Publications

  • Spencer, C., Vannest, J., Preston, J.L., Maas, E., Redle Sizemore, E., McAllister, T., Whalen, D.H., Maloney, T., & Boyce, S.E. (in press). Neural changes in children with residual speech sound disorder after ultrasound biofeedback speech therapy. Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research
  • Murray, E., Velleman, S., Preston, J.L., Heard, R., Shibu, A., & McCabe, P. (in press). The reliability of expert diagnosis of childhood apraxia of speech. Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research
  • Benway, N.R., Preston, J.L., Hitchcock, E.R., Rose, Y., Salekin, A., Liang, W., & McAllister, T. (in press). Reproducible speech research with the artificial-intelligence-ready PERCEPT corpora. Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research.
  • Ayala, S.A., Eads, A., Kabakoff, H., Swartz, M., Shiller, D.M., Hill, J., Hitchcock, E.R., Preston, J.L., & McAllister, T. (2023). Auditory and Somatosensory Development for Speech in Later Childhood. Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research, 66(4), 1252-1273. https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_JSLHR-22-00496
  • McCabe, P., Preston, J. L., Evans, P., & Heard, R. (2023). A pilot randomized control trial of motor-based treatments for childhood apraxia of speech: Rapid syllable transition treatment and ultrasound biofeedback. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 32(2), 629-644. https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_AJSLP-22-00144
  • Hitchcock, E. R., Ochs, L. C., Swartz, M. T., Leece, M. C., Preston, J. L., & McAllister, T. (2023). Tutorial: Using visual–acoustic biofeedback for speech sound training. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 32(1), 18-36. doi:10.1044/2022_AJSLP-22-00142
  • Kabakoff, H., Gritsyk, O., Harel, D., Tiede, M., Preston, J.L., Whalen, D.H., & McAllister T. (2022). Characterizing sensorimotor profiles in children with residual speech sound disorder: a pilot study. Journal of Communication Disorders99, 106230.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomdis.2022.106230
  • McAllister, T., Eads, A., Kabakoff, H., Scott, M., Boyce, S., Whalen, D. H., & Preston, J. L. (2022). Baseline stimulability predicts patterns of response to traditional and ultrasound biofeedback treatment for residual speech sound disorder. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 65(8), 2860-2880. https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_JSLHR-22-00161
  • Kabakoff, H., Beames, S.P., Tiede, M., Whalen, D.H., Preston, J.L., & McAllister, T. (2022). Comparing metrics for quantification of children’s tongue shape complexity using ultrasound imaging. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics 37(2), 169-195.
  • Benway, N. R., Hitchcock, E.R., Mcallister, T., Feeny, G.T., Hill, J., Preston, J.L. (2021). Comparing biofeedback types for children with residual /ɹ/ errors in American English: A single case randomization design. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 40(4), 1819-1845. https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_AJSLP-20-00216
  • Raaz, C.V., Leece, M.C., McAllister, T., & Preston, J.L. (2021). Treatment generalization from trained /r/ to untrained /l/: A case study of persisting distortion errors. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 35(12), 1210-1219. doi: 10.1080/02699206.2021.1879273.  https://doi.org/10.1080/02699206.2021.1879273
  • Benway, N. R., Garcia, K., Hithcock, E.R., McAllsiter, T., Leece, M., Wang, Q., & Preston, J.L. (2021). Associations between speech perception, vocabulary, and phonological awareness skill in school-aged children with speech sound disorders. Journal of Speech, Language, & Hearing Research, 64(2), 452-463.  https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_JSLHR-20-00356.
  • Spencer, C., Vannest, J., Maas, E., Preston, J.L., Redle-Sizemore, E., Maloney, T. & Boyce, S.E. (2021). Neuroimaging of the Syllable Repetition Task in children with residual speech sound disorders. Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research.  https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_JSLHR-20-00269
  • Preston, J. L., Benway, N. R., Leece, M. C., & Caballero, N. F. (2021). Concurrent validity between two sound sequencing tasks used to identify childhood apraxia of speech in school-age children. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 30(3s), 1580–1588. https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_AJSLP-20-00108 
  • Cialdella, L., Kabakoff, H., Preston, J., Dugan, S., Spencer, C., Boyce, S., Tiede, M., Whalen, D.H., McAllister, T. (2021). Auditory-perceptual acuity in rhotic misarticulation: baseline characteristics and treatment response. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 35(1), 19–42. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699206.2020.1739749
  • Preston, J. L., Benway, N. R., Leece, M. C., Hitchcock, E. R., & McAllister, T. (2020). Tutorial: Motor-based treatment strategies for /r/ distortions.  Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 51(4), 966–980. (link)
  • Benway, N. R., & Preston, J. L. (2020). Differences between school-age children with apraxia of speech and other speech sound disorders on multisyllable repetition. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 5(4), 794–808.  (link)
  • McAllister, T., Preston, J.L., Hitchcock, E.R., & Hill, J. (2020). Protocol for Correcting Residual Errors with Spectral, ULtrasound, Traditional Speech therapy Randomized Controlled Trial (C-RESULTS RCT). BMC Pediatrics, 20(1), 66. [link]
  • Preston, J. L., Hitchcock, E. R., & Leece, M. C. (2020). Auditory perception and ultrasound biofeedback treatment outcomes for children with residual /ɹ/ distortions: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 63(2), 444–455. https://doi.org/10.1044/2019_JSLHR-19-00060 (PMC7210442)
  • Barrett, C., McCabe, P. Masso, S. & Preston, J.L. (2020). Protocol for the connected speech transcription of children with speech disorders: An example from Childhood Apraxia of Speech. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopedia, 72(2), 152-166. DOI: 10.1159/000500664 (PMC6940559)
  • Preston, J.L., McAllister, T., Phillips, E., Tiede, Boyce, S.E., Tiede, M., Kim, J.S., Whalen, D.H. (2019). Remediating residual rhotic errors with ultrasound-enhanced treatment: a single case experimental study. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 28(3), 1167-1183. (PMC6802922)
  • Preston, J.L., Leece, M.C. & Storto, J. (2019). Tutorial: Speech motor chaining treatment for school-age children with speech sound disorders. Language, Speech & Hearing Services in Schools, 50(3), 343-355. (PMC6802861)
  • Preston, J.L, McCabe, P., Tiede, M.K. & Whalen, D.H. (2019). Tongue shapes for rhotics in school-age children with and without residual speech errors. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics33 (4), 334-348. (PMC6409154)
  • Dugan, S. H., Silbert, N., McAllister, T., Preston, J. L., Sotto, C., & Boyce, S. E. (2018). Modelling category goodness judgments in children with residual sound errors. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, 33(4), 295–315. http://doi.org/10.1080/02699206.2018.1477834 (PMC6733520)
  • Preston, J.L., McAllister, T., Phillips, E., Tiede, Boyce, S.E., Tiede, M., Kim, J.S., Whalen, D.H. (2018). Treatment for residual rhotic errors with high and low frequency ultrasound visual feedback: A single case experimental design. Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research, 61 (8),  1875-1892. (PMC6198924)
  • Preston, J. L., Holliman-Lopez, G., & Leece, M. C. (2018). Do participants report any undesired effects in ultrasound speech therapy? American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 27(2), 1–6. doi: 10.1044/2017_AJSLP-17-0121 (PMC6105118)
  • Preston, J. L., Leece, M. C., McNamara, K., & Maas, E. (2017). Variable practice to enhance speech learning in ultrasound biofeedback treatment for childhood apraxia of speech: A single case experimental study. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 26(3), 840-852.[link]
  • Preston, J. L., & Leece, M. C. (2017). Intensive treatment for persisting rhotic distortions: A case series. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 26(4), 1066-1079.  doi:10.1044/2017_AJSLP-16-0232 (PMC5945059)
  • Preston, J. L., McAllister Byun, T., Boyce, S. E., Hamilton, S., Tiede, M., Phillips, E., . . . Whalen, D. H. (2017). Ultrasound images of the tongue: A tutorial for assessment and remediation of speech sound errors. Joural of Visualized Experiments, (119), e55123. doi:10.3791/55123 [link]
  • Preston, J. L., Leece, M. C., & Maas, E. (2017). Motor-based treatment with and without ultrasound feedback for residual speech-sound errors. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 52(1), 80-94. doi:10.1111/1460-6984.12259  [link]
  • Preston, J. L., Leece, M., & Maas, E. (2016). Intensive treatment with ultrasound visual feedback for speech sound errors in childhood apraxia. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 10(440). doi:10.3389/fnhum.2016.00440 [link]
  • Sjolie*, G., Leece, M.C., & Preston, J.L (2016).  Acquisition, retention, and generalization of rhotics with and without ultrasound visual feedback. Journal of Communication Disorders, 64, 62-77. [link]
  • Sjolie, G. (2015).  Effects of ultrasound as visual feedback of the tongue on generalization, retention, and acquisition in /r/ speech therapy. Masters Thesis, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY [link]
  • Heng, Q., McCabe, P., Clarke, J., & Preston, J. L. (2016). Using ultrasound visual feedback to remediate velar fronting in preschool children: A pilot study. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 1-16. doi:10.3109/02699206.2015.1120345.  [link]
  • Preston, J.L., Molfese, P.J., Frost, S.J., Mencl, W.E., Fulbright, R.K., Hoeft, F., Landi, N., Shankweiler, D., & Pugh, K.R. (2016).  Print-speech convergence predicts future reading outcomes in early readers.  Psychological Science, 27(1), 75-84. doi: 10.1177/0956797615611921  [link]
  • Overby, M. S., Masterson, J. J., & Preston, J. L. (2015). Preliteracy speech sound production skill and linguistic characteristics of grade 3 spellings: A study using the templin archive. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 58(6), 1654-1669. doi:10.1044/2015_JSLHR-S-14-0276  [link]
  • Preston, J.L., Irwin, J.R. & Turcios, J. (2015) Perception of speech sounds in school-age children with speech sound disorders. Seminars in Speech and Language, 36 (4), 224-233. doi 10.1055/s-0035-1562906 [PMC4665633]
  • Preston, J.L., Maas, E., Whittle, J., Leece, M. & McCabe, P. (2016) Limited acquisition and generalization of rhotics with ultrasound visual feedback in childhood apraxia of speech. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics. doi: 10.3109/02699206.2015.1052563 [link]
  • Preston, J.L., McCabe, P., Rivera-Campos, A., Whittle, J.L., Landry, E., & Maas, E. (2014). Ultrasound visual feedback treatment and practice variability for residual speech sound errors. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 57(6), 2102-2115.  doi:  10.1044/2014_JSLHR-S-14-0031  [link]
  • Diehl, J.J., Frost, S.J., Sherman, G., Mencl, W.E., Kurian, A., Molfese, P., Landi, N., Preston, J., Soldan, A, & Fulbright, R.K. (2014). Neural correlates of language and non-language visuospatial processing in adolescents with reading disability. NeuroImage, 101, 653-666.  doi:  10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.07.029 [link]
  • Preston, J.L., Molfese, P., Gumkowski, N., Sorcinelli, A., Harwood, V., Irwin, J. & Landi, N. (2014). Neurophysiology of speech differences in childhood apraxia of speech. Developmental Neuropsychology, 39(5), 385-403. doi: 10.1080/87565641.2014.939181 ( PMC4130155)
  • Pugh, K.R., Frost, S.J., Rothman, D.L., Hoeft, F., Del Tufo, S.N., Mason, G.F., Molfese, P.J., Mencl, W.E., Grigorenko, W.E., Landi, N.,  Preston, J.L., Jacobsen, L., Seidenberg, M., S., & Fulbright, R.K. (2014). Glutamate and choline levels discriminate typically from atypically developing beginning readers. Journal of Neuroscience 34(11), 4082-4089. [link]
  • Shadle, C. H., Koenig, L. L., &  Preston, J. L. (2014). Acoustic characterization of /s/ spectra of adolescents: Moving beyond moments. Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, 12(1), 060006.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4862854
