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    Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology

Student Accomplishments


CSUS M.A./M.S. THESES (chronological listing)

Spring, 1990

Ballard, Colleen,
The Relationship Between Segmentation Skills and Reading/Language Levels in Elementary School Aged Children, May 9, 1990.

Tamanaha, Iris Satsuko,
The Effectiveness of Language Modeling Versus Language Modeling Combined with Music. May 10, 1990.

Summer, 1990

Brown, Jacqueline Rae,
A Comparison of Word-Finding Abilities of Stuttering and Nonstuttering Children. August, 24, 1990.

Cesaretti, Vicki Jean,
A Comparison of The Language Styles of Mothers of Language-Delayed Children And Mothers of Non-Language-Delayed Children. May 8, 1990.

Fall, 1990

Brunner, Kathryn Sue,
Toward The Development of a Temporally Modified Pitch Pattern Test.

Spring, 1991

Childers, Karla Reische,
Comparison of Three Target Gain Formulas Used in Prescriptive Fittings of Hearing Aids.

Kajiwara, Karen Emi,
Pure Tone and Impedance Screening of Sacramento Area Pre-Schoolers. May 21, 1991.

Shelly-Lohman, Patricia L.,
The Effect of Levels of Signal-To-Noise Ratios on Speech Discrimination of Monosyllabic Words.

Thon-Kiger, Linda,
Training Learning Strategies as an Approach for Improving Problem Solving Skills In Language Learning Disabled Students.

Fall, 1991

Werner, Peggy Yamasaki, A Comparison of Two Types of Picture Stimuli in Eliciting Oral Language from Laotian Immigrant Children.

Spring, 1992

Bauhofer, Janene L.,
Comparison of Acoustic Reflex Latency in Normal and Cochlear-Impaired Ears.

Moe, Kimberly J.,
The Differences Between the Frequency of Occurrence of Abnormal Middle Ear Status in Preschool Children During Spring and Fall.

Fall, 1992

Fong, Mary Sun-Moon,
A Comparison of the Use of Genres by Limited English Proficient Vietnamese Children and Mainstream English Proficient Children.

Spring, 1993

Kissinger, Stephanie,
Language Sampling: The Effectiveness of Nonstandardized and Standardized Elicitation Techniques.

Tangel, Elizabeth D.,
The Validity of the Pitch Pattern Sequence Test as a Measurement to Assess Memory Skills.

Tonn, Susan L.,
Gender Based Communication Differences in Children Ages Three to Five,

Summer, 1993

Braidman, Ellen L.,
The Effects on Neonatal Auditory Brainstem Response Subsequent to Being Treated with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

Ison-McCabe, Angela M.,
The Transparency of Three Picture Communication Systems: Picsyms, Oakland, and Mayer-Johnson.

Fall, 1993

Buckpitt, Lori J.,
A Comparison of Observations of Pragmatic Skills Versus Structures Testing for Assessing Language Skills in Pre-school Children from Various Backgrounds.

Kimura, Melissa M.,
The Relationship between Abnormal Ipsilateral Speech-in-Noise Results and Crossed and Uncrossed Acoustic Reflex Thresholds.

Reiff, Jeannette Wilson,
An Analysis of Variability in the Duration of Vowels Among Dysarthric Speakers Shepherd, Jo Elaine, The Effects of Two-Dimensional Stimuli Versus Three-Dimensional Stimuli on Verbal Expression.

Slingerland, Theresa Lynn,
Voice Onset Time Characteristics of Glossectomee Speech.

Spring, 1994

Bell, Marcy M.,
Phonemic Segmentation Skills in ESL Children.

Blake-Davies, Karen L.,
Training of Phonological Awareness by a Speech-Language Specialist to Improve the Emergent Reader's Decoding Skills.

Mohrmann, Linda J.,
The Identification of Subtle Language Problems through Inclusion of Phonological Awareness Measures on Five Year Old Students.

Fall, 1995

Ahlquist, Julia Alice.,
Abnormal Tympanograms and Their Effect in Auditory Memory Demonstrated by The Token Test for Children on Four Year Olds.

Griffante, Melodie,
Acoustic Reflectometry: The Relationship Between Tracing Angle and Conductive Hearing Loss.

Fall, 1996

Bird, Jan,
Improving Auditory Comprehension in Clients with Decreased Auditory Comprehension by Using Speechgelsang for Delivering Information.

DelDotto, Michelle M.,
Visual Closure Abilities Among Children.

Purmort, Kimberly,
The Effects of Phonological Awareness Training on Rapid Naming and Reading Abilities in Children with Language Delay.

Spring, 1997

Anderson, Danielle A.,
Language Delay Versus Language Difference in Bilingual Children.

Bergman-Marks, Vicki,
Reading Ability, Phonological Awareness and Rapid Automatized Naming in Reading Disordered Children.

Ekeren, Laurie,
Exploring the Effects of Phonological Awareness Training on Reading Abilities in Children with Reading Disorders.

Everatt, Jody Lee,
A Comparison of Story Construction Elicited Through Standardized Test Procedures and Clinician Devised Procedures.

Jaschke, Lisa Marie,
Auditory Deprivation Effects on the Suprathreshold Word Recognition Scores of Unaided Ears in Subjects with Bilaterally Symmetric Sensorineural Hearing Loss.

Kuster, Paul D.,
Speech-in-Noise Tests: Are Results Source-Dependent?

Leung, Pui Fung,
A Comparison of Speech Reception Threshold and Speech Discrimination Performance on a Chinese Population Using English and Cantonese Word Lists.

Loo, Shannon Michelle,
Effects of Language Sample Length on the Evaluation of Six Year Olds' Grammatical Skill.

Summer, 1997

Bates, Georgia Lee,
The Effects of Speech Therapy on Psychological Well-Being in Clients with Neurological Disorders.

Burgos, Lucia,
A Study of English-Spanish Code-Switching.

Harden-Predko, Christina M.,
Addition of Context to Metaphor Interpretation Tasks for Language Disordered Children.

Fall, 1997

Bobrowsky, Joelle Viviane,
Perception of Affect in Synthesized Speech.

Gillen, Adrienne Stephanie,
Some Cultural Differences Between Filipinos and Americans and Implications for Speech and Language Services.

Gunning, Lisa Michelle,
The Relationship Between Standardized Tape and Female Monitored Live Voice Testing on Speech Discrimination Scores Using Campbell Word Lists on Normal Hearing Subjects.

White, Matthew S.,
The Difference in the Degree of Difficulty Between the Duration Pattern Sequence Test and the Pitch Pattern Sequence Test on Audiologically Normal Adults.

Spring, 1998

Vianelle, Eric Shannon,
The Effects of Phonological Awareness Training on Reading Skills of Students With Serious Emotional Disturbance.

Summer, 1998

Nouralishahi, Shohreh,
Code-mixing and borrowing in a California Iranian community: a cross-generational study. September 20, 1998.

Fall, 1998

Bland, Mandy G.,
The Effects of Phonological Awareness Training on Rapid Naming Ability and Complex Word Repetition in Language Impaired Students.

Curran, Anne K.,
The Effect of Inattention and Impulsivity on the Results of the Staggered Spondaic Wordtest.

Spring, 1999

Boggs, Andrea L.,
The Effects of Phonological Awareness and Auditory Memory Training on Reading.

Lessard, Nichole M.,
Conversational Fundamental Frequency and the Pitch Range of Female Mexican-Americans and Caucasian-Americans.

Pugh, Bradley L.,
The Effects of Phonological Awareness Training On Oral Language Development in Pre-Reading Southeast Asian Children.