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)

Email: rjones@nsu.edu
Phone: 757-823-9430

Address: Department of Allied Health
Norfolk State University
700 Park Avenue, NAD 114
Norfolk, VA 23504
 

My interest in speech, language and hearing stems from an experience I had working with aphasic patients while working in high school as a volunteer at a rehabilitation hospital in Chicago. I followed this interest by pursuing different degrees in speech and hearing sciences.

I serve as the Coordinator of the 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, and public speaking. Additionally, I have been funded over the years to conduct research in the areas of voice acoustics, speech and hearing sciences.

I belong to the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association (ASHA) and the National Black Association for Speech, Language and Hearing (NBASLH). I am currently the Chair of the NBASLH.

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.