13 Feb Jonathon Preston – Professional Advisory Council
Dr. Jonathan Preston, CCC-SLP is a speech-language pathologist who has been working with children with speech sound disorders for 15 years. He received his PhD from Syracuse University in 2008 and completed postdoctoral training at Haskins Laboratories, an affiliate of Yale University. He is an Associate Professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at Syracuse University. His research focuses on neurolinguistically-motivated and evidence-based assessments and treatments for speech sound disorders, and his research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health and Apraxia-Kids. He is currently involved in multiple clinical trials to study biofeedback treatments and different service delivery models for children with persisting speech sound errors, including those with CAS.
How did you first become interested in CAS?
I worked with several children with CAS when I was a school-based SLP in Rochester, NY. When I started working on my PhD in speech sound disorders, and during my postdoc that included focus on speech motor control, I felt I gained some important knowledge that I could start to apply to research.
How long have you been interested in CAS?
I’ve been interested for about 20 years, but have only been doing research on the topic for about 13 years.
What is your “why” for being involved with Apraxia Kids?
My primary goal in research is to improve treatment outcomes for children with CAS and other speech sound disorders. The time and cost for therapy can really add up, and our field needs to continue to engage in clinical trials to test the effectiveness of different types of therapy in order to limit the lifelong impacts.
What is your vision for the next 2-3 years for Apraxia Kids?
I hope we can encourage more researchers to conduct treatment studies. I hope we can also begin to build a speech database that could be used for research as well as for clinician training.
A couple of fun things about you – favorite pastime, latest non-professional book you read, hobby or favorite pastime, person you would most love to have dinner with (living now or in the past), dream vacation, or anything else that might be of interest that you want to share! Pick 2 or 3 things to tell us about yourself!
I mostly read non-fiction, and have developed an odd fascination with popular literature on near-death experiences. I can also be caught binge-watching shows with mediums who “communicate” with the dead, like Tyler Henry. I have also have no artistic skills but have taken up paint-by-numbers as a pass time some evenings.
Dr. Jonathan Preston, CCC-SLP is a speech-language pathologist who has been working with children with speech sound disorders for 15 years. He received his PhD from Syracuse University in 2008 and completed postdoctoral training at Haskins Laboratories, an affiliate of Yale University. He is an Associate Professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at Syracuse University. His research focuses on neurolinguistically-motivated and evidence-based assessments and treatments for speech sound disorders, and his research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health and Apraxia-Kids. He is currently involved in multiple clinical trials to study biofeedback treatments and different service delivery models for children with persisting speech sound errors, including those with CAS.
How did you first become interested in CAS?
I worked with several children with CAS when I was a school-based SLP in Rochester, NY. When I started working on my PhD in speech sound disorders, and during my postdoc that included focus on speech motor control, I felt I gained some important knowledge that I could start to apply to research.
How long have you been interested in CAS?
I’ve been interested for about 20 years, but have only been doing research on the topic for about 13 years.
What is your “why” for being involved with Apraxia Kids?
My primary goal in research is to improve treatment outcomes for children with CAS and other speech sound disorders. The time and cost for therapy can really add up, and our field needs to continue to engage in clinical trials to test the effectiveness of different types of therapy in order to limit the lifelong impacts.
What is your vision for the next 2-3 years for Apraxia Kids?
I hope we can encourage more researchers to conduct treatment studies. I hope we can also begin to build a speech database that could be used for research as well as for clinician training.
A couple of fun things about you – favorite pastime, latest non-professional book you read, hobby or favorite pastime, person you would most love to have dinner with (living now or in the past), dream vacation, or anything else that might be of interest that you want to share! Pick 2 or 3 things to tell us about yourself!
I mostly read non-fiction, and have developed an odd fascination with popular literature on near-death experiences. I can also be caught binge-watching shows with mediums who “communicate” with the dead, like Tyler Henry. I have also have no artistic skills but have taken up paint-by-numbers as a pass time some evenings.
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