UCLID | Cheryl Messick




Cheryl K. Messick, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Assistant Professor, Communication Science & Disorders, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh Director of Clinical Education, Communication Science & Disorders, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh UCLID Core Faculty, Speech & Language Professional Profile BA, Speech & Hearing, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1976 MA, Speech Pathology, San Diego State University, 1980 PhD, Audiology & Speech Sciences Department, Purdue University, 1984 Major: Child Language Development & Disorders Minor: Child Development (Infancy) Interests My clinical interests focus on speech/language assessment and intervention with young children who have varied types of communication disorders, including apraxia of speech, pervasive developmental disorders, and Down Syndrome. Academically, I have focused on developing clinical training programs for graduate students in speech/language pathology. Most recently, I have worked with faculty from the Communication Science & Disorders Department to develop a curriculum for a clinical doctorate in medical speech/language pathology. Publications Shinn, R.E., Goldberg, D.M., Kimelman, M.D.Z., & Messick, C.K. (2002). 2000-01 Demographic Survey of Undergraduate and Graduate Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Minneapolis, MN: Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Messick, C.K., (1999) Communication Disorders in Children: Prevention, Identification, and Outcomes. In Advances in Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Vol. 13 pp 43-64. Mosby Inc. Messick, C.K., (1988) Ins and outs of the acquisition of spatial terms. In Topics in Language Disorders 8(2), 14-25. Schwartz, R.G., Leonard, L.B., Messick, C.K., & Chapman, K., (1987). The acquisition of object names in children with specific language impairments: Action, context, and word extension. Applied Psycholinguistics 8, 233-244. Courses & Training CSD 1021 Language Development at the Undergraduate level CSD 2070 Articulation & Phonological Disorders at the Graduate level Clinical supervision of Masters’ candidates Collaborations, Consultations, and Service I am an active member of the America Speech, Language, and Hearing Association (ASHA). I am a reviewer for the Cleft Palate Journal and the American Journal of Speech/Language Pathology.