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(Santa Barbara, CA-November 1, 2005) Dr. Roger J. Ingham professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara will be one of five professionals awarded the Honors of the Association award during the 2005 Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), November 18-20 in San Diego, CA.
The Honors of the Association recognizes distinguished contribution to the field of speech, language, and hearing and is the highest honor the Association can give. Honored individuals have made outstanding contributions to the discipline of communication science and disorders, research, administration, or service to state or national organizations.
Ingham began his groundbreaking work in the late 1960s in the application of behavioral principles to the treatment of stuttering in adults. He was also among the first to incorporate prolonged speech into treatment for adults who stutter. Prolonged speech and its variations-which are referred to as "fluency-shaping approaches," in contrast to traditional "stuttering modification" approaches-are now part of the accepted clinical arsenal in the area of fluency disorders, thanks in great part to Ingham's efforts.
His work also continues in developing ways to maintain treatment gains and in demonstrating that speech naturalness-often not achieved in prolonged speech treatment-can be improved when it is made the focus of simple feedback and other clinical activities. In addition to his clinical research, Ingham also conducts important basic research about stuttering.
All of which is why, says one colleague, "Roger Ingham is a towering presence in our discipline" and a figure of "prodigious energy." He adds, "Were you to ask me to name the first three persons who come to mind in response to the words, 'stuttering-treatment and brain function,' I would respond 'Roger Ingham'…three times."
The annual ASHA convention is the most comprehensive development conference for speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language and hearing scientists. It features more than 1,500 educational sessions that highlight the latest developments in research and clinical practices for professionals who provide services in schools, hospitals, health care centers, rehabilitation clinics, and other practice settings.
Nearly 300 exhibitors, including hearing aid manufacturers and other companies in the speech and hearing industries, will showcase innovative products and services in the San Diego Convention Center's exhibit hall. Technology presentations on products, such as computer software programs as well as alternative and augmentative communication and assistive listening devices were also featured.
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 120,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. Audiologists specialize in preventing and assessing hearing disorders as well as providing audiologic treatment including hearing aids. Speech-language pathologists identify, assess, and treat speech and language problems including swallowing disorders.
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