Education:

• B.S.  Lincoln Institute, Melbourne, Australia (1972)
• M.A.  Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI (1975)
• Ph.D.  Wayne State University, Detroit, MI (1995)

 Mailing Address:

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Missouri State University
901 South National Avenue
Springfield, MO 65897

Communication Links:

Office Phone: (417) 836-4176
Fax: (417) 836-4242    
E-mail: LynGoldberg@missouristate.edu

Office Location:

Professional Building, Rm 110

Office Hours:

 By Appointment

Research Interests:

• Feeding and Swallowing disorders in children and adults: properties of thickened liquids and quality of  life issues; effects of methamphetamine

Teaching / Clinical Responsibilities: Currently Serving as Interim Associate Dean and Not Teaching

• CSD 210; Phonetics
• CSD 484; Introduction to Practice Settings in Communication Disorders
• CSD 629; Cognitively-Based Communication Disorders (to commence in Spring 2007)
• CSD 640; Dysphagia
• CSD 600; Research Methods

Current Professional Activities:

• Editorial Board, Communication Disorders Quarterly

• Dysphagia Topic Coordinator for the 2008 ASHA Convention

 Favorite Links:

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Recent Publications:

Scholarly Activity 2005-2008

Recent & Pending Publications

Stout, J., Goldberg, L.R., Kaf, W., & Heiss, C. (2008 – to be submitted in March). An interdisciplinary evaluation of a young child exposed to methamphetamine: Implications for cognitive and communicative function. Communication Disorders Quarterly.

Goldberg, L.R., McLeod, S., Kaf, W., & Kjaer, B. (2008 – under review). Issues in choosing a career in communication pathology: An international survey. Folia et Logopaedica.

Goldberg, L.R., & Burton, E.C. (2008 - under review). Reflections on service-learning, critical thinking, and cultural competence. Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning.

Gordon, S., Goldberg, L.R., Rockwell, J.A., & Netsell, R. (2007). Feldenkrais-based sensory movement technique and breathing for voice production for the stage. In M. Rees (Ed.), Voice and Speech Review, 171-182.

Goldberg, L.R. (2007). Service-learning as a tool to facilitate cultural competence. Perspectives on Communication Disorders and Sciences in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations, 14(1), 3-7.

Rosén-Gustafsson, B., & Goldberg, L.R. (2007). Multilingualism and multiculturalism in Europe: The role of CPLOL and its relevance to education regarding cultural diversity in the United States. Perspectives on Communication Disorders and Sciences in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations, 14(1), 8-11.

Goldberg, L.R., McCormick Richburg, C., & Wood, L. (2006). Active learning through service-learning. Communication Disorders Quarterly, 27(3), 131-145.

 

McCormick Richburg, C., & Goldberg, L.R. (2006). Teachers’ perceptions about minimal hearing loss: A role for educational audiologists. Communication Disorders Quarterly. 27(1), 4-19.

 

Goldberg, L.R., Gordon, S., Dion, N. M, & Hellmann, C.A. (2005). Understanding the voice: The value of interdisciplinary collaboration. In M. Rees (Ed.), Shakespeare around the globe and other contemporary issues in professional voice and speech training. Voice and Speech Review, 339-349.

 

Hellmann, C.A. (Producer), Gordon, S., Goldberg, L.R., & Dion, N. (co-producers) (2005). Seeing the voice. Hellmann Productions, Inc.

McCormick Richburg, C., & Goldberg, L.R. (2005). Minimal hearing impairment: The importance of education. Perspectives on School-Based Issues, 6(1), 4-7.

Grants

External

Development and evaluation of a new thickening agent for adults with dysphagia.  Principal  investigator, with Eric Bosch (Chemistry), Klaas Bakker (CSD), Cynthia Heiss (Biomedical Sciences), and Deborah Piland (Biomedical Sciences). Proposal submitted to the National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders (NIDCD); requested funding: $190,744 over 3 years.  

Increasing quality of life for adults with dysphagia. Principal investigator. Funded by an individual faculty grant award through the Missouri Campus Compact Grant Program for teaching in Bulgaria ($7,500; Spring 2005).

Systematic implementation of a modular progression for learning effectively (SIMPLE). Consultant. Funded through the U.S. Department of Education Fund for Improvement of Post Secondary Education Programs (FIPSE; $350,000) to Michael Flahive, Ph.D., and Michael Chial, Ph.D. of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2005-2007).

Internal

Marketing for the future. Grant written for the Physical Therapy program. Proposal funded through the Provost’s Graduate Student Recruitment Initiative ($4,750) for Spring 2008.

Alumni and graduate students: Partners in recruitment and marketing. Principal investigator. Proposal funded through the Provost’s Graduate Student Recruitment Initiative ($11,500) for Spring 2007.

Strengthening Learning through Interdisciplinary Collaboration. Funded through an International Travel Award ($1,000) for presentation at the Sixth Annual Congress of CPLOL in Berlin, Germany, 2006.

Development, characterization, and sensory evaluation of a novel thickening agent. Principal investigator with James Zimmerman (Chemistry), Cynthia Heiss (Nutrition), and Klaas Bakker (CSD). Funded through the College of Health and Human Services for Summer 2006 to develop an external grant proposal ($5,000).

Optimizing quality of life for nursing home residents with dysphagia. Principal Investigator with Wafaa Kaf, CSD. Funded through the College of Health and Human Services for Summer 2006 to develop an external grant proposal ($5,000).

