Dr. Corrin Gillis PhD, CCC-SLP

Ph.D. in Hearing and Speech Science -Stuttering and Child Language Development and Disorders, Vanderbilt University, (2004)

M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology, James Madison University, (1996)

B.S. in Speech-Language Pathology, James Madison University, (1994)

Certificate of Clinical Competence

Sponsoring Organization: American Speech-Language Hearing Association

Date Obtained: 1998-08-01

Speech-language Pathology Practitioner

Sponsoring Organization: Virginia Department of Education

Date Obtained: 2007-04-01

Expertise

Research Interests

The emotional, attentional, and linguistic processing components of childhood language development and childhood stuttering disorders.

Articles

Bobzien, J., Gillis, C., Raver-Lampman, S., Hester, P. P., Browning, E. and Morin, L. L. (2012). Communication Skills in Eight Preschoolers with and without Hearing Loss during Cooperative Play. Early Childhood Education Journal.

Raver-Lampman, S., Bobzien, J., Gillis, C., Hester, P. P., Michalek, A. and Anthony, N. (2012). Effect of parallel talk on the language and interactional skills of preschoolers with cochlear implants and hearing aids. Literacy Information and Computer Education Journal 3 (1) , pp. 530-538.

Raver-Lampman, S., Bobzien, J., Gillis, C., Hester, P. P. and Anthony, N. (2013). Using dyad-specific social stories to increase communicative and social skills of preschoolers with hearing loss in self-contained and inclusive settings. International Journal of Inclusive Education.

Donaher, J. and Gillis, C. (2012). Traits of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in school-age children who . Journal of Fluency Disorders 37 (4) , pp. 242-252.

Domsch, C., Gillis, C., Saldana, M., Coleman, C., Wimberly, C. and Maxwell, L. (2012). Narrative skill and syntactic complexity in school-age children with and without late language emergence. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders 47 (2) , pp. 197-207.

Watson, S. R., Gillis, C., Michalek, A. and Raymer, A. (2012). Psychosocial treatments for ADHD: A systematic appraisal of the evidence. Journal of Attention Disorders.

Gillis, C. (2006). The effect of ADHD on the treatment of Stuttering. Perspectives in Fluency Disorders.

Karrass, J., Walden, T. A., Conture, E. G.., Gillis, C., Arnold, H. S.. and Schwenk, K. A.. (2006). Relation of emotional reactivity and regulation to childhood stuttering . Journal of Communication Disorders 29 (6).

Gillis, C., Buhr, A. A.., Conture, E. G.. and Ntourou, K. (2010). Utterance complexity and stuttering on function words in preschool-age children who stutter. Journal of Fluency Disorders 35 (3) , pp. 402-423.

Book Chapters

Conture, E. G.., Walden, T. A., Arnold, H. S.., Gillis, C., Hartfield, K. N.. and Karrass, J. M. (2006). Communication-Emotional Model of Stuttering (pp. 17-46) Mahweh, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Gillis, C. and Conture, E. G.. (2007). Early Intervention for Stuttering: An Indirect Approach New York, NY: Theime Medical and Scientific Publishers.

Gillis, C. and Conture, E. G.. (2010). Using the assessment of children who stutter to predict treatment outcomes (pp. 18-55) Baltimore, MD: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins.

Conference Proceeding

Raver-Lampman, S., Bobzien, J., Gillis, C., Hester, P. P., Michalek, A. and Anthony, N. (2011). Parallel talk: Effects on language and interactional skills of preschoolers with deafness (pp. 89-96) Dublin, Ireland: Ireland International Conference Press.

Presentations

Gillis, C. and Camarata, S. M. (November , 1998). Pragmatic Analysis in Phonological Intervention as a Predictor of Intervention Success Annual American Speech-Language Hearing Association Conference San Antonio, TX.

Gillis, C. (April , 2000). Turn-taking Behaviors in SLI Children and Typical Peers Brown Bag Lecture Nashville, TN.

Gillum, H. L. and Gillis, C. (November , 2000). Early Identification of Specific Language Impairment: Screening vs. Professional Referrals Annual American Speech-Language Hearing Association Conference Washington, DC.

Gillis, C., Zackheim, C. T. and Arnold, H. S. (June , 2003). Above and Below the Surface: Speech and language processes and characteristics of childhood stuttering National Stuttering Association Meeting Nashville, TN.

