Every 2 years, a small but dedicated international group of researchers, clinicians, and students meet in the United States to present and discuss new research on speech motor control and motor speech disorders. The 2016 Conference on Motor Speech partnered with ASHA to generate two special issues—one for the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research (JSLHR), edited by Dr. Yunusova, and one for the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology (AJSLP), edited by Dr. Solomon. We are excited to announce that these special issues are now available.
The 2016 meeting in Newport Beach, California, was organized by Conference Co-Chairs Kathryn Yorkston and Jordan R. Green as well as Program Chairs Yana Yunusova and Nancy Pearl Solomon. Christopher Dromey served as the Publications Chair. In addition to 35 oral and 88 poster presentations, the meeting featured two special topics and a panel discussion. Presenters were encouraged to submit their projects to be considered for publication in JSLHR and AJSLP, roughly corresponding to whether the study concerned (a) theoretical aspects of normal or disordered speech motor control or (b) the nature and clinical management of motor speech disorders, respectively.
The content of these two special issues represents the hottest research trends in the literature on speech motor control as it applies to normal and disordered speech production in children and adults. Several articles examined patients’ perspective on their motor speech disorders and factors associated with their communicative participation (Page, Siegel, & Jog, 2017 [AJSLP]; Yorkston, Baylor, & Britton, 2017 [AJSLP]; Yorkston, Baylor, & Mach, 2017 [JSLHR]). Papers on principles of motor learning addressed practice schedules (Wambaugh et al., 2017 [JSLHR]), external versus internal cueing (Weir-Mayta et al., 2017 [AJSLP]), and feedback frequency (Steinberg Lowe & Buchwald, 2017 [JSLHR]). The JSLHR issue included work on the generalized motor program theory (Meigh, 2017 [JSLHR]) and the effect of delayed auditory feedback on speech kinematics (Cler, Lee, Mittelman, Stepp, & Bohland, 2017 [JSLHR]). Whitfield and Goberman, 2017 (JSLHR) demonstrated deficits at the automatization phase of motor learning in Parkinson disease. Technological advances for the assessment (Berry, Kolb, Schroeder, & Johnson, 2017 [AJSLP]) and treatment of motor speech disorders (Cler, Mittelman, Braden, Woodnorth, & Stepp, 2017 [JSLHR]; McAllister Byun et al., 2017 [JSLHR]; Perry, Richburg, Pomahac, Bueno, & Green, 2017 [AJSLP]; Yunusova et al., 2017 [JSLHR]) were in the spotlight in both journals. Other common themes included differential diagnosis as well as perceptual and acoustic features of apraxia of speech and dysarthria (Buchwald, Gagnon, & Miozzo, 2017 [JSLHR]; Bailey, Blomgren, DeLong, Berggren, & Wambaugh, 2017 [AJSLP]; Bislick, McNeil, Spencer, Yorkston, & Kendall, 2017 [AJSLP]; Haley, Jacks, Richardson, & Wambaugh, 2017 [AJSLP]; Maas & Mailend, 2017 [AJSLP]; Mauszycki, Bailey, & Wambaugh, 2017 [AJSLP]; Nip, Arias, Morita, & Richardson, 2017 [JSLHR]), and stimulability and cueing to improve speech production abilities in adults and children (Levy, Chang, Ancelle, & McAuliffe, 2017 [JSLHR]; Tjaden & Martel-Sauvageau, 2017 [AJSLP]).
