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Clinical Professor of Speech-Language Pathology

Faculty member since 1992

Education

M.S., University of Southern Mississippi, 1981

B.S., University of Southern Mississippi, 1980

Credentials

Board Certified - Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences, 1997

Certificate of Clinical Competence, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 1983

 Teaching/Clinical Interests

Adult neurogenic communication disorders

Accent modification

Diagnostics

 Professional Activities

Secretary, Tennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists Foundation Board of Directors

Provided clinical services in the InteRACT Program at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, May-August, 2008

 Selected Presentations

• Marcus, R., Royal-Evans, C., and Cannito, M. Choice of Treatment Approaches in Aphasia as a Function of Clinicians’ Education and Experience. Poster session presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association annual convention, November 2005.
•  Royal-Evans, C. and Marcus, R. A Survey of the Use of Evidence-Based Practice in Treatment of Aphasia. Poster session presented at the Clinical Aphasiology Conference, Park City, Utah, May 2004.
•  Royal-Evans, C., Wolf, T. Ideas for Accent Modification. Miniseminar presented at the Tennessee Association for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists Annual Convention, October 2003.
• Royal-Evans, C., Wark, M. Facilitating Problem-Solving Skills in the Novice Clinician. Poster session presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association annual convention, November 2002.
• Royal-Evans, C., Harris, J. Self-Perceptions in Aphasia. Roundtable Discussion at the Clinical Aphasiology Conference, June 2002.
• Wolf, T., Royal-Evans, C. Interjudge Reliability:  Measuring Speech Intelligibility of ESL Speakers. A poster session presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Washington, November 2000.
• Royal-Evans, C., Sable, J. Increasing Intelligibility Using the Speech Enhancer. Miniseminar presented at the annual convention of the Tennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists, October 2000.
•  Royal-Evans, C., Wolf, T. Efficacy of Group and Individual Instruction in Accent Modification. Poster session at the American Speech-Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, November 1999.
• Wark, M. Covington, J., Royal-Evans, C., Peterson, L, Hamner, A. Students Evaluating Supervisors: An Interactive Process. A miniseminar at the American Speech-Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, San Antonio, November 1998.
• Harris, J.L., Qualls, C.D., Royal-Evans, C. Genre and Response-Task Effects on Reading in Aphasia. Poster session presented at the Clinical Aphasiology Conference, Asheville, N.C., June 1998.   

Publications

• Royal-Evans, C. (1999) Board Certification: What’s in it for Me? ASHA Division 2 Newsletter, 9, 3, 3.
• Wolf, T., Royal-Evans, C. (2000). Interjudge Reliability:  Measuring Speech Intelligibility of ESL Speakers. http://www.madonna.org.
• Royal-Evans, C., Alarcon, N., Boyle, M., Fink, R., Howell, M., Vickers, C., and Wilson, B. (2003). Back to Basics: Documenting Hearing Status in Adults. Perspectives on Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech and Language Disorders, 13, 2, 24.
• Royal-Evans, C., Wilson, B. (2004). Pick of the Lit (review of journal article), Perspectives on Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech and Language Disorders, 14, 2, 26.