  • Preston, J. L., Molfese, P. J., Mencl, W. E., Frost, S. J., Hoeft, F., Fulbright, R. K., . . . Pugh, K. R. (2014). Structural brain differences in school-age children with residual speech sound errors. Brain and Language, 128(1), 25-33. doi:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bandl.2013.11.001 ( PMC3926206)
  • Preston, J. L., & Leaman, M. (2014). Ultrasound visual feedback for acquired apraxia of speech: A case report. Aphasiology, 28(3), 278-295. doi:  10.1080/02687038.2013.852901
  • Preston, J. L., Brick, N., & Landi, N. (2013). Ultrasound biofeedback treatment for persisting childhood apraxia of speech. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 22(4), 627-643. doi:  10.1044/1058-0360(2013/12-0139)
  • Koenig, L., Shadle, C.,  Preston, J.L., Mooshammer, T. (2013). Towards improved spectral measures of /s/: Results from adolescents. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 56(4), 1175-1189. doi:  10.1044/1092-4388(2012/12-0038)
  • Preston, J.L., Hull, M., & Edwards, M.L. (2013). Preschool speech error patterns predict articulation and phonological awareness outcomes in children with histories of speech sound disorders. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 22(2), 173-184. doi: 10.1044/1058-0360(2012/12-0022) ( PMC3586759)
  • Prieve, B.A., Vander Werff, K.,  Preston, J.L. & Georgantas, L. (2013). Identification of conductive hearing loss in young infants using tympanometry and wideband reflectance. Ear and Hearing, 34(2), 168-178. doi:  10.1097/AUD.0b013e31826fe611
  • Landi, N., Frost, S.J., Mencl, E.,  Preston, J.L., Jacobsen, L., Lee, M., Yrigollen, C., Pugh, K.R., & Grigorenko, E. (2013). The COMT Val/Met polymorphism is associated with reading related skills and consistent patterns of functional neural activation. Developmental Science, 16, 13-23. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2012.01180.x ( PMC3655431)
  • Pugh, K. R., Landi, N.,  Preston, J. L., Mencl, W. E., Austin, A. C., Sibley, D., Fulbright, R.K., Seidenberg, M. S., Grigorenko, E. & Constable, R. T. (2013). The relationship between phonological and auditory processing and brain organization in beginning readers. Brain and Language, 125(2), 173-183. doi: 10.1016/j.bandl.2012.04.004 ( PMC3417084)
  • Preston, J.L., Felsenfeld, S., Frost, S.J., Mencl, W.E., Fulbright, R.K., Grigorenko, E.L., Landi, N, Seki, A., Pugh, K.R. (2012). Functional brain activation differences in school-age children with speech sound errors: Speech and print processing. Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research, 55(4), 1068-1082. doi: 10.1044/1092-4388(2011/11-0056) ( PMC3427927)
  • Preston, J.L. & Seki, A. (2011). Identifying residual speech sound disorders in bilingual children: A Japanese-English case study. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 20 (2), 73-85. doi: 73-85. doi:10.1044/1058-0360(2011/10-0057) ( PMC3431209)
  • Preston, J.L. & Koenig, L. (2011). Phonetic variability in residual speech sound disorders: Exploration of subtypes. Topics in Language Disorders, 31 (2), 168-184. ( PMC3476944)
  • Preston, J. L., Ramsdell, H. L., Oller, D. K., Edwards, M. L., & Tobin, S. J. (2011). Developing a weighted measure of speech sound accuracy. Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research, 54, 1-18. doi:10.1044/1092-4388(2010/10-0030) ( PMC3003752)
  • Preston, J. L., Frost, S. J., Mencl, W. E., Fulbright, R. K., Landi, N., Grigorenko, E., Jacobsen, L. & Pugh, K.R. (2010). Early and late talkers: school-age language, literacy and neurolinguistic differences. Brain, 133(8), 2185-2195. doi: 10.1093/brain/awq163 ( PMC3139938)
  • Preston, J.L & Edwards, M.L (2010). Phonological awareness and types of sound errors in preschoolers with speech sound disorders. Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research, 53, 44-60. doi:10.1044/1092-4388(2009/09-0021) (PMC2845283)
  • Preston, J.L. & Edwards, M.L. (2009). Speed and accuracy of rapid speech output by adolescents with residual speech sound errors including rhotics. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, 23(4), 301-318. doi: 10.1080/02699200802680833
  • Prieve, B., Hancur-Bucci, K. &  Preston, J.L. (2009). Changes in transient-evoked otoacoustic emissions in the first month of life. Ear and Hearing 30 (3), 330-339. doi:  10.1097/AUD.0b013e31819c4000
  • Preston, J.L. & Edwards, M.L. (2007). Phonological processing skills of adolescents with residual speech sound errors. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 38, 297-308. doi: 10.1044/0161-1461(2007/032)