Strengthening learning through interdisciplinary collaboration – Phase 2. Principal investigator with Sheila Gordon, Theatre and Dance. Funded through a Missouri State University Funding for Results award for the 2005-2006 academic year ($3,908).

Understanding and using the voice effectively: The value of interdisciplinary collaboration. Principal investigator. Funded through a 2005 Summer Faculty Fellowship Grant ($5,000).

Peer-reviewed Presentations

2007

A systematic investigation of the linearity of liquid flow under line-spread testing. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, November 2007 (White, Goldberg, Bakker, & Manivannan).

Issues in choosing a career in CSD: An international survey. International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 2007 (Kjaer, Goldberg, McLeod, Kaf, & Winkworth).

Service-learning as a tool to facilitate cultural competency. International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Sydney, July 2007 (Goldberg).

Speech pathology as a career: Perspectives from the USA, Denmark, and Australia. Speech Pathology Australia, Sydney, May 2007 (McLeod, Winkworth, Goldberg, & Kjaer).

Service-learning:  Integrating civic engagement into teaching, learning, and research. Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Palm Springs, CA, April 2007 (Goldberg & Mathers-Schmidt).

Middle ear function in adults with swallowing disorders. American Academy of Audiology, Denver, April 2007 (Kaf, White, & Goldberg).

2006

Issues in choosing a career in communication sciences and disorders: An international survey. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Miami, November 2006 (Goldberg, Kjaer, McLeod, & Winkworth).

The effects of carbonation on the viscosity of liquids. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Miami, November 2006 (Corbello, Goldberg, Bakker, & Zimmerman).

The impacts of service-learning on college students’ motivation to learn: Professional competencies and civic skills. International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Washington, DC, November 2006 (Knapp, Goldberg, & Levesque).

Seeing the voice: Strengthening learning through interdisciplinary collaboration. Sixth European Congress of CPLOL, Berlin, Germany, September 2006 (Goldberg, Gordon, Dion, & Hellmann).

Seeing the voice: An interdisciplinary study of voice production. Voice and Speech Trainers Association, Chicago, Illinois, August 2006 (Gordon, Goldberg, Dion, & Hellmann).

Strategies and instruments for documenting the impacts of service-learning on undergraduate students. Carnegie Foundation Colloquium on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Madison, Wisconsin, April 2006 (Knapp, Levesque, & Goldberg).

A conversation about research in service-learning. First Annual Conference on Applied Learning in Higher Education. Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, Missouri, February 2006 (Goldberg, Knapp, Levesque, & Heiss).

2005

Measurement of quality of life in adults with dysphagia. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, San Diego, California, November 2005 (Goldberg & Burnett).

Auditory evoked potentials in speakers with apraxia of speech and aphasia. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, San Diego, California, November 2005 (McCormick Richburg & Goldberg).

Optimizing pre-service education in dysphagia: The role of service learning. Educating Citizens Through Service and Learning: Celebrating 20 Years of Campus Compact, Tulsa, Oklahoma, July 2005 (Goldberg).

Strengthening learning through interdisciplinary collaboration. Little Red Schoolhouse, First Annual Summer Conference, Southwest Missouri State University, June 2005 (Goldberg, Gordon, Dion, & Hellmann).

Evidence-based practice: What it is and why it is valuable. Missouri State Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, April 2005 (Goldberg, Masterson, Bakker, & Wood).

Effects and implications of service-learning. Missouri State Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, April 2005 (Goldberg).

A process for collaborative design and assessment of learning outcomes. Carnegie Colloquium on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Evidence of Student Learning, Atlanta, Georgia, March 2005 (Knapp, Sell, & Goldberg).

Teachers’ misperceptions about minimal hearing impairment. American Academy of Audiology, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 2005 (McCormick Richburg, & Goldberg). 

M.A. Theses and Projects (Chair)

Changes in bolus transit time as an effect of VitalStim intervention. Jane Peterson (Thesis; Completed May 2007).

A systematic investigation of the linearity of liquid flow under line-spread testing. Miranda White (Thesis: Completed May 2007).

The palatability of apple juice thickened with starch- and gum-based agents. Molly Trautschold (Thesis: Completed May 2007).

Effects of ethnicity on taste. Jessica Smith (Thesis: Completed June 2007).

Effects of Feldenkrais-based sensory movement technique on breathing for voice production for the stage. Jessica Rockwell (Thesis: Completed May 2006)

A systematic investigation into the effects of carbonation on the viscosity of liquids. Jennifer Corbello (Thesis: Completed May 2006)

Effects of starch- and gum-based thickeners on red wine. Christine Best (Thesis: Completed May 2006)

An investigation of the concurrent validity of line-spread testing in measuring the viscosity of thickened liquids. Alisa Johnson (Thesis: Completed May 2006)

Cultural Issues in dysphagia diets. Melody Kessinger (Project: completed May 2006)

Effects of standing time on the validity of line spread viscosity measurement. Ikeisha Hudson (Project: Completed May 2005)

Effects of citric acid and temperature on the viscosity of thickened liquids. Melissa Stagg (Project: Completed May 2005)

The role of the speech-language pathologist in the neonatal intensive care unit. Stacey Carnagey (Project: Completed May 2005).

Deep pharyngeal neuromuscular stimulation: Issues in measuring its effectiveness. Coly Perfater-Bold (Project: completed May 2005).