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Faculty: Connie Summers

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Connie Summers

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Title

Associate Professor

Department:

ComD

Contact Information

Office: 129 TLRB

Phone: 801-422-4319

Email: connie_summers@byu.edu

Teaching Interests

Developmental Language Disorders
Multicultural Issues in Speech Language Pathology
School-Aged Language Disorders

Research Interests

Language learning in bilingual children
Assessment of language performance in culturally and linguistically diverse children
Language of intervention choices in bilingual children with language disorders
Best practices in developing cultural competence
Interprofessional Education

Selected Publications

Mazes in Spanish-English dual language learners after language enrichment: A case study

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  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • Volume: Advance online publication
  • Abstract: click to view

A perceptual study of cross-language influence on vocal fry use in women exposed to two languages

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  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publisher: Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue: 3
  • Abstract: click to view

Adapting a picture description task for grammatical analysis in English-Spanish bilingual preschool children.

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  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publisher: Sage
  • Volume: Advanced Online publication
  • Abstract: click to view

Development and preliminary assessment of interprofessional education focused on vulnerable populations

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  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Volume: 47
  • Issue: 3

Evidence-based clinical decision making for bilingual children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Guide for Clinicians

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  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: SIG 14

Polysyllabic shortening in speakers exposed to two languages

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  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue: 3

Incorporating Spanish language instruction into health sciences programs in an Hispanic-serving institution

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  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publisher: Advanced online publication

Language of intervention in bilingual children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

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  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: SIG 1

Perceptions of mentoring SLPs and clinical fellows during the clinical fellowship

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  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: SIG 11

Vocal fry use in adult female speakers exposed to two languages

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  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Volume: 31
  • Issue: 4

Developmental surveillance and referral in a traditionally medically underserved border community

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  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Volume: 19

The role of language structure and experience in bilingual children’s nonword repetition performance

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  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue: 3

Preparing rehabilitation sciences students to work with monolingual Spanish-speaking patients:Practical and ethical challenges in using interpreters

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  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Volume: 44
  • Issue: 2

Supervising clinical fellows: Preparation and styles

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  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue: 1

Interprofessional education: A pilot study of rehabilitation sciences students participating in interdiscplinary international service-learning

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  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Volume: 42
  • Issue: 3

The measure matters: Language dominance profiles across measures in Spanish/English bilingual prekindergarten students

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  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Volume: 15

Bilingual performance on nonword repetition in Spanish and English

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  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Volume: 45

English literacy development for English language learners: Does Spanish instruction promote or hinder?

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  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Volume: 2

Language variation, assessment, and intervention

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  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Publication Type: Book, Chapter/ Section in Scholarly Book
  • Publisher: JD: Brookes
  • City: Baltimore, Maryland
  • Country: U.S.

Social behaviors of children with language impairment on the playground: A pilot study.

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  • Publication Date: 2001
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Volume: 32