Diagnosis and Evaluation in Speech Pathology

Rebekah H. Pindzola, Professor Emeritus, has served the clinical and academic professions in numerous capacities. At Auburn University she rose through the ranks of assistant, associate, and full professor and provided administrative leadership as Chair of the Department of Communication Disorder, Director of the AU Speech and Hearing Clinic as well as to the College of Liberal Arts as Associate Dean and Interim Dean. She has coauthored popular clinical books and intervention materials.   Dr. Laura Plexico is an Associate Professor and certified Speech-Language Pathologist who specializes in the area of fluency disorders and speech acoustics. She currently lives in auburn Alabama and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses and provides clinical services in the Department of Communication Disorders at Auburn University. She teaches courses in fluency, speech science, counseling and clinical problem solving. Dr. Plexico’s research interests include understanding the cognitive and affective consequences of stuttering, factors that influence successful stuttering management, and factors that influence the acoustic assessment of the voice.   William O. Haynes, Ph.D., earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Northern Michigan University in Speech-Language Pathology and completed his doctoral degree in communication disorders at Bowing Green State University. Dr. Haynes taught at Auburn University (AL) in the Department of Communication Disorders for 33 years serving two terms as department chairperson. His areas of expertise are child/adolescent language development and disorders, diagnosis of communication disorders and research methods.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Diagnosis and Evaluation
Chapter 2: Interviewing
Chapter 3: Psychometric Considerations in Diagnosis and Evaluation
Chapter 4: Assessment of Children with Limited Language
Chapter 5: Assessment of School-Age and Adolescent Language Disorders
Chapter 6: Assessment of Speech-Sound Disorders
Chapter 7: Disorders of Fluency
Chapter 8: Assessment of Aphasia and Adult Language Disorders
Chapter 9: Motor Speech Disorders
Chapter 10: Adult Dysphagia and Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders
Chapter 11: Laryngeal Voice Disorders
Chapter 12: Assessment of Resonance Imbalance
Chapter 13: Cancer and Alaryngeal Voice Disorders
Chapter 14: The Diagnostic Report and Financial Essentials