Expert Profile: Laura Kretschmer

Professional Summary

Clinical Audiologist, Northwestern University and Cincinnat Speech and Hearing Center, 1961-65
Assistant Professor to Professor of Audiology, University of Cincinnati, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, 1967-2008
Professor Emeritus and Adjunct Professor, 2008-present, CSD, University of Cincinnati

Education

M.A.: Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois, 1961 (Audiology)

B.Ed: University of Wichita Wichita, Kansas, 1960 (Logopedics)

M.Ed.: Columbia University 1966 (Education of the Deaf)

Ed.D.: Columbia University 1972 (Educational Audiology)

Research and Practice Interests

For the past 45 years I have written about the issues associated with development of language/communication in children who are deaf. More recently, I have been interested and researched the effects of mild conductive hearing loss on children's classroom communication and learning abilities. Most of this writing has been done with my husband, Richard R. Kretschmer. Additionally, we have been interested in the application of qualitative research to problems of communication and learning in special needs children, especially the use of videotaped microethnographies to examine parent-child, teacher-child and child to child interactions. This latter research has been carried out by doctoral students in Special Education and Speech Pathology/Audiology at the University of Cincinnati under our direction, or committee participation. Further areas of i research has been on the effects of the interaction of chemicals, especially solvents, and noise on hearing of workers in industries where such exposures are common. Most recently I have been involved in the Fetch Lab, especially with hearing and vocal behavior of animals, particularly dogs, rhinos and otters. Fetch Lab has been working on noise abatement in dog kennels, and measurement of noise in aquaria.

Positions and Work Experience

09-01-2008 - Professor Emerita, Adjunct Professor, University of Cincinnati,

09-1979 -08-2008 Professor of Audiology, University of Cincinnati,

Research Support

06-2006 AIT&L Summer Institute Role:Participant $650 stipend

09-2006 CET&L September Institute Role:Participant $1000 stipend

Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications

Atzinger,C.L.; Blough-Pfau,R.; Kretschmer,L.; Huether,C.A.; Johnson,J.A.; Warren,N.S. (2007. ) Characterization of the practice and attitudes of genetic counselors with doctoral degrees .Journal of Genetic Counseling, , 16 (2 ) ,223 -239

Scheifele, P.M., Johnson, M.T., Byrne, D.C., Clark, J.G., Vandlik, A., Kretschmer, L.W., Sonstrom, K.E. (2012. ) Noise impacts from Professional Dog Grooming Forced-Air Dryers .Noise and Health, , 14 (60 ) ,

Scheifele, P.M., Kretschmer, L., Potty, G., Johnson, Clark, J.G., Kemper, D. (08-2012. ) Ambient habitat noise and vibration at the Georgia Aquarium .J. Acoust Soc. Am., , 132 (2 ) ,

Kretschmer, L (2010. ) A Micro-ethnographic Study of the Communication/Language Development in a Japanese Child with Profound Hearing Loss Before and After Cochlear Implantation .Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Research, , 2 (1 ) ,1 -17

Kretschmer, L with Shiau, Weiler, & Sandman (2000. ) A Correlational study of the TTS and PTS in inbred and hybrid mice .Hearsay, , 13 (2 ) ,21 -25

Kretschmer, L. with Thomas, Neils-Strunias, Creaghead (2000. ) Memory for Face-Name Associations: Comparing two training strategies in adults with age associated memory impairments .Hearsay, , 13 (2 ) ,14 -19

Kretschmer, L. with Kretschmer, R. (1999. ) Communication and Language Development .Australian Journal of Education of the Deaf, , 5 ,17 -26

Other Publications

L. Kretschmer & R. Kretschmer (1975. ) Language Development Outline . Department of Special Education

L. Kretschmer and R. Kretschmer (Eds.) (1988. ) Communication Assessment of Hearing Impaired Children, Conversation to Classroom .Academy of Rehabilitation Audiology Monograph, 21 ,

Published Books

L. Kretschmer & R. Kretschmer (1978. ) Language Development and Intervention with the Hearing Impaired .Baltimore , University Park Press

L. Kretschmer, R. Kretschmer, & A. Streng (1978. ) Language, Learning and Deafness .New York , Grune and Stratton

Book Chapter

L. Kretschmer and R. Kretschmer (2000 ) Deafness and Hearing Loss Handbook of Early Language Impairment Vol 1 .Albany, Delmar Press

(2001 ) Cochlear Implants in Childre Controversies in Otolaryngology .Thieme Medical Publications

L. Kretschmer and R. Kretschmer (2010 ) Intervention for children with auditory and visual sensory impairments Blackwell's Handbook of Language and Speech Disorders .Blackwell Press

Presentations

Invited Presentations

L. Kretschmer & R. Kretschmer (08-04-2005. ) Language and Literacy, one and indivisible .Seminar in Language and LIteracy, Monterey Bay.

Poster Presentations

Kretschmer with Weiler, Maguire, Boyce, Dou, Shiau & Sandman (02-2000. ) Is speech perception modulating loudness adaption? .Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Miami, FL. .

Kretschmer with Weiler, Boyce, Boudouris, Maguire, & Sandman (10-2000. ) Loudness constancy and loudness adaptation: Inside and outside the speech range .Fechner Day, Salzburg. .

Kretschmer with Weiler, Cross, Boudouris, Boyce, Sandman, & Steger (10-2001. ) The persistence of loudness in speech frequencies: Influence of ecological context .Fechner Day, Salzburg. .

Kretschmer with S. Miller (03-2008. ) Language Development in two preschool children, one with hearing loss, one with normal hearing .Ohio Speech Language Hearing Association Student Research,

Kretschmer with Shimala and Hounam (04-2008. ) Cheers for Ears: Cincinnati Hearing Education Regarding Sound for Ears Hearing Conservation Program .American Academy of Audiology, Charlotte, NC. .

Paper Presentations

Kretschmer with Pershey & Veale (03-2000. ) Writing for publication panel .Toledo, OH.

Kretschmer with Breen, Franks, Forsythe, Davidson (03-2003. ) Interaction with ASHA Legislative Councilors .Columbus, OH.

Kretschmer with Ruder, Forsythe, & Martin (03-2004. ) Interaction with ASHA Legislative Councilors .

Kretschmer with P. Scheifele (11-2012. ) Dolphins and Belugas: Acoustics and Bioacoustics .Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta.

Honors and Awards

02-18-2005 Conference USA and UC award Awarded for outstanding contributions to achievements of girls and women in Sports

03-2008 OSLHA Fellow

11-2008 CAHS 10th Anniversary Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Honoree

10-25-2009 Recipient of initial Richard and Laura Kretschmer National Leadership Award in Hearing Impairment Award by Ohio School Speech Pathologists and Education Audiologists Consortium

Keywords

Caregivers,Interactions,Language Acquisition in Deaf Children,Qualitative Research, Diagnostic Audiology, Management of Hard of Hearing Children in Schools, Early Detection and Intervention in children with hearing loss, hearing in animals, acoustics of aquaria.

Professional Affiliation

1967 -2008: Member Council of Exceptional Children,

1980 -2005: Member Ohio Council of Audiology/Ohio Academy of Audiology,

1969: Member Ohio Speech and Hearing Association,

1997 -2010: Editor, Hearsay Ohio Speech and Hearing Association,

2006 -2012: Elected Director of Publications & Technology Ohio Speech and Hearing Association,

2004 -2005: Web site Chair Southwestern Ohio Speech & Hearing Association,

2009 -2011: Co-Vice Director, Director Program Committee Southwestern Ohio Speech & Hearing Association,

1960 -1961: Clinical Fellowship Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation, Northwestern University

1965 -1967: Graduate Study Fellowships Education of the Hearing Impaired, Teachers College, Columbia University

Courses Taught

35-CSD-819 PED AUD: INT/MGT Level:Graduate

Pediatric Audiology Intervention

35-CSD-708 MAN HARD HEAR CHIL Level:Graduate

Contact Information

Academic - French East, Room 274A
3202 Eden Ave
Cincinnati Ohio, 45267=0379
Phone: 513-558-8514
Fax: 513-558-8500
laura.kretschmer@uc.edu

Laura W Kretschmer

Adjunct Professor, Professor Emeritus