MARIANNE KENNEDY Communication Disorders
CHAPTERS/SECTIONS PUBLISHED IN BOOKS:
Kennedy, M. (in
press). Principles of assessment. In R. Paul and P. Cascella (Eds.), Introduction to clinical methods in
communication disorders (2nd ed.).
Kennedy, M. (2001). Principles of assessment. In R. Paul (Ed.), Introduction to clinical methods in communication disorders (pp. 43-87). Baltimore, MD: Brookes.
JOURNAL ARTICLES PUBLISHED:
Zipoli, R., & Kennedy, M. (2005). Evidence-based practice among speech-language pathologists: attitudes, utilization, and barriers. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 14, 208-220.
Simoniello, S., & Kennedy,
M. (2005,
June/July). AAC assessment
and implementation through the eyes of a special educator: Part 1. Closing the Gap, 24(2), 1,
16.
Simoniello, S., & Kennedy,
M. (2005,
August/September). AAC
assessment and implementation through the eyes of a special educator: Part
1. Closing the Gap, 24(3), 1, 6,
36.
Kennedy, M., & Shiller, B. (2004). A collaborative preservice program in AT and AAC. Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 13(2), 3-7.
Kennedy, M. (1999). Assessing communication in children with psychiatric and communication disorders. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 8(1), 113-135.
With Heinisch, B. & Hecht, J. "No Fear! A Down-to-Earth Approach to Learning New Technologies." Closing the Gap--Microcomputer Technology for People with Special Needs 15:4 (1996): 1,4.
With Sheridan, M. K., Radlinski, S. H., & Beeghly, M. "Play-Language Relationships in Young Children with Developmental Delays: Implications for Assessment." Journal of Speech and Hearing Research 34 (1991): 112-122.
With
CONFERENCE PAPERS ORALLY DELIVERED:
Page, R., Beatty, E.R., & Kennedy, M. (2006, May). Academic strategy and assessment: a
competing values approach. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Association for Institutional Research,
Kennedy, M., Velazquez, V.,
& Isakson, C. (2004,
November). Older students with communication
disorders: How are schools serving
them? Poster presented
at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
Scovill, S.,
& Kennedy, M. (2004, October).
Case study: AAC evaluation and implementation
through the eyes of a special educator. Paper presented at the Closing the Gap
Annual Conference on Computer Technology in Special Education and
Rehabilitation,
Zipoli, R., & Kennedy, M. (2004,
November). Evidence-based practice and speech-language
pathologists: attitudes, usage and barriers. Poster presented at the annual
convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
Simmonds, N., & Kennedy, M. (2003,
November). Outcomes for middle school
students with SLI following collaborative services. Poster presented at the annual
convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
Rebelowski, J.,
& Kennedy, M. (2002, November).
Perspectives of paraprofessionals working with children using
AAC. Poster presented at the
annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
Rosenbaum, S., & Kennedy, M. (2002,
November). Collaborative
consultation: The SLP
perspective. Poster presented
at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
Telke, K., & Kennedy, M. (2001,
November). The impact of intelligibility and listener experience on
communicative competence.
Poster presented at the annual convention of the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
Cross, J., & Kennedy, M. (2001, November). Synthetic voice preference in children: The role of intelligibility. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, New Orleans, LA.
Carroll, M., & Kennedy, M. (2000, November). Prosody in high
functioning autism and Asperger syndrome.
Poster presented at the annual convention of the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
Saldana, C., & Kennedy, M. (2000,
November). Initial vocabulary for
Spanish-speaking children with severe communication disorders.
Poster presented at the annual convention of the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
Telke, K., & Kennedy, M. (2000, November). Social skills
ratings of kindergartners with poor speech intelligibility. Poster
presented at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association,
Kennedy, M., & Spear, S. (1999,
November). AAC strategies for preschoolers: Implementing a proactive
district-wide model. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
Kennedy, M., Major, P., Cascella, P., O'Sullivan, B., Hindenlang, J., & Selden, D. (1999, November).
Training in collaboration and interdisciplinary training: A practicum
experience. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
Holmberg, M., O'Connor, K., & Kennedy, M. (1998,
December). How well is birth to 3 serving children with language delays?
A retrospective look at referral and outcome data.
