The Illinois International Stuttering Research Program

CURRICULUM VITAE(January, 2007)

ALISON NICHOLAS, BA (Hons)., M.Sc., Reg. MRCSLT.

HOME ADDRESS:

16 Dingwall Rd, London, SW18 3AZ Tel: 0208 874 0151

WORK:

The Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children Finsbury Health Centre Pine Street London . EC1R 0LP Tel: 020 7530 4238 Fax: 020 7833 3842 E-mail: alison.nicholas@islingtopct.nhs.uk

Present appointment :

Specialist Clinical and Research Speech and Language Therapist in Disorders of Fluency at The Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children, London, UK.

Professional Qualifications:

1991: Ba (Hons) Linguistic and Language Pathology, University of Reading.

1999: M.Sc., Human Communication Studies, University College London.

Role at the Centre:

• A clinical commitment to the assessment and treatment of children aged 2 – 18 years and their families.
• A further clinical commitment to assessment and treatment of adults who stammer
• To contribute to the teaching programme for speech and language therapists regionally and nationally
• To develop research proposals and to design and implement these in collaboration with research lead
• To collaborate with University Lecturers/supervisors in the development of projects for undergraduate and post graduate speech and language therapy students, in line with the Research Strategy for the Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children
• To co-supervise student projects in collaboration with the academic department of the University and in consultation with the line manager

Career Summary

1993-Present: The Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children and Adults

1991-1995:Camden and Islington Community NHS Trust (formerly B loomsbury , Hampstead andIslington District Health Authority)

Publications

1. Forth , T., Stackhouse, J., Vance, M., Nicholas, A., Cook, F.M. (1996) Can stammerers rhyme? Department of Human Communication Science, University College, London. Work in Progress, 659-77.
2. Nicholas, A., and Millard, S. (1998). The case for early intervention with pre-school dysfluent children. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 33, 374-377.
3. Nicholas, A., Stackhouse, J., Nathan, L., and Cook, F. (2000). A study of speech processing skills in children who stutter. . In H.G. Bosshardt, J.S. Yaruss., and H.F.M. Peters (Eds.), Proceedings of the Third World Congress on Fluency Disorders: Theory, research, treatment and self-help (pp. 593-597). Nijmegen, The Netherlands: University of Nijmegen Press.
4. Nicholas, A. (2003). Book Review of Ryan, B.P., Programmed therapy for stuttering in children and adults, 2 nd edition. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 38, 321-322.
5. Nicholas, A., and Millard, S. (2003). A study investigating the effectiveness of parent-child interaction therapy. In K. Baker and D. Rowley (Eds.). Proceedings of the Sixth Oxford Dysfluency Conference (pp 145-158) York: York Publishing Press.
6. Nicholas, A., Millard, S., and Cook, F. (2004). Parent-child interaction therapy: Child and parent variables pre and post therapy. In A. Packman, A. Meltzer and H.F.M. Peters (Eds). Proceedings of the Fourth World Congress on Fluency Disorders, 2003: Theory, research and therapy in fluency disorders (pp. 108-116) Nijmegen , The Netherlands: University of Nijmegen Press.
7. Buck, S., Lees, R., Martin, P., Nicholas, A., and Hoey, L. (2004). Familial childhood stuttering: Stuttering characteristics and speech abilities. In A. Packman, A. Meltzer and H.F.M. Peters (Eds), Proceedings of the Fourth World Congress on Fluency Disorders, 2003: Theory, research and therapy in fluency disorders (pp. 31-36). Nijmegen, The Netherlands: University of Nijmegen Press
8. Kelman, E., Nicholas, A., and Millard, S. (2005). Parent-child interaction therapy –PCI 2005. Presentation Seventh Oxford Dysfluency Conference
9. Millard, S.K., Nicholas, A., and Cook, F.M. (in preparation). The effect of parent - child interaction therapy with children who stutter.
10. Nicholas, A., Yairi, E., Davis, S., Mangelsdorf, S., Cook,F., and Hamilton, V. (2006) A study investigating the temperament of school-aged children who stutter. Presentation at the Fifth World Congress on Fluency Disorders, Dublin, Ireland.

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