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Dr. Gass

HCOM 308

Fall 2009

 

Possible Topic A= reas for Communication Experiments

 

Communicative Disorders

voice disorders

fluency/stuttering (treatments for, stereotypes about, younger vs. adult stutterers)

Asperger&= #8217;s syndrome

Down syndrome (and language de= velopment, language delay)

autism (and language development, la= nguage delay, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome)

aphasia (treatment of)

dysarthria (motor speech disorders)=

attention<= /span> deficit, hyperactivity (ADD a= nd ADHD)

cleft palate/syndrome and related communicative disorders

developmen= tal phonological disorders

articulati= on disorders

functional= speech disorders

language acquisition, language delay

hearing loss/deafness (and language acquisition)

cerebral palsy

cochlear implants

signing versus total language

phonemic awareness

multicultu= ral, multilingual issues, ESL (misdiagnosis, adaptation of treatment)

treatment<= /span> settings: clinic, at home, classroom

maternal substance abuse (and speech, language problems)

fetal alcohol syndrome (effects of)=

augmentati= ve communication

 

Communication Theory and Process

self disclosure and relationship satisfaction

credibilit= y, source credibility

deception<= /span> and deception detection<= /o:p>

advertisin= g, marketing =

managerial= style and job satisfaction

compliance= gaining, compliance resisting=

gender differences in communication<= o:p>

intercultu= ral communication

bystanders= and helping behavior

computer mediated communication (CMC)<= o:p>

physician-= patient communication

conflict style, conflict management

argumentat= iveness and verbal aggressiveness

teacher-st= udent communication

family communication

relationsh= ip development and deterioration=

relationsh= ip maintenance and repair

nonverbal<= /span> communication (touch, gaze, distance, etc.)

product placement

attraction=

interactio= n rituals

impression= formation, attribution theory=

facework, identity management

communicat= ion competence<= /p>

communicat= ion anxiety (CA)

 

Helpful Resources for Finding Research Topics=

Communication Theory & Pro= cess majors

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)

Communication Abstracts (CIOS)

Communication and Mass Media Complete (EBSCO)

PsychINFO (EBSCO)

Social Sciences Abstracts

        &= nbsp;   Sociological Abstracts

 

Communication Disorders majors

Judith Kuster: Net Connections for Communication Disor= ders

htt= p://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster2/welcome.html

or

www.communicationdisorders.com

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)

Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (CSA)

Mental Measurements Yearbook (EBSCO)

PsychINFO (EBSCO)

PsycArticles (EBSCO)

PubMed

ERIC

 

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