Communication Sciences and Disorders

Tim Brackenbury Ph.D.

Associate Professor

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Educational Experience

Ph.D. (2001). Speech-Language Pathology. University of Kansas.
Dissertation: Quick incidental learning of manner-of-motion verbs in young children: Acquisition and representation.

M.A. (1992). Speech-Language Pathology. University of Kansas.
Thesis: An analysis of fricative-vowel coarticulation in children with phonological disorders.

B.S. (1989). Illinois State University.

Courses Taught

CDIS 223/471: Introduction to Communication Disorders / Intro to CDIS for the Classroom Teacher.
CDIS 225: Speech and Language Acquisition and Development
CDIS 311: Phonological Assessment and Intervention
CDIS 476: Introduction to research in speech, language, and hearing.
CDIS 490: Language Intervention in Children With Cochlear Implants
HNRS 499: Senior honors project

CDIS 663: Phonological Intervention
CDIS 682: Beyond standardized language assessment
CDIS 697: Practicum in speech-language pathology
CDIS 699: Thesis research
EDIS 684: Language and Communication Development in Individuals with Special Needs

CDIS 700: Teaching communication disorders
CDIS 780: Seminar in Specific Language Impairment
CDIS 785: Readings in Lexical Acquisition
CDIS 787: Pedagogy in child language development

Research Interests

The social and linguistic cues that children use as they acquire the ability to learn words incidentally

The influences of lexical and phonological consistencies on the expressive vocabulary development of children with and without vocabulary difficulties

How and when children interconnect newly learned words with previously known lexical items

The relationships between sleep, memory consolidation, and language learning

Examining and facilitating the use of Evidence Based Practice

Grants

Brackenbury, T.P. (2004, November). Linguistic and social-pragmatic influences on the onset of fast mapping. ASHFoundation Research Grant for New Investigators.

Brackenbury, T.P. (2002, March). The effects of verb type and linguistic input on new word acquisition and generalization. Faculty Research Committee, Research Incentive Grant. Sponsored Research Programs, Bowling Green State University.

Refereed Publications and Recent Submissions

Brackenbury, T. Folkins, J., & Ginsberg, S. (in press). An evaluation of educational challenges in communication sciences and disorders through the lens of its signature pedagogy. Contemporary Issues in Communication Science and Disorders.

Brackenbury, T., Bronkema, R., & Ortis, L. (in press). Students’ responses to application quests: A case-based learning activity. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

Brackenbury, T. (2012). A qualitative examination of connections between learner-centered teaching and past significant learning experiences. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 12, 12-28. Link

Muttiah, N., Georges, K., & Brackenbury, T. (2011) Nonspeech Oral Motor Therapies and Evidence Based Practice: Clinicians’ and Researchers’ Perspectives. American Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing, 20, 47-59. Link

Ramamchandra, V., Hewitt, L., & Brackenbury, T. (2011). The relationship between phonological working memory, phonological sensitivity and incidental word learning. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 40, 93-109. Link

Gabel, R., Brackenbury, T., and Irani, F. (2010). Access to information about stuttering and societal knowledge of stuttering. Perspectives on Fluency and Fluency Disorders, 20, 51-57. Link

Brackenbury, T., Burroughs, E., & Hewitt, L. (2008). A qualitative examination of current guidelines for evidence-based practice in child language intervention. Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, 39, 78 - 88. Link

Brackenbury, T., Ryan, T., & Messenheimer, T. (2006). Incidental word learning in a hearing child of deaf adults. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 11, 76-93. Link

Brackenbury, T. & Pye, C. (2005). Semantic deficits in children with language impairments: Issues for clinical assessment. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 36, 5-16. Link

Brackenbury, T. & Fey, Marc, E. (2003). Quick incidental verb learning in 4-year-olds: Identification and generalization. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 46, 313-327. Link

Refereed Presentations

Rusnak, E., Brackenbury, T. (2010, June). Investigating the effects of lexical, phonological, and semantic characteristics on picture naming speed in young children. Poster presented at the Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, WI.

Brackenbury, T. & Shaughnessy, P. (2010, April). Everything I Need to Know About Teaching, I Learned from Speech and Language Therapy. Paper presented at the CAPCSD Convention, San Antonio, TX.

Rusnak, E., & Brackenbury, T. (2009, November). Understand the Role of Poverty in Early Language Development. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, New Orleans, LA.

Rusnak, E., Brackenbury, T., & Hare, M. (2009, November). Semantic Priming: A Methodological Study with Young Children. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, New Orleans, LA.

Brackenbury, T., Fey, M. E., Lof, G., Munson, B., & Williams, L. (2008, November). Practice in Child Phonological Disorders: Tackling Some Common Clinical Problems. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Chicago, IL.

Hannan, J., Brackenbury, T., Moeller, M. P., & Ellis Weismer, S. (2008, July). The Development of Complexity within the Vocabularies of Late Talkers, Children with Hearing Loss, and Typically Developing Children. Poster presented at the Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, WI.

Angalli, V., Hewitt, L., & Brackenbury, T. (2007, November). The Relationship Between Phonological Working Memory, Phonological Sensitivity and Incidental Word Learning. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Boston, MA.

Muttiah, N., Bodner, K., & Brackenbury, T. (2007, November). Controversial Therapies and EBP: Perspectives from Clinicians and Researchers. Presentation at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Boston, MA.

Ryckbost, L., & Brackenbury, T. (2006, June). Phonological and lexical influences on vocabulary development: Predicting the ages at which individual words are acquired. Poster presented at the Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, WI.

Betz, S., Finestack, L., Hogan, T., Brackenbury, T., Jackson, K., & Proctor-Williams, K. (2005, November). What to consider when considering a PhD: A peer perspective. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, San Diego, CA.

Brackenbury, T., Burroughs, E., & Hewitt, L. (2005, November) Evidence Based Practice in child language: Validity and feasibility. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, San Diego, CA.

Brackenbury, T. (2005, June). Influences of linguistic knowledge and communicative intention on the onset of incidental word learning. Poster presented at Worlds and the World: How Words Capture Human Experience, Bethlehem, PA.

Brackenbury, T., Goberman, A., & Hewitt, L. (2004, November). Addressing the new ASHA standards: Flexibility, multiple indices, and remediation. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Brackenbury, T., Gray, S., Gupta, P., McGregor, K., & Storkel, H. (2004, November). Learning and using new words: Research to practice. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Ryan, T., Brackenbury, T., & Messenheimer, T. (2004, November). New word learning in a hearing child of Deaf parents. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Brackenbury, T. (2004, March). A comparative survey of phonological interventions. Paper presented at the 58th annual convention of the Ohio Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Columbus, OH.

Brackenbury, T. (2004, March). Semantic deficits in children with LI. Paper presented at the 58th annual convention of the Ohio Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Columbus, OH.

Brackenbury, T. & Fey, Marc, E. (2003). Quick Incidental Verb Learning in 4-year-olds: Identification and Generalization. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 46, 313-327.

Brackenbury, T. & Fey, Marc, E. (2001, November). Incidental Verb Learning in 4-year-olds: Identification and Generalization. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, New Orleans LA.

Brackenbury, T.P. & Pye, C. (1999, November). Where's the Semantic Sense in Preschool Language Testing? Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, San Francisco CA.

Brackenbury, T.P. & Wilcox, K. (1998, November). Coarticulation in Children With and Without Phonological Delays. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, San Antonio, TX.

Certifications Held

Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP), granted by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA).

Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, State of Ohio.

Professional Affiliations

American Speech-Language Hearing Association.