Gillis, C., Caine, K. and Conture, E. G. (June , 2003). Occurrence of Concomitant Problems in Families of Children who Stutter: Preliminary results National Stuttering Assocation Meeting Nashville, TN.

Gillis, C., Zackheim, C. T. and Conture, E. G. (November , 2003). Non-speech Characteristics of Preschool Children who do and do not Stutter: A preliminary study Annual American Speech-Language Hearing Association Conference Chicago, IL.

Zackheim, C. T., Conture, E. G., Ohde, R. N., Gillis, C. and Gregory, L. J. (November , 2003). Holistic (Word Level) vs. Incremental (Sound Level) Processing in Young Children who Stutter: Pre- vs. Post- treatment Annual American Speech-Language Hearing Association Conference Chicago, IL.

Gillis, C., Conture, E. G. and Schwenk, K. A. (September , 2004). Using the Past to Predict the Future: Pre-treatment Indicators of Change During Treatment of School-Age Children who Stutter Rite Care Conference Nashville, TN.

Gillis, C., Conture, E. G. and Schwenk, K. A. (September , 2004). Using the Past to Predict the Future: Pre-treatment Indicators of Change During Treatment of Preschool Children who Stutter Rite Care Conference Nashville, TN.

Gillis, C. and Duckworth, L. (October , 2004). Anatomy of a Fluency Diagnostic Annual Tennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists Chattanooga, TN.

Hartfield, K. N., Conture, E. G. and Gillis, C. (November , 2004). Speaking Situation, MLU and (Non) Stuttered Disfluencies in Preschool Children Annual American Speech-Language Hearing Association Conference Philadelphia, PA.

Gillis, C., Conture, E. G. and Camarata, S. M. (November , 2004). Childhood Stuttering on Function and Content Words Annual American Speech-Language Hearing Association Conference Philadelphia, PA.

Karrass, J., Walden, T. A., Conture, E. G., Gillis, C., Arnonld, H. S., Schwenk, K. A. and Hartfield, K. (April , 2005). Temperament characteristics of Emotional Reactivity and Regulation in Relation to Childhood Stuttering Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development Atlanta, GA.

Gillis, C. and Duckworth, L. (September , 2005). Treating Children who Stutter and their Families Annual Tennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists Knoxville, TN.

Karrass, J., Walden, T. A., Conture, E. G., Gillis, C., Arnold, H. S., Schwenk, K. A. and Hartfield, K. (November , 2005). Temperament Characteristics of Emotional Reactivity and Regulation in Relation to Childhood Stuttering: II Annual American Speech-Language Hearing Association Conference San Diego, CA.

Karrass, J., Walden, T. A., Conture, E. G., Gillis, C., Arnold, H. S., Schwenk, K. A. and Hartfield, K. (November , 2005). Temperament Characteristics of Emotional Reactivity and Regulation in Relation to Childhood Stuttering: I Annual American Speech-Language Hearing Association Conference San Diego, CA.

Hartfield, K. N., Conture, E., Karrass, J. and Gillis, C. (November , 2005). Relation of (Non) Stutterings to Communicative Tasks, Situation, & Partner Annual American Speech-Language Hearing Association Conference San Diego, CA.

Gillis, C. and Conture, E. G. (November , 2005). Occurrence of Concomitant problems in Families of Children who Stutter Annual American Speech-Language Hearing Association Conference San Diego, CA.

Hartfield, K. N., Conture, E. G., Karrass, J. M. and Gillis, C. (July , 2006). Influence of Situation, Communicative Partner and Tasks on Stuttering International Fluency Association Conference Dublin, Ireland.

Karrass, J. M., Walden, T., Conture, E. G., Gillis, C., Arnold, H. S., Hartfield, K. N. and Schwenk, K. A. (July , 2006). Emotional Reactivity and Regulation in Preschool Children who Stutter International Fluency Association Conference Dublin, Ireland.

Gillis, C. and Hartfield, K. N. (November , 2006). Relation of SES, Language and Parent Education CWS and CWNS Annual American Speech-Language Hearing Association Conference Miami, FL.

Gillis, C. and Karrass, J. M. (November , 2006). Parent Socialization of Emotion in Preschool Children who Stutter: Preliminary data Annual American Speech-Language Hearing Association Conference Miami, FL.