Paper presented at the DEC Early Childhood Conference on Children with Special
Needs,
Radlinski, S., & Kennedy, M. (1998, December). The implications of early orphanage experiences on later development
of adopted Chinese infants. Poster presented at the Zero to Three 13th
National Training Institute,
Alston, A., & Kennedy, M. (1998,
November). Race as a factor in SLP decision
making. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
Ridgway,
A., Kennedy, M., Goodman, L., Bronstein-Greenwald, E., Kiernan, R., Daves, R., McLaughlin, D., MacKenzie, E., D'Addario, M.,
& Mc Lean, L. (1998, November). Late talkers vs. children needing
intervention:
Suarez, T., & Kennedy, M. (1998,
November). English phoneme acquisition and phonological development of
Spanish-speaking children. Poster presented at the annual convention of the
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
Kennedy, M., Heinisch, B.,
Hecht, J., & Hintz, K. (1997,
November). An approach for training
speech-pathologists to integrate new technologies. Poster presented
at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
Danaher, S., & Kennedy, M. (1997, November). Do mothers’ speech rate and
interruptive behaviors affect fluency? Poster presented at the annual
convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
Radlinski, S., & Kennedy, M. (1997,
November). The implications of early orphanage
experiences on later development of Chinese females adopted by American
parents. Paper presented at the DEC Early Childhood Conference on
Children with Special Needs,
Kennedy, M., Heinisch, B., &
Hecht, J. (1997, October). A
comparative analysis of voice output communication software. Paper
presented at Closing the Gap,
"The Validity of Parent Report in Assessing Vocabulary
Comprehension" (poster). Annual Convention of the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
With Erikson, J., & Radlinski, S. "A Family-Centered Transdisciplinary Assessment Process for Children
Birth-to-Three." Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association,
"Using Total Communication to Facilitate Comprehension in Young Children"
(poster). Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
With Rowland, S., & Nagengast, D. "Low Tech,
High Tech, and In-between: Integrating Technology into a Play-based Curriculum."
ConnSENSE Annual Conference,
With Sheridan, M. K., Radlinski,
S., Kennedy, M., & Foley, G. "A Supportive Play Model for Young Children
with Pervasive Developmental Disorders." Annual Convention of the Council
for Exceptional Children,
With Radlinski, S., & Sheridan, M. K. "Using
Computer Technology with Young Children with Severe Developmental Delays: Two
Cases." International Early Childhood Conference on Children with Special Needs,
With Radlinski, S., &
Sheridan, M. K. "Using the IBM Speech Viewer with Severely Delayed Young
Children" (poster). Annual Convention of the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
With Radlinski, S., &
Sheridan, M. K. "Two Case Studies using the IBM Speech Viewer with Severely
Delayed Nonverbal Young Children." ConnSENSE
Annual Conference,
With Maxon, A. B., Richards, D., Bartlett, S.,
Bai, K. , & Van den Berg,
S. A. "P. L. 99-457: The Impact on Practicing Speech-Language Pathologists and
Audiologists" (poster). Annual Convention of the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
With Sheridan, M. K., & Radlinski, S. "Early
Intervention with Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders: A Supportive
Play Model." International Early Childhood Conference on Children with Special
Needs,
With Radlinski, S., & Sheridan, M. K. "An
Emerging Minority: A Follow-up Study of Adolescents with Disabilities Who
Attended an Early Intervention Program" (poster). Annual Meeting of the American
Orthopsychiatric Association,
With Sheridan, M. K., Radlinski, S., & Beeghly, M. "Play-Language Relationships in Developmentally
Delayed Children: Implications for Assessment" (poster). Annual Convention of
the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
With Sheridan, M. K., Radlinski,
S., Kennedy M., & Foley, G. "Special Needs and At-Risk Infants and Toddlers
in Group Care Settings" (seminar). Annual Meeting of the National
Association for the Education of Young Children,
With Sheridan, M. K., & Radlinski, S.
"Developmental Outcomes in a Low Incidence Genetic Condition: Two Longitudinal
Case Studies" (poster). Biennial Conference on Human Development,
OTHER PUBLICATIONS :
Kennedy, M. (1997, Fall). Early speech and language development. Birth Through 5 News.
