Canadian Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Program Graduate Theses 2017-2018
We are pleased to acknowledge the following graduate theses (master’s and doctoral), which were completed in the 2017–2018 academic year.
Note: McMaster University and the University of Montreal did not provide SAC with its graduate theses this year.
Please note: Theses titles are listed in the language in which they were written.
Name of Student |
Program |
Graduate Level |
Title |
| Andrea Tam | S-LP | MSc | Neuromuscular Control of Vocal Loudness in Adults as a Function Cue |
| Darian Bremmekamp | S-LP | MSc | Emergence and Refinement of Respiratory Chest Wall Intermuscular Coherence Associated with Speech and Non-Speech Tasks in Younger and Older Children |
| Althea Feil | S-LP | MSc | The Effects of tDCS on Intermuscular Coherence During Speaking in Healthy Younger and Older Adults |
| Ian Freitag | S-LP | MSc | The Effects of tDCS on Speech Motor Control in Younger and Older Adults |
| Dana Grantmont | S-LP | MSc | Resting State Networks in Individuals with and without Reading Disorders |
| Maija Jalkanen-Sargent | S-LP | MSc | Resilience & Dementia : Understanding the Implications of Cultural and Linguistic Differences in the Canadian Care Environment |
Name of Student |
Program |
Graduate Level |
Title |
| Sarah Martin | S-LP | Master’s | Bilingual Outcomes for a Child with Down Syndrome in the Early French Immersion Program |
| Peter Cahill | S-LP | Master’s | Exploring the Complex Syntax of School-Aged Children: The Effects of Age, Discourse and Bilingualism |
| Kegan Stephen | Audiology | Master’s | Changes in Cochlear Function and Synaptic Protein Expression in Noise Induced Cochlear Synaptopathy |
Name of Student |
Program |
Graduate Level |
Title |
| Stéphanie Beaulieu | S-LP | M.Sc | Groupements du vocabulaire de base afin d’accélérer la communication |
| Émilie Bouchard-Moore | S-LP | M.Sc | Le vocabulaire de base des enfants francophones d’âge scolaire : une étude longitudinale |
| Valérie Caza | S-LP | M.Sc | Spontaneous Language Abilities in School-Aged Children Born Prematurely |
| Robin Clément | S-LP | M.Sc | Les erreurs d’orthographe lexicales des élèves franco-ontariens de la 1re à la 5e année : une hiérarchisation des compétences écrites |
| Sara Dubreuil-Piché | S-LP | M.Sc | Nonword Repetition as a Clinical Marker for Developmental Language Disorder in French-English and English-French Speaking Children |
| Sophie Laurence | S-LP | M.Sc | Evolution of Reading Comprehension Abilities in the Aging Population and its Relation to Bilingualism |
| Dominique Leroux | S-LP | M.Sc | Best Practices in Early Intervention for the Development of Language in Children Born Prematurely: A Systematic Review |
| Nicole Levac | S-LP | M.Sc | La validité et la précision prédictives d’épreuves de dépistage d’enfants francophones d’âge préscolaire à risque de développer des difficultés de lecture et d’écriture |
| Mélodie Serré | S-LP | M.Sc | Knowledge to Action Roadmap for Literacy Education of Children with Severe Speech and Physical Impairment using Augmentative and Alternative Communication |
Name of
|
Program |
Graduate Level |
Title |
| Victoria Duda | Audiology | PhD | Development of a novel gap detection tool using mismatch negativity responses for tinnitus populations |
| Viviane Grandpierre | Audiology | PhD | Barriers and Facilitators to Cultural Competence in Early Hearing Loss Services |
Name of Student |
Program |
Graduate Level |
Title |
| Jennifer Cozzi | Audiology | Master’s | Effects of attention on cortical auditory evoked potentials during a gap detection task |
| Kelsea Ross | S-LP | Master’s | Designing an accessible group yoga class for adults with aphasia post-stroke – phase one: qualitative interviews |
| Gillian O’Toole | S-LP | Master’s | Morphological Representation and Reading Comprehension in Early Elementary English Language Learners |
