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Jennifer Whited
Associate Professor
School of Allied Health
NURS 134
318-342-1394
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Jennifer E Whited, PhD
Associate Professor, Counseling
Director, School of Allied Health

Education

Ph D

2015, Applied Language and Speech Science
University of Louisiana at Lafayette

MS

2007, Communicative Disorders
University of Louisiana at Lafayette

BA

2005, Liberal Arts
University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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Biographical Sketch

Jennifer Whited, PhD, CCC-SLP is an associate professor and clinical supervisor in the Speech Language Pathology Program at the University of Louisiana Monroe. Additionally, she is the Director of the School of Allied Health. She teaches in adult neurological disorders. Dr. Whited is the director of the Dementia Compassion Project at ULM, which is a research project that serves Monroe area residents to support individuals with dementia and their caregivers. Dr. Whited's research interests include dementia and scholarship of teaching and learning.

Licensure & Certification

Louisiana State License in Speech-Language Pathology, Louisiana Board of Examiners in Speech Pathology and Audiology (LBESPA). (2007 - Present)
Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). (2007 - Present)

Recent Publications

Whited, J., Sisk, A. M. (2021). Adapting during a pandemic: using Ethics of Care and Cosmopolitanism to train graduate students during the COVID-19 crisis. OnlineJournal of Inter-professional Health Promotion.
Whited, J., Boult, J. (2021). Infusing multicultural instruction: an experiential class project. Teaching and Learning in Communication Science Disorders.
Boult, J., Whited, J., Easley, T. (2021). The Cross-Cultural-Communication Project: An Ethics of-Care Approach to Developing Students’ Antiracist Practice in Speech Language-Pathology Curricula. IGI Global.
Whited, J., Damico, J. (2021). Culture of collaboration: an essential component of motivating readers with language disorders. Monroe: Journal of Interactional Research in Communication Disorders.
Abendroth, K., Whited, J. (2021). Motivation, rapport, and resilience: moving from adolescence to adulthood. Monroe: Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups.
Whited, J., Damico, J. (2020). Willingness to persist: an alternative view of avoidance behaviors during shared reading. Journal of Interactional Research in Communication Disorders.
Irwon, D., Lass, N., Koay, M., Whited, J. (2019). Clinical Research Methods in Speech Language Pathology (3rd ed.). Monroe: Plural Publishing.
Whited, J. Coaching. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders..
Whited, J. Ceiling Effect of Testing. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders..
Whited, J., Basco, C., Elliot, A., Flatley, C., Fontenot, L., Tatum, A. (2017). Self-Advocacy in Adults with Communication Impairment. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Whited, J., Cooper, K., Hankins, J., Nelson, A. (2017). Establishing Mutual Understanding During Shared Reading: A Video Transcript Analysis. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Whited, J. An investigation into struggling learners’ motivation to read. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette Louisiana.
Whited, J., Wilson, K., James, G. Congruence in Aphasia Treatment. A poster presented to the University of Louisiana at Monroe Student Research Symposium.
Abendroth, K., Nelson, R., Lobdell, M., Damico, J., Whited, J. Parental Perceptions of Services of Homeschooled Children: A Phenomenological Investigation. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Research Grants

Whited, J., "Community Literacy Project" (Funded), Sponsored By Living Well Foundation, The University of Louisiana at Monroe, $10,500. (January 2018 - December 2018).

Awards & Honors

2011 NSSLHA Organization Advisor of the Year.

Courses Taught

SPLP 1052SPCH/LANG ACQUISITION, 2 course(s)

SPLP 4001PHONETICS, 3 course(s)

SPLP 4002DIAGNOS TREATMENT PROCEDURES, 3 course(s)

SPLP 4004MULTICULTURAL ISSUES, 1 course(s)

SPLP 4028ARTICULATION DISORDERS, 3 course(s)

SPLP 4033LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY, 3 course(s)

SPLP 4093LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY, 2 course(s)

SPLP 5005RES IN SPEECH-LANG PATHOLOGY, 7 course(s)

SPLP 5020SEMINAR IN ARTICULATION, 3 course(s)

SPLP 5028SEMIN/COMM LANG DISORD/CHIL, 1 course(s)

SPLP 5030SEMIN/SPEECH/LANG PATH/DIAGNOS, 9 course(s)

SPLP 5050NEURO DISORDERS I/INTRO & ID, 11 course(s)

SPLP 5052NEURO DISORDERS II/EVAL & MGT, 12 course(s)

SPLP 5060SEMIN/AUG/ALT COMM/PERSONS, 1 course(s)

SPLP 5070SEMINAR IN THE PROFESSION, 4 course(s)

SPLP 5076PRACTICUM-SITE I, 12 course(s)

SPLP 5091RESEARCH PROJECT, 11 course(s)

SPLP 5150SEM APHASIA & MOTOR SPEECH DO, 1 course(s)