WORKSHOP LEADERSHIP:
"AAC
and AT: Principles and Practice,"
presented to Cheshire Public Schools staff,
"AAC
and AT: Principles and Practice,"
presented to Meriden Public Schools staff,
“Engineering the Classroom
for AAC,” presented to Shoreline Speech-Language Pathologists,
“Assistive
Technology/Augmentative Communication:
A Discussion,” presented to Westport Public Schools speech pathology
staff,
"Augmentative Communication (AAC): Principles and Practice," presented to
Westport Public Schools staff,
"Augmentative Communication (AAC)," presented to Southington Public Schools
Speech Pathology staff,
"Augmentative Communication (AAC): Principles and Practice," presented to
Meriden Public Schools staff,
"Developing Curriculum-Based IEP Goals Through
Collaborative Teaming," presented with Patricia Major and Beth O'Sullivan,
Special Education Resource Center,
"Teaming and Collaboration…You Can Do It," presented with Patricia Major and
Beth O'Sullivan at Together We Will Conference,
"Enabling Communication and Writing: Low-Tech to High-Tech Solutions," presented with Barbara Heinisch and Jan Hecht at the Yale Child Study Center Conference on Autism, Asperger's Syndrome and Related Conditions, New Haven, CT, March 13, 1999
"Making It Happen: Teaming and Collaborative Goals," presented with Patricia
Major and Beth O'Sullivan at Special Education Resource Center,
"Augmentative Communication: Principles and Practice," presented to
Middletown Public Schools staff,
"Hartford Schools: Related Services Team Initiative," presented with Patricia
Major and Beth O'Sullivan to Hartford Public Schools staff,
“Augmentative Communication: Introduction to Principles and Practice,”
presented at Paragon Rehabilitation,
“Augmentative Communication,” presented to senior Occupational Therapy
students,
“Working with Children with Autism and PDD in the Schools,”
with Wendy Marans, presented at the annual conference
of the Regional Educational Service Centers of
RECENT GRANTS RECEIVED:
2006 - "Recruiting Bilingual
Speech-Language Pathologists," funded by Connecticut State Department of
Education, $70,000.
2005 - "Recruiting Bilingual
Speech-Language Pathologists," funded by Connecticut State Department of
Education, $40,000.
2005 – “Action Research in Special Education Technology,” Faculty Development Grant, $1800 (with Barbara Shiller).
2004 – “Emergent Literacy and Adaptive
Technology,” Faculty Development Grant, $1306 (with Barbara Shiller).
2003 – “Augmentative Communication and Adaptive Technology,” Faculty Development Grant, $2,000 (with Barbara Shiller).
2002-2007 – “Training Speech-Language Pathologists and Special Educators in Assistive Technology and Augmentative Communication,” funded by U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, $1,443,124.
2002 – “Augmentative Communication and Adaptive Technology,” Faculty Development Grant, $2,000 (with Barbara Shiller).
2000-2005 - "Recruiting Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologists," funded by Connecticut State Department of Education, $155,000.
2000 - CSU Research Grant (with Patricia Major) - "An Analysis of the Teaming Experiences of Pre-Service Students."
1999 - Co-Director (with Patricia Major), "SCSU- Providing Integrated Related
Services Grant," funded by the
1999 - Director, "Recruitment of Bilingual Speech-language Pathologists in
1998 - Co-Director (with Patricia Major), "SCSU- Providing Integrated Related
Services Grant," funded by the
1997 - Co-Director (with Patricia Major), “SCSU- Providing Integrated Related
Services Grant,” funded by the
1997 - Co-Director (with Patricia Major), “SCSU-Quinnipiac-Madison Preschool Project,” grant funded by the Special Education Resource Center
RESEARCH INTERESTS IN GENERAL (use keywords):
Augmentative Communication; Adaptive Technology; Language Acquisition; Developmental Delay; Language Comprehension in Young Children; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Language Assessment of Young Children; Assessment in Higher Education; Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
CURRENT/FUTURE SPECIFIC RESEARCH PROJECTS:
"Assessing Comprehension in Children with Severe Developmental Delays"
“Older Students With Speech and Language Impairment”
STUDENT INVOLVEMENT/COLLABORATION IN MY RESEARCH:
(students are underlined)
Zipoli, R., & Kennedy, M. (2005). Evidence-based practice among speech-language pathologists: attitudes, utilization, and barriers. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 14, 208-220.
Simoniello, S., & Kennedy, M.
