Mary Louise Willbrand, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Faculty Position

Professor of Speech & Language Pathology

Contact Information

Social & Behavioral Sciences Building, Rm 1201
390 South 1530 East
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0252
Mary.Willbrand@health.utah.edu
Office: 801-585-6151
Fax: 801-581-7955

Education

1958, B.S., Education-Speech Pathology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
1969, M.A., Speech Pathology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
1972, Ph.D., Speech-Language Pathology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri

Certification

1963 - Current, Certificate of Clinical Competence, Speech Pathology. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
1977 - Current, Licensed Speech Pathologist. State of Utah
1958 - Life, Elementary and Secondary Teaching Certificates, State of Missouri

Honors

1995, Fellow, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
1994, Distinguished Alumni Award, Columbia College, Columbia, Missouri
1987, 1989, Outstanding Teacher, Dept. of Communication Disorders, Elected by Students.
1985, College of Health Award for Teaching and Scholarship. University of Utah
1981, Outstanding Community Service, Relief Society General Presidency, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
1980, One of 41 scholars from around the world selected as a participant in the East-West Communication Conference, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
1962, Outstanding Young Speech Teacher, State of Missouri, Third Place, Central States Speech Association

Professional Experience

Administrative

1995 – Current, Chair, Department of Communication Disorders, University of Utah
1992 – 1996, Director of Graduate Studies, Dept. of Communication Disorders, University of Utah
1976 – 1983, Chair, Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Utah,
1961 – 1965, Coordinator of Speech Clinicians, Public Schools, Columbia, Missouri

Faculty

1984 – Current, Professor, Department of Communication Disorders, College of Health, University of Utah
1990, Professor (Visiting), Department of Speech & Hearing Science, University of Southern Mississippi
1983- 1984, Professor, Division of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, College of Humanities, University of Utah
1977 - 1983, Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Division of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Utah
1973 - 1977, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, Division of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Utah
1969 - 1971, Instructor, Department of Speech, University of Missouri,
1963 - 1965, Classroom Teacher; public speaking, drama, Public Schools Summer Enrichment Program, Columbia, Missouri
1961 - 1965, Speech Clinician, Public Schools, Columbia, Missouri
1958 - 1961, Speech Clinician, Public Schools, Moberly, Missouri

Clinical

1988, Current, Private Practice. Training individual adults for oral presentations and negotiations.
1973, Current, Private Practice in Diagnosis and Treatment, Language Disorders
1969, Language Clinician, Institute of Childhood Aphasia, Palo Alto, California
1968, Speech Clinician, Cleft Palate Camp, Columbia, Missouri
1967, Speech-Language Clinician, Cerebral Palsy Center, Fayette, Missouri

Consultant

1999, Consultant, California State University – Los Angeles, Dept. of Communication Disorders
1996, Consultant, Parent-School Dispute, Davis School District, Bountiful, Utah
1995 – 1996, Consultant, Salt Lake City, Utah, Develop Communication Plan
1991 – Current, Consultant, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey, Conduct training in teaching Critical Thinking for high school teachers.
1990, Consultant, Parent-School Dispute, Granite School District, Salt Lake City, Utah
1990, Consultant to Parents-School Dispute, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
1989, Coaching Speakers for Presentations, Equitable Life Insurance Company, San Francisco, California
1989, Establishing Oral Communication Skills, Grades K-8, Moreland School District, San Jose, California
1987 – 1988, Coaching Speakers For Presentations, Kraft Company, Allentown, Pennsylvania
1988, Developing a Pragmatic Program for Oral Deaf Students, Clarke School for Deaf, Northampton, Massachusetts
1977 – 1980, Consultant, Parent-School Dispute, Public Schools, Cheyenne, Wyoming
1980, Resource Person, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Workshop on Communication Problems of the Older American
1976, Facilitator, Utah White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals
1975, Consultant, Language Treatment for Hearing Handicapped Children, Utah School for the Deaf
1965, Established Speech and Hearing Programs in Central Missouri Head Start Program
1961 – 1965, Developed Classroom Speech Curriculum, Special Education, Public Schools, Moberly, Missouri

Research Publications

Books

Mecham, M. J., & Willbrand, M. L. (1985). Treatment Approaches to Language Disorders in Children: Psycholinguistic and Neurolinguistic Perspectives. Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas.
Willbrand, M. L., & Rieke, R. D. (1983). Teaching Oral Communication in Elementary Schools. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc.
Mecham, M. J., & Willbrand, M. L. (1979). Language Disorders in Children. Springfield, IL: Charles Thomas.

Chapters in Books

Willbrand, M. L. (1996). Gender Bias in Language Testing. Gender and Health Issues: A Resource Book. Rockville, MD: Trialliance of Health and Rehabilitation Professions, 105-110.
Willbrand, M.L. (1995). Sociolinguistic treatment in the classroom. In Tibbits, D. (Ed), Language Disabilities Beyond the Primary Grades. Austin, Texas: ProEd, 285-313.
Willbrand, M. L., & Rieke, R. D. (1988). Communication skills for elementary dispute resolvers. In P. Kestner (Ed.), Education and Mediation: Exploring the Alternatives, American Bar Association Government Affairs Group, 111-123.

Monograph

M. L., and Rieke, R. D. (1991). Strategies of Reasoning in Spontaneous Discourse. Communication Yearbook, 14, Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.

Articles

Klein, E., Willbrand, J.L. and Alvord, L. 1999. Cerebellar Ataxia Secondary to High Dose Cytosine Arabinoside Tocxicity in acute Leukemia. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 7:2,243-252.
Willbrand, M. L. and Iwata-Reuyl, G. (1996). Pragmatic constraints for code switching in African American dialect. In Ingemann, F. (Ed.) Mid-American Linguistics Papers, University of Kansas, 293-302.
Willbrand, M. L., and Iwata-Reuyl, G. (1994). Gender bias in language testing. ASHA, 36: 50-52.
Willbrand, M. L. (1987). A pragmatic perspective for reason giving across ages and situations. In F. V. Eemeren, R. Grootendorst, A. Blair, and C. Willard (Eds.), Argumentation: Perspectives and Approaches. Dorbecht, The Netherlands: Forbis Publications, 195-204.
Bordeaux, M. A., & Willbrand, M. L. (1987). Pragmatic development in children's telephone discourse. Discourse Processes, 10, 253-266.
Willbrand, M. L., & Rieke, R. D. (1986). Reason giving in children's supplicatory compliance gaining. Communication Monographs, 53, 47-60.
Willbrand, M. L., & Dwire, L. I. (1985). Motherese or women's language? The language mother's use with older children. In. G. Youmans and D. Lance (Eds.), In Memory of Roman Jakobson. Columbia, MO: University of Missouri, 205-213.
Willbrand, M. L., & Elliott, N. (1983). Do teenagers know how to demonstrate sex differences grammatically? In F. Ingemann (Ed.), Mid-American Linguistic Papers. Lawrence, Kansas: Department of Linguistics, University of Kansas, 242-253.
Fujiki, M., & Willbrand, M. L. (1982). A comparison of four informal methods of language evaluation. Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, 13, 42-52.
Willbrand, M. L. (1981). Child reason in supplicatory discourse: Rules to be refined. In G. Ziegelmueller and J. Rhodes (Eds.), Dimensions of Argument. Annandale, VA: Speech Communication Association, 595-608.
Willbrand, M. L. (1981). The other witchy-poos won't like you. In M. M. T. Henderson (Ed.), Mid-America Linguistics Papers. Lawrence, KS: Department of Linguistics, University of Kansas, 505-516.
Brinton, B., & Willbrand, M. L. (1981). Patterns of topic manipulation in unplanned discourse. In M. M. T. Henderson (Ed.), Mid-America Linguistics Papers. Lawrence, KS: Department of Linguistics, University of Kansas, 37-45.
Brinton, B., & Willbrand, M. L. (1980). Pragmatic and syntactic aspects of topic change in child-child discourse. In R. S. Haller (Ed.), Papers. Lincoln, NB: Studies Committee in Linguistics, University of Nebraska, 52-61.
Ratigan, M. K. D., & Willbrand, M. L. (1980). Seriation ability related to level of language functioning. Child Study Journal, 10, 147-163.
Willbrand, M. L., & Geery, C. (1980). Sentence types in children's requests. In R. S. Haller (Ed.), Papers. Lincoln, NB: Studies Committee in Linguistics, University of Nebraska, 32-41.

(21 other articles previous to this time)

Research Papers Presented

2000 – American Speech- Language-Hearing Association. Gender Differences In Children’s Narratives (with J. Booth).
1999 – American Speech- Language-Hearing Association. Conversational Participation in Nursing Home Residents with Communication Disorders. (With S. Redmond & K. Martin).
1999 – International Congress for the Study of Child Language (San Sebastian, Spain). Early Acquisition of Lexical Items in Monolingual of Child Language and Bilingual Spanish Speaking Children.
1997 – American Speech-Language Hearing Association. Reasoning in Navajo Children (with R. Foutz).
1996 – International Conference for the Study of Child Language (Istanbul, Turkey). Gang Language in the United States (with T. Moler and D. Tibbits).
1994 – American Speech-Language Hearing Association. The Relationship of Dialect Spoken and Bilingual Assessments.
1993 – American Speech-Language Hearing Association. Gender Bias in Standardized Language Tests (with G. Iwata- Reuyl).
1993 – International Conference on Argumentation (Turku, Finland). Fallacies in Conversation
1993 – Speech Communication Association. Harassment of Women Faculty: A Hostile Work Environment Includes More Than Unwelcome Sexual Advances.
1993 – American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Discourse of a Support for Spasmodic Dysphonia (with E. Peterson).
1992 – American Linguistics Conference. Communicative Competence in Children's Discourse: Oldest, Old and New World.
1992 – American Speech-Language- Hearing Association. Telephoning as a Clinical Method for Facilitating Event Knowledge.
1991 – American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Sociolinguistic Strategies: Oral Reasoning in Chinese & American Children.
1990 – International Congress for the Study of Child Language (Budapest, Hungry). A Comparison of Discourse Reasoning of North American and Chinese Children. (With: R. Rieke).
1989 – American Speech-Language- Hearing Association. Listener Judgments of Adolescent Narratives. (With: C. EerNisse & L. Milosky).
1989 – American Speech-Language- Hearing Association. Reasoning in Autistic Discourse. (With: R. Thomas and R. Rieke).
1988 – American Speech-Language Hearing Association. Pragmatic Strategies in Reasoning: Child vs. Adult.
1988 – American Bar Association. Communication: A Primary Tool for Conflict Management.

