The Illinois International Stuttering Research Program

CURRICULUM VITAE (Sept, 2006)

Jean Sawyer

Illinois State University
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology
Campus Box 4720
Normal , IL 61790-4720
Office: (309) 438-2631
Email: jsawyer@ilstu.edu

EDUCATION

University of Illinois , Urbana-Champaign, Ph.D., 2005, Speech and Hearing Science

University of Illinois , Urbana-Champaign, M.A., 2001, Speech and Hearing Science

University of Colorado, Boulder, M.A., 1984, Linguistics

Iowa State University, Ames, B.S., 1980, English

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

Assistant Professor, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Illinois State University, August 2005-present

Lecturer, Department of Speech and Hearing Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, January 2005-May 2005

Research Assistant, Stuttering Research Project, Department of Speech and Hearing Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1999-2005

Speech-Language Pathologist, Franklin Middle School, Champaign, Illinois, 2004-2005

Lecturer, Intensive English Studies Program, Kansai Gaidai University, Osaka, Japan, 1993-1999

Adjunct Professor, Regis University, Colorado Springs, CO, 1985-1993

Director of Curriculum, American Language Academy, Pueblo, CO, 1985-1993

AWARDS

Recipient of the Teacher of the Year Award, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, May 2006

Recipient of 2001 Phyllis A. Burkhead Memorial Award for Outstanding Clinical Achievement by a Doctoral Student, University of Illinois, May, 2001

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

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

International Fluency Association

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

ASHA Special Interest Division 4—Fluency

Central Illinois Speech and Hearing Association

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE

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

SCIENTIFIC REVIEWS

The Journal of Child Psychiatry and Psychology (2006). Thomson-Del Mar Learning Publishing (2006)

Research Interests

Characteristics of disfluent speech in early childhood

Factors influencing disfluent speech

Treatment of stuttering in childhood

Research Grants

Principal Investigator: The Effects of Sample Size on Disfluency in School-Aged Children who Stutter, ASHA Research Grant for New Investigators, $6,500, funding pending.

Principal Investigator: The Effects of Sample Size on Disfluency in School-Aged Children who Stutter, Pre-tenure Faculty Initiative Grant, College of Arts and Sciences, Illinois State University, $3,500, funding pending.

Principal Investigator: Factors Contributing to Disfluency in Preschool Children who Stutter, New Faculty Initiative Grant, College of Arts and Sciences, Illinois State University, $2,500, funding awarded July 2006.

Co Investigator with Rita L. Bailey: Innovations in Use of On-line Teaching Technology in Speech Pathology, Teaching-Learning Development Grant, Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology, Illinois State University, $1,500, funding awarded May 2006.

Research Experience

Research Assistant, Stuttering Research Program, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1999-2005. 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, including.

Involved in the ongoing research of the Stuttering Research Project at the University of Illinois with branches investigating various components of stuttering including genetics, onset and development, subtypes, and neuroimaging.

PUBLICATIONS

Sawyer, J., and Yairi, E. (2006). The effect of sample size on the assessment of stuttering severity. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 15, 36-44.

Sawyer, J., and Yairi, E. (in preparation). Characteristics of disfluency clusters in preschool children.

Sawyer, J., and Yairi, E. (in preparation). Characteristics of disfluency clusters over time in preschool children who stutter.

Sawyer, J., Chon, H. C., and Ambrose, N. G. (in preparation). Factors affecting disfluency in preschool children who stutter.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Sawyer, J., and Yairi, E. (2005). The dynamics of disfluency clusters in preschool children who stutter. Presented at the American Speech-Language Hearing Convention, San Diego, CA.

Sawyer, J., and Yairi, E. (November, 2004). Disfluency clusters in preschoolers persisting in, or recovering from, stuttering. Presented at the AmericanSpeech-Language Hearing Convention, Philadelphia, PA.

Sawyer, J., and Yairi, E. (November, 2003). How much is enough? The effect of sample size on the assessment of stuttering . Presentedat the American Speech- Language-Hearing Association Convention, Chicago, IL.

Sawyer, J., and Buell, M. (March, 1998). Writing Abstracts for International Conferences. Presentation at the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Convention, Seattle, WA.

Buell, M., and Sawyer, J. (November, 1996). Going the distance: From abstract to presentation. Presented at the Japan Association for Language Teachers Convention, Hiroshima, Japan.

Sawyer, J. (March, 1995). Reading journals: Taking a look at how they’re reading. Presented at the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Convention, Los Angeles, CA.

Sawyer, J. (November, 1991). Off to a good start: Seven prereading activities. Presented at the Colorado Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Convention, Denver, CO.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

Sawyer, J. (April, 2006). Stuttering across the school years: Effective strategies for working with preschool, school age, and adolescent populations. Presented to the Peoria Area Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Peoria, IL.

Sawyer, J. (October, 2005). Stuttering: Characteristics, causes, and coping. Presentation for the Student Speech and Hearing Association Family Day, Illinois State University.

Sawyer, J. (April, 2004). The effect of sample size on the assessment of stuttering severity. Presented to Proseminar Lecture at the University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign .

Sawyer, J. (January, August, and September, 1991). Writing across the curriculum. Presented to the faculty at Regis University, Colorado Springs, CO.

Courses Taught

Speech Disorders (PAS 319), Illinois State University, Fall 2006

Neuropathologies of Speech (PAS444), Illinois State University, Fall 2006

Seminar in Evaluation and Treatment of Preschool Children who Stutter (PAS 449), Illinois State University, Summer 2006

Neurobasis of Speech, Language, and Hearing (PAS 310), Illinois State University, Spring 2006, Fall 2005

Stuttering II (PAS 418), Illinois State University, Spring 2006

Speech Science (PAS 201), Illinois State University, Spring 2006, Fall 2005

Stuttering I (PAS 319), Illinois State University, Fall 2005

Introduction to Stuttering (SHS 410), University of Illinois, Spring 2005

STUDENT RESEARCH DIRECTOR

Kelly, L. (2006). Assessment and treatment of stuttering in multicultural children.

Moroni , T. (2006). Case study of stuttering in a person with cognitive impairment.

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Clinical supervision of graduate students working with children and adults who stutter, Illinois State University, Spring 2006 and Fall 2006

Speech-Language Pathologist, Franklin Middle School, Champaign, IL, 2004-2005

Fluency therapy, University of Illinois Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic, Fall, 2003

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Graduate Admissions Committee, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, 2006

Faculty Mentor Program, University Housing Services, 2005-2006

Faculty Mentor , Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, 2005-2006

Chairperson, Equipment Committee, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, 2005-2006

Member of the Expert Clearinghouse in Fluency Disorders, College of Arts and Sciences, Illinois State University, 2005-present

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