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  Kia Noelle Johnson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP


    Associate Professor

Kia Noelle Johnson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

  * CV <https://www.uh.edu/class/comd/_docs/johnson_cv.pdf>
  * Education <#education>
  * Teaching <#teaching>
  * Research Interests <#research>
  * Selected Publications <#pubs>
  * Professional Activities <#activities>
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  * Office: CRS Annex 102

Kia N. Johnson, PhD, CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor within the
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of
Houston (Houston, TX). She specializes in fluency disorders, with a
specific focus on young children who stutter.


    Education

  * Ph.D., Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University
  * M.A., Communication Sciences and Disorders, Howard University
  * B.S., Communication Disorders, Truman State University

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    Teaching


        COMD 7221: Fluency Disorders

Study of adult and child fluency disorders which focuses upon
symptomatology, etiology, assessment/diagnosis, and intervention.


        COMD 1333: *Introduction to Communication Disorders*  

The field of communication disorders including history of professions in
communication disorders and overview of a variety of disorder areas and
career opportunities.

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    Research Interests

Dr. Johnson specializes in fluency and fluency disorders, with a focus
on childhood stuttering. Her current research interests include (1)
investigating the role of bilingualism in speech disfluencies presented
by bilingual children who do and do not stutter and (2) investigating
the influences of temperamental variables on developmental stuttering in
young children who stutter.  Read more about Dr. Johnson's research »
<https://www.uh.edu/class/comd/people/faculty-staff/research/index.php#johnson>


      Research Grants

  *

    *Project Title: An Investigation of Emotion Regulation in Young
    Children who Stutter: An Observational Study**.*

    University of Houston – CLASS Project Completion Grant

    Dates: March 2018 – March 2019

    Role: Principal Investigator

    Award Amount: $1,425

  *

     *Project Title: Differential diagnosis of bilingual stuttering.*

    University of Houston – CLASS Research Progress Grant

    Dates: February 2017 – August 2017

  *

     *Project Title: Differential Diagnosis of Stuttering in Bilingual
    Spanish-English Speaking Children.*

    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Multicultural
    Activities Grant.

    Dates: October 2016 – October 2017

    Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Courtney Byrd, Ph.D.)

    Award Amount: $14,992

  *

    *Project Title: /Investigation of brain differences in people who
    stutter (PWS) Using fNIRS: A comparison of outcomes of speech
    perception and production training methods./*/ /

    Research and Teaching Grant – College of Integrated Science and
    Technology, James Madison University Submitted: February 2015 – July
    2015

    Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Christy Ludlow, Ph.D.)

    Award Amount: $4,000

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    Selected Publications

  * *Martinez, K. &* Johnson, K. *(2017)* *General professional
    considerations for use with bilingual children. /Journal of the
    National Black Association for Speech, Language and Hearing, 12, /38-43.
  * *Johnson, K.  *& Karrass, J. (2017) Preliminary Investigation of the
    Relationship between the Temperament of Young Children Who Stutter
    and the Temperament of Their Parents./ Journal of Communication
    Disorders, Deaf Studies & Hearing Aids, 5, /1-8. / /DOI:
    10.4172/2375-4427.1000176
  * Byrd, C. *Haque, A., & *Johnson, K*. (2016). Speech-language
    pathologists’ perception of bilingualism as a risk factor for
    stuttering. /Communication Disorders, Deaf Studies & Hearing Aids,
    4, /1-6.//DOI:10.4172/2375-4427.1000158
  * Richels, C., *Johnson, K.,* Walden, T., & Conture, E. (2013).
    Socioeconomic status, parental education, vocabulary and language
    skills of children who stutter. /Journal of Communication Disorders,
    46,/ 361-374. DOI:/ /10.1016/j.jcomdis.2013.07.002
  * *Johnson, K.,* & Walden, T., Conture, E., & Karrass, J.
    (2012). Efficacy of attention regulation in preschool-age children
    who stutter: A preliminary investigation/. Journal of Communication
    Disorders, 45, //263-278//. //DOI:// //10.1016/j.jcomdis.2012.04.001/
  * / /Walden, T., Frankel, C., Buhr, A., *Johnson, K.*, Conture, E. &
    Karrass, J. (2012). Dual diathesis-stressor model of emotional and
    linguistic contributions to developmental stuttering. /Journal of
    Abnormal Child Psychology, 40/, 633-644. DOI: 10.1007/s10802-011-9581-8
  * *Johnson, K.,* Walden, T., & Conture, E. (2010). Spontaneous
    regulation of positive and negative emotionality in preschool
    children who stutter: Preliminary Findings.   /Journal of Speech,
    Language, Hearing Research, 53,/ 1478-1495.

For a complete list of Dr. Johnson's publications, please visit her
curriculum vitae <https://www.uh.edu/class/comd/_docs/johnson_cv.pdf>.

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    Professional Activities

  * Early Career Reviewer, /National Institutes of Health: Language and
    Communication Study Section /(2016)
  * Associate Editor,  /Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest
    Groups/ (SIG 4)
  * Reviewer for /Journal of Speech, Language, Hearing Research,/
    /Journal of Communication Disorders/, and other scholarly journals
  * Reviewer for /ASHA SIG 4 Perspectives/
  * Texas state representative to the ASHA Speech-Language Pathology
    Advisory Council
  * Mentor for ASHA Leadership Mentoring Program (Inaugural Class)
  * Board Member, National Black Association Speech, Language, and
    Hearing Association Board of Directors

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    Honors

  * ASHA “Leading the Way” Recognition – Multicultural Concerns
    Collective Celebration, ASHA Convention, 2015

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  * American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
    <http://www.asha.org/default.htm>
  * National Black Association for Speech, Language and Hearing
    <http://www.nbaslh.org/>

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