(31 Research papers presented previous to this date)

Invited Lectures and Programs

1998, Utah Speech and Hearing Association. Utilization of Speech, Language, Audiology Assistants
1997, Women of Utah Bar. Power Language for Women
1997, Council of Graduate Programs (ASHA). Leader for Group Discussions (3 days)
1995, Missouri Speech & Hearing Assoc. Pragmatic Perspectives on ADHD Adult Language
1994, Mississippi Speech & Hearing Assoc. Keynote Address: Gender Differences in Language
1994, VanCott, Bagley Law Firm. Women in Negotiation
1994, University of Utah Staff. Using Effective Language in the Workplace
1992, Southern Learning Disability Assoc. Keynote Address: Changing Patterns of Anger, Chaos and Confusion: ADD Adults
1992, Speech Communication Association. Critic for top papers in Rhetoric of Protest
1991, Cleveland State University. Oral Reasoning in Children, Adolescents, Adults
1990, Ogden Chamber of Commerce. Effective Language for Women. Women in Management
1990, Oregon State University. Discourse Reasoning in Critical Thinking of Adults.
1990, NSSLHA University of Southern Mississippi. Women's Language
1989, Women's Conference in Dixie. Keynote address Powerless Women's Language.
1989, Women in Communication Conference. Presenting a Powerful Image: Speech, Writing and Image
1988, Department of Psychology, Smith College. Investigating Discourse Reasoning.
1988, Women of Utah Bar Association. Effective Speaking Styles
1988, Internal Revenue Service, Utah. Male and Female Power Language
1988, University of Utah Alumni Association. Avoiding Women's Powerless Language
(18 Invited Lectures and Programs previous to this date)

Workshops

1999, Strategies for Teaching Critical Thinking in High School. E.T.S.
1997 & 2000, Teaching Oral Language in the Classroom. Central Missouri State University.
1995, Strategies for Teaching Critical Thinking in Elementary Schools. E.T.S.
1994, Strategies for Teaching Critical Thinking in High Schools. E.T.S
1993, Strategies for Teaching Critical Thinking in Elementary Schools. E.T.S.
1992, Teaching Critical Thinking Across the High School Curriculum. Hyrum, UT.
1992, Teaching the LD Student to Communicate in the Classroom. Southern Learning Disability Association, Jackson, Ms.
1992, Teaching Oral Language in the Classroom. Cobb County Schools, Atlanta, Ga.
1991, Teaching Oral Language in the Classroom. Montana Speech & Hearing Association
1991, Oral and Written Non-Sexist Language. Utah Girl Scout Council, Salt Lake City, Ut.
1989, Teaching Oral Language in the Classroom. Moreland School District, San Jose, CA
1989, Teaching Oral Language Skills Within the Classroom. Utah State University
1988, Techniques for Teaching Pragmatic Skills to Deaf Adolescents. Clarke School. Northampton, MA.
1988, Teaching Small Group Communications. Salt Lake School District.
1988 , Teaching Pragmatic Skills in the Classroom for Direct and Indirect Service. Granite School District
1987 & 1988, Presenting Reasoned Arguments; Power Language. Kraft Company, Allentown, PA
(17 Workshops previous to this date)

Grants

2000, Utah State Office of Education Training Grant $84,255.00
1999, Utah State Office of Education Training Grant $66,000.00
1995, University of Utah Research Committee Grant to study Language in Navajo Children $8,000.00
1988, University of Utah Research Committee Grant for the Development of a Pragmatic Program for Oral Deaf Children $5,000.00
1981-1983, University of Utah Research Committee Grant to study child and adult reasoning $7,000.00
1976-1981, Budget Director of Educational Training Grant #451-AH-70018 (76-79) and RSA Grant #44-P-40035 (76-81).
1975, College of Humanities Faculty Development Grant to research speech reading and oral language abilities of deaf children