Education

1967-1971 Northern Illinois University, B.S.(Speech and Hearing Sciences)
1971-1973 Northern Illinois University M.A. (Audiology)
1973-1981 University of Cincinnati Ph.D. (Communication Sciences)


 

Research Interest

My research interests have varied over the years. Early interests included an examination of the effects of communication disability on educational and vocational achievements. I also examined non-biologic social and behavioral factors that influence health outcomes in culturally and linguistically diverse populations, with health disparity implications. I examined communication performance variations in minority and non-minority populations, focusing on vocal variability with implications for social discrimination. My most recent interest is in examining the balance and mobility performance of aging African Americans, with steps toward improving their health outcomes through mobility and fitness training.

I serve as the Coordinator of the Nursing and Allied Health Department's Communication Sciences and Disorders Program, and Director of the University's Hearing, Speech, Language, and Literacy Center. I have over 35 years of professional experience in the fields of audiology and speech-language pathology. I teach courses in speech and voice science, hearing science, aural rehabilitation, rehabilitation theory and practice, African American Health and public speaking. Additionally, I have been funded over the years to conduct research in the areas of voice acoustics, speech and hearing sciences, minority health, and health and fitness.

Publications

Jones, R. (2009). Acquisition of information and the utilization of hearing health care services and related hearing aid technologies by parents of deaf and severely hard of hearing children." 2009. ECHO, 4, 1. Available at http://nbaslh.org/ECHO Spring 2009.pdf.

St. Rose, M., Fuller, M.K., and Jones, R. (2008). An Alternative HIV Prevention Approach for African American College Students: A Preliminary Evaluation." Journal of the National Society of Allied Health; Spring-Summer; Pgs.79-85.

Bryant-Shanklin, M. and Jones, R. (2006). A Unified Model of Language-to-Literacy Intervention Approaches. Research to Practice" Briefs. Project Laser, University of South Florida, Tampa. Available at http://www.coedu.usf.edu/LASER/RTP/RTP_Literacy_Intervention.pdf.

Scott, D. and Jones, R. 2003. Cultural Competence in Audiology Practice. (Videotape). American Speech, Language and Hearing Association, Rockville, MD. February.

Jones, R. and Mayo, R. 2001. Voices of African-Americans: Do We Need Clinical Norms? Communication Disorders and Sciences in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations, Special Interest Division 14, ASHA, July.

Jones, R. 1995. A study of the availability of hearing healthcare services in African-American communities." ECHO, 17, 2.

Jones, R. 1995. Audiometric Assessment of Aphasic Patients." 1995. In Adult Aphasia, G.J. Wallace, Ed., Boston: Butterworth-Heinmann Publishers.
Jones, R. 1993. How might the adoption of the Au.D. Degree effect minority audiologists?" ECHO, 12, 2.

Jones, R. 1989. Attitudes of parents of black hearing impaired students. Language, Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, 19, 1.

Jones, R. 1988. Minority Audiologists: A critical need to establish a professional community identity. ASHA, 5.

Jones, R. 1987. Strategies for marketing hearing healthcare services to minority populations." Hearing J.,

Jones, R. 1982. Differential diagnosis of the communication problems of the hearing impaired child." The Disabled Child: Delayed, Disordered and Different Language. Norfolk, VA: E. Lilly Corp.

Jones, R. 1973. Auditory training systems: A survey". J. Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology, May.

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