Research Publications
Publications, Presentations, and Posters from the College of Health Sciences
Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology
So Eun Park
Poster Presentations:
Park, So Eun. (2025). Electrophysiological Correlates of Age-Related Auditory Dysfunction and Speech-in-Noise Intelligibility. The 52nd Annual Scientific and Technology Conference of the American Auditory Society, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. February 13-15, 2025
Park, So Eun. (2025). Electrophysiological Perspectives on Age-Related Auditory Dysfunction in Older Adults. The 52nd Annual Scientific and Technology Conference of the American Auditory Society, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. February 13-15, 2025
Marc Fagelson
Publication:
Manchaiah, V., Andersson, G., Beukes, E. W., Fagelson, M. A., Swanepoel, W., Heffernan, E., & Maidment, D. (2025). Development and Psychometric Validation of Tinnitus Qualities and Impact Questionnaire. Clinics and practice, 15(5), 87. https://doi.org/10.3390/clinpract15050087
Knappett R, Fagelson M, McFerran DJ. Tinnitus and its management in patients with vestibular schwannoma. Handb Clin Neurol. 2025;212:417-431. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-824534-7.00041-X.
Dauman N, Erlandsson SI, Londero A, Fagelson M. Perspectives on self-management of noise intrusion in daily living with hyperacusis. Hear Res. 2025 Oct 15;468:109452. doi: 10.1016/j.heares.2025.109452. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41187603
Podium Presentations:
Fagelson, M. Tinnitus Mechanisms and Management: Update and Review (Part 1). Annual meeting of the Kentucky Speech and Hearing Association; Lexington, KY, USA. February 27, 2025.
Fagelson, M. Tinnitus Mechanisms and Management: Update and Review (Part 2). Annual meeting of the Kentucky Speech and Hearing Association; Lexington, KY, USA. February 27, 2025.
Fagelson M. Tinnitus Taxonomy, Mechanisms, Updates. Studebaker Lecture, University of Memphis; June 27, 2025.
Fagelson M, Wartinger F, Warner A, & Malyuk H. Musicians and Music-Exposed Individuals. 32nd Annual International Conference: Management of the Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Patient. Iowa City, IA; August 14, 2025
Fagelson M (2025). European Tinnitus Course; 7 Podium Presentations including Tinnitus Taxonomy, Novel Sound Therapies, Musical Hallucinations, Audiologic Management, Mechanisms, Tinnitus in Military Populations, Tinnitus and Musicians. Aston University, Birmingham, UK, October 16-18, 2025.
Lady Catherine Cantor-Cutiva
Publications:
Carrillo-González, A., Cantor-Cutiva, L.C. (2025). Association between working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic and sleep and stress among Colombian healthcare workers. Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health, 1-8.
Masson, M. L. V., da Silva Feitosa, A. V., Ferreira, L. P., de Oliveira, I. B., Cantor-Cutiva, L.C. (2025). Futuros professores correm risco de desenvolver distúrbio de voz na sua formação? Um estudo exploratório. Distúrbios da Comunicação, 37(1), e69460-e69460.
Cantor-Cutiva, L.C., Castillo-Allendes, A., Hunter, E. J. (2025). Exploring Agreement in Voice Acoustic Parameters: A Repeated Measures Case Study Across Varied Recording Instruments, Speech Samples, and Daily Timeframes. Acoustics. Acoustics. 7(1): 6.
Cantor-Cutiva, L.C., Fanari, F., Strangis, D., Mozzanica, F., Cantarella, G., Messina, F., Bottalico, P., Capobianco, S., Nacci, A., Banzato, A., Rossi, G. (2025). Italian Vocal Fatigue Index: Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation. Journal of Voice. In Press
Apfelbach, C.S., Cantor-Cutiva, L.C., Castillo-Allendes, A., Hunter, E.J. (2025). Techniques, Models, and Variables of Interest in Studies of Intrinsic Laryngeal Muscle Fiber Types: A Bibliometric Analysis. Journal of Voice. In Press
Carrillo-González, A., Atará-Piraquive, Á. P., Camargo-Mendoza, M., Hernández-Contreras, J. R., Cantor-Cutiva, L.C. (2025). Colombian College Professors Work-Related Health: Associations Between Stress and Voice Acoustics Parameters. Revista de Investigación e Innovación en Ciencias de la Salud. 7(1), 1-16.
Cantor-Cutiva L.C., Bottalico P, Codino J, Hunter EJ, Rubin AD, Jackson-Menaldi MC. (2025). Changes in voice quality after a Pure Tone Stimulation (PTS) Program. Revista de Investigación e Innovación en Ciencias de la Salud. 7(1):1-15.
