Mailing Address
235 Wellesley Street
Weston, MA 02493
About
About
Allan Smith a nationally certified speech-language pathologist with a doctorate in Communication Sciences from the University of Connecticut. His topic areas of teaching and research include speech sound disorders, dyslexia, voice production, and acoustic phonetics. Allan has over 25 years of experience in higher education within the field of speech-language pathology.
Courses Taught
- CSD 200 Introduction to Speech-Language Pathology
- CSD 210 Phonetics
- CSD 300 Speech Science/Anatomy and Physiology of Speech
- CSD 400 Introduction to Audiology
- SLP 620 Speech Sound Disorders
- SLP 625 Fluency Disorders
- SLP 635 Motor Speech Disorders
- SLP 645 Voice Disorders
Education
PhD in Communication Science (PhD), University of Connecticut
Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (MS), Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions
Bachelor of Science in Marketing Management (BS), Florida State University
Awards Honors
Meritorious Poster Submission Award, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, November 2019.
2014 Betty Ann Harris Distinguished Alumni Award, Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions
Faculty Research Fund Award, University of Maine, June 2014
Faculty Research Fund Award, University of Maine, June, 2005
Publications
Smith, A.B. (2021), Gender and authorship in ASHA research journal articles: 2014-2020. Annual Conference of the Council on Academic Positions in Communication Sciences and Disorders.
Smith, A.B. (2018), Early identification of dyslexia with a regression model based on speech and language production. Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Smith, A. B. and Jackins, M. (2014). Relationship between longest utterances and later MLU in late talkers. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, 28, 3, 143-152.
Smith, A. B., Hall, N. E., Tan, X, and Farrell, K. (2011). Speech timing and pausing in children with specific language impairment. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, 25, 2, 145-154.
Smith, A. B., Lambrecht Smith, S., Locke, J. L., and Bennett, J. (2008). A longitudinal study of speech timing in young children later found to have reading disability. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 51, 1300-1314.
Smith, A. B., and Robb, M. P. (2005). Durational characteristics of the first productions of trochaic and iambic novel words in children with speech delays. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, 19, 1-14.