Lisa Lucks Mendel participated in an Instagram Live Discussion on Ear Pain with Dr. Caleb Masterson
of the ENT Center of Northwest Alabama
Jennifer Taylor is serving as the President for the Council of Academic Programs in Communication
Sciences and Disorders (July 2022-June 2023).
Publications
Mendel, L.L., Pousson, M.P., Shukla, B., Sander, K., & Larson, B. (In Press). Listening Effort and Speech Perception Performance using
Different Facemasks. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research.
Mendel, L.L., Pousson, M.P., Jones, S., & Bass, J.K. (In Press). Validation of Male Talker Recordings of the Spanish Pediatric Speech
Recognition Threshold (SPSRT) Test and the Spanish Pediatric Picture Identification
Test (SPPIT). American Journal of Audiology.
Feenaughty, L. (In Press). Linguistic performance during monologues and correlates of neuropsychological
function for adults with multiple sclerosis. Aphasiology. DOI 10.1080/02687038.2022.2099527
Huber, R., & Johnson, J. (In Press). Exploring the relationships between sound acceptability, emotional reactivity,
and personality. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups.
Sarangi, L., & Johnson, J. (In Press). “It depends on the situation”: How hearing-specific contexts affect the
way adults with hearing loss report their personal attributes. American Journal of
Audiology.
Coco, L., Strom, K., Cavitt, K., Eberts, S., Johnson, J. (In Press). Viewpoints on the implications of OTC hearing aids. Perspectives of the
ASHA Special Interest Groups.
Sarangi, L. & Johnson, J. (Published ahead of print). An exploration of associations between hearing aid self-efficacy
and other measurable characteristics of adults with hearing impairments. International
Journal of Audiology. DOI 10.1080/14992027.2022.2042607
Grants
Eugene Buder was awarded a 2022-23 Faculty Research Grant from the School to support his project
“Syllable Rhythms and Conversational Exchanges.”
Sarah Warren was awarded a 2022-23 Faculty Research Grant from the School to support his project
“The Memphis SOUND Project: Community-Based Approach to Understand Cochlear Implant
Utilization.”
Kim Oller is the sponsor for an NIH study led by Dr. Tanjala Gipson at UTHSC that will examine
early communication in children with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC). TSC is a neurocutaneous
disorder that is linked to autism. A portion of Dr. Gipson’s research is taking place
in the Origin of Language Lab.
Honors & Awards
Lipika Sarangi, a CSD post-doctoral fellow, received the Audiology / Hearing Science Research Travel
Award (ARTA) to attend the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention,
New Orleans LA in 2022.
Lipika Sarangi, a CSD post-doctoral fellow, received the prestigious Sig Soli Scholarship to present
research at the International Hearing Aid Research Conference (IHCON) in Tahoe City,
CA in August 2022.
Jordan Alyse Coffelt was awarded an American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Award for Continuing
Education (ACE) in May 2022
Speaking Engagements
Naomi Eichorn is presenting an overview of stuttering and her research related to attention and
stuttering in “On One Foot: Jewish Faculty Lecture Series” (Sep 9, 2022)
Jani Johnson was invited to present the results of a recently completed project titled Impact
of amplification on intra-individual emotion processing at the International Hearing
Aid Research Conference (IHCON) in Tahoe City, CA in August. She is also presenting
these results to the Oticon/Eriksholm International Research Team in Denmark in September
2022.
Lipika Sarangi, a CSD post-doctoral fellow, presented results from a study on the Effects of modifiable
patient traits on the relationship between hearing handicap and readiness to pursue
hearing help that she completed in her PhD program under the direction of Dr. Jani
Johnson.
ASHA Conference Presentations
*Crenshaw, K. & Feenaughty, L. (accepted). Cognition and language in Alzheimer's disease. Thesis research to be
presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention. New Orleans,
Louisiana. November 20
Eichorn, N., Marton, K., & *Hall, J. (accepted). Working memory in adults who do and do not
stutter: Performance patterns and predictive relationships. American Speech-Language
Hearing Association Annual Convention, New Orleans LA.
Eichorn, N., Zarn, M., & Bruen, T. (accepted). Impact of IPE and varied effects by profession:
Insights from a collaborative course. American Speech-Language Hearing Association
Annual Convention, New Orleans LA.
Eichorn, N., *Pritchard, L.E., & *Zerit, K. (accepted). Behavioral and emotional characteristics of school-aged children with
and without stuttering disorders. American Speech-Language Hearing Association Annual
Convention, New Orleans LA.
Sarangi, L. & Johnson, J. (accepted). Real-world benefits of wearing hearing aids on intra-individual emotion
processing in adults with hearing loss. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Annual Convention, New Orleans LA.
Johnson, J., Creed, L., & Reed, M. (invited). OTCs for the Audiologist’s Toolbox (2-Hour Master
Class). American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention, New Orleans
LA.
Lopez, L., & Warren, S. (accepted) The CDC Said WHAT?! The Importance of Adopting Public Health Perspectives
in CSD. Presentation at the 2022 American Speech, Language, and Hearing National Convention,
New Orleans, LA.
