Dissertation Damico, H.L. (2012). An investigation of the process of meaning construction in the writing behaviors of children with language disorders. (Doctoral dissertation). University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA. Refereed Research and Scholarship 1. Damico, H.L. & Lynch, K.L. (2013). Sociolinguistics Theories. Encyclopedia of Social Deviance. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. 2. Nelson, R.L. & Damico, H.L. (2013). Mental Retardation. Encyclopedia of Social Deviance. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. 3. Damico, H.L. (2013). An investigation of the process of meaning construction in the writing behaviors of a child with language disorder. In M.J. Ball, N. Müller, and R. Nelson (eds.), The Handbook of Qualitative Research in Communication Disorders. New York: Taylor and Francis. 4. Damico, J.S., Damico, H.L. & Nelson, R.L. (2011). Advancing description and explanation in clinical linguistics: A legacy of Martin J. Ball. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, 25, 928-933. 5. Damico, J.S., Abendroth, K., Nelson, R.L., Lynch, K.E., Damico, H.L. (2011). Research report: Variations on the theme of avoidance as compensations during unsuccessful reading performance. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, 25, 741-752.