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Ben C. Watson,
Ph.D., C.C.C.-S.L.P.
Associate Professor in Otolaryngology
Speech / Language Pathology
School of Public Health
NY Medical College
Valhalla, NY 10595
TEL: (914) 594-4239
FAX: (914) 594-4853
Email: bwatson@nyee.edu
Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
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Orlikoff, RF, Deliyski, DD, Baken, RJ, Watson, BC (2007). Validation of a glottographic measure of vocal attack. J Voice, 22.
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Orlikoff, R.F., Dembowski, J., Fitch, J., Gelfer, M., Gerratt, B., Haskell, J., Kreiman, J., Metz, D., Schiavetti, N., Watson, B.C., Wolfe, V. (1999). "The Perceived Role of Voice Perception in Clinical Practice." Phonoscope, 2, 2, 87-106.
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Fozo, M.S. and Watson, B.C. (1999). "Task complexity effects on vocal reaction time in aged speakers." Journal of Voice, 12, 4, 405-414.
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Watson, B.C. (1998). Fundamental frequency during phonetically governed devoicing in normal aged speakers. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 103, 6, 3642- 3647.
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Roark RM, Schaefer SD, Watson BC (1997) Investigations of laryngeal spasm using time-frequency analysis of intrinsic laryngeal muscles: A new approach using wavelets. Phonoscope: Voice-Speech-Swallowing Clinics in Head and Neck Practice, I .
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Roark, R.M., Dowling, E.M., DeGroat, R., Watson, B.C., & Schaefer, S.D. (1995). "Time-frequency analyses of thyroarytenoid myoelectric activity in normal and spasmodic dysphonia subjects." Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 38,2, 289-303.
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Watson, B.C., McIntire, D., Roark, R.M., & Schaefer, S.D. (1995). "Statistical analyses of electromyographic activity in spasmodic dysphonic and normal control subjects." Journal of Voice, 9, 1, 3-15.
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Watson, B.C., Freeman, F.J., Devous, M.[)., Chapman, S.B., Finitzo, T., & Pool, K.D. (1994). "Linguistic performance and regional cerebral blood flow deficits in persons who stutter." Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 37, 6, 1221-1228.
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Watson, B.C. (1994). "Foreperiod duration, range, and ordering effects on acoustic LRT in normal speakers. Journal of Voice, 8, 3, 248-254.
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Watson, B.C. and Miller, S. (1994). "Response to Craig (letter to the Editor)". Journal of Speech and Hearing Research., 37, 12-95.
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Pool, K., Finitzo, T., Devous, Sr., M., Watson, B.C. and Freeman, F.J. (1993). "On Stuttering and Global Ischemia --- In Reply (Letter to the Editor)." Archives of Neurology, 50, 1289-1290.
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Pool, K., Finitzo, T., Devous, Sr., M., Freeman, F.J., and Watson, B.C. (1992). "Stutterers and Cerebral Blood Flow --- In Reply (Letter to the Editor)." Archives of Neurology, 49, 347-348.
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Miller, S. and Watson, B.C. (1992). "The relation between communication attitude, anxiety, and depression in stutterers and nonstutterers." Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 35, 789-798.
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Watson, B.C., Pool, K.D., Devous, M.D., Sr., Freeman, F.J., & Finitzo, T. (1992). "Brain blood flow in stutterers related to acoustic laryngeal reaction time." Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 35, 555-61.
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Watson, B.C., Miller, S., Freeman, F.J., Chapman, S., Finitzo, T., Pool, K., & Devous, M. (1992). "Linguistic Performance deficits in Stuttering: Relation to laryngeal reaction time profiles." Journal of Fluency Disorders, 16, 85-100.
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Schaefer, S., Roark, R., Watson, B.C., Kondraske, G., Freeman, F., Butsch, B., and Pohl, J. (1992). "Multichannel electromyographic observations in spasmodic dysphonia patients and normal control subjects." Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology 101, 67-75.
