Our Faculty

Nancy E. Hall, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
(207) 581-2404
nhall@maine.edu

Nancy E. Hall, Associate Professor, is recognized for her expertise in fluency disorders and undergraduate research. Her areas of research include the relationship between language and fluency in early language acquisition in both typically developing children and those with communication disorders. Dr. Hall recently served on the ASHA Joint Coordinating Committee on Evidence Based Practice, and is a past editor of Perspectives in Fluency and Fluency Disorders, the peer-reviewed publication of ASHA's Special Interest Division in Fluency and Fluency Disorders. In addition to her responsibilities in the CSD department, Dr. Hall is the Director of the Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) at the University of Maine (http://www.cugr.umaine.edu/).

Courses
CSD 490 Senior Capstone: The Clinical Process I
CSD 583 Fluency Disorders

Association Memberships
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA); Special Interest Divisions 4 (Fluency and Fluency Disorders) and 10 (Issues in Higher Education)
Maine Speech-Language-Hearing Association
International Fluency Association

Selected Recent Publications
Hall, N.E., Higgins, K., Wagovich, S.A., Farkas, L., Cote, E., Russell, L., & Ward, J. (2007). A developmental study of normal fluency and language. In J. Au-Yeung & M.M. Leahy (Eds.) Research, treatment, and self-help in fluency disorders: New horizons. Proceedings of the International Fluency Association's Fifth World Congress (pp. 130-135), Dublin, Ireland: International Fluency Association.

Wagovich, S.A., & Hall, N.E. (2007). Lexical and fluency changes in young children who stutter. In J. Au-Yeung & M.M. Leahy (Eds.) Research, treatment, and self-help in fluency disorders: New horizons. Proceedings of the International Fluency Association's Fifth World Congress (pp. 141-147), Dublin, Ireland: International Fluency Association.

Hall, N. E. (2007). Fluency in childhood apraxia of speech. Perspectives on Fluency and Fluency Disorders, 17 (2), 9-14.

Hall, N. E. & Segarra, V. R. (2007). Predicting academic performance in children with language impairment: The role of parent report. Journal of Communication Disorders, 40, 82-95.

Hall, N. E., Wagovich, S., & Ratner, N. B. (2007). Chapter 11: Language considerations in developmental stuttering. In E. G. Conture & R. Curlee (Eds.), Stuttering and related disorders of fluency (3rd. ed. pp. 153-167). New York: Thieme.

Anderson, J. D., Wagovich, S. A., & Hall, N. E. (2006). Nonword repetition skills in young children who do and do not stutter. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 31, 177-199

Hall, N. E. (2005). Evidence-based practice: A primer. MSLHA Matters, 40(1), 8-10.

Hall, N. E., & Evans, D. L. (2004). Examining adaptation and bilingualism in stuttering. Theory, research and therapy in fluency disorders: Proceedings of the Fourth World Congress on Fluency Disorders (pp. 363-368). Nijmegan, The Netherlands, Nijmegan University Press.

Hall, N. E. (2004). Lexical development and retrieval in treating children who stutter. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 35, 57-69.

Selected Recent Presentations
Wagovich, S.A. & Hall, N.E. (2008, November).Correspondence between fluency and language skills in young children. Presented to the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Chicago, IL.

Plourde, W.E., Hall, N.E., Smith, A.B. (2008, November). Adolescent language development: A comparison of spoken and written personal narratives. Presented to the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Chicago, IL.

Hall, N.E. & Mahan, L.(2008, November). Fluency and language in children with autism. Presented to the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Chicago, IL.

Hall, N.E. (2008, June). Child language development and stuttering: An update. Presented to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Special Interest Division 4: Fluency & Fluency Disorders Leadership Conference. Phoenix, AZ.

Hall, N.E., Bishop, S. Arsenault, J., Davis, K., Plourde, W., & Stickles, J.L.. (2007, November). Written narrative skills in 9th graders: A local norms project. Presented to the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Boston, MA.

Hall, N.E., Thomas, K.L., Smith, A.B., & Hecker, J. (2007, November). Anxiety and stuttering: Fear, avoidance and distress. Presented to the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Boston, MA.

Howell, D., Wagovich, S., & Hall, N.E. (2006, November). Effect of response time on fluency in children who stutter. Presented to the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Miami, FL.

Hall, N.E., Higgins, K., Wagovich, S.A., Farkas, L., Cote, E., Russell, L., & Ward, J. (2006, August)A developmental study of normal fluency and language. Presented to the 5th World Congress on Fluency Disorders. Dublin, Ireland.

Wagovich, S.A. & Hall, N.E. (2006, August). Lexical and fluency changes in young children who stutter. Presented to the 5th World Congress on Fluency Disorders. Dublin, Ireland.

Hall, N.E. (2006, April). A primer on evidence-based practice. Presented to the Spring Conference of the New Hampshire Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Concord, NH.

Hall, N.E. (2006, April). EBP and stuttering. Presented to the Spring Conference of the New Hampshire Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Concord, NH.

Hall, N.E., Higgins, K., & Farkas, L. (2005, November). Speech disruptions in early language acquisition: A developmental study. Presented to the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. San Diego, CA.

Hall, N. E., Lambrecht Smith, S., Smith A. B., & Walker, J. P. (2005, October). Explorations in research: Evidence-based practice and the clinician-researcher collaborative. Presentation at the fall meeting of the Maine Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Portland, Maine.

Hall, N. E., Sawlivich, L., Higgins, K., & Zubik, C. (2004, November). Children's use of "uh" and "um" in spontaneous speech. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Sawlivich, L., & Hall, N. E. (2004, November). Phonological neighborhood analysis of young children's productive vocabularies. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Silverman, S., Hall, N. E., Scheneman, M. A., & Malone, M. (2004, November). Relationship between language and fluency over time: A case study. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Joint Coordinating Committee on Evidence-Based Practice. (2004, November). Evidence-based practice in ASHA: Joint Coordinating Committee results. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Philadelphia, PA.