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Contact Information:
Julie M. Estis, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor
SLP Graduate Coordinator
University of South Alabama
Department of Speech Pathology & Audiology
HAHN 1119
Mobile, AL 36688
251.445.9364
jestis@usouthal.edu
Education:
Ph.D., Communication Sciences and Disorders
University of South Alabama, July 2004
M.S., Speech-Language Pathology
University
of South Alabama, May 2001
B.S., Speech and Hearing Sciences
University of South
Alabama, May 1999
Current Courses:
SHS 431- Introduction to Language Disorders
SLP 533- Pediatric Language Disorders: Birth to Five
SLP 551- Voice and Resonance Disorders
SLP 568- Dysphagia
SLP 596- Clinical Practicum
SLP 599- Thesis
Various Ph.D. seminars and directed studies
*Summary of Courses Taught
Refereed Publications
Hickey, S. G., Moore, R. E., & Estis, J. M. (in press).The
effect of different primary and
secondary
stimulus
conditions on the acceptable noise levels for young adults with normal
hearing. Journal of Speech,
Language, Hearing Research.
Estis, J. M., Parisi, J. A.,
Moore, R. E., & Brungart, D. (2011). Speech
intelligibility differences across
sound
classes with in-the-ear and free-field microphones in quiet. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 112(3), pp.
845-59.
Estis, J. M., Dean-Claytor, A.
N., Moore, R. E., & Rowell, T. L. (2011). Pitch matching accuracy in
trained
singers and untrained individuals: The impact of
musical interference and noise. Journal
of Voice, 25 (3), pp. 173-180.
Estis, J. M., Coblentz, J. K.,
& Moore, R. E. (2009). Effects
of increasing time delays on pitch matching
accuracy in trained singers and untrained
individuals. Journal of Voice, 23
(4), pp. 439-445.
Moore, R. E., Estis, J. M., Hickey, S. G.,
& Watts, C. (2008). Pitch matching and pitch discrimination abilities
with vocal and non-vocal stimuli.
Journal of Voice, 22 (4), pp. 399-407.
Moore, R, E., Estis, J. M., Zhang, F., Watts,
C., & Marble, E. (2007). Relationship of pitch matching, pitch
discrimination, and otoacsoutic emission
suppression. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 104, pp. 777-784.
Watts, C., Barnes-Burroughs, K., Estis, J. M., & Blanton, D.
(2006). The singing power ratio as an objective measure of singing voice
quality in talented and non-talented singers. Journal
of Voice, 20 (1), pp. 82-88.
Beverly, B. L., & Estis, J. M. (2003). Fast mapping
deficits during disambiguation in children with specific language
impairment. Journal of
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, 27(3), pp. 162-169.
Refereed Presentations
Rudd, A. & Estis, J. M. (2012). Critical care simulation for
speech-language pathology & audiology students.
Seminar presentation, Human Patient
Simulation Network Conference, Tampa, FL.
Ferguson, N. & Estis, J. M. (2011). Behavioral and physiologic signs of
aspiration in premature infants. Poster
session, American Speech-Language and Hearing
Association National Convention, San Diego, CA.
Gerlich,
S., Estis, J. M., Beverly, B.
L., & Yates, M. (2011). Word and task factors influence toddlers’
looking
time to objects. Poster session, American
Speech-Language and Hearing Association National
Convention, San Diego, CA.
Matthews, L. A., Beverly, B. L., Evans, K.
J., Estis, J. M., &
Turner, L. (2011) Clinician and parent perspectives
on SLP competency for ASD services. Poster
session, American Speech-Language and Hearing Association National
Convention, San Diego, CA.
Gaal,
A. R., Moore, R. E., & Estis,
J. M. (2010). The effects of ear of stimulus presentation on
pitch discrimination abilities of young adult
females. Poster presented at the Second Pan-American/Iberian Meeting on
Acoustics, Cancun, Mexico.
Buck, K. L., Estis, J.M., & Carpenter, M. (2009). Influences of language ability and gender in processing
semantic-prosodic
incongruence. Poster session, American
Speech-Language and Hearing Association National Convention, New Orleans,
LA.
Langston, S. D., Estis, J. M., Yates, M. C., & Beverly, B. L. (2009). Disambiguation by children with
SLI:
Stimulus
timing and phonological effects.
Poster session, American Speech-Language and Hearing Association National
Convention, New Orleans, LA.
Ramkissoon, I.R. & Estis, J. M. (2009). SRT
tests in normal-hearing children with and without language
impairment. Poster session, American Speech-Language and
Hearing Association National Convention,
New Orleans, LA.
Kerns, A. B., Beverly, B. L., & Estis, J. M. (2009). Using eye gaze to assess typically
developing
toddlers’
verb comprehension. Poster
session, American Speech-Language and Hearing Association National Convention,
New Orleans, LA.
Ramkissoon, I., Beverly, B. L., Estis, J. M., Hudson, K., Dagenais,
P. A., & Holston, J. T. (2008). Recruitment
and retention of minority students: Initial efforts and outcomes.
Poster session presented at the American Speech-Language and Hearing
Association National Convention, Chicago, IL.
Fikes, C. H., Estis,
J. M., & Beverly, B. L. (2008). Disambiguation by children with SLI: Word and gesture effects. Technical
session presented at the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association
National Convention, Chicago, IL.
Dean-Claytor,
A., Estis, J. M., & Moore,
R. E. (2008). Impact of noise and
musical interference on pitch-matching accuracy. Poster session
presented at the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association
National Convention, Chicago, IL.
Estis,
J. M., & Beverly, B. L. (2007). Children with SLI exhibit delays & differences resolving
ambiguous reference. Technical session presented at the American
Speech-Language and Hearing Association National Convention, Boston, MA.
Coblentz, J., Estis,
J. M., & Moore, R. E. (2007). Pitch-matching
with increasing time delays in trained and untrained individuals.
Technical session presented at the American Speech-Language and Hearing
Association National Convention, Boston, MA.
Estis,
J.M, Parisi,
J. A., Moore, R. E., & Brungart, D. S.
(2007). Speech intelligibility in
military communication headsets: Effect of microphone type. Poster
session presented at the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association
National Convention, Boston, MA.
*Awarded
outstanding proposal from ASHA’s Special Interest Division 6 : Hearing
& Hearing Disorders
Hickey, S.G., Moore, R. E., Estis, J. M., & Watts, C.
(2006). Pitch matching with vocal and tonal stimuli. Technical
session presented at the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association
National Convention, Miami, FL.
Moore, R, Estis, J.M., Zhang, F., Watts, C., & Marble, E. (2005). Relationship of pitch matching, pitch discrimination,
and
otoacsoutic emission suppression. Poster presented at the American Speech- Language
and Hearing Association National Convention, San Diego, CA.
Estis,
J. M., & Beverly, B. L. (2005) Disambiguation in children with SLI:
Age and word effects. Poster presented at the Symposium on Research
in Child Language Disorders, Madison, WI.
Beverly, B. L., & Estis, J. M. (2002). The disambiguation effect and fast
mapping: Children with SLI differ from age-matched and language-matched
peers. Poster presented at the Joint Conference of the IX
International Congress for the Study of Child Language Development and
the Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, WI.
Beverly, B. L., & Estis, J. M. (2002). Word
learning in language-impaired children: Factors,
assessment,
and intervention. Miniseminar presented at Mid-South Conference on
Communicative Disorders, Memphis, TN.
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