Theses presented for Degree
Candidates for Doctoral Degree
K. Nicole Cooper
Title: The Effects of Otitis Media on Objective and Functional Measures of Balance
Advisor: Jackie M. Davie, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology
Kelly Cormell
Title: Effects of a Hearing Aid Retraining DVD for Adults in Assisted Living
Advisor: Suzanne Sklaney, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology
Jill E. Foltz
Title: Performance of Normal Hearing Adults on the Closed Response CID W-22 Word Recognition Test
Advisor: Thomas R. Zalewski, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology
Kristen Elizabeth Hunter
Title: Visual Reinforcement Audiometry or Digital Reinforcement Audiometry ... That is the Question?
Advisor: Jackie M. Davie, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology
Lisa A. Krebs
Title: A Comparison of Rotational Chair Normative Data Obtained in Children With and Without a Significant History of Otitis Media with Effusion
Advisor: Jackie M. Davie, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology
Michelle Maquire
Title: College Student's Perceptions of an Adult Male Using Specific Communication Repair Strategies in a Short Informal Conversation
Advisor: Suzanne Sklaney, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology
Anisha Parekh
Title: Multifrequency Tympanometry: Factors Affecting Resonant Frequency- Gender, Race, Ear Canal Volume,Head Size or Interaural Differences?
Advisor: Jackie M. Davie, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology
Karen Piecuch
Title: Young Adults' Perception of Individuals Utilizing Communication Repair Strategies
Advisor: Suzanne Sklaney, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology
Nicole M. Stiokas
Title: DSLM [i/o] and NAL-NLI: Do Prescriptive Fitting Targets Approximate Preferred Listening Levels?
Advisor: Jackie M. Davie, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology
Anna Strange
Title: The Relationship Between a Diagnostic Central Auditory Processing Test Battery and Fisher's Auditory Problems Checklist
Advisor: Thomas R. Zalewski, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology
Theses presented for Degree
Candidates for Master's Degree
Chelsea M. Barnes
Title: Community Structure of Riperian Zone Salamanders in Northeastern Pennsylvania
Advisor: John M. Hranitz, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Department of Biological and Allied Health Science
Ashley Brooke Childs
Title: Effect of the Number of Auditory Anchors on Voice Rating Reliability
Advisor: Shaheen N. Awan, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology
Robin Drogan
Title: A Descriptive Analysis of the Application of Positive Behavior Support in Assessment-Based Studies Published Between 2003-2007
Advisor: Timothy Knoster, B.S, M.Ed., Ed.D., Department of Exceptionalities
Cindalyn Liebman
Title: Johannes Vermeer: Concepts of Influence and Fame
Advisor: Christine Sperling, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Department of Art and Art History
Bethany Brooke Mickel
Title: Podcasting in the Computer Science Classroom
Advisor: Mary J. Nicholson, B.S., M.Ed, Ph.D., Department of Instructional Technology
Kelly Anne Muir
Title: Sound Symbolism: An Implicit Decision Task
Advisor: Pamela Smith, B.S.Ed., M.A., Ph.D., Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology
Melissa Marie Newpher
Title: Preliminary Normative Nasalance Data for Caucasian and African-American Speakers Advisor: Shaheen N. Awan, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology
Andrew Martin Paluch
Title: GngII is Necessary to Induce Senescence in Murine Embryonic Fibroblasts
Advisor: Carl A. Hansen, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Department of Biological and Allied Health Science
Kendra Sobolesky
Title: Anaerobic Digestion of Cheese Whey to Produce Methane Gas
Advisor: Barry Nolt, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Department of Biological and Allied Health Science
Bhairavi Dhirendra Tanna
Title: The Effect of Induced Effort/Strain on Voice
Advisor: Shaheen N. Awan, B.A., M.S. Ph.D., Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology
Melissa L. Tomcavage
Title: The Isolation and Characterization of the Iron-Phytosiderophore, Avenic Acid, in a Species of Oats, Avena Sativa
Advisor: George T. Davis, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Department of Biological and Allied Health Science
Andrew Troutman
Title: Characterization and Sequencing of Forkhead Protein CDNA in the Leafcutting Bee Megachile Apicalis
Advisor: Kristen Brubaker, B.S., Ph.D., Department of Biological and Allied Health Science