Communicative Participation Research Project
Research Team Members
Kathryn Yorkston, PhD, BC-NCD
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington
Kathy Yorkston is Head of the Division of Speech Pathology, and Professor in the Department of
Rehabilitation Medicine at University of Washington. She holds an adjunct appointment in the Department of
Speech & Hearing Sciences. She is a past president of the Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders
and Sciences. Dr. Yorkston has a long history of research and publication with a primary focus on neurogenic
motor speech disorders. In addition to her work on the Communicative Participation Project, Dr. Yorkston is
active on projects exploring aging with disability, and the impact of Multiple Sclerosis on the lives of people
living with this condition. Additional information at:
http://medical.washington.edu/bios/view.aspx?CentralId=56086
Carolyn Baylor, PhD, CCC-SLP
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington
Carolyn Baylor is Acting Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at
the University of Washington. Her research interests focus on clinical outcomes measurement with a
particular emphasis on self-report measures of psychosocial constructs for adults with communication
disorders. She is currently funded by an R03 grant from the National Institute for Deafness and
Communication Disorders (NIDCD) to continue development of the Communicative Participation
Item Bank by conducting IRT analyses across three additional communication disorder populations
(MS, ALS, and laryngeal cancer) to generate a core item bank. Dr. Baylor is also interested in
addressing issues related to accessibility of participation in research for individuals with
communication disorders. Her clinical interests are primarily in otolaryngology / voice / head and neck
cancer populations.
Tanya Eadie, PhD, CCC-SLP
Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Washington
Tanya Eadie is Associate Professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at the
University of Washington. She is currently conducting ongoing research in outcomes measurement in voicedisordered populations. Studies include a particular focus on auditory-perceptual measurement of voice quality
in both laryngeal and alaryngeal populations. She is funded by an R03 grant from the National Cancer Institute
to explore communicative participation in adults with head and neck cancer. Additional information at:
http://depts.washington.edu/sphsc/eadie.htm.
Karon Cook, PhD
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington
Karon Cook is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine,
University of Washington. Dr. Cook is an investigator and psychometrician working with the NIH
funded University of Washington Center on Outcomes Research in Rehabilitation (UWCORR)
focusing on the development of patient-reported outcomes measures. She is internationally recognized
for her work applying advanced psychometric methodology to quality of life outcomes in persons with
disabilities. Additional information at: http://uwcorr.washington.edu/personnel/karon/index.htm.
Dagmar Amtmann, PhD
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington
Dagmar Amtmann is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation
Medicine, University of Washington. Dr. Amtmann is the principal investigator and director of the
University of Washington Center on Outcomes Research in Rehabilitation (UWCORR), one of seven
projects funded by the NIH as part of the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information
System (PROMIS) Roadmap Initiative. She is a nationally recognized expert in psychometrics and
measurement of outcomes. As part of her NIH-funded work, Dr. Amtmann has been conducting
longitudinal surveys of people with MS and SCI, investigating the psychometric characteristics of
patient reported measures of secondary conditions including pain, fatigue, physical function, sleep,
depression, anxiety, and other variables. http://uwcorr.washington.edu/personnel/dagmar/index.htm.
Albert Merati, MD
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Washington
Dr. Merati is an Associate Professor and Chief of the Laryngology Service in the Otolaryngology
Department at the University of Washington. His research interests include vocal fold paralysis, reflux affecting
the larynx, and airway stenosis. Additional information at:
http://depts.washington.edu/otoweb/faculty/mds/merati.htm
Christa Gray, BS
Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Washington
Christa Gray is a Masters student in the Medical Speech Pathology program in the Department
of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Washington. Christa is currently working on her
Master’s thesis exploring self-reported vs. proxy reported speech needs in adults with communication
disorders.
Contributing personnel at the University of Washington:
Mike Burns, MS, CCC-SLP, Pre-doctoral student, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Deanna Britton, MS, CCC-SLP, Pre-doctoral student, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Robert Miller, PhD, CCC-SLP, Senior Lecturer, Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences