Professional Background
Lecturer and Lecturer, Coordinator of Bilingual/Bicultural Emphasis Track and the Bilingual Extension Institute
Educational Background
B.A., University of Rochester
M.A. Kean University
J.D. Rutgers Law School-Newark
Scholarly Interests
Identifying those critical factors that enable a speech-language pathologist to distinguish a speech and language difference from a disorder. Particular focus is on children and adolescents from homes with linguistic and sociolinguistic differences from those expected in schools in this country. This includes children who come from homes where a language other than English or a dialect other than Mainstream American English is spoken. Her work also involves an analysis of the impact of language socialization practices on the outcome of an assessment where there are cultural and linguistic biases due to these sociolinguistic factors.
Recently involved in establishing a program for speech-language pathology in Bolivia and in bringing graduate students to other countries for class focusing on language, culture, and education/special education of that country. Supervisors with ASHA CCC's provide in-country supervision at placement sites.
Selected Publications
Deviations from the Norm (2006). ADVANCE for Speech-Language series of columns co-written with graduate students on assessment and evaluation issues.
Ethical Issues and Solutions: Working with English Language Learners (2005). National teleconference for The American Speech Language and Hearing Association and incorporated into ASHA's permanent professional development library.
Knowledge and skills for speech-language pathologists and audiologists to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services"
"The ethics of assessment with culturally and linguistically diverse populations" (2004). ASHA Leader,
"Appropriate assessment of culturally and linguistically diverse students",
"Professionally appropriate assessments under the NYC Early Intervention Evaluation Procedures", NYSSLHA Communicator, Nov./Dec. 2003.
"Diagnosing communication disorders in culturally and linguistically diverse students", ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education. Digest E650m EDO-EC-03-11, Oct. 2003.
"Teachers College Columbia University Bilingual Extension Institute", NYSSLHA Communicator, March/April 2003
ASHA's Multicultural Issues Board (2002). "Best practices approaches for working with culturally and linguistically diverse children" Guest editorial. ASHA Leader, April 2, 2002 (author for MIB)
"Vocabulary Development with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children and Adolescents" Perspectives, ASHA Language and Learning SID, Nov. 2002.
"Interim Service Plan: Issues and Concerns" The Communicator, Nov/Dec 1997.
Catherine J Crowley
Lecturer
Lecturer, Coordinator of Bilingual/Bicultural Emphasis Track and the Bilingual Extension Institute
Phone: 212-678-3890
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Office Hours: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Monday, Tuesday 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, and by appointment