2011 Anthony B. DeFeo Lecture in Speech-Language Pathology Dr. Turkstra is the fifth speaker in this series that embodies the academic rigor, pervasive creativity, dedication to students, and support of evidence-based treatments for pediatric, adolescent and adult clients. The lectures series has honored Dr. Anthony B. DeFeo, who served the University for over 27 years before he retired in 2009. Dr. DeFeo passed away in 2010. Adolescence is a time of major changes in not only physical...

Dr. Shriberg's lecture was presented on September 11, 2009, as the 2009 Anthony B. DeFeo Lecture. Dr. Shriberg is principal investigator of the Phonology Project and co-director of the Phonology Clinic at the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Shriberg's research interests focus on genetic and other origins of pedicatric speech sound disorders, including studies to identify diagnostic markers for clinical subtypes and studies to develop subtype-specific treatment.

élagie (Pagie) Beeson is Professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, with a joint appointment in the Department of Neurology. She received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of Kansas, and her Ph.D. from the University of Arizona. Her research interests include the study of the language and cognition in healthy adults and those with acquired neurogenic communication disorders. In particular, Dr. Beeson studies the cognitive processes and neural substrates that...

Dr. Hoyme presented the 2008 Anthony B. DeFeo Lecture in Speech-Language Pathology on September 5, 2008. Dr. Hoyme is Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the Sanford School of Medicine of The University of South Dakota and Chief Medical Officer of Sanford Children’s Hospital in Sioux Falls. Until 2007, Dr. Hoyme serves as Professor and Chief of the Division of Medical Genetics and Associate Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the Stanford School of Medicine in Palo...

Dr. Leonard L. LaPointe, professor in the College of Communication at Florida State University, presented on August 24, 2007. His lecture was the 2007 Anthony B. DeFeo Lecture in Speech-Language Pathology. Leonard L. (Chick) LaPointe, an internationally known expert in communications disorders, will give the first lecture in a new series honoring The University of Arizona's Anthony B. Defeo. DeFeo directs child and adult speech-language and hearing clinics in the UA department of speech,...