The Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources and Communications Disorders divided into two different departments in 2023.

Please see the Department of Communication Disorders and Occupational Therapy and the Department of Counseling, Leadership, and Research Methods for research completed in 2023 and following.

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Theses from 2024

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How Engaged Are Infants and Toddlers While Picture Book Reading?, Zoe Lawless

Theses from 2023

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The Relationship between Communicative Confidence and Identity in Everyday Life for People with Aphasia, Karina Escobar

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Letter-Sound Correspondence Intervention with Students with ASD, Sarah Hoemann

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The Effects of Sound-Based Intervention on the Daily Performance of College-Aged Students, Claire Pribble

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Measuring Awareness of SPD and Interprofessional Collaboration and Practices Among Professionals in an Elementary Public School Setting, Kyra Resende

Theses from 2022

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Speech-Language Pathologists' Academic Preparation for Transition Services, Kathleen Bridgforth

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The Presence of the Halo Effect in Individuals Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Neurotypical Individuals, Margo Mainord

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The Effects of Explicit Instruction Targeting Social-Emotional Learning Competencies on the Improvement of Expressive and Receptive Vocabulary Development for First-Grade Students Identified with Speech-Language Deficits, Anna Perry

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Examination of Spelling Skills of Elementary Students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Lacey Simpson

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A Collaborative Approach in Education through Interprofessional Education (IPE) and Practices (IPP) of Classroom Teachers and Speech-Language Pathologists to Develop Professional Identity, Communication Skills, and Goal Sharing, Avery Smith

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An Examination of the Spelling Patterns of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Elementary School Students, Emma Villanueva

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Assessment and Treatment of Childhood Apraxia of Speech: The Perspective of Current Speech-Language Pathologists, Sabrina White

Theses from 2021

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Language Abilities of Children who Qualify for Both Speech and Language Therapy and Play Therapy, Rylee Atkins

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Bimodal and Bilingual: Language Characteristics of ASL and English Users, Caitlin Bumpass

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How Music Shapes Our Identities and why it Matters: Case studies of professional musicians, Annabelle C. Linker

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Noise Exposure and Hearing Protection in Marching Band Students, Emily Myers

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A Qualitative Case Study: Exploring the Application of Physiological Measures in Prelinguistic AAC Intervention, Chloe Putnam

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Phonological Processing Abilities and Reading Skills in Young Adults, Sarah Thompson

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Perspectives of Caregivers on Early Onset Dementia: An investigation of the role of attachment and shifts in identity, Claire Wood

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Loss and Attainment of Identity for Individuals Experiencing Early Onset Dementia, Benjamin Wright

Theses from 2020

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Social Conformity and the Line Judgement Task for Adolescents with ASD, Jamie McClendon

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Development of Early Social Interactions in Infants Exposed to Artificial Intelligence from Birth, Anna Vest

Theses from 2019

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The Relationship Between Human Trafficking and an Occupational Therapy Career, Lexie France

Theses from 2018

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Family Dynamics and Auditory Verbal Therapy, Casey Baldwin

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Changes in Pragmatics and Related Vocabulary after Cochlear Implantation: A Case Study, Mackenzie Gross

Theses from 2017

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Quality of Life after Total Laryngectomy, Brooke L. Baioni

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The Impact of Technology on Individuals with Down Syndrome and Their Families, Morgan N. Fritz

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An Internationally Adopted Child's Transition: A Family Story, Holly C. Heckmann

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Perceptions of the Effects of Vocal Fry on Aspirational Careers in Prospective Job Markets, Darby B. Kunnemann

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American English Speakers' Perception of Non-Native Phonotactic Constraints: The Influence of Training in Phonology, Bailey R. Pearson

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Musical Ear Syndrome: What Do We Know?, Cara D. Pestel

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A Qualitative Study of the Effects of the University of Arkansas Autism Support Program, Jessica Post

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Adopting Children with Down Syndrome: A qualitative study of family experiences, Emily L. Richter

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The Effects of Spoken Accent on Verbal Working Memory Performance, Faithe Snyder

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Need for Speech-Language Pathologists in Juvenile Detention Centers in Arkansas, Jessica R. Stephenson

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The Shaping of Motherhood: How Raising a Child Who Stutters Impacts Identity, Madeline Wagnon

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Detecting Cognitive Load during Working Memory Tasks utilizing a Digitizer Tablet, Cassandra K. Ward and Pradyumn Srivastava

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Learning to be Fit: Social change for individuals with cognitive differences through organized team based sports, Kayla T. Waters

Theses from 2016

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Differences Between Two Head Start Locations Using the Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning (DIAL) as a Measure of Language and Concepts, Hailey Guthrie

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Outcomes in language and social skills as seen in children with autism and developmental disabilities participating in equine assisted activities, Megan Koenigseder

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Perceptions fathers have on time spent with preschool children and its impact on language outcome measures, Megan E. Porter

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Parent Beliefs about Technology: A Comparison of Homeschool and Formal Education Families, Eli L. Skelton

Theses from 2015

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Parenting attitudes and stress levels among parents of children who are deaf, Elise Claire Davies

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The Inclusion of Music Therapy in Speech-Language Interventions, Torry Farnell

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Understanding Early Intervention Services for Hispanic Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Valeria Font Zorrilla

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Assessment of Basic Concept Knowledge of Children from Differing Socio-Economic Status Homes, Kirbee E. Lester

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Speech Reading Training and Audio-Visual Integration in a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Kara L. Saulsbury

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Nonverbal interaction between adults and young children during digital and real object play, Breanne M. Witherspoon

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Implementing structure in a volunteer based, one-on-one after school program, Dianne Kristin Wylie

Theses from 2014

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The complexity of diagnosis for co-occurring minor speech, language and hearing problems: perception of parents, Bethany Anderson

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The Differences in spelling when practice utilizes a word processor versus writing by hand; parent perceptions, Lauren E. Bleakley

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Autism in Transition from High School to College, Stephanie Grace Bledsoe

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The Impact of Fluency on Word Choices and Functional Vocabulary in Children Who Stutter, Caillouet M. Clark

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Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Internationally, Erika Lynn Davee

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Little Free Library, Andrea M. Dixon

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Sign Language and Early Childhood Development, Ellen C. Donoghue

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Private Practice in Speech Language Pathology and Audiology: Experience, Preparation and Confidence Levels of Practicing Professionals, Mary Kate Fortson

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Availability of Literature: The Little Free Library, Bethany Anne Hamilton

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Keeping Memory Alive: Exploring the personal experiences of women in midlife, Mary Konz

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Understanding dysphagia: the social and emotional Impact, Savannah Learned

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Impact of Siblings on Pragmatic Development in Children with Cochlear Implants, Caitlin R. McAfee

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Spouse Perception of Speech Therapy for Individual's with Parkinson's Disease, Emily Katherine McLain

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Audio-visual speech perception training for a child with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Case Study, April Parkridge

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The Everyday Life of Autism: Living with Behavioral Differences, DeEsta Jan Shaffer

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The impact of digital and physical play on early childhood development, Hannah B. Smith

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Affects of Occupational Noise Exposure and Hearing Loss, Susan Taylor Smith

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First Generation Americans' Perceptions on ASD: A comparison of generational worldviews on services, Samantha Tejada

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Parent Perceptions of the Relationship Between Pacifier Use, Thumb Sucking and Speech Production, Kelsey Elizabeth Wendt

Theses from 2013

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The Use of Bakhtin's Polyphony to Analyze Peer Relationships, Hannah Brunck

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Representations of autism in the media: perspectives in popular television shows, Katie Dowdy

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Treatment of Stuttering in Children: Clinician Perceptions of Therapy Approaches, Kolbee Gilmore

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Over-Imitation in Four-to-Six-Year-Old Children with Autism and Typically Developing Children, Tamara Henschell

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Factors determining efficacy with the use of pharmacotherapy in children with ASD and other disorders, Miranda Small

Theses from 2012

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Building Interaction with an Isolated Population through Social Media: The Deaf Community, Margaret Bodemann

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Pragmatic and Semantic Contributions to Social Cognitive Development in Children with Down syndrome, Jillian Carroll

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Parental perspectives on young adults with Down syndrome and online social networking sites, Kimberly Fiser

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Assessing Auditory Comprehension in Teens with Autism using the Porch Index of Communicative Ability in Children, Kristen Muller

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Pushing to the Breaking Point: Do Children with Speech and Language Problems Experience Bullying?, Meagan D. Pestel

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Chemotherapy Induced Hearing Loss and the Effects It Has on Learning, Sydney Smith

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Facilitating the Parent/Child Bond: The Training, the Role, and the Perceived Self-Efficacy of Speech-Language Pathologists in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Shanley Taber

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A Family's View: The Necessity and Effects of Therapy throughout Alzheimer's Disease from the Family's Perspective, Kerri Taylor

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The Affects That Children Diagnosed with Autism Disorder Have on Their Siblings in the Area of Behavior Development, Emma Thomas

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Perceptions of the Aging Voice, Salem Vaught

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Cochlear Implants: How siblings are changed, Callie Wilson