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Jennifer Whited
Associate Professor
School of Allied Health
SUGR 134
318-342-1394
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Jennifer E Whited, PhD
Associate Professor, Counseling Program
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 is an assistant professor in the Speech-Language Pathology program at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. She is also the director of a specialized literacy clinic program within the Kitty Degree Speech and Hearing Center at ULM. She and her husband and daughter live in Monroe, Louisiana.

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)

Research Interests

Research interests include literacy, school-age language disorders, and adult neurologically-based communication disorders.

Recent Publications

Irwin, D., Lass, N., Koay, M. E., Whited, J. Clinical Research Methods in Speech Language Pathology (3rd ed.). San Diego, CA: 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 (Unpublished doctoral dissertation).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.
Damico, J., Tetnowski, J., Hartwell, J., Heels, J., Whited, J., Roussel, N. Facilitating Conversation in Aphasia Intervention: Report of Empirical Data.

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)