(2005, June/July). AAC assessment and implementation
through the eyes of a special educator: Part 1. Closing the Gap, 24(2), 1,
16.
Simoniello, S., & Kennedy, M.
(2005, August/September). AAC assessment and implementation
through the eyes of a special educator: Part 1. Closing the Gap, 24(3), 1, 6,
36.
Kennedy, M., Velazquez,
V., & Isakson, C.
(2004, November). Older students with communication
disorders: How are schools serving
them? Poster presented
at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
Scovill, S., & Kennedy, M. (2004,
October). Case study: AAC evaluation and implementation
through the eyes of a special educator. Paper presented at the Closing the Gap
Annual Conference on Computer Technology in Special Education and
Rehabilitation,
Zipoli, R., & Kennedy, M. (2004,
November). Evidence-based practice and speech-language
pathologists: attitudes, usage and barriers. Poster presented at the annual
convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
Rebelowski, J., & Kennedy, M. (2002, November). Perspectives of paraprofessionals
working with children using AAC.
Poster presented at the annual convention of the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
Rosenbaum, S., & Kennedy, M. (2002,
November). Collaborative
consultation: The SLP
perspective. Poster presented
at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
Cross, J., & Kennedy, M. (2001,
November). Synthetic voice preference in children: The role
of intelligibility. Poster presented at the annual convention of the
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
Telke, K., & Kennedy, M.
(2001, November). The impact of
intelligibility and listener experience on communication
competence. Poster presented at the annual convention of the
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
Carroll, M., & Kennedy, M. (2000, November). Prosody in high
functioning autism and Asperger syndrome.
Poster presented at the annual convention of the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
Saldana, C., & Kennedy, M. (2000,
November). Initial vocabulary for
Spanish-speaking children with severe communication disorders.
Poster presented at the annual convention of the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
Telke, K., & Kennedy, M.
(2000, November). Social skills
ratings of kindergartners with poor speech intelligibility. Poster
presented at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association,
Alston, A., & Kennedy, M. (1998,
November). Race as a factor in SLP decision
making. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
Suarez, T., & Kennedy, M. (1998,
November). English phoneme acquisition and phonological development of
Spanish-speaking children. Poster presented at the annual convention of the
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
Kennedy, M., Heinisch, B., Hecht,
J., & Hintz, K. (1997,
November). An approach for training
speech-pathologists to integrate new technologies. Poster presented
at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
Danaher, S., & Kennedy, M. (1997, November). Do mothers’ speech rate and
interruptive behaviors affect fluency? Poster presented at the annual
convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
MASTER'S THESES ADVISEMENT :
Zipoli, Richard, “Evidence-Based Practice Among Speech-Language Pathologists: Attitudes, Utilization, and Barriers,” August, 2004.
Gilbode, Allyson, “Perceptions of Parents and Educational Staff Regarding the Relationship Between the Use of Augmentative Communication and Language Development,” January 2003.
Rebelowski, Julie, “Perspectives of Paraprofessionals Working with Children Using AAC,” May 2003.
Telke, Katrina, "The Impact of Speech Intelligibility and Listener Experience on Perceived Communicative Competence," January, 2001.
Rosenbaum, Sarah, "Collaborative Consultation: The Speech-Language Pathologist's Perspective," August, 2001.
Saldana, Cristina, "An Initial Vocabulary for Spanish-Speaking Children with Severe Communication Disorders," May, 2001.
Cross, Jonathon, "The Role of Intelligibility in Determining Synthetic Voice Preference in Children," November 2000. *Thesis Commendation
Carroll, Madeleine, "Prosody in High-Functioning Individuals with Autism and Individuals with Asperger Syndrome," January 2000.
Alston, Andrea, “The Role of Race in Decision Making in Speech-Language Pathology,” May 1998
Suarez, Teresa, “English Phoneme Acquisition and Phonological development Among Normally Developing Children of Puerto Rican Descent who are Learning English as a Second Language,” May 1998
Danaher, Susan, “Effect of Mother’s Speech Rate and Frequency of
Interruptions on Fluency of a Child Who Stutters,” August 1997
DISSERTATION TITLE:
Does Total Communication Facilitate Language Comprehension in Young Children with Developmental Delays?
INSTITUTION GRANTING PH.D.: