Teresa Ukrainetz

Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed

Professor | Assistant Department Head & SLP Division Chair


Teresa Ukrainetz

Contact Information

Phone: 435-797-1384
Email: teresa.ukrainetz@usu.edu

Educational Background

PhD, Speech-Language Pathology, (Child Language & Literacy), University of Texas, 1995
An investigation into narrative composition: The effects of a pictographic strategy for children with language disorders. (Chair: A. van Kleeck)
MS, Speech-Language Pathology, University of British Columbia, 1987
The effect of coarticulation on the role of transitions in vowel perception (Chair: A-P Benguerel)
BA, Psychology, (Honors, Minor in French), University of Calgary, 1985
Clinical Certification in Speech-Language Pathology, S-LP(C), Speech-Language and Audiology Canada , 1987

Biography

Ukrainetz: Ph.D., ASHA Fellow; Professor of Speech-Language Pathology; Asst Dept Head & SLP Division Chair; M.S. 87 in SLP from UBC Canada; SLP 87-91 Burnaby, BC; Ph.D. in SLP from UT-Austin in 1995; UWyoming 1995-2015.

Teaching Interests

School-age Language Intervention
Research Methods
Child Language Development
Literacy Acquisition

Research Interests

Teresa Ukrainetz investigates the framework, procedures, and tools of school-age language intervention. She has researched testing methods & measures, phonemic awareness and narrative development and intervention, and school SLP practices. She has two books on school-age language intervention. Her current work involves SLP intervention for expository discourse and learning strategies.

Awards

Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association , 2012

ASHA

Faculty Growth Award, 2011

UWyo College of Health Sciences

UWyo Cap and Gown Chapter of Mortar Board Top Prof , 2009

Outstanding Researcher Award, 2007

UWyo College of Health Sciences

Graduate Student Mentor , 2006

UWyo Graduate School

Participant at the Academic Management Institute, 2002

Colorado Network of Women Leaders

Excellence in Advising Nomination, 1998

University of Wyoming

Faculty Growth Award, 1998

UWyo College of Health Sciences

Poster Award, 2nd Place, 1998

University of Wyoming, College of Health Sciences Poster Session

Excellence in Advising Nomination, 1997

University of Wyoming

Outstanding Poster, 1997

University of Wyoming, College of Health Sciences Poster Session

Excellence in Advising Nomination, 1996

University of Wyoming

Faculty Growth Award, 1995

College of Health Sciences

Faculty Growth Award, 1995

UWyo College of Health Sciences

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Scholarship, 1995

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Scholarship, 1994

Symposium on Research in Child Language Development Student Travel Award, 1994

Jesse H. Jones Fellowship, 1993

UT-Austin

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Scholarship, 1993

Student Research Award in Child Language, 1993

American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation

Outstanding First Year Ph.D. Student, 1992

Dept. of Speech Communication, UT-Austin

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Scholarship, 1992

Graduate Fellowship, 1991

University of Texas

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Scholarship, 1991

Graduate Fellowship, 1986

University of British Columbia

Graduate Scholarship, 1986

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Graduate Scholarship, 1985

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada


Publications | Books

  • Ukrainetz, T., (2015). School-age language intervention: Evidence-based practices. Pro-Ed *
  • Ukrainetz, T., (2006). Contextualized Language Intervention: Scaffolding PreK–12 Literacy Achievement. Pro-Ed *

    Publications | Book Chapters

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

Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

    Professional Journal

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

      Publications | Other

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

      Teaching

      COMD 6230 - Introduction to Research in Communicative Disorders, Fall 2023
      COMD 6230 - Introduction to Research in Communicative Disorders, Spring 2023
      COMD 3200 - Child Language Development, Fall 2022
      COMD 6230 - Introduction to Research in Communicative Disorders, Fall 2021
      , Spring 2021
      COMD 6930 - Comprehensive Examination in Speech-Language Pathology, Spring 2021
      COMD 6230 - Introduction to Research in Communicative Disorders, Fall 2020
      COMD 3200 - Child Language Development, Spring 2020
      COMD 6230 - Introduction to Research in Communicative Disorders, Fall 2019
      COMD 3200 - Child Language Development, Spring 2019
      COMD 7900 - Independent Study, Spring 2019
      SPED 7940 - Journal Reading Group, Spring 2019
      COMD 6230 - Introduction to Research in Communicative Disorders, Fall 2018
      SPED 7820 - Seminar: Special Topics, Fall 2018
      COMD 6230 - Introduction to Research in Communicative Disorders, Fall 2017
      COMD 2500 - Language, Speech, and Hearing Development, Fall 2017

      Graduate Students Mentored

      Camryn Lettich, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, October 2022
      Amy Peterson, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, August 2018 - August 2022
      Amy Peterson, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, January 2021 - March 2022
      Joshua Woodruff, Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed, October 2018 - March 2020