Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Kathy L. Chapman, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Faculty Position

Professor, Speech & Language Pathology

Director of Graduate Studies

Contact Information 

Dept. of Communication Sciences & Disorders
Social & Behavioral Sciences Building, Rm 1222
390 South 1530 East
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0252
kathy.chapman@health.utah.edu                     
Office:  801-587-9076
Fax:  801-581-7955

Background

Dr. Chapman received her BS and MS degrees from Texas Tech University and her PhD from Purdue University.  She came to the University of Utah in 1999 from Case Western Reserve University where she held a faculty position since 1985. Dr. Chapman’s areas of specialization include child language development and disorders, language and speech sound disorders in children with cleft palate, and non-biased assessment. Dr. Chapman teaches graduate courses in articulation and phonological disorders, cleft palate and craniofacial disorders, and research methods. Her current research focuses primarily on language and phonological development in babies and young children with cleft palate.

Current Projects

  • Chapman, K. & Hardin-Jones, M.  “The relationship between babbling and later speech and lexical development at 21 months for toddlers with cleft palate.”

  • Sussman, J. & Chapman, K. “Acoustic analysis of mid-dorsum, alveolar and velar stop consonants.”

  • Booth, J. & Chapman, K. “Maternal language input to infants with and without cleft palate.”

  • Jones, C. & Chapman, K. “Speech sound development pre and post surgery for babies with cleft palate.”

  • Chapman, K. “Early pragmatic functioning of babies with cleft palate.”

External Grants         

  • National Institutes of Health:  National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.   "Phonological development in children with cleft palate".  K. Chapman, Principal Investigator.  M. Hardin-Jones, Co-investigator. Funded: 6/1996 - 11/2003

  • Mt. Sinai Foundation. “Born to Learn Neuroscience Project Evaluation.” D. Drotar, Principal Investigator. K. Chapman, Consultant.  Funded:  12/1998.

  • National Institutes of Health:  National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.  "Development and validation of a language test for children speaking non-standard English:  A study of bilingual Hispanic children.  A. Iglesias, Principal Investigator (Temple University).  K. Chapman, Consultant. Funded:  6/1998 - 5/2004.

  • U.S. Dept. of Education.  "A speech language pathology training project:  Service delivery to young multicultural children and their families."  K. Chapman, Principal Investigator. Funded: 7/1992 - 6/1996.

  • National Institutes of Health:  National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke  “Cognitive factors in specific language impairment.”  B. Terrell - Principal Investigator.  K. Chapman, Consultant.  Funded:  1987 - 1990.

  • National Institutes of Health:  National Institute of Dental Research.  Program project research grant. "Growth, surgical and speech aspects of cleft palate".  H. Morris - Principal Investigator.  K. Chapman, Consultant.  1986 - 1987.

