Barbara Mathers-Schmidt, Ph.D.

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Chair

Department of Communication
Sciences and Disorders
Academic Instructional Center
Room AI 398, Mailstop 9171
Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington 98225

E-mail: Barbara.Mathers-Schmidt@wwu.edu

Education and Training:
B.A., Lewis and Clark College;
M.S., Portland State University;
Ph.D, University of Washington

Appointments:
Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Chair - Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Courses Taught:
CSD 253 - Speech and Hearing Sciences for the Liberal Arts
CSD 353 - Speech Science - Syllabus, 2010 (.doc)
CSD 490 - Social, Political, Cultural Aspects of Communication Disorders - Syllabus, 2010 (.doc)
CSD 502 - Behavioral Research in Speech Pathology and Audiology - Syllabus, Fall 2010 (.doc)
CSD 510 - Organic Disorders - Syllabus, 2010 (.doc)
CSD 554 - Stuttering - Syllabus (.doc)
CSD 585 - Neuromotor Speech Disorders - Syllabus, Spring 2010 (.doc)

Areas of Research Interest:

Nature and treatment of paradoxical vocal fold motion
Treatment efficacy studies in fluency and motor speech disorders
Stuttering risk factors
Stuttering and cognitive/emotional and quality of life issues

Recent Publications/Presentations:

Inspiratory Muscle Training in Exercise-Induced Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion (.pdf)
B. Mathers-Schmidt, CCC-SLP and L.R. Brilla, FACSM
Communication Sciences & Disorders Department and
Exercise & Sport Science Laboratory
Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
Publication Name: Science Direct.com

Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion: A Tutorial on a Complex Disorder and the Speech-Language Pathologist’s Role (.pdf)
Publication Date: May 2001
Series Name: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Inspiratory Muscle Training in Healthy Adults: A Treatment Efficacy Study (.pdf)
B. Mathers-Schmidt, CCC-SLP and L.R. Brilla, FACSM
Communication Sciences & Disorders Department and
Exercise & Sport Science Laboratory
Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

Inspiratory Muscle Training in Three Athletes with Exercise-Induced PVFM (.pdf)
B. Mathers-Schmidt, L. Brilla, A. Jamieson, & S. Parsons
Communication Sciences and Disorders Department and
Exercise and Sport Science Laboratory
Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

Dysphagia Evaluation Practices: Inconsistencies in Clinical Assessment and Instrumental Examination Decision-Making
Publication: Dysphagia
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
ISSN: 0179-051X (Paper) 1432-0460 (Online)
DOI: 10.1007/s00455-002-0094-z
Issue: Volume 18, Number 2
Date: May 2003
Pages: 114 - 125

Assessing the Affective, Behavioral, and Cognitive Dimensions of Stuttering in Young Children (.pdf)
Barbara Mathers-Schmidt, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Western Washington University

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