Jennifer Seward Whited
Education
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
Ph.D., Applied Language and Speech Science
August, 2015
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
MS, Communicative Disorders
May, 2007
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
BA, Liberal Arts
May, 2005
Professional Experience
Instructor and Clinical Supervisor
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, La
2010- Present
Speech Language Pathologist
Paramount Rehabilitation
Monroe, La
2008-2010
Speech Language Pathologist
Synergy Healthcare
Monroe, La
2007-2008
Graduate Assistant
Department of Communicative Disorders
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA
2005-2007, 2009
Speech-Language Pathology Internship
Synergy Healthcare
Lafayette, LA
Spring, 2007
Speech-Language Pathology Internship
Kaplan Elementary School
Kaplan, LA
Fall, 2006
Speech-Language Pathology Internship
Literacy Project (created and directed by Dr. Jack Damico)
UL at Lafayette Speech, Language and Hearing Center,
Lafayette, LA
Summer, 2006
Professional Membership
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Louisiana Board of Examiners of Speech-language Pathology (LBESPA)
Louisiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association (LSHA)
Professional Certification/Licensure
Certification: Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology by the American SpeechLanguage-Hearing Association (ASHA).
Licensure:
Valid license in speech-language pathology from the Louisiana Board of Examiners in Speech
Pathology and Audiology (LBESPA).
Courses Taught
University of Louisiana at Monroe:
SPLP 1052
SPLP 4001
SPLP 4002
SPLP 4004
SPLP 4028
SPLP 4033
SPLP 5005
SPLP 5020
SPLP 5028
SPLP 5050
SPLP 5052
Language Acquisition
Phonetics
Diagnostic and Treatment Procedures
Multicultural Issues
Articulation Disorders
Language Disorders
Research Methods
Seminar in Articulation
Seminar in Communicative Language Disorders in Children
Neurological Disorders I – Introduction and Identification
Neurological Disorders II – Evaluation and Management
Research
Presentations:
Damico, J., Tetnowski, J., Hartwell, J., Heels, J., Whited, J., Roussel, N. Facilitating Conversation in
Aphasia Intervention: Report of Empirical Data (2013). Poster presentation at the annual
meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Whited, J., Jeansonne, L., LaCroix, A., Sisk, A., Turknett, S., Williams, O. (2013). Motivating a Child
with Cochlear Implant to Read. A poster presented to the SPLP 5005 Research in SpeechLanguage Pathology course.
Whited, J., Chadwick, H.,Culbreath, J., Duncan, M. Foster, L., Jones, W. O’Hara, K., Walker, M.
(2012). Improving Oral Language Through Literacy Instruction: A Case Study. Poster
presentation at the annual meeting of the University of Louisiana at Monroe Spring
Conference.
Abendroth, K., Nelson, R., Lobdell, M., Damico, J., Whited, J. (2009). Parental Perceptions of
Services of Homeschooled Children: A Phenomenological Investigation. Poster presentation at
the annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Manuscripts in Preparation:
Whited, J. Understanding application of course knowledge to clinic in speech-language pathology
graduate students: a phenomenological investigation.
Dissertation:
Whited, J. (2015). An investigation into struggling learners’ motivation to read. (Unpublished doctoral
dissertation). University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette Louisiana.