Kate Helms Tillery Speech and Hearing Science College of Health Solutions Arizona State University 975 S. Myrtle Ave., Tempe AZ 85287 480-727-4511 ahelms@asu.edu EDUCATION Ph.D., Arizona State University, Speech and Hearing Science, 2015 Dissertation title: Individual differences in the perceptual learning of degraded speech: Implications for cochlear implant aural rehabilitation Chairs: Sid P. Bacon, Julie M. Liss M.A., University of Minnesota, Communication Disorders, 1996 Thesis: Wh- questions in child-directed American Sign Language: The optional eyebrow marker Chair: Gerald M. Siegel B.S., Arizona State University, Speech and Hearing Science, summa cum laude, 1988 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Clinical Assistant Professor, 2015-present College of Health Solutions Speech and Hearing Science Graduate Research Associate, 2008-2015 Department of Speech and Hearing Science Speech-Language Pathologist, 2003-2007 Cochlear Implant Program Audiology Department Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ Adjunct Instructor, 2003-2006 Department of Speech and Hearing Science Parent Advisor, 2001-2003 Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Phoenix, AZ
P. 2/7 Speech-Language Pathologist, 2000-2003 Phoenix Day School for the Deaf Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Phoenix, AZ Speech-Language Pathologist, 1999 Dimensions Academy Glendale, AZ Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Fellow, 1998 CNY Speech Language Consultants Jamesville, NY Assistant to Editor, 1994-1998 Journal of Neurophysiology Syracuse, NY Graduate Research Assistant, 1992-1993 Center for Research in Learning, Perception & Cognition University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Program Coordinator, 1989-1993 Community Interpreter Training Program University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Sign Language Interpreter, 1988-1991 Office for Students with Disabilities University of Minnesota, Minneapolis American Sign Language Instructor, 1988 Department of Communications TEACHING ACADEMIC COURSES SHS 573, Language Assessment and Intervention in School-age Children (2019) SHS 539, Professional Issues in Speech-language Pathology (2018-present) SHS 524, Counseling in Communication Disorders (2015-present) SHS 598, Preparation for Humanitarian Study Abroad (2016, 2017) SHS 496, Aural Rehabilitation (2002, 2003, 2006) CLINICAL EDUCATION SHS 580, Speech-Language Therapy Clinical Practicum (2015-present) SHS 580, Hearing for Humanity Study Abroad Clinical Experience in Malawi (2016, 2017)
P. 3/7 GUEST LECTURES IN SPEECH AND HEARING SCIENCE CLASSES SHS 105: Language impairment in school-age children (9/16/2015) SHS 311: Properties of sound (9/2/2009) SHS 350: Sign language and the brain (4/16/2009) SHS 496: Communication & education options for children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing (7/21/2008) SHS 496: Developing communication skills in children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing (4/8/2008) SHS 496: Speech characteristics in hearing-impaired talkers (10/13/2016, 7/28/2017, 11/2/2017, 11/27/2018) SHS 496: Auditory training for children (11/19/2015) SHS 496: Speechreading (11/24/2015) SHS 500: Individual differences in the perceptual learning of degraded speech (4/21/2015) SHS 518: Auditory training for adults (2/22/2016, 4/12/2017) SHS 526: Speech-language screening for audiologists (11/28/2017, 11/27/2018) SHS 538: Hearing screening for children (8/19/2016, 8/18/2017, 9/14/2018) SHS 538: Working with hearing-impaired children (10/13/2017, 2/9/2018) SHS 585: Effects of hearing loss on speech development (11/1/2016, 11/14/2017, 11/13/2018) SHS 587: Speech and language therapy for hearing-impaired preschoolers (11/3/2016) RESEARCH MENTORING Katherine Van Vuren, Pediatric feeding disorders: Caregiver perspectives on child health care in the Latino community (Member, Master s thesis committee, 2018) CT Larson, Survey of feeding and swallowing intervention practices by service providers in Malawi (Member, Master s thesis committee, 2018) Alejandra Johns, Supporting bilingual children and their families (Mentor, PrISMS Capstone Project, 2018) Kristen Lindsey and Katherine Van Vuren, Pediatric feeding disorders: What parents say (Mentored research presented at ASHA convention, 2017) Lauren Hartley and Tifani Wilhelm, Hearing for Humanity: Collaboration with Sandi Rehabilitation Centre to develop an expressive/receptive language screener in Chichewa (Mentor, PrISMS Capstone Project, 2017) SERVICE COMMITTEES Member, Peer Teaching Evaluation, College of Health Solutions, 2019-2020 Member, Ad hoc Clinical Faculty Search Committee, Speech and Hearing Science, 2018-2019 Member, Kenyatta University Collaboration Planning Committee, cross-college committee, 2018-present Member, Faculty Success Hub Committee, 2018 Member, Ad hoc Academic Standards Committee, Spring 2018 Member, Speech-language Pathology Doctorate Working Group, 2016 Member, Ad hoc Promotion Committee for American Sign Language Lecturer Position, Fall 2016 Chair, Public Relations, Department of Speech and Hearing Science, 2016-2018 TRANSLATIONAL TEAM Member, Hearing Loss in Adults: Communication, Connection, and Community, 2018-present