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Dembowski, J. and Watson, B.C. (1991). "Instrumented biofeedback therapy for stuttering: A case study." Journal of Fluency Disorders. 16. 241-274.
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Saletsky-Kamen, R. and Watson, B.C. (1991). "Effects of long-term tracheostomy on spectral and clinical indices of speech production development." Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 34, 1057-1065.
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Finitzo, T., Freeman, F.J., and the Dallas Center for Vocal Motor Control. (1991). "Whether and wherefore: A response to Oronson and Lagerlund." Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 34, 806-81 1.
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Watson, B.C., Schaefer, S., and Freeman, F.J. (1991). "Laryngeal electromyographic activity in adductor and abductor spasmodic dysphonia." Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 34, 473-482.
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Dembowski, J. and Watson, B.C. (1991). "Preparation time and response complexity effects on stutterers' and nonstutterers' acoustic LRT." Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 34, 49-59.
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Pool, K., Freeman, F.J., Finitzo, T., Hayatsi, M., Chapman, S., Devous, M., Close, L., Kondraske, G., Mendelssohn, D., Schaefer, S., & Watson, B.C. (1991). "Heterogeneity in spasmodic dysphonia: Neurologic and voice findings." Archives of Neurology, 48, 305-309.
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Pool, K., Devous, M., Freeman, F.J., Watson, B.C., & Finitzo, T. (1991). "Regional cerebral blood flow in developmental stutterers." Archives of Neurology, 48, 509- 512.
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Watson, B.C., Freeman, F., and Dembowski, J. (1991). "Respiratory/laryngeal coupling and complexity effects on acoustic laryngeal reaction time in normal speakers." Journal of Voice, 5, 18-28.
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Watson, B.C., Freeman, F., Chapman, S., Pool, K., Devous, M., Mendelssohn, D., Schaefer, S., Kondraske, G., Close, L., and Finitzo, T. (1991). "Laryngeal Reaction Time profiles in Spasmodic Dysphonia: Relationship to cortical electrophysiologic abnormality." Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 34, 269-278.
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Roark, R., Schaefer, S., Kondraske, G., Watson, B.C., Freeman, F.J., Butsch, R., & Dembowski, J. (1990). "A systems architecture for quantification of dynamic myoelectric and kinematic activity of the human vocal tract." Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology, 9, 902-910.
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Roark, R.M., Schaefer, S.D., Kondraske, G., Watson, B.C., & Dembowski, J (1990) "Quantification of dynamic electromyographic and kinematic activity of the human vocal tract II." Ann Otolaryngology 99, 902-91 0.
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Devous, M., Pool, K., Finitzo, T., Freeman, F., Schaefer, S., Watson, B.C., Kondraske, G., and Chapman, S. (1990). "Evidence for cortical dysfunction in Spasmodic Dysphonia: Regional cerebral blood flow and quantitative electrophysiology." Brain and Language, 39, 331-344.
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Finitzo, T. and Freeman, F. and The Dallas Center for Vocal Motor Control. (1989). "Spasmodic Dysphonia, Whether and Where: Results of seven years of research." Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 32, 541-555.
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Watson, B.C. (1988). "Measures of speech production." IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 7(l): 30-33.
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Close, L.G., Merkel, M., Watson, B.C., and Schaefer, S. (1987). "Crico-arytenoid subluxation, CT and EMG findings." Head and Neck Surge , 9, 341-343.
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Schaefer, S., Watson, B.C., Freeman, F., Kondraske, G., Pool, K., Dembowski, J., Jafari, M., Close, L., Devous, M., Chapman, S., and Finitzo, T. (1987). "Vocal tract electromyographic abnormalities in spasmodic dysphonia: A preliminary report." The Transactions of the American Laryngological Association, 108, 187-196.
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Watson, B.C. and Alfonso, P.J. (1987). "Physiological bases of acoustic LRT in nonstutterers, mild stutterers, and severe stutterers." Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 30(4), 434-447.
