| Speech-Language Pathology
Office: Heavilon Hall G34B
bsolomon@purdue.edu
M.A., 1974, The City College of New York
Barbara S.W. Solomon is the director of the speech-language clinic. Her extensive clinical experience includes providing service in hospitals, nursing facilities, a cerebral palsy clinic, and university speech and hearing clinics. One of Mrs. Solomon's responsibilities, as a member of the clinical faculty, is the direction of services in the speech-language clinic. In addition, she provides supervision of graduate students in management programs for children and adults with voice problems and alaryngeal rehabilitation at the offices of Lafayette Otolaryngology Associates. She coordinates the healthcare externship program.
Mrs. Solomon's interests include the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of voice disorders in children and adults. She is responsible for the development of the videotapes entitled Prevention and Therapeutic Strategies for Preschool-age Children through Adolescents, Voice Problems in Children and Adults, Using Your Voice to Improve Your Teaching, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies for the Voice Disordered Client, The Prevention of Voice Problems in Children, Prevention of Voice Disorders in Children: An Audience Participation Slide Program, a child's activity book for the prevention of voice disorders, and a slide presentation entitled Care of the Professional Voice. Mrs. Solomon has presented numerous times at local, state and national levels on the topic of diagnostic and therapeutic management of voice disordered children and adults as well as the topic of administration and supervision. In addition, she collaborates with the Theatre Department in developing prevention, diagnostic and therapy programs for individuals that are professional speakers.
Barbara Solomon holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence in speech-language pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and professional licensure from the state of Indiana. She is an active member of the Indiana Speech- Language-Hearing Association, the Special Interest Division in Administration and Supervision, the Indiana Voice and Dysphagia Network, and the ISHA Voice and Dysphagia Committee. Her responsibilities have also included representing the State of Indiana as ASHA Legislative Councilor. Mrs. Solomon has been awarded the distinction of Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and Honors from the Indiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
- Director of Speech-Language Pathology Clinic
- Voice Program/Otolaryngology Private Practice
- Clinical supervision in speech-language pathology; management of voice problems
- CCC-Speech-Language Pathology
- Fellow, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- Honors, Indiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association
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