Emeritus Professor John E. Bernthal, PhD, a giant in the field of children's speech passed away yesterday. His contribution and encouragement will always be treasured.
Professor John Bernthal was ASHA President in 2001. His textbook (Speech Sound Disorders in Children) with Nicholas Bankson and Peter Flipsen Jnr. is currently in it's 9th edition, he created an assessment (BBTOP) and published many articles in the field. He invited me to write a chapter in the 5th edition of his text, and has continued to invite me to write each new addition. We also wrote an encyclopedia entry together. Every ASHA convention he would seek me out to catch up on our lives. Our last conversation was in September 2020 via zoom. He was widely loved and respected - and will be greatly missed throughout the world. Vale John.
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| ASHA2019: John Bernthal and Sharynne in Orlando, FL |
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| ASHA2016: John Bernthal with Australian SLPs Ellie Sugden, Elise Baker, Sharynne McLeod, Steph Hernshaw and Kate Crowe |
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| ASHA2013: John Bernthal and Sharynne |
Here are my blogposts that include John: https://speakingmylanguages.blogspot.com/search?q=John+Bernthal
Obituary: https://www.bmlfh.com/obituary/john-bernthal