Podium Presentations:
Cantor-Cutiva, L.C., Acevedo, K., Guzman, M., Gonzalez, J.C., Hunter, E. Evidence of the Effect of Amplification and Voice Production Among Teachers. 54th Annual Voice Symposium. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. May 28th – June 1st of 2025.
Cantor-Cutiva, L.C., Ensar, B., Castillo-Allendes, A., Searl, J., Hunter, E. Vocal Effort and Swallowing Effort. Definitions and Metrics Reported in the Literature. 54th Annual Voice Symposium. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. May 28th – June 1st of 2025.
Cantor-Cutiva, L.C., Carrillo-González, A. Analyzing the Effects of Working Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic on Healthcare Workers’ Voices. Lessons for the Post-Pandemic Era. 54th Annual Voice Symposium. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. May 28th – June 1st of 2025.
Levine, K., Castillo-Allendes, A., Cantor-Cutiva, L.C., Hunter, E. What Do Teachers Know and What Don’t They Know About Their Voices and Vocal Health? 54th Annual Voice Symposium. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. May 28th – June 1st of 2025.
Apfelbach, C., Cantor-Cutiva, L.C., Hunter, E. Prevalence and Participatory Impact of Vocal Fatigue and Voice Symptoms in a Naïve, Non-Treatment-Seeking Online Sample. 54th Annual Voice Symposium. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. May 28th – June 1st of 2025.
Apfelbach, C., Cantor-Cutiva, L.C., Hunter, E. Effects of Vocal Disability on Markers of Stress and Mental Health in a Large Online Sample. 54th Annual Voice Symposium. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. May 28th – June 1st of 2025.
Yousef, A., Cantor-Cutiva, L.C., Hunter, E. Acoustic Indicators of Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Literature Review of Clinical Practices. 54th Annual Voice Symposium. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. May 28th – June 1st of 2025.
Apfelbach, C., Cantor-Cutiva, L.C., Hunter, E. Utilizing Online, Crowdsourced Platforms for Large-N Data Collection in Voice Science: Prices, Pitfalls, and Perks. 54th Annual Voice Symposium. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. May 28th – June 1st of 2025.
Invited Presentations:
Cantor-Cutiva, L.C., Carrillo-González, A. Self-reported background noise and communicative health among healthcare workers. 188th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America joint with 25th International Congress on Acoustics. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. 18-23 May 2025.
Hunter, E., Cantor-Cutiva, L.C., Berardi, M., Ferguson, S., Hallam, P., Castillo-Allendes, A., Banks, R., Yousef, A. Understanding human adaptation to acoustic spaces towards clinical voice application. 188th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America joint with 25th International Congress on Acoustics. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. 18-23 May 2025.
Cantor-Cutiva, L.C. Problemas de Voz asociados con el Trabajo: El Camino desde la Detección hacia la Prevención. II Jornada Internacional de Investigadores em Vocología – Explorando los Límites del Conocimiento. Evento Virtual organized by the Sociedad Argentina de la Voz. Argentina. May 10th of 2025.
Cantor-Cutiva, L.C. Debates en Salud Pública “Work-related Voice Disorders from Detection to Prevention”. Evento Virtual organized by Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Colombia. February 28 of 2025.
Poster Presentation:
Cantor-Cutiva, L.C., Gonzalez Camelo, F.D. Disparities in Vocal Health Services: A Critical Review of the Literature. 54th Annual Voice Symposium. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. May 28th – June 1st of 2025
Brenda Louw
Publications:
Vallino, L. & Louw, B. (2025). The adult. Chapter 14 in Zajac, D. & Vallino, L. (Eds). Evaluation and management of cleft lip and palate. A developmental perspective. (2nd Ed.) Plural Publishing.
Naudé, A., Kanji,A., Louw,B., & Bornman, J. (2025) A Systematic Review of Ethics Knowledge in the Speech-Language Pathology Literature (1980 - 2022). IJSLP https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2024.2438106
Moser, A., Farquharson; Bush, E.J. & Louw, B. ( 2025) Speech-Language Pathologists’ Perceptions of the Severity of Speech Sound Disorder. JSHR, 34(2), 722-738. https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_AJSLP-24-00150
Department of Social Work
Publications
Chipalo,E., Nkwanzi, V., Odii, I. O., & Malele, K. P. (2025).Parent-Reported Adverse Childhood Experiences and Food Insecurity Among Children in Non-English-Speaking Households in the United States. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 8862605251315774-. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251315774
Stahnke, B., Cooley, M. E., Thompson, H. M., & Tuttle, B. (2025).Exploring locus of control and vicarious trauma in therapeutic service providers. Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice, 40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjep.2025.100755
Stahnke, B., & Cooley, M. (2025). A systematic review of current literature on gender disappointment. The Family Journal.
