborns screened at Tampa General Hospital, Sybil N. Prewitt

Incidence of Unilateral, High Frequency, Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Shunt Treated Hydrocephalic Children Ipsilateral to Shunt Placement, Susan E. Spirakis

Use of the Client Oriented Scale of Improvement as a Clinical Outcome Measure in the Veterans Affairs National Hearing Aid Program, Robert F. Zelski

Theses/Dissertations from 1998 1998

Acoustic and Perceptual Comparisons of Imitative Prosody in Kindergartners with and without Speech Disorders, Robin Harwell Rodriguez