PHOTO: Brenda Seal
Brenda Seal is made a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (November, 2007).

Brenda C. Seal, Ph.D.

Professor

Office: HHS 1145
Phone: 568-3876
Email: sealbc@jmu.edu

Teaching Areas

Anatomy of Speech-Language-Hearing
Neuroanatomy and Neurogenic Communication Disorders
Conversational Sign Language
Aural Rehabilitation
Cochlear Implants
Doctoral Research Seminars

JMU Birthday
Brenda Seal on JMU's 100th Birthday

Research Areas

Sign Language Acquisition
Interventions and Outcomes in Children with Autism
Interventions and Outcomes in Children with Cochlear Implants
Educational Interpreting

Research Laboratory

Sign Language Research Laboratory

Current and Ongoing Research Projects

Auditory Neuropathy and Amplification Benefits
Changes in Sign and Spoken Language of Children with Cochlear Implants
Hand Preference in the Acquisition of British Sign Language
Comparative Outcomes of ABA and DIR Intervention in Children with Autism
A National Database on Cochlear Implant Use and Nonuse
Contralateral Hearing Aid Use in Pediatric Cochlear Implant Users

Publications (last five years)

Seal, B. C., & Hilton, J. C. (2007). Treatment fidelity in autism interventions: Supervising speech-language pathology graduate students. Perspectives on Administration and Supervision, 17, 13-20.

Seal, B. C. (2006). Fingerspelling and number literacy for educational interpreters. RID VIEWS, 23, 1, 6-7.

Hilton, J. C. & Seal, B.C. (2006). Clinical trial outcomes of ABA and DIR intervention in twins with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

Seal, B.C. (2004). Psychological testing of sign language interpreters. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 9, 1-11.

Seal, B.C. (2004). Best Practices in Educational Interpreting, 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Seal, B. C. (2003). Interpreting for students with cochlear implants. RID VIEWS, 20, 6-7

Seal, B.C., Wynne, D., & MacDonald, G. (2002). Deaf students, teachers, and interpreters in the chemistry lab. Journal of Chemical Education, 79, 239-243.

National and International Conference Presentations (last five years)

Seal, B. C., Jacobson, J. E., Erickson, A., & Stogner, B. (March, 2008). Auditory neuropathy in an identical twin. International Conference on Cochlear Implants and other Implantable Technologies, San Diego, CA.

Seal, B. C. ,Belzner, K. A., Seal, B. C., & Gray, L. (March 6, 2008). Sign Movements Predict Consonant Acquisition in Young Children with Cochlear Implants. Speech, Language, and Hearing Association of Virginia (SHAV) Annual Meeting. Portsmouth, VA.

Seal, B. C., Santos, K. E., & Vandsburger, E. (November 15, 2007). Improving Textbook Use in University Courses. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention (ASHA), Boston, MA.

Seal, B. C., & Hilton, J. (November 16, 2007). Treatment Fidelity in Clinical Training and Research in Autism. ASHA.

Seal, B. C., MacDonald, G., & Downey, D. (July 20, 2007). Equalizing Sign Language and Spoken Language in the Chemistry Laboratory. First International Conference on Technology-based Learning with Disability. Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.

Smart, J.L., Ruth, R.A., & Seal, B.C. (July 10, 2007). Auditory Neuropathy/Auditory Dys-synchrony: Identification and rehabilitation of this population. Australasian Society of Paediatric Oto-Rhino-Laryngology 2007 Meeting, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Smart, J., Ruth, R., & Seal, B. (April 18-21, 2007). Auditory Neuropathy/Dys-synchrony: Recommended Test Batteries. AudiologyNOW! American Academy of Audiology (AAA) Annual Conference. Denver, CO.

Seal, B. C., Nussbaum, D., Scott, S., Waddy-Smith, B., Belzner, K., & Gray, L. (April 11-14, 2007). Trajectories of Spoken and Sign Language Development in Children with Cochlear Implants from Total Communication Programs. 11th International Conference on Cochlear Implants in Children. Charlotte, NC.

Jacobson, C., & Seal, B. C. (April 11-14, 2007). Cochlear Implant Family Intervention in a Clinical Research and Training Program. 11th International Conference on Cochlear Implants in Children. Charlotte, NC

Skubisz, K. C., & Seal, B. C. (April 11-14, 2007). Short-term contralateral hearing aid use in pediatric cochlear implant users. 11th International Conference on Cochlear Implants in Children. Charlotte, NC

MacDonald, G., & Seal, B. C. (March 25-29, 2007). Deaf students and interpreters in the research laboratory. 233rd American Chemical Society’s National Meeting. Chicago, IL

Seal, B. C., Ward, K., Acker, B., Hilton, J. C., Gray, L., & Marler, J. (November, 2006). Hand preference in communicative gestures of young children with autism. ASHA. Miami, FL.

Skubicz, K. C., Seal, B. C., & Gray, L. (November, 2006). Short-term contralateral hearing aid use in pediatric cochlear implant users. ASHA.

Seal, B. C., Belzner, K., Gray, L., Nussbaum, D., & Scott, S. (November, 2006). Children with cochlear implants: A goodness-of-fit demographic model. ASHA.

Smart, J., Ruth, R., & Seal, B. C. (2006). Auditory Neuropathy/Auditory Dys-Synchrony: Prevalence in a School for the Deaf and Implications for New Zealand’s Newborn Hearing Screening Protocol. Running Hot - Science in New Zealand. November.

Loncke, F.L., & Seal, B. C. (August, 2006). Piaget’s contributions to understanding cognitive development. The International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication Research Symposium. Düsseldorf, Germany.

Seal, B. C. (July, 2006). Instructional DVD for Sign-to-Voice and Interactive Interpreting: A Student Sampler. RID Region II Conference. Washington, D.C.

Seal, B.C., Clingempeel, K., Nussbaum, D., Scott, S., Belzner, K., & Hess, C. (June, 2006). Evidence for a facilitative relationship between sign and speech acquisition in children with cochlear implants. NHS 2006 Conference. Cernobbio, Italy.

Skubicz, K. C., & Seal, B. C. (2006). Responses to short-term auditory stimulation through contralateral hearing aid use in pediatric cochlear implant users. NHS 2006 Conference. Cernobbio, Italy.

Seal, B. C., & Jacobson, C. (2006). Cochlear implant family intervention in a clinical and research training program. NHS 2006 Conference. Cernobbio, Italy.

Seal, B. C., Nussbaum, D., Scott, S., & Clingempeel, K. (2005). Changes in spoken and sign communication of young children with cochlear implants. Educational Audiology Association Annual Conference. Myrtle Beach, SC.

Sprague, H. M., Petrillo, S. L., & Seal, B. C. (2005). Bridging visual and auditory languages in the chemistry lab. National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Lexington, VA

Seal, B.C., Clingempeel, K., Nussbaum, D., Scott, S., & Waddy-Smith, B. (2004). Changes in spoken and sign communication of young children with cochlear implants. American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Conference (ASHA), Philadelphia.

Seal, B.C., Ricci, D.P., & Wunderlich, R. (2004). Accessory muscle activity in speech respiration of college smokers. ASHA Conference, Philadelphia.

Seal, B. C. (2004). Oral transliterating: Goodness-of-Fit. Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf International Conference. San Juan, Puerto Rico

Stubblefield, J. S., & Seal, B. C. (2003). Communication changes in two adolescents with cochlear reimplants. ASHA Annual Conference, Chicago.

Seal, B. C., & Clark, C. (2003). Variability among college students with cochlear implants. ASHA Annual Conference, Chicago.