Lillywhite Building 1000 Old Main Hill, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-1000, Phone: 435-797-1375, FAX: 435-797-0221
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Beth Foley, Ph.D. Department Head
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Education
Ph.D., Communication Disorders
University of Massachusetts, 1989
MA, Communication Disorders
University of Massachusetts, 1976
BA, Communication Disorders
University of Massachusetts, 1975
Courses Typically Taught
ComD 6130 - Neuropathologies of Speech and Language
ComD 6220 - Severe Communication Impairments
ComD 5860/6860 - Assistive Technology I
ComD 5870/6870 - Assistive Technology II
Area of Specialty
Augmentative and alternative communication, language and literacy development, adult language disorders
Research
Dr. Foley conducts research examining the development of phonological awareness and phonological representation in individuals with severe speech and physical impairments. She is also Co-PI on an interdisciplinary project designed to train speech-language pathology, audiology, and deaf education students to work with children from birth to 5 who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Projects and Grants
Assessment of Phonological Awareness in Children with Severe Speech and Physical Impairments, AAC Assessment and Intervention, Facilitating Literacy Development in Individuals who use AAC.
$40,000 from the Daniels fund to acquire augmentative and alternative communication technology for the Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education Assistive Technology program.
$5,000 from the Watkins Family to support the activities of the Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education Assistive Technology program.
$2.5 million foundation to support an interdisciplinary graduate training program in auditory-oral early intervention for children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
$37,000 CURI grant to investigate phonological representation abilities in children who use augmentative and alternative communication. (With Dr. Sandi Gillam)
Publications
Beth Foley, & Staples, A. (2007). "Assistive technology supports for literacy development." In S.R. Copeland & E.B. Keefe (Eds.), Effective Literacy Instruction for Students with Moderate or Severe Disabilities (pp. 127-148). Baltimore, MA: Brookes Publishing Company.
Beth Foley. (Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education). Foley, B. & Staples, A. (2006) (Guest Editor). "Assistive technology supports for literacy instruction." Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 15(2), 15-21.
Beth Foley. (Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education). Foley, B. & Staples, A. (2006). "Using assistive technology to support for literacy instruction." Perspectives on Language Learning and Education, 13(2), 15-21.
Professional Organizations
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC)
United States Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (USSAAC)
Utah Speech-Language-Hearing Association (USHA)
