The Illinois International Stuttering Research Program

CURRICULUM VITAE(Sept, 2006)

Brent A. Gregg

University of Arkansas at Little Rock
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology
2801 South University Avenue
Little Rock , AR 72204-1099
Office: 1-501-683-7178
Email: bagregg@ualr.edu

EDUCATION

University of Illinois , Urbana-Champaign, Ph.D., 2003, Speech and Hearing Science

University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas, M.S., 1999, Speech-Language Pathology

Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas; University of London, London England, B.A., 1995, English

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

Director, Arkansas Center for Stuttering Research and Treatment

University of Arkansas at Little Rock / University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2004-present

Assistant Professor, Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock / University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2003-present

Research Assistant, Stuttering Research Project, Department of Speech and Hearing Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2000-2003

Clinical Supervisor, Department of Speech and Hearing Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2000-2003

Speech-Language Pathologist, Integrated Therapy for Kids, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1999-2000

AWARDS

Recipient of Elaine Paden Award for Outstanding Doctoral Achievements University of Illinois , April, 2002

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

ASHA Fluency Special Interest Division, member

International Fluency Association

Stuttering Foundation of America, Referral Source

National Stuttering Association

National Stuttering Association, Arkansas Chapter

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE

Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, State of Arkansas, Arkansas Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology

Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, State of Illinois, Department of Professional Regulation, 2000-2003

SCIENTIFIC REVIEWS AND CONSULTANTSHIPS

ECHO: National Association of Black Speech-Language Pathologists, 2006.

Prentice Hall Publishers, 2006.

Journal of Speech and Hearing Research , 2006.

American Journal of Speech Language Pathology , 2005.

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in the Schools , 2005.

Research Interests

Early childhood stuttering

Evaluation and treatment of fluency disorders

Concomitant disorders of individuals who stutter

Psychosocial factors of early childhood stuttering

Research Experience

Director, Arkansas Center for Stuttering Research and Treatment, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2004-present. Research Assistant, Stuttering Research Program, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2000-2003. Mentors: Professors Ehud Yairi and Nicoline Ambrose.

Testing of children and adults; parent interview; data collection and analysis, especially disfluency analyses in audio and video speech samples; preparation of own manuscripts for a series of investigations regarding early childhood stuttering.

Involved in the ongoing research projects of the Stuttering Research Program at the University of Illinois.

Research Grants

Co-Investigator with Richard Zraick: The Effect of Divided Attention on Speech Fluency, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, R0-3 (in submission).

Co-Investigator with Richard Zraick: An investigation of the speech characteristics of individuals with probable Alzheimer’s Disease, UAMS Memory Research Center (funded through grant P30 AG 19606 from the National Institute on Aging). Direct Costs: $7,500.

Principal Investigator: Arkansas Center for Stuttering Research and Treatment Proposal, UALR College of Professional Studies, $5,000, funding awarded August 2004.

PUBLICATIONS

Gregg, B.A., and Yairi, E. (in press, 2006). Phonological skills and disfluency levels in preschool children who stutter. Journal of Communication Disorders.

Zraick, R., Gentry, M., Smith-Olinde, L., and Gregg, B. (In press, 2005). The effect of speaking context on the determination of habitual pitch. Journal of Voice.

Zraick, R., Gregg, B.A., Whitehouse, E. (In press, 2005). Speech and voice characteristics of geriatric speakers: A review of the literature and a call for research and training. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology.

Zraick, R., Risner, B.Y., Smith-Olinde, L., Gregg, B.A., Johnson, F., and McWeeny, E. (In review, 2006). Patient versus partner perception of voice handicap. Journal of Voice.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Zraick , R.I. , and Gregg, B.A. (2006). The effect of divided attention on speech fluency. Poster presentation, ASHA Conference. Miami, Florida.

Zraick, R., Risner, B.Y., Smith-Olinde, L., Gregg, B.A., Johnson, F., and McWeeny, E. (2006). Patient versus partner perception of voice handicap Poster presentation. ASHA Conference. Miami, Florida.

Gregg, B.A. (2005). Epidemiological factors of early childhood stuttering. Presented to the Arkansas Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention. Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Gregg, B.A. and Yairi, E. (2001). The co-occurrence of stuttering and disordered phonology: Looking in both directions . Technical session presentation at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, New Orleans, LA.

Gregg, B.A. and Halloran, J. (1999). Increasing spontaneous communication using a multidisciplinary approach . Presentation at the Annual Arkansas Conference on Autism.

Gregg, B.A. (1998). Pediatric TBI and school re-entry: The rehabilitation speech-language pathologists’ perspective . Poster presentation at the Arkansas Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention.

I NVITED PRESENTATIONS

Gregg, B.A. (2004). Epidemiological factors of early childhood stuttering Presented at Arkansas Speech-Language Hearing Association State Convention, Hot Spring, Arkansas.

Gregg, B.A. (2005). Teachers perspectives on school-children who stutter. Presented to faculty and staff at the Academy at Riverdale, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Gregg, B.A. (2005). Fluency Treatment Workshop. Invited presentation to speech-language pathologists from the state of Arkansas.