Publications

  • Chapman, K.L. (in press). Speech and language of children with cleft palate: Interactions and influences. In K.T. Moller & L.E. Glaze (Eds.), Cleft Palate: Interdisciplinary issues and treatment - For clinicians by clinicians. Austin: Pro-Ed Publications.
  • Chapman, K.L, Hardin-Jones, M., Goldstein, J.A., Halter, K.A. Havlik, R.J., & Schulte, J. (2008). Timing of palatal surgery and speech outcome. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 45, 297-308.
  • Hardin-Jones, M., & Chapman, K.L. (2008). Early intervention: A retrospective look at outcome. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 39, 89-96.
  • Frederickson, M., Chapman, K.L., & Hardin-Jones, M. (2006). Conversational skills of children with cleft palate: A replication and extension. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 43, 179-188.
  • Hardin-Jones, M., Chapman, K., & Scherer, N.J. (2006, June 13). Early intervention in chidlren with cleft palate. The ASHA Leader, 11(8), 8-9, 32.
  • Chapman, K.L. (2004). Is presurgery and early postsurgery performance related to speech and language outcomes at 3 years of age for children with cleft palate? Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 18, 135-257.
  • Chapman, K.L., Hardin-Jones, M., & Halter, K.A. (2003). The relationship between early speech and later speech and language performance for children with cleft palate. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 17, 173-197.
  • Hardin-Jones, M., Chapman, K.L., & Schulte, J. (2003) The impact of cleft type on early vocal development in babies with cleft palate. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 40, 453-459. 
  • Jones, C., Chapman, K.L., & Hardin-Jones, M. (2003). Speech development of children with cleft palate before and after palatal surgery. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 40, 19-31.
  • Hardin-Jones, M., Chapman, K.L., Wright, J., Halter, K., Schulte, J., Dean, J., Havlik, R., & Goldstein, J. (2002). The impact of early palatal obturation on consonant development in babies with unrepaired cleft palate. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 39, 157-163.
  • Chapman, K.L., Hardin-Jones, M., Schulte, J., & Halter, K.A. (2001). Vocal development of 9 month old babies with cleft palate. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 44, 1268-1284.
  • Quinzer, J., Hardin-Jones, M. Chapman, K. Trost-Cardamone, J. & Sussman, J.  (2001). Reliability of listener judgements of compensatory articulations. Cleft Plate-Craniofacial Journal, 38. 59-68.
  • Santelmann, L., Sussman, J. & Chapman, K.L. (1999). Perception of mid-dorsum palatal stops from the speech of children with repaired cleft palate. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 36, 233-242.
  • Chapman, K.L, Tecco Graham, K., Nellis, J. & Visconti, C. (1998).  Conversational skills of preschool and school-aged children with cleft lip and palate. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 35, 503-516.
  • Chapman, K.L.  (1994). [Review of Annotated Bibliography of Child Language and Language Disorders: 1994 Supplement.  Higginson, R. & MacWhinny, B.  Hillsdale, New Jersey:  Erlbaum Associates].  Asha, 37(8), 63.
  • Chapman, K.L.  (1993). [Review of Born to Talk:  An Introduction to Speech and Language Development.  Hulit, L.M. & Howard, M.R.  New York:  Merrill].  Asha, 35, 15-116.
  • Van Demark, D.R., Hardin-Jones, M., O'Gara, M., Logemann, J. & Chapman,  K.L.  (1993).  Identification of children with and without cleft palate from tape recorded samples of early vocalizations and speech.  Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 30, 557-563.
  • Chapman, K.L.  (1993).  Phonological process usage in children with cleft palate.  Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 30, 64-73.
  • Chapman, K.L. & Hardin, M.A.  (1992). Phonetic and phonological skills of two year olds with cleft palate. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 29, 435-443.
  • Chapman, K.L.  (1991).  Early vocalizations of young children with cleft lip and palate.  Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 28, 172-178.
  • Chapman, K.L. & Hardin, M.A.  (1991).  Language input of mother's interacting with their young children with cleft lip and palate.  Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 28, 78-86.
  • Chapman, K.L. & Hardin, M.A.  (1990). Communicative competence in children with cleft palate.  In J. Bardach & H. Morris (Eds.), Multidisciplinary management of cleft lip and palate.  Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, Co.
  • Chapman, K.L. & Mervis, C.  (1989).  Patterns of object-name extension in production.  Journal of Child Language, 16, 561-571.
  • Chapman, K.L. & Terrell, B.Y.  (1988).  "Verb-alizing":  Facilitating action word usage in young language impaired children.  Topics in Language Disorders, 8, 1-13.
  • Schwartz, R.G., Leonard, L.B., Messick, C., & Chapman, K.  (1987).  The acquisition of object names in children with specific language impairment:  Action, context, and word extension.  Applied Psycholinguistics, 8, 233-244.
  • Chapman, K., Leonard, L.B., & Mervis, C.B.  (1986).  The effects of feedback on young children's inappropriate word usage.  Journal of Child Language, 13, 101-117.
  • Leonard, L.B., Camarata, S., Schwartz, R.G., Chapman, K.L., & Messick, C.K.  (1985).  Homonymy and the voiced-voiceless distinction in the speech of children with specific language impairment.  Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 28, 215-225.
  • Schwartz, R.G., Chapman, K., Prelock, P.A., Terrell, B.Y., & Rowan, L.E.  (1985).  Facilitation of early syntax through discourse structure.  Journal of Child Language, 12, 13-26.
  • Schwartz, R.G., Chapman, K., Terrell, B., & Rowan, L.  (1985).  Facilitating word combination in language-impaired children through discourse structure.  Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 50, 31-40.
  • Chapman, K., Leonard, L.B., Rowan, L.E., & Weiss, A.L.  (1983).  Inappropriate word extensions in the speech of young language disordered children.  Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 48, 55-62.
  • Weiss, A.L., Leonard, L.B., Rowan, L.E., & Chapman, K.  (1983).  Linguistic and nonlinguistic features of style in normal and language-impaired children.  Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 48, 154-164.
  • Rowan, L.E., Leonard, L.B., Chapman, K., & Weiss, A.L.  (1983).  Performative and presuppositional skills in language disordered and normal children.  Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 26, 97-106.
  • Leonard, L.B., Chapman, K., Rowan, L.E., & Weiss, A.L.  (1983).  Three hypotheses concerning young children's imitation of lexical items.  Developmental Psychology, 19, 591-601.
  • Leonard, L.B., Camarata, S., Rowan, L.E., & Chapman, K.  (1982).  The communicative functions of lexical usage by language-impaired children.  Applied Psycholinguistics, 3, 109-125.
  • Leonard, L.B., Schwartz, R.G., Chapman, K., Rowan, L., Prelock, P.,  Terrell, B., Weiss, A., & Messick, C.  (1982).  Early lexical acquisition in children with specific language impairment.  Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 25, 554-564.
  • Leonard, L.B., Schwartz, R.G., Morris, B.S., & Chapman, K.  (1981).  Factors influencing early lexical acquisition:  Lexical orientation and phonological composition.  Child Development, 52, 882-887.