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Watson, B.C. and Alfonso, P.J. (1983). "Foreperiod and stuttering severity effects on acoustic laryngeal reaction time." Journal of Fluency Disorders, 8, 189-205.
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Watson, B.C. and Alfonso, P.J. (1982). "Comparison of LRT and VOT between stutterers and nonstutterers." Journal of Fluency Disorders, 7, 219-241.
Book Chapters and Status Reports
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Watson, B.C. and Alfonso, P.J. (2001). "Noninvasive instrumentation in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Stuttering." in M. Cannito and D. Vogel (eds.) Treating Disordered Speech Motor Control. 2nd Edition. Austin: Pro Ed.
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Watson, B.C. and Freeman, F.J. (1997). "Contributions of Brain Imaging." in R.F. Curlee and G.M. Seigel (eds.) Nature and Treatment of Stuttering: New Directions, 2nd Edition. Needham, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
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Watson, B.C. and Freeman, F.J. (1997). "Neurophysiologic and Behavioral Evidence for a Fluency-Generating System." in H.F.M. Peters and W. Huistijn (eds.) Speech Motor Production and Fluenc Disorders. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
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Dembowski, J. & Watson, B.C. (1991). "Acoustic reaction time in relation to models of central nervous system function." In H.F.M. Peters, W. Huistijn, & C.W. Starkweather (eds.) Speech Motor Control and Stuttering. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
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Finitzo, T., Pool, K., Freeman, F., Devous, M., Watson, B.C., Clark, J., Reamy-Rampy, S., & Rampy, B.A. (1991). "Cortical dysfunction in developmental stutterers." in H.F.M. Peters, W. Huistijn, & C.W. Starkweather (eds.) Speech Motor Control and Stuttering. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
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Watson, B.C. & Dembowski, J. (1991). "Instrumentation in the evaluation and modification of speech motor control during stuttering therapy." in H.F.M. Peters, W. Huistijn, & C.W. Starkweather (eds.) Speech Motor Control and Stuttering. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
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Watson, B.C. and Alfonso, P.J. (1991). "Noninvasive instrumentation in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Stuttering." in M. Cannito and D. Vogel (eds.) Treating Disordered Speech Motor Control. Austin: Pro Ed.
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Chapman, S., Watson, B.C., Finitzo, T., Freeman, F., Devous, M., and Pool, K. (1989). "Multifocal cortical dysfunction in spasmodic dysphonia." in Yorkston, K. and Beukelman, D. (eds.) Recent Advances in Clinical Dysarthria. Boston: College Hill Press.
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Alfonso, P.J., Watson, B.C., and Baer, T. (1987). "Measuring stutterers' dynamical vocal tract characteristics by x-ray microbeam pellet tracking." in H.F.M. Peters and W. Hulstijn (eds.) Speech Motor Dynamics in Stuttering: Research in speech motor behavior. New York: Springer Press.
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Alfonso, P.J., Story, R., and Watson, B.C. (1987). "The organization of supralaryngeal articulation in stutterers’ fluent speech production: A second report." Annual Bulletin of the Research Institute of Logopedics and Phoniatrics, 21, 117-129.
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Borden, G.I. and Watson, B.C. (1987). "Methodological aspects of simultaneous measurements: Limitations and possibilities." in H.F.M. Peters and W. Huistijn (eds.) Speech Motor Dynamics in Stuttering: Research in speech motor behavior. New York: Springer Press.
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Watson, B.C. and Alfonso, P.J. (1987). "Physiological bases of acoustic LRT in nonstutterers, mild stutterers, and severe stutterers." Haskins Laboratories Status Reports on Speech Research, SR-92, 85-106.
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Watson, B.C. and Alfonso, P.J. (1987). "Coordination of prephonatory events in mild and severe stutterers." in H.F.M. Peters and W. Huistijn (eds.) Speech Motor Dynamics in Stuttering: Research in speech motor behavior. New York: Springer Press.