Stahnke, B., Cooley, M., & Blackstone, A. (2025). Reasons, views, and values toward becoming a parent: A mixed-method examination. In The Retreat from Marriage and Parenthood: Examining the Causes and Consequences of Declining Rates Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research (Vol.30, pp. 99–115). essay, Emerald Publishing Limited.
Gilreath, J., Williams, S. A., Windmiller, J., Cross, L. B.,& Polaha, J. (in press). Moving beyond the pilot: Teaching values andethics to interprofessional students while underscoring the social workerrole. Advances in Social Work.
Dye, H. (in press). Social work students reporting burnout: What does this mean for the profession? Journal of Teaching in Social Work.
Dye, H. (2025,March 13-15). Teaching anti-racist pedagogy in social work [Poster Session]. Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors (BPD) 42nd Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
Department of Counseling & Human Service
Teresa Brooks Taylor
Presentations:
Brooks Taylor, T. (2025). Building effective community partnerships for successful community-based learning &career readiness. Tennessee Conference on Volunteerism &Service-Learning, Franklin, TN
Brooks Taylor, T. (2025). Service-Learning as a tool for career readiness. National Service-Learning Conference, St. Paul, MN.
Grant:
Brooks Taylor, T., Jessee, K., Zorotovich, J., &Borland, J. R. (2025). Dementia Simulation to Enhance Development of Future Health Science Professionals. East Tennessee State University Instructional Development Grant. (PI,Funded,03/2025, $4,500).
Kwangman Ko
Publications:
Lange,A., Mehra, B., Trivette, C., & Ko, K. (2025). Conceptualizing a professional learning program for public library staff to support diverse young children and their families in math: A flexible, strengths-based approach. Public Library Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1080/01616846.2025.2497579
Ko, K., & Rodriguez, M. R. (2025). Exploring fathers’ psychological well-being using supervised machine learning random forest analysis. Family Relations. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.13191
Jang, W., Ko, K.,Ku, S., & Kwon, K. (2025). Family and child characteristics in reading achievement milestones using machine-learning-based survival analysis. Family Relations.http://doi.org/10.1111/fare.13174
Lee., B., Ku, S.,& Ko, K. (2025). AI robots promote South Korean preschoolers’ AI literacy and computational thinking. Family Relations.http://doi.org/10.1111/fare.13189
Bethany Novotny
Grant
Walquist, A., & Novotny, B. (2025). The nature link: Exploring nature’s role in student mental health and well-being. East Tennessee State University Research Funding Program. (Co-PI,Funded,02/2025, $19,190).
Jennifer Zorotovich
Presentations:
Zorotovich, J., Reeder, H., & Studer, H. (2025). Connecting the ages: Old souls and young minds beat loneliness together. Southeastern Council on Family Relations Conference, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Zorotovich, J., & Blevins, S. (2025). Grit, guilt, and growth: Exploring family relationships among first-generation college students. Southeastern Council on Family Relations Conference, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Phyllis Thompson
Presentation:
Thompson, Phyllis. Opening Remarks: "Light in the Darkness: How Stories of Empathy, Resilience, and Joy Illuminate our Lives." Festival of Ideas Workshop. ETSU, February 26, 2025.
Thompson, Phyllis. "Deep Water, Big Rocks, and Safe Eddies: Lessons from the River for Teaching, Research, and Service." Great Lecture Series, ETSU. April 4, 2025
Department of Rehabilitation
James Boone
Presentations:
Mehta S, Boone JD, Ventura L. Patient Expectations for Total Knee Replacement Surgery Outcomes: Results of a Qualitative Interview Study. Poster. Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association. Houston, TX. February 15, 2025
Boone JD, Sherrill MH, Andrews CM, Hite MK, Gilreath JD, Grube KG, Qualls J, Boyd CA, Mills S, Asher M, Treadway T, Manz E. Assessing the Impact of an Interprofessional Education Program through a Mock Job Interview Process. Poster. Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association. Houston, TX. February 14, 2025
Boone JD, Koeval B, Dolinger JE, Tate JJ. Effect of Case-Based Scenarios on 2nd Year DPT Students’ Clinical Reasoning Scores. Poster. Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association. Houston, TX. February 14, 2025
Kyle Leister
Publications:
Leister KR, Barreira TV. (April 2025) Relationship between step count and the Timed Up and Go and L-test of Functional Mobility among adults with transtibial amputation. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2025.04.007.
Saurabh P. Mehta
Publications
Thomas DT, Eapen C, Hegde AS, Mahale AR, Mane PP, Mehta S. Effectiveness Of The