Brittan Barker

Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed

Associate Professor


Brittan Barker

Contact Information

Phone: 435-797-0434
Email: brittan.barker@usu.edu

Educational Background

PhD, Speech + Hearing Science, University of Iowa, 2006
MA, Developmental Cognitive Psychology, University of Iowa, 1999
BS, Psychology, Louisiana State University, 1997

Publications | Abstracts

    An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

    Publications | Journal Articles

    Academic Journal

    • Robinson, T.L, Bowman, E.B, Barker, B., (2023). Exploring the stories of parents’ experiences with infant hearing-loss screening and diagnosis in the United States. Ear & Hearing, doi: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000001294
    • Barker, B., Elliott, E.M, (2019). The role of talker familiarity in auditory distraction. Experimental Psychology, 66, 1-11. doi: 10.1027/1618-3169/
    • Barker, B., Jones, H., Daquanno, C.G, (2018). Supplemental Videos for the Infant-Toddler Meaningful Auditory Integration Scale. The Volta Review, 118, 41-59. doi: 10.17955/tvr.118.1.2.797
    • Barker, B., Donovan, N.J, Schubert, A., Walker, E.A, (2017). Using Rasch Analysis to examine the item-level psychometrics of the Infant-Toddler Meaningful Auditory Integration Scales. , 20, 130-143. doi: 10.1080/2050571X.2016.1243747
    • Munoz, K., Nelson, L.J, Barker, B., (2016). A review of Internet resources related to spoken language intervention for Spanish-speaking parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Journal of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention, 1, 72-77.
    • Barker, B., Meyer Turner, L., (2015). Influences of foreign accent on preschoolers’ word recognition and story comprehension. Applied Psycholinguistics, 36, 1111-1132. doi: 10.1017/S0142716414000058
    • Barker, B., Kenworthy, M.H, Walker, E.A, (2011). How we do it: employment of listening-development criteria during assessment of infants who use cochlear implants.. Cochlear implants international, 12:1, 57-9.
    • Tomblin, J.B, Barker, B., Hubbs, S., (2007). Developmental constraints on language development in children with cochlear implants.. International journal of audiology, 46:9, 512-23.
    • Tomblin, J.B, Barker, B., Spencer, L.J, Zhang, X., Gantz, B.J, (2005). The effect of age at cochlear implant initial stimulation on expressive language growth in infants and toddlers.. Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR, 48:4, 853-67.
    • Barker, B., Newman, R.S, (2004). Listen to your mother! The role of talker familiarity in infant streaming.. Cognition, 94:2, B45-53.
    • Spencer, L.J, Barker, B., Tomblin, J.B, (2003). Exploring the language and literacy outcomes of pediatric cochlear implant users.. Ear and hearing, 24:3, 236-47.

    An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

    Publications | Technical Reports

    Research Reports

    • Barker, B., Newman, R., (2003). When mother speaks…. Infants to Adolescents: Research Update

    An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

    Publications | Other

    Magazine/Trade Publications

      Newsletter

      • Barker, B., (2012). Editor’s Corner: Focus on early identification and intervention in deaf children with cochlear implants.. LSHA News *
      • Spencer, L.J, Barker, B., Tomblin, J.B, (2003). Children with cochlear implants reach critical literacy milestone. NECCI News *

      An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

      Teaching

      COMD 5330 - Aural Rehabilitation, Fall 2023
      COMD 7450 - Counseling for Audiological Care, Fall 2023
      COMD 7460 - Aural Rehabilitation Across the Lifespan, Spring 2023
      COMD 5330 - Aural Rehabilitation, Fall 2022
      COMD 7450 - Counseling for Audiological Care, Fall 2022
      COMD 7460 - Aural Rehabilitation Across the Lifespan, Spring 2022
      COMD 7380 - Advanced Audiology, Fall 2021
      COMD 5330 - Aural Rehabilitation, Fall 2021
      COMD 7470 - Counseling for Communicative Disorders II, Fall 2021
      COMD 7450 - Counseling for Communicative Disorders I, Spring 2021
      COMD 7380 - Advanced Audiology, Fall 2020
      COMD 5330 - Aural Rehabilitation, Fall 2020
      COMD 7460 - Aural Rehabilitation Across the Lifespan, Fall 2020
      COMD 7450 - Counseling for Communicative Disorders I, Spring 2020
      COMD 7380 - Advanced Audiology, Fall 2019
      COMD 5330 - Aural Rehabilitation, Fall 2019
      COMD 7460 - Aural Rehabilitation Across the Lifespan, Fall 2019
      COMD 7870 - Clinical Research Project, Fall 2019
      COMD 5900 - Independent Study, Fall 2019
      COMD 5330 - Aural Rehabilitation, Spring 2019
      COMD 7460 - Aural Rehabilitation Across the Lifespan, Spring 2019
      COMD 7930 - Comprehensive Exam, Spring 2019
      COMD 5900 - Independent Study, Spring 2019
      , Fall 2018
      COMD 7380 - Advanced Audiology, Fall 2018
      COMD 7870 - Clinical Research Project, Fall 2018
      USU 1010 - University Connections, Fall 2018
      COMD 5330 - Aural Rehabilitation, Spring 2018
      COMD 7460 - Aural Rehabilitation Across the Lifespan, Spring 2018
      COMD 7930 - Comprehensive Exam, Spring 2018
      COMD 5900 - Independent Study, Spring 2018
      COMD 7380 - Advanced Audiology, Fall 2017
      COMD 7870 - Clinical Research Project, Fall 2017
      COMD 7870 - Clinical Research Project, Summer 2017
      COMD 7460 - Adult Aural Rehabilitation, Spring 2017
      COMD 5330 - Aural Rehabilitation, Spring 2017
      COMD 7870 - Clinical Research Project, Spring 2017
      SPED 7330 - Supervision Internship, Spring 2017
      COMD 6370 - Educational Audiology, Fall 2016
      COMD 6850 - Seminar in Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education, Fall 2016
      COMD 7460 - Adult Aural Rehabilitation, Spring 2016
      COMD 5330 - Aural Rehabilitation, Spring 2016
      COMD 6850 - Seminar in Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education, Spring 2016
      COMD 6850 - Seminar in Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education, Fall 2015

      Graduate Students Mentored

      Olivia Montoya, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, August 2023
      Theressa Crawford, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, August 2023
      Anna Zhen, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, August 2022
      Cassidy Macfarlane, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, August 2022
      Aaron Jolly, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, August 2021
      Cora Bailey Call, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, August 2021
      Jennifer Zicka, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, August 2021
      Rachael Murdock, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, August 2020
      Vanessa Snow, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, August 2020
      Madison Brown, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, April 2020
      Heather Reid, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, August 2019
      Stephanie Johnson, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, August 2019
      Tanner Robinson, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, August 2019
      Kylie Madsen, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, August 2018
      Kari Loehr, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, April 2020 - December 2020
      Kelsey Chandler, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, August 2018 - December 2019
      Shannon Edelman, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, August 2018 - June 2019
      Caitlyn Ritter, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, August 2017 2018
      Shea Long, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, August 2016 2018
      Taylor Chafin, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, August 2016 2017
      Makynzie Larsen, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, August 2017 - October 2017
      Hannah Jones, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, August 2015 - December 2016
      Madison Murphy, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, August 2015 - December 2016