Lisa Milman | Deaf Education

Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed

Associate Professor


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Contact Information

Phone: 435-797-1143
Email: lisa.milman@usu.edu

Educational Background

PhD, Speech and Hearing Sciences, (Cognitive Science), University of Arizona, 2003
The Scales of Cognitive and Communicative Ability for Neurorehabilitation
MS, Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona, 1997
Processing Inflectional Verb Morphology in Spanish: Evidence from Spanish
BS, Pre-medical Science and Psychology, University of Toronto, 1993
BA, Anthropology, McGill University, 1988

Licensures & Certifications

Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 1997

Biography

Dr. Milman received her PhD in Speech & Hearing Sciences from University of Arizona and completed postdoctoral training in Neurolinguistics at Northwestern University.

Teaching Interests

Her teaching interest include: neuroscience, neurogenic communication disorders, assessment of cognition and communication, treatment of aphasia, and research methods.

Research Interests

Dr. Milman conducts translational research applying basic principles from cognitive neuroscience to aphasia rehabilitation. Her current research focuses on the use of mathematical models to develop faster and more accurate language measures. She is also interested in innovative approaches to aphasia rehabilitation.

Awards

Undergraduate Research Mentor Award, 2016

Department of Communicative Disorders & Deaf Education

Teacher of the Year, 2015

Department of Communicative Disorders & Deaf Education


Publications | Abstracts

    An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

      Publications | Book Chapters

    • Milman, L., Holland, A., (2012). Introduction to the SCCAN. : The Scales of Cognitive and Communicative Ability for Neurorehabiliation (SCCAN): Examiner's Manual. . PRO-ED
    • Milman, L., Holland, A., (2012). SCCAN: Administration and Scoring Procedures. : The Scales of Cognitive and Communicative Ability for Neurorehabilitation (SCCAN): Examiner's Manual.. PRO-ED

    An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

    Publications | Journal Articles

    Academic Journal

    • Milman, L.H, Anderson, E., Amundson, D., Thatcher, K., Johnson, C., Peterson, M., (2020). Integrated Discourse Therapy after Glioblastoma: A Case Report of Face-to-Face and Tele-NeuroRehabilitation Treatment Delivery. Frontiers in Neurology
    • Milman, L., Faroqi-Shah, Y., Corcoran, C.D, Damele, D., (2018). Interpreting MMSE scores in highly proficient bilingual Asian Indian-English and Spanish-English speakers: Demographic adjustments, item analyses, and supplemental measures.. Journal of Speech Language Hearing Research
    • Faroqi-Shah, Y., Milman, L., (2018). A comparison of animal, action, and phonemic fluency in aphasia. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders
    • Milman, L., (2016). An integrated approach for treating discourse in aphasia: Bridging the gap between language impairment and functional communication. Topics in Language Disorders
    • Milman, L.H, (2015). Therapy for auditory processing impairment in aphasia: More data revealed, more questions to ask. Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention, doi: 10.1080/17489539.2015.1014653
    • Milman, L., Vega-Mendoza, M., Clendenen, D., (2014). Integrated Training for Aphasia: An application of part-whole learning to treat lexical retrieval, sentence production, and discourse level communications in three cases of nonfluent aphasia. American Journal of Speech Language Pathology
    • Albustani, Y., Milman, L., Fox, R., Bourgeois, M., (2013). Agrammatism in Jordanian-Arabic speakers.. Journal of Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, 27:2, 85-93.
    • Kielar, A., Milman, L., Bonakdarpour, B., Thompson, C., (2011). Neural correlates of covert and overt production of tense and agreement morphology: Evidence from fMRI.. Journal of Neurolinguistics, 24:2, 183-201.
    • Milman, L., Dickey, M., Thompson, C., (2008). A psychometric analysis of functional category production in English agrammatic narratives. . Brain and Language, 105:1, 18-31.
    • Milman, L., (2008). An Item Reponse Theory (IRT) analysis of the SCCAN..
    • Milman, L., Lee, J., Thompson, C., (2008). Functional category production in English agrammatism: faulty implementation of morphological rules. Functional category production in English agrammatism: faulty implementation of morphological rules. . Aphasiology, 22:7-8, 893-905.
    • Milman, L., Holland, A., Kaszniak, A., D'Agostino, J., Garrett, M., Rapcsak, S., (2008). Initial validity and reliability of the SCCAN: Using tailored testing to asses adult cognition and communication. . Journal of Speech Language Hearing Research, 51:1, 49-69.
    • Milman, L., Dickey, M., Thompson, C., (2008). Judgement of functional morphology in agrammatic aphasia.. Journal of Neurolinguistics, 21:1, 35-65.

    Professional Journal

    • Milman, L.H, (2015). Cognitive Interventions for Primary Progressive Aphasia: Promising initial results highlight the need for more systematic research targeting impairment, function, and quality of life. Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention
    • Milman, L., Clendenen, D., Vega-Mendoza, M., (2014). Production and Integrated Training of Adjectives in three cases of nonfluent aphasia. Aphasiology
    • Milman, L., Mahendra, N., Plante, E., Magloire, J., Trouard, T., (2003). fMRI variability and the localization of languages in the bilingual brain. . Neuroreport, 14:9, 1225-8.

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

    Publications | Other

    Other

    • Milman, L., Holland, A., (2012). The Scales of Cognitive and Communicative Ability for Neurorehabilition (SCCAN). . Pro-Ed
    • Milman, L., Albustanji, Y., Fox, R., Bourgeois, M., (2010). Agrammatism in Jordanian-Arabic speakers.. Procedia: Social and Behavioral Sciences
    • Milman, L., Vega-Mendoza, M., (2010). Integrated therapy for Aphasia: Treating multiple levels of language processing concurrently. . Procedia: Social and Behavioral Sciences
    • Milman, L., Thompson, C., Dickey, M., O'Connor, J., Bonakdarpour, B., Fix, S., Choy, J., Arcuri, D., (2006). Functional category production in agrammatism: Treatment & generalization effects. Brain and Language
    • Milman, L., Lee, J., Thompson, C., (2005). Functional category production in agrammatic speech.. Brain and Language
    • Milman, L., Dickey, M., Thompson, C., (2005). Perception of functional morphology in agrammatic Broca’s aphasia. . Brain and Language
    • Milman, L., Dickey, M., Thompson, C., (2004). Production of functional categories in agrammatic narratives: An Item Response Theory analysis . Brain and Language
    • Milman, L., Holland, A., (2001). Arizona Screen of Cognition & Communication: Construct Validity. . Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

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

    Teaching

    COMD 5240 - Neural Bases of Cognition and Communication, Fall 2023
    SPED 7820 - Seminar: Special Topics, Fall 2023
    COMD 6120 - Adult Language Disorders, Spring 2023
    COMD 6140 - Dysphagia, Spring 2023
    COMD 6120 - Adult Language Disorders, Spring 2022
    COMD 6140 - Dysphagia, Spring 2022
    COMD 5240 - Neural Bases of Cognition and Communication, Fall 2021
    SPED 7820 - Seminar: Special Topics, Fall 2021
    COMD 6120 - Adult Language Disorders, Spring 2021
    COMD 6140 - Dysphagia, Spring 2021
    COMD 5240 - Neural Bases of Cognition and Communication, Fall 2020
    COMD 6120 - Adult Language Disorders, Spring 2020
    COMD 6930 - Comprehensive Examination in Speech-Language Pathology, Spring 2020
    COMD 5900 - Independent Study, Fall 2019
    COMD 6900 - Independent Study, Fall 2019
    COMD 5240 - Neural Bases of Cognition and Communication, Fall 2019
    SPED 7820 - Seminar: Special Topics, Fall 2019
    COMD 6120 - Adult Language Disorders, Spring 2019
    Independent Study, Spring 2019
    COMD 5900 - Independent Study, Spring 2019
    COMD 6900 - Independent Study, Spring 2019
    COMD 6900 - Independent Study, Spring 2019
    COMD 6900 - Independent Study, Spring 2019
    COMD 6900 - Independent Study, Spring 2019
    COMD 6900 - Independent Study, Spring 2019
    COMD 6900 - Independent Study, Spring 2019
    COMD 5900 - Independent Study, Fall 2018
    COMD 6900 - Independent Study, Fall 2018
    COMD 6120 - Adult Language Disorders, Spring 2018
    COMD 3100 - Fundamentals of Anatomy for Speech and Language, Fall 2017
    COMD 6130 - Neural Bases of Communication and Motor Speech Disorders, Fall 2017
    SPED 7820 - Seminar: Special Topics, Fall 2017
    COMD 6120 - Adult Language Disorders, Spring 2017
    COMD 6140 - Dysphagia, Spring 2017
    COMD 3100 - Fundamentals of Anatomy for Speech and Language, Fall 2016
    COMD 6130 - Neural Bases of Communication and Motor Speech Disorders, Fall 2016
    COMD 6120 - Adult Language Disorders, Spring 2016
    COMD 6140 - Dysphagia, Spring 2016
    COMD 3100 - Fundamentals of Anatomy for Speech and Language, Fall 2015
    COMD 6130 - Neural Bases of Communication and Motor Speech Disorders, Fall 2015
    COMD 6120 - Adult Language Disorders, Spring 2015
    COMD 6140 - Dysphagia, Spring 2015
    COMD 6900 - Independent Study, Fall 2014
    COMD 6130 - Neural Bases of Communication and Motor Speech Disorders, Fall 2014
    COMD 6900 - Independent Study, Summer 2014
    COMD 6120 - Adult Language Disorders, Spring 2014
    COMD 6140 - Dysphagia, Spring 2014
    COMD 6900 - Independent Study, Fall 2013
    COMD 6130 - Neural Bases of Communication and Motor Speech Disorders, Fall 2013
    COMD 6120 - Adult Language Disorders, Spring 2013
    COMD 6140 - Dysphagia, Spring 2013
    COMD 6900 - Independent Study, Fall 2012
    COMD 6130 - Neuropathologies of Speech and Language, Fall 2012
    COMD 6130 - Neuropathologies of Speech and Language, Fall 2012
    COMD 6120 - Adult Disorders of Motor Speech and Swallowing, Spring 2012
    COMD 6900 - Independent Study, Fall 2011
    COMD 6130 - Neuropathologies of Speech and Language, Fall 2011

    Graduate Students Mentored

    Alexis Missel, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, August 2020
    Alexis Missel, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, August 2020
    Carissa Jolley, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, August 2019 - May 2022
    Alexis Missel, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, August 2018 - August 2020
    Janet O'Conner, Instructional Tech & Learn Sci, June 2017 - December 2019
    Ari Watt, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, September 2016 - February 2018
    Emma Anderson, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, January 2014 - February 2015