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Evelyn R. Klein, Ph.D., CCC/SLP, BRS-CL

Associate Professor, Speech-Language-Hearing Science

Curriculum Vitae

Office Number: St. Benilde Tower 2202
Office Hours: By appointment
215.951.1433
klein@lasalle.edu



Education
  • Ph.D. Temple University (Educational Psychology)
  • MA The College of New Jersey (Speech-Language Pathology)
  • BS Pennsylvania State University (Speech Pathology and Audiology)
  • Certifications:
    • Post Doctoral Fellowship - Advanced Professional Certificate in Clinical Neuropsychology from Drexel University with Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital (previously affiliated with Jefferson University Hospital)
    • Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
    • License in Speech-Language Pathology (Pennsylvania)
    • Certificate in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
    • Supervisory Certification in Special Education (Pennsylvania)
    • License in Clinical Psychology (Pennsylvania)
    • Specialty Board Recognition in Child Language from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 
Research Interests
  • Selective Mutism
  • Language-Reading Connections and Working Memory
  • Pragmatic Language Impairment and Social Skills
  • Counseling for Communication Disorders
  • Language-Related Learning Disabilities
  • Acquired Language Disorders
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Fluency Disorders
Publications
  • Klein, E.R., & Mancinelli, J.  (Contracted 2009). A functional casebook in acquired language disorders. San Diego, CA: Plural  Publishing.
  • Gerber, A., Klein, E.R., & Roberts, J. (2008). Beginning reading through speech. Greenville, SC: Super Duper Publications.
  • Amster, B. J. & Klein, E.R.  (2007). Perfectionism in people who stutter: Preliminary findings using a modified cognitive-behavioral treatment approach. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 35, 1-6.
  • Klein, E., & Hahn, S. (2007). Focus on function: Gaining essential communication skills  (2nd ed.). Austin, TX: ProEd, Inc.
  • Amster, B. J. & Klein, E.R.  (2007). The role of perfectionism in stuttering: A follow-up study. In J. Au-Yeung & M. M. Leahy (Eds.), Research, Treatment, and Self-Help In Fluency Disorders: New Horizons Proceedings of the Fifth World Congress On Fluency Disorders (pp. 361-367). Dublin, Ireland: The International Fluency Association.
  • Klein, E.R., Gerber, A., & Roberts, J. (2006, March). A speech-language approach   to beginning  reading. Perspectives on Language Learning and Education, 13(1), 25-29.
  • Littlefield, L.M., & Klein, E.R. (2005). Examining visual-verbal associations in   children with and without reading disorder. Reading Psychology: An International Quarterly, 24(6).
  • Klein, E.R. (2005). Effective communication with patients. The Pennsylvania Nurse, 60(4), 14-15.
  • Klein, E.R., Soule, K.V., & Wertz, J.A. (2005, February 14). Acquisition of logographics and the relationship to learning sounds of letters. Retrieved from http://www.speechpathology.com/articles/pf_arc_disp.asp?id=73
  • Gerber, A. and Klein, E.R. (2004). "A speech-language approach to early reading success." Teaching Exceptional Children, 36 (6), 8-14.
  • Klein, E.R. and Amster, B.J. (2004). "The effects of cognitive behavioral therapy with people who stutter." In A. Packmann, A. Meltzer, and H. Peters (Eds.) Theory, Research, and Fluency Disorders: Proceedings of the Fourth World Congress of Fluency Disorders (pp. 154-160)., Nijmegen, Netherlands: Nijmegen University Press.
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