Patrick M. Briley

Craniofacial Education in Accredited Graduate Speech-Language Pathology Programs: National Patterns in Coursework and Clinical Training

PURPOSE: This study provides an updated national examination of craniofacial education across accredited graduate speech-language pathology programs in the United States. METHOD: A survey was distributed to 289 accredited graduate speech-language pathology programs. Ninety-nine p...

Does Race Influence Velopharyngeal Structure Size and Velar Stretch During Sustained Phoneme Production in Children?

Purpose: Differences in the size of velopharyngeal structures across racial groups at rest have been described in the literature, with race influencing adenoid thickness, pharyngeal depth, effective velar length, and velar length. The purpose of this study was to examine differen...