Gregg, B.A. (2004). Fluency across the lifespan. Invited presentation to speech- language pathologists from the state of Arkansas.

Gregg, B.A. (2001). The co-occurrence of stuttering and disordered phonology: Looking in both directions. Presented to Proseminar Lecture at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Courses Taught

Graduate Fluency Disorders, University of Arkansas at Little Rock / University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Fall 2004-present.

Graduate Dysphagia, University of Arkansas at Little Rock / University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Spring 2004-present.

Graduate Augmentative and Alternative Communication, University of Arkansas at Little Rock / University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Spring 2004-present.

Undergraduate Speech and Language Acquisition, University of Arkansas at Little Rock / University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Fall 2006-present.

Undergraduate Voice and Stuttering, University of Arkansas at Little Rock / University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Summer 2004-present.

Undergraduate Phonetics, University of Arkansas at Little Rock / University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Fall 2004.

STUDENT RESEARCH DIRECTOR

Gibson, A. (2006). Patient versus partner perception of stuttering. Donaghey Scholars Project.

Compton, J. (2006). Disfluency analysis project in the Arkansas Center for Stuttering Research and Treatment.

May, K. (2006). Personality / perfectionistic attributes of adults who stutter.

Rawlins, B. (2006). Disfluency analysis project in the Arkansas Center for Stuttering

Research and Treatment.

Wood, S. (2006). Grant preparation for Arkansas Fluency Project USDE Grant.

Boggs, B. (2005). Peer reactions on the development of stuttering in school-age children: Implications for treatment.

Dodson, S. (2005). Stuttering and disordered phonology: Implications for treatment.

Sanders, L. (2005). Genetics of stuttering and twin studies: A review of the literature.

McKay, K. (2004). Parent-child interaction therapy: A review of the literature.

Ray, M. (2004). Disfluency analysis of individuals with Huntington’s and Parkinson’s disease.

Russell, V. (2004). Psychosocial factors in school-age children who stutter.

Southern, M. (2004). Stuttering and Down’s Syndrome.

Thesis Committees Served:

Carr, Portia. (2007). Information Units and Discourse in Alzheimer’s DiseaseUALR/UAMS.

Pickett, Hylan (2007). The Voice Use Reduction Program: A Case Study. UALR/UAMS.

Wilkerson, Brooke (2007). A survey of speech-language pathologists’ knowledge and skills in the area of AAC. UALR/UAMS.

Andrews, Natara. (2006). The Relation Between Maternal Communication Profiles and Child Communication Outcomes in 3-year-old Low-income African American Dyads. UALR / UAMS.

Risner-Youngblood, Brandy. (2006). Patient versus partner perception of voice handicap. UALR/UAMS.

Gentry, Mollie. (2005). The effect of speaking context on the determination of habitual pitch. UALR/UAMS.

Truby, Kelly. (2005). The effect of an intervention program on the problem solving skills of elementary school-age children. UALR/UAMS.

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Clinical supervision of graduate students working with children and adults who stutter, Arkansas Center for Stuttering Research and Treatment, University of Arkansas at Little Rock / University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , Spring 2004-present

Clinical supervisor, Clinical Supervisor, Department of Speech and Hearing Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2000-2003

Speech-Language Pathologist, Integrated Therapy for Kids, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1999-2000

Departmental Committees Service

NSSLHA Advisor Spring 2006-present

Chair, Orientation Committee August 2005-present

Curriculum Committee August 2005-present

Assessment Committee August 2005-present

Departmental Financial Aid Committee January 2004-present

Departmental Comprehensive Examination Committee January 2004-August 2005

Departmental Faculty Search Committee, Speech Pathology June 2004-present

Departmental Faculty Search Committee, Audiology June 2004-present

Departmental Peer Review Committee August 2004-present

Independent Research Committee August 2005-present

Ph.D. Program Intercampus Committees:

Chair, Admission Committee, PhD. Consortium 2006-2008

Curriculum Committee, Ph.D. Consortium 2006-2008

Admissions Committee, Ph.D. Consortium June 2005-2006

Ph.D. Leadership Personnel Grant Advisory Committee Present

College Service:

Committee for Allocation of Graduate Student Research Funds 2006-present

UALR College of Professional Studies, representative for new student orientation July-August, 2004-2005

UAMS College of Health Related Professionals, Alumni Relations and College Advancement Committee August, 2004-present

University Committees/Service:

University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Faculty Senate 2004-2006

International Affiliations:

Month-long clinical and research visit to the Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children, London, England May, 2004

Introduced to and trained in method of treatment for stammering across age groups through on-site observations, workshops, and arranged individual instruction.

Reviewed proposed research program and provided feedback, advice, and guidance in this respect.

Established a collaborative research relationship for possible future projects.

Send questions and comments to:
Dr. Nicoline Ambrose
Stuttering Research Program
The Department of Speech and Hearing Science
901 S. Sixth St.
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone:217-333-2230