Research

Studies and Publications

Behrman, A., Cody, J., Chitnis, S., Elandary, S., (2021). Dysarthria treatment for Parkinson’s disease: one-year follow-up of SPEAK OUT! with the LOUD Crowd. Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology, https://doi.org/10.1080/14015439.2021.1958001
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Behrman, A., Cody, J., Elandary, S., Flom, P., & Chitnis, S. (2020). The Effect of SPEAK OUT! and The LOUD Crowd on Dysarthria Due to Parkinson's Disease. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_AJSLP-19-00024.
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Parveen, S. (2020). Group-based intervention of participants with Parkinson disease: Findings from a 6-month LOUD Crowd^® program Clinical Archives of Communication Disorders / Vol. 5, No. 2:96-105 / August 2020, https://doi.org/10.21849/cacd.2020.00241.

Boutsen, F., Park, E., Dvorak, J., & Cid, C. (2018). Prosodic Improvement in Persons with Parkinson Disease Receiving SPEAK OUT!^® Voice Therapy. Folia Phoniatrica Et Logopaedica, 70(2), 51-58. doi:10.1159/000488875
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Levitt, J.S., Walker-Batson, D. (2018). The Effects of the “Speak With Intent” Instruction for Individuals With Parkinson’s Disease. Journal of Communication Disorders and Assistive Technology, 1: 1-15.
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Watts, C.R. (2016). A Retrospective Study of Long-term Treatment Outcomes for Reduced Vocal Intensity in Hypokinetic Dysarthria. BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders, 16(2). doi:10.1186/s12901-016-0022-8
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Levitt, J.S., Chitnis, S., & Walker-Batson, D. (2015). The Effects of the “SPEAK OUT!^®” and “LOUD Crowd^®” Voice Programs for Parkinson Disease. International Journal of Health Sciences, 3(2), 13-19. doi:10.15640/ijhs.v3n2a3
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Levitt, J.S. (2014). A Case Study: The Effects of the “SPEAK OUT!^®” Voice Program for Parkinson’s Disease. International Journal of Applied Science and Technology, 4(2), 20-28.
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Posters and Presentations

Behrman, A., Wilson, M., Cody, J., Elandary, S., & Chitnis, S. (2019). The Effect of Intentional Speech on Prosody in Parkinson Disease. Poster presented at the annual American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Orlando, FL.
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Behrman, A. & Cody, J. (2018). Outcome of SPEAK OUT!^® for Adults with Parkinson’s Disease. Poster presented at the annual American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Boston, MA.
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Parveen, S., Headrick, K., Payne, N. (2018). Long-Term Effects of a Group Based Intervention among Individuals with PD. MDS-PAS Conference, Miami, FL.
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Cleveland, L., Pimentel, J., Talarico, M., Solomon, J., & Eastern Washington University. (2015). Vocal Intensity and Speech Intelligibility Pre- and Post-SPEAK OUT!^® Treatment. Poster presented at the annual American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Denver, CO.
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Cody, J. & Elandary, S. (2015). Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s: Common Speech Characteristics & Strategies for Intervention. Poster presented at the annual American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Denver, CO.
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Park, E., Santos, C., Dvorak, J.D., Gates, J., & Boutsen, F.R. (2015). The Effect of SPEAK-OUT!^® Voice Therapy on Prosody in Persons with Parkinson’s Disease. Oral presentation at the fifth annual College of Allied Health Research Day, Oklahoma City, OK.
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Levitt, J.S., (2014). The Effects of the “SPEAK OUT!^®” and “LOUD Crowd^®” Voice Programs for Parkinson Disease. Poster presented at the annual American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Orlando, FL.
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