P. 4/7 GRANTS Project Manager, 9/2016-8/2021 Preparing intervention specialists for multilingual multicultural settings (PrISMS) Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities Personnel Preparation in Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services (84.325K) Competition, OSEP Focus Area C: Preparing Personnel to Provide Related Services to Children, including Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities Key Personnel, 7/2011-6/2016 Understanding the benefits of electric-acoustic stimulation NIH- NIDCD: R01-DC008239 COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS Your Communication Toolkit: Chisel Your Skills with Aural Rehabilitation Hearing Loss Association of America, Sun Lakes Chapter, 11/8/2018 Discover Speech Language and Hearing Science Future Health Leaders camp, College of Health Solutions, copresenter with Maria Dixon, 6/12/2018 Age-related hearing loss University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1/11/2010 Hearing loss in aging adults University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1/21/2009 Cochlear implants and children: Fostering effective communication Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NV, 1/21/2009 COMMUNITY PROGRAMS Child Hearing Connections Camp, 1-week summer day camp for children with hearing loss, co-manage with audiology faculty, 2018-present Living Well with Hearing Loss, 4-week workshop for adults with acquired hearing loss, co-preceptor with audiology faculty, 2018-present After School Articulation and Phonology (ASAP) Program, 10-week program for children with speech delays, comanage with Cathy Bacon, 2016-present Listening, Language, and Learning Program, communication assessment and management services for children with suspected central auditory processing disorder, co-preceptor with audiology faculty, 2015-present JOURNAL REFEREE JARO (Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology), ad hoc reviewer, 2014 Ear and Hearing, ad hoc reviewer, 2012-2014 PUBLICATIONS Spencer, N.J., Tillery, K.H., Brown, C.A. (2018). The effects of dynamic-range automatic gain control on sentence intelligibility with a speech masker in simulated cochlear implant listening. Ear and Hearing, epub ahead of print Brown, C.A., Helms Tillery, K., Apoux, F., Doyle, N.M., Bacon, S.P. (2016). Shifting fundamental frequency in simulated electric-acoustic listening: Effects of F0 variation. Ear and Hearing, 37, e18-e25.
P. 5/7 Helms Tillery, K., Brown, C.A., Bacon, S.P. (2012). Comparing the effects of reverberation and of noise on speech recognition in simulated electric-acoustic listening. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 131, 416-23. Hickok, G., Erhard, P., Kassubek, J., Helms Tillery, A.K., Naeve Velguth, S., Strupp, J., Strick, P., Ugurbil, K. (2000). A functional magnetic resonance imaging study of the role of left posterior superior temporal gyrus in speech production: Implications for the explanation of conduction aphasia. Neuroscience Letters, 287, 156-160. Downing, B.T., Helms Tillery, K. (1992). Professional Training for Community Interpreters (Monograph 92-2). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Center for Urban and Regional Affairs. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Larson, C., Helms Tillery, K., Azuma, T., Scherer, N. (2018). Feeding and swallowing disorders in Malawi: Perspectives and practices. American Speech Language Hearing Association, Boston MA. Van Vuren, K., Helms Tillery, K., Azuma, T., Scherer, N. (2018). Pediatric feeding disorders: What Latino parents say. American Speech Language Hearing Association, Boston MA. Helms Tillery, K., Restrepo, M.A., Scherer, N. (2018). Preparing culturally and linguistically responsive speech pathologists. OSEP Project Directors Conference, Arlington VA. Busen, J., Helms Tillery, K. (2016). Cochlear implants: A team approach. Arizona Speech Language Hearing Association, Tucson AZ. Helms Tillery, K., Cook, S.J., Utianski, R.L., Liss, J.M., Dorman, M.F. (2013). A word to the eyes: Visual cues benefit lexical segmentation in noise. Acoustical Society of America, San Francisco CA. Brown, C.A., Helms Tillery, K. (2013). Influence of expanded voice pitch contours on the intelligibility of spectrally reduced speech. Conference on Implantable Auditory Prostheses, Lake Tahoe CA. Ardoint, M., Brown, C.A., Helms Tillery, K., Bacon, S.P. (2011). Presenting low-frequency cues visually in simulations of electric-acoustic stimulation. Conference on Implantable Auditory Prostheses, Asilomar CA. Ardoint, M., Sheft, S., Helms Tillery, K., Brown, C.A., Bacon, S.P. (2011). Discrimination of stochastic FM as a predictor of electro-acoustic stimulation (EAS) benefit. Acoustical Society of America, Seattle WA. Helms Tillery, K., Brown, C.A., Yost, W.A., Bacon, S.P. (2011). The benefits of acoustic cues for cochlear implant users in reverberation. Conference on Implantable Auditory Prostheses, Asilomar CA. Helms Tillery, K., Brown, C.A., Yost, W.A., Bacon, S.P. (2011). Influence of a single reflection on speech intelligibility in simulated electric-acoustic stimulation. Acoustical Society of America, Seattle WA. Brown, C.A., Helms Tillery, K. (2011) Cochlear implant research update. Arizona Speech-Language Hearing Association, Tempe AZ.