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Alfonso, P.J., Watson, B.C., Baer, T., Sawashima, M., Hirose, J., Kiritani, S., Niimi, S., ltoh, K., Sekimoto, S., Honda, K., and lmagawa, H. (1985). "The organization of supralaryngeal articulation in stutterers' fluent speech production: A preliminary report." The Annual Bulletin of the Research Institute of Logopedics and Phoniatrics, (No. 19, pp. 191-200). University of Tokyo.
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Watson, B.C. and Alfonso, P.J. (1982). "Acoustic laryngeal reaction time: Foreperiod and stuttering severity effects." Haskins Laboratories Status Report on Speech Research, SR-71, 261-280.
Published Abstracts (in chronological order)
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Watson, B.C. and Alfonso, P.J. (1980). Comparison of LRT and VOT values between stutterers and nonstutterers. ASHA, 22-90, 6383.
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Alfonso, P.J., Watson, B.C., and Russo, A. (1981). Variable foreperiod effects on LRT in stutterers and normal speakers. ASHA, 23-10, 778.
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Watson, B.C. and Alfonso, P.J. (I 983). Respiratory and laryngeal movements associated with stutterers' delayed acoustic LRT. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Suppl. 1, 73, SI 6.
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Alfonso, P.J., Watson, B.C., and Baer, T. (I 983). Muscle, movement, and acoustic measurements of stutterers' laryngeal reaction time. Folia Phoniatrica, 35-4, 102.
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Watson, B.C. and Alfonso, P.J. (I 983). Simultaneous movement and acoustic measures of stutterers' and nonstutterers' LRT. ASHA. 25-10. 102.
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Watson, B.C. and Alfonso, P.J. (1984). Organization and timing of prephonatory movements in mild and severe stutterers. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Suppl. 1, 75, S46.
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Watson, B.C. and Alfonso, P.J. (1984). Laryngeal and respiratory timing in stutterers and nonstutterers. ASHA, 26-10, 81.
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Alfonso, P.J., Watson, B.C., and Baer, T. (1986). The kinematics of obstruent production in stutterers' fluent speech. Logopedics and Phoniatrics: Issues for Future Research, 274-275.
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Watson, B.C. and Alfonso, P.J. (1986). Prephonatory respiratory activity in stutterers and nonstutterers. ASHA, 28-10, 165.
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Alfonso, P.J., Watson, B.C., and Seider, [R. (1986). Tongue and jaw articulation in stutterer fluent speech. ASHA, 28-10, 166.
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Alfonso, P.J., Watson, B.C., and Story, R. (1 987). Tongue-jaw displacement variability in the fluent speech of stutterers and control subjects. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America Suppl. 1, 81, S56.
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Schaefer, S., Freeman, F.J., Watson, B.C., and Kondraske, G.V. (1987). Electromyographic studies in spasmodic dysphonia. ASHA, 29-10, 125.
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Alfonso, P.J., Story, R., and Watson, B.C. (1987). Spatial-temporal variability of tongue-jaw movement in stutterers' fluent speech. ASHA, 29-10, 159.
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Finitzo, T., Freeman, F., Chapman, S., Watson, B.C. et al. (1987). "Windows" on the CNS in vocal control disorders. ASHA, 29-10, 201. Scientific exhibit presented at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, November, New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Alfonso, P.J., Harris, J., Borden, G., Saltzman, E., Freeman, F., Watson, B., Story, R., Armson, J., and Kalinowski, J. (1988). Gestural Analysis of Stuttering. ASHA, 30- 10, 120. Miniseminar presented at the annual convention of the American Speech- Language-Hearing Association, November, Boston, Mass.
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Chapman, S., Watson, B.C., Pool, K., Devous, M., Finitzo, T., Freeman, F., Kondraske, G., Mendelssohn, D., and Schaefer, S. (1988). Multifocal cortical dysfunction in Spasmodic Dysphonia. ASHA, 30-10, 195.
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Dembowski, J. and Watson, B.C. (1988). Differential effects of preparation on stutterers' and nonstutterers' reaction time. ASHA, 30-10, 142.
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Dembowski, J. and Watson, B.C. (1988). Stutterers' and nonstutterers' reaction time variability across stimulus/response conditions. ASHA, 30-10, 142.
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Freeman, F.J., Watson, B.C., Dembowski, J., Finitzo, T., Pool, K., Chapman, S., Devous, M., Schaefer, S., Kondraske, G., Donnell, A., and Mendelssohn, D. (1988). LRT profiles of adult stutterers: Behavioral and neural imaging correlates. ASHA, 30-10, 143.
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Watson, B.C., Freeman, F.J., Donnell, A., and Dembowski, J. (1988). Task effects on acoustic laryngeal reaction time in normal speakers. ASHA, 30-10, 198.
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Watson, B.C., Freeman, F.J., Pool, K., Devous, M., and Mendelssohn, D. (I 988). Relationship between CNS abnormality and LRT profiles in Spasmodic Dysphonia. ASHA, 30-10, 90.
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Watson, B.C. (1989). Quantitative motor mapping in vocal motor control: Laryngeal. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, January, San Francisco, CA.
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Watson, B.C. and Caruso, A. J. (1989). Use of Instrumentation in the treatment of stuttering. ASH , 31-10, 46. Short course presented at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, November, St. Louis, Mi.
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Dembowski, J. S. and Watson, B.C. (1989). Utterance complexity effects on stutterers' acoustic laryngeal reaction time. ASHA, 31-10, 108.
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Saletsky-Kamen, R. and Watson, B.C. (1989). Effects of long-term tracheotomy on acoustic parameters of speech production. ASHA, 31-10, 69.
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Roark, R., Schaefer, S.D., Watson, B.C., Kondraske, G., Freeman, F.J., Close, L., Devous, M., Finitzo, T., and Pool, K. (1989). Quantification of dynamic electromyographic and kinematic activity of the human vocal tract. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Laryngologic Association, Spring, Miami, 1990.
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Orlikoff, R., Kent, R., Saletsky-Kamen, R., Watson, B.C., Dembowski, J. & Ramig, L. (1990). Applying Technology to practice: The clinical promise of phonetic sciences. ASHA 32-10, 103. Miniseminar presented at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, November, Seattle, WA.
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Watson, B.C., Freeman, F.J., Pool, K., Devous, M., & Finitzo, T. (1990). Acoustic LRT related to brain blood flow in stutterers. ASHA 32-10, 146.
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Roark, R., Schaefer, S., Watson, B., Kondraske, G., Freeman, F., Close, L., Devous, M., Finitzo, T., and Pool, K. (1990). Quantification of dynamic electromyographic and kinematic activity of the human vocal tract. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Laryngologic Association.
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Schaefer, S., Roark, R., Watson, B., Freeman, F., Butch, R., Pool, K., Close, L., and Finitzo, T. (1990). Multichannel electromyographic observations in spasmodic dysphonia patients and normal control subjects. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Laryngologic Association.
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Watson, B.C., Dembowski, J. and Miller, S. (1991). Foreperiod duration, range, and distribution effects on acoustic LRT. ASHA 33-10. 109.
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Miller, S. and Watson, B.C. (1991). Anxiety, depression, and communication attitude in stutterers and nonstutterers. ASHA 33-10, 166.
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Watson, B.C., Macintire, D., Roark, R.M., & Schaefer, S.D. (1992). Statistical modeling of EMG abnormality in spasmodic dysphonia. ASHA, 34-10, 171.
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Watson, B.C. (1993). Foreperiod effects on acoustic laryngeal reaction time. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 13(4) Pt. 2, 2295.
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Watson, B.C., Roark, R., & Schaefer, S. (1993). Quantitative analyses of thyroarytenoid activity in spasmodic dysphonia. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 94(3), Pt. 2,1781.
