Our Faculty

Susan Lambrecht Smith, Ph.D., CCC-SLP       (207) 581-2017
susan.lambrecht.smith@umit.maine.edu

Susan Lambrecht Smith is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Dr. Lambrecht Smith's interests encompass both theoretical underpinnings of reading disabilities, and applied research with children at risk for reading disorders. The former of these interests centers around explaining the role of phonological representation with respect to differences between children who have expressive language disorders and dyslexia. Currently, Dr. Lambrecht Smith is involved in a project exploring phonological patterns in the emergent lexicons of children who later have been diagnosed with dyslexia. She is a member of a team of researchers in the eastern United States who are engaged in a longitudinal effort examining "precursors to dyslexia". Additionally, Dr. Lambrecht Smith is engaged in collaborations with clinical faculty examining the efficacy of targeted short-term phonological intervention for preschool-age children at risk for reading disabilities.

Education
Ph.D. 2003  University of Connecticut (Developmental Psychology)
M.A. 2001  University of Connecticut (Developmental Psychology)
M.S. 1993  Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Institute of Health Professions (Communication Sciences and Disorders)
M.M.  1987  Florida State University (Music Therapy)
B.ME. 1983  Florida State University (Music Education)

Courses
CSD 380  Language Development
CSD 481  Phonological Development and Phonetics
CSD 487  Disorders of Speech and Language
CSD 581  Articulation and Phonological Disorders
CSD 584  Language Disorders in Children: Preschool

Association Memberships
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR)
International Dyslexia Association (IDA)
Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)

Selected Publications and Presentations
Lambrecht Smith, S. (In Press). Early phonological and lexical markers of reading disability. Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal.

Smith, A. B., Lambrecht Smith, S., Locke, J. L., & Bennett, J.  (In Press). A longitudinal study of speech timing in young children later found to have reading disability. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research.

Lambrecht Smith, S., & Roberts, J., & Locke, J. L.(2007, November). Babbling to dyslexia? Possible implications of early phonological production. Paper presented at the annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Boston, MA.

Lambrecht Smith, S., Roberts, J., Smith, A. B., & Locke, J. L. (2006, July). Speech gestures in dyslexic children: From babble to words. Paper presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR) International Conference, Vancouver, Canada.

Smith, A. B., Roberts, J., Lambrecht Smith, S., Bennett, J. & Locke, J. L. (2006). Reduced speaking rate as an early predictor of reading disability. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 15, 289-297.

Lambrecht Smith, S., & Roberts, J., & Locke, J. L.(2005, November). Phonological complexity in the developing lexicon of children with dyslexia. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, San Diego, CA.

Roberts, J. & Lambrecht Smith, S., Scott, K., Macaruso, P., Hodson, J. & Locke, J. L.(2005, June). Spoken language outcomes of dyslexic children at 24 months of age and relationships to preliterary skills at age 5. Paper presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR) International Conference, Toronto, Canada.

Lambrecht Smith, S., & Roberts, J. (2004, June). Precursors of reading disability: Present status and future directions (Symposium co-chairs). Symposium presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR) International Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Roberts, J., Lambrecht Smith, S, Macaruso, P., & Hodgson, J. (2004, June). Precursors to dyslexia: Phonological and lexical markers. Paper presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR) International Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Lambrecht Smith, S. (2003). Phonological development in children with dyslexia: Characteristics of early word productions. Dissertation Abstract International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering, 64(9-B), pp. 4657.

Locke, J. L., Hodgson, J., Macaruso, P., Roberts, J., Lambrecht-Smith, S., & Guttentag, C. (1997). The development of developmental dyslexia. In C. Hulme & M. Snowling (Eds.), Dyslexia: Biology, cognition and intervention (pp. 72-96). London: Whurr. 

Grants
University of Maine, Summer Faculty Research Fund Award, $7500. Topic: "Early Phonological Profiles of Children with Dyslexia," Summer 2004.