P. 6/7 Helms Tillery, K., Brown, C.A., Bacon, S.P. (2010). Low-frequency speech cues benefit simulated electric-acoustic listening in reverberation. American Auditory Society, Scottsdale AZ. Helms Tillery K., Brown, C.A., Bacon, S.P. (2009). Spectral resolution and the intelligibility of reverberant speech in simulated electric-acoustic listening. Conference on Implantable Auditory Prostheses, Lake Tahoe CA. Helms Tillery K., Brown, C.A., Bacon, S.P. (2009). The effects of reverberation on speech understanding in simulated electric-acoustic listening. American Auditory Society, Scottsdale AZ. Helms Tillery K., Brown, C.A., Bacon, S.P. (2008). Relationship between loudness balancing and speech intelligibility in simulated EAS. American Auditory Society, Scottsdale AZ. Amann, B., Dang, W., Friedman Narr, R., Helms Tillery, K., Parrone, L. (2001). Meeting the communication needs of students who are D/HH: Case studies. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, New Orleans LA. Helms Tillery, K., Siegel, G.M. (1995). Modification of the non-manual marker in wh-questions addressed to children in American Sign Language. 18th International Conference on Education of the Deaf, Tel Aviv Israel. AWARDS 2017: Nominee, ASU Graduate College Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award 2014: Travel Award from ASU Graduate and Professional Student Association to attend the ASHFoundation Implementation Science Summit 2013: Travel Award from ASU Graduate and Professional Student Association to present at the Acoustical Society of America Meeting 2013: American Speech-Language Hearing Association Pathways Mentee 2013: Travel Award to present at the Conference on Implantable Auditory Prostheses 2012: Travel Award from the Department of Speech and Hearing Science to attend the Acoustical Society of America Meeting 2011: Travel Award to present at the Conference on Implantable Auditory Prostheses 2009: Travel Award to present at the Conference on Implantable Auditory Prostheses 2009: Travel Award to present at the American Auditory Society Meeting 2008: Travel Award to present at the American Auditory Society Meeting 2008-09: Speech and Hearing Science Department Fellowship, Arizona State University 2007-08: Graduate Recruiting Fellowship, Arizona State University 1988: Moeur Award for Highest Academic Performance, Arizona State University 1984-1988: Board of Regents Academic Scholarship, Arizona State University PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (SINCE 2017) 1/4/2019: CHS counseling workshop: Now that you know, what do you do? 12/11/2018: CHS faculty leadership series: Leading from where you are: Managing up, down, and sideways 10/25/2018: Enhancing supervisory relationships across generations: A guide for supervisors 5/1/2018: New tests and tools for SLPs in schools 4/7/2018: Insight into providing services to refugees: Tools for the monolingual SLP 3/30/2018: Community partnerships: Research and supervision update 3/16/2018: Supporting literacy in Native American students 1/25/2018: The university connection: Resources available to supervising SLPs
10/21/2017: Addressing swallowing and feeding in the school setting 9/15/2017: Dual language for children with hearing loss 9/8/2017: Phonological treatment in bilingual children: A complexity approach 8/24/2017: Ideas for supervision of SLP interns in schools 3/25/2017: Cognitive-linguistic assessment and management in neurogenic communication disorders CERTIFICATIONS P. 7/7 Certificate of Clinical Competence, Speech-Language Pathology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Speech-Language Pathology License, Arizona Department of Health Services (#SLP0869)