(January 31, 2011). Direct or Indirect Treatment: When to Use What with Preschool Children Who Stutter? online webinar.

Michalek, A., Gillis, C., Raymer, A. and Watson, S. R. (February , 2011). Psychosocial Treatments for ADHD: A systematic appraisal of the evidence Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society Boston, MA.

Gillis, C. (March 17, 2011). Using Diagnostic Evaluation Data to Predict Treatment Success in Children who Stutter Annual Convention of the Speech-Hearing Association of Virginia Richmond, VA.

Gillis, C., Pearson, G. and Hemstreet, J. (September 2, 2011). Use of words to express emotions by adolescents who stutter, have specific language impairment and are typically developing 9th Annual Oxford Dysfluency Conference Oxford, England.

Gillis, C., Johnson, K. N.., Walden, T. and Conture, E. G.. (September 3, 2011). Socioeconomic status and childhood stuttering 9th Annual Oxford Dysfluency Conference Oxford, England.

Raver-Lampman, S., Bobzien, J., Gillis, C., Hester, P. P., Michalek, A. and Anthony, N. (October 5, 2011). Parallel Talk: Effects on Language and Interactional Skills of Preschoolers with Deafness Ireland International Conference on Education Dublin, Ireland.

Gillis, C. (October 24, 2011). Assessment and Treatment of Preschool Children Who Stutter Ohio School Speech Pathology Educational Audiology Coalition Columbus Ohio.

Watson, S. R., Gillis, C., Michalek, A. and Raymer, A. (October , 2011). Psychosical treatments for ADHD: A systematic appraisal of the evidence 33rd International Conference on Learning Disabilities Austin, TX.

Tetnowski, J., Sisskin, V., Gillis, C., Wolk, L. and Shenker, R. (November 17, 2011). Treating Stuttering & Concomitant Issues: Case Studies Oral Presentation Annual American Speech-Language Hearing Association Conference San Diego, CA.

Gillis, C., Congrove, E. H., Kunhardt, A. and Hendry, J. (November 18, 2011). use of songs to facilitate linguistic targets in preschoolers with hearing impairment Annual American Speech-Language Hearing Association Conference San Diego, CA.

Gillis, C. (February , 2012). Stuttering Facts and Treatment Lecture In-Service for Speech-Language Pathologists Newport News, VA.

Gillis, C. (March 9, 2012). Intervention paradigms for preschool, school-aged, and special populations who stutter: overview and discussion Lecture Ohio Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Conference Columbus, OH.

Raver-Lampman, S., Bobzien, J., Gillis, C. and Hester, P. P. (April 12, 2012). Effects of parallel talk on the language and interactional skills of preschoolers with hearing loss Paper Council for Exceptional Children Denver, CO.

Gillis, C. (April 23, 2012). The impact of language abilities and temperament on stuttering Lecture .

Gillis, C. (September 10, 2012). Language-based Stuttering Intervention - why it's important and how to do it Lecture .

Raver-Lampman, S., Gillis, C., Bobzien, J. and Hester, P. P. (October 30, 2012). Increasing communication in multiple settings in preschoolers with hearing loss Paper International Conference for Young Children with Special Needs Minneapolis, MN.

Bobzien, J., Gillis, C. and Hester, P. P. (December 7, 2012). Using dyad-specific social stories to increase communicative and interactional skills in preschoolers with hearing loss in self-contained & inclusive settings Paper International Journal of Arts & Sciences Conference Gottenheim, Germany.

Gillis, C. (January 28, 2013). Stuttering Facts and Articulation/Phonology Review Lecture In-Service for Speech-Language Pathologists Chesapeake, VA.

• 2017: Most Inspirational Faculty Member - Outstanding Undergraduate Student, Office of Academic Affairs
• 2012: Most Inspirational Faculty Member - Kaufman Award Honoree, Old Dominion University
• 2012: Most Inspirational Faculty Member - Most Outstanding Undergraduate Student, Old Dominion University
• 2011: Shining Star Award, The Division of Student Affairs at Old Dominion University
• 2010: Shining Star Award, The Division of Student Affairs at Old Dominion University
• 1995: Scottish Rite Fellowship Recipient, Scottish Rite