| Lareina Abbott | Audiology | Master’s | Wideband Acoustic Immittance Measures as part of a Newborn Hearing Screening Program in Canadian First Nations and Metis, Caucasian and Other Ethnicity Neonates |
| Kyle Smith | Audiology | Master’s | Cochlear Microphonics from Auditory Brainstem Responses of Infants with Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder |
| Alicia Tonello | S-LP | Master’s | “The Secret Ingredient”: Speech-language pathologists’ perspectives on confidence in communication for people with aphasia |
Name of Student |
Program |
Graduate Level |
Title |
| Catherine Bergeron | S-LP | Master’s | Mise à l’essai d’un test en compréhension de textes pour les enfants de la 3e année à la 6e année du primaine |
| Magalie P. Bergeron, Sarah-Maude Therrien | S-LP | Master’s | Adaptation du programme Les alliés de la parole de l’Association des jeunes bègues du Québec (AJBQ) aux enfants qui bégaient âgés de 8 à 12 ans et ayant atteint la phase de maintien de leur fluidité |
| Chanel Cousineau | S-LP | Master’s | Impact d’un livre de vie sur la communication des personnes atteintes de la maladie d’Alzheimer |
| Ariel Deguise | S-LP | Master’s | Bilinguisme et trouble développemental du langage : validation de différentes hypothèses concernant la performance aux tâches d’évaluation dans un étude à cas multiples |
| Carole-Anne Desrosiers | S-LP | Master’s | Le véçu des orthophonistes ayant participé à la thérapide intensive de fluidité de l’Association des jeunes bègues du Québec (AJBQ) |
| Caroline Faucher, Gabrielle Morin | S-LP | Master’s | Évaluation d’un programme de formation axé sur la communication destiné aux proches aidants de personnes atteintes de la maladie d’Alzheimer au stage léger |
| Karine Fortin | S-LP | Master’s | Projet éducatif axé sur le développement du langage et de la littératie en Centre de la petite enfance : le rôle de l’orthophoniste en prévention |
| Jade Fournier | S-LP | Master’s | Trouble développemental du langage : impact sur la phonologie |
| Raphaële Gagné | S-LP | Master’s | Trouble développemental du langage : impact sur le langage expressif |
| Maëlle Gingras | S-LP | Master’s | Trouble développemental du langage : impacts sur le langage réceptif |
| Thomas Granger | S-LP | Master’s | Utilisation des médias sociaux dans la pratique des orthophonistes membres de l’Ordre des orthophonistes et audiologistes du Québec |
| Annie Leblanc | S-LP | Master’s | Étude du lien entre les habiletés rythmiques et les habiletés de grammaire réceptive des enfants francophones d’âge préscolaire |
| Amélie Leclerc-Poudrier | S-LP | Master’s | Étude descriptive et exploratoire sur la perception de la qualité de vie de jeunes adultes atteints d’un cancer oropharyngé |
| Isabelle Nadeau | S-LP | Master’s | L’efficacité d’une thérapie intensive de groupe pour les adolescents qui bégaient |
| Maréva Savary | S-LP | Master’s | Élaboration et évaluation d’un programme de soutien aux habiletés parentales de parents ayant subi un traumatisme crâniocérébral modéré à sévère |
| Gabriel Provost | S-LP | Master’s | Qualité de vie des jeunes adultes atteints d’un cancer oropharyngé lié au VPH : résultats d’une étude exploratoire qualitative |
| Frédérique St-Jean | S-LP | Master’s | Trouble développemental du langage : impact sur la pragmatique |
Name of Student |
Program |
Graduate Level |
Title |
| Le Truc Linh Vaccarello Nguyen | Hearing Science | PhD | Manipulation of Auditory Feedback in Individuals with Normal Hearing and Hearing Loss |
| Areej Balilah | Speech Language Science | PhD | Linguistic and cognitive measures in Arabic-speaking English language learners (ELLs) and monolingual children with and without Developmental language disorder (DLD) |
| Laura Pauls | Speech Language Science | PhD | Exploring associations between language and working memory abilities in children with specific or combined impairments in language and working memory |
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