June 9, 2010

East Tennessee State University

From June 6-19 I visited the Centre for Excellence in Early Childhood Learning and Development at East Tennessee State University and worked with Professor Lynn Williams.
I presented two seminars as outlined on the ETSU website:
    Prof. Sharynne McLeod, Prof. Marty Barrett,
    Prof. Lynn Williams, and Prof. Stephen Camarata
  • Speech sound disorders in children: Typical acquisition, prevalence, risk, and impact (ASHA CEUs event)
  • Listening to Children through the Sound Effects Study (incorporating Children Draw Talking: Art Exhibition)
I have enjoyed working with many people while at ETSU.
Prof. Stephen Camarata drove from Vanderbuilt University to visit us and to discuss research and grants.
I enjoyed talking with
Prof. Becky Isbell about her research into children's art and listening to children
Prof. Nancy Shearer about her international work with children with cleft lip and palate
Prof. Brenda Louw about her work in Africa and her research into Afrikaans and Zulu speech acquisition
Prof. Wally Dixon about his research on children's temperament and language acquisition
Prof. Marty Barrett about computer programming assessments
Prof. Kerry Proctor-Williams, Dr. Sandy Countermine, Dr. Julia Herwig, and so many others. I was made to feel so welcome and learned a lot about people of the Appalachian Mountains and Tennessee.

ETSU professors