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Roark, R.M., Dowling, E.M., DeGroat, R.L., Watson, B.C., & Schaefer, S.D. (1993). Spectral myoelectric analysis of thyroarytenoid activity in normal and spasmodic dysphonia subjects. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 94(3),Pt.2,1781.
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Kashani, A., Berkower, A. S., Watson, B.C., & Schaefer, S.D. (1995). "Mathematical expression and model of laryngospasm." Transactions of the 1995 Eastern Section Triological Society Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. January.
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Watson, B.C. and Freeman, F.J. (1995). "Neurophysiologic and Behavioral Evidence for a Fluency-Generating System." 3rd International conference on Fluency. Nijmegen, Amsterdam, June.
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Watson, B.C., Peavey, B., Caruso, T., Stager, S., Miller, S., Blood, G., & Guitar, B. (1995). "Fear and Fluency: The Psychophysiology of Arousal and Speech Production." Annual Convention Of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, December, Orlando, FLA.
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Roark, R.M., Schaefer, S.D., & Watson, B.C. (1996). Wavelet analyses of intrinsic laryngeal EMG activity during spasm. Transactions of the 117th Annual Meeting of the American Laryngological Association, Orlando, FL.
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Roark, R.M., Schaefer, S.D., & Watson, B.C. (1996). Investigations of laryngeal spasm using time-frequency analysis of intrinsic laryngeal muscles: A new approach using wavelets. The 1st Neurolaryngology Symposium, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
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Roark, R.M., Schaefer, S.D., Watson, B.C. (1996). Wavelet Analysis of Electromyographic Signals during Laryngeal Spasm. Annual meeting of the American Laryngological Association, Orlando, FL, May.
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Watson, B.C. (1997). Central neural dysfunction: Technological approaches and findings. Invited presentation at the 26th Annual Symposium of the Voice Foundation, Philadelphia, PA, June.
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Watson, B.C. (1998). Fundamental frequency and RMS amplitude changes during phonetic voicing transitions in aged speakers. Mid Winter Meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, St. Petersburg Beach, FL, February.
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Watson, BC, Fozo, MD (1999). Speech timing in normal aged speakers during syllable repetition. Annual Convention of the American Speech-language-Hearing Association, San Francisco, November.
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Watson, B.C. (2000). Instrumented measures of Voice and Speech. Invited presentation at the 29th Annual Symposium of the Voice Foundation, Philadelphia, PA, June.
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Orlikoff, R.F., Behrman, A., Dembowski, J., & Watson, B.C. (2000). Practical Application of Research Techniques to Speech and Voice Disorders. Annual Convention of the American Speech-language-Hearing Association, Washington, D.C., November.
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Watson, B.C. (2004). Brain Imaging in Stuttering: The Early Years. ASHA Special Interest Division 4 (Fluency and Fluency Disorders) 11th Annual Leadership Conference, Portland, OR, July.
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Dembowski, James & Watson, Ben C. Alternating Movement Control in Aging Speakers, poster presentation #1187, annual meeting American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA), Philadelphia, PA, November 2004.
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Deliyski, D., Orlikoff, R., Baken, RJ, & Watson, BC (2006). High-Speed Videoendoscopic validation on a glottographic estimate of vocal fold adduction time. Annual Symposium of the Voice Foundation, Philadelphia, PA, June.
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Orlikoff, RF, Watson, BC, Baken, RJ, & Deliyski, DD (2006). Quantifying Vocal Attack Using a Glottographic Estimate of Vocal-Fold Approximation Time.
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Thompson, C & Watson, BC (2007). Relations among Patient, Clinician & Instrumented Indices of Voice Disorder, poster presentation, annual meeting American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA), Boston, MA, November.
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Glass, R & Watson, BC (2007). Effect of Cardiovascular Exercise on Developmental Stuttering, poster presentation, annual meeting American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA), Boston, MA, November.
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