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References
Bailey, D. J., Blomgren, M., DeLong, C., Berggren, K., & Wambaugh, J. L. (2017). Quantification and systematic characterization of stuttering-like disfluencies in acquired apraxia of speech. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 26(2S), 641–648. https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_AJSLP-16-0108
Berry, J., Kolb, A., Schroeder, J., & Johnson, M. T. (2017). Jaw rotation in dysarthria measured with a single electromagnetic articulography sensor. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 26(2S), 596–610. https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_AJSLP-16-0104
Bislick, L., McNeil, M., Spencer, K. A., Yorkston, K., & Kendall, D. L. (2017). The nature of error consistency in individuals with acquired apraxia of speech and aphasia. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 26(2S), 611–630. https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_AJSLP-16-0080
Buchwald, A., Gagnon, B., & Miozzo, M. (2017). Identification and remediation of phonological and motor errors in acquired sound production impairment. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 60(6S), 1726–1738. https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_JSLHR-S-16-0240
Campbell, T. F., & Yunusova, Y. (2017). Cutting-edge technology for speech rehabilitation. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 60(6S), 1798–1799. https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_JSLHR-S-17-0073
Cler, G. J., Lee, J. C., Mittelman, T., Stepp, C. E., & Bohland, J. W. (2017). Kinematic analysis of speech sound sequencing errors induced by delayed auditory feedback. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 60(6S), 1695–1711. https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_JSLHR-S-16-0234
Cler, G. J., Mittelman, T., Braden, M. N., Woodnorth, G. H., & Stepp, C. E. (2017). Video game rehabilitation of velopharyngeal dysfunction: A case series. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 60(6S), 1800–1809. https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_JSLHR-S-16-0231
Haley, K. L., Jacks, A., Richardson, J. D., & Wambaugh, J. L. (2017). Perceptually salient sound distortions and apraxia of speech: A performance continuum. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 26(2S), 631–640. https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_AJSLP-16-0103
Levy, E. S., Chang, Y. M., Ancelle, J. A., & McAuliffe, M. J. (2017). Acoustic and perceptual consequences of speech cues for children with dysarthria. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 60(6S), 1766–1779. https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_JSLHR-S-16-0274
Maas, E., & Mailend, M.-J. (2017). Fricative contrast and coarticulation in children with and without speech sound disorders. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 26(2S), 649–663. https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_AJSLP-16-0110
Mauszycki, S. C., Bailey, D. J., & Wambaugh, J. L. (2017). Acquired apraxia of speech: The relationship between awareness of errors in word productions and treatment outcomes. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 26(2S), 664–673. https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_AJSLP-16-0111
McAllister Byun, T., Campbell, H., Carey, H., Liang, W., Park, T. H., & Svirsky, M. (2017). Enhancing intervention for residual rhotic errors via app-delivered biofeedback: A case study. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 60(6S), 1810–1817. https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_JSLHR-S-16-0248
Meigh, K. M. (2017). A novel investigation of generalized motor program theory: Syllable stress as a motor-class variable. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 60(6S), 1685–1694. https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_JSLHR-S-16-0247
Nip, I. S. B., Arias, C. R., Morita, K., & Richardson, H. (2017). Initial observations of lingual movement characteristics of children with cerebral palsy. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 60(6S), 1780–1790. https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_JSLHR-S-16-0239
Page, A. D., Siegel, L., & Jog, M. (2017). Self-rated communication-related quality of life of individuals with oromandibular dystonia receiving botulinum toxin injections. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 26(2S), 674–681. https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_AJSLP-16-0098
Perry, B. J., Richburg, B. D., Pomahac, B., Bueno, E. M., & Green, J. R. (2017). The effects of lip-closure exercise on lip strength and function following full facial transplantation: A case report. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 26(2S), 682–686. https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_AJSLP-16-0101
Steinberg Lowe, M., & Buchwald, A. (2017). The impact of feedback frequency on performance in a novel speech motor learning task. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 60(6S), 1712–1725. https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_JSLHR-S-16-0207
Tjaden, K., & Martel-Sauvageau, V. (2017). Consonant acoustics in Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis: Comparison of clear and loud speaking conditions. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 26(2S), 569–582. https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_AJSLP-16-0090
Wambaugh, J. L., Nessler, C., Wright, S., Mauszycki, S. C., DeLong, C., Berggren, K., & Bailey, D. J. (2017). Effects of blocked and random practice schedule on outcomes of sound production treatment for acquired apraxia of speech: Results of a group investigation. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 60(6S), 1739–1751. https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_JSLHR-S-16-0249
Weir-Mayta, P., Spencer, K. A., Eadie, T. L., Yorkston, K. M., Savaglio, S., & Woollcott, C. (2017). Internally versus externally cued speech in Parkinson’s disease and cerebellar disease. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 26(2S), 583–595. https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_AJSLP-16-0109
Whitfield, J. A., & Goberman, A. M. (2017). Speech motor sequence learning: Effect of Parkinson disease and normal aging on dual-task performance. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 60(6S), 1752–1765. https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_JSLHR-S-16-0246
Yorkston, K., Baylor, C., & Britton, D. (2017). Speech versus speaking: The experiences of people with Parkinson’s disease and implications for intervention. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 26(2S), 561–568. https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_AJSLP-16-0087
Yorkston, K., Baylor, C., & Mach, H. (2017). Factors associated with communicative participation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 60(6S), 1791–1797. https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_JSLHR-S-16-0206
Yunusova, Y., Kearney, E., Kulkarni, M., Haworth, B., Baljko, M. & Faloutsos, P. (2017). Game-based augmented visual feedback for enlarging speech movements in Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 60(6S), 1818–1825. https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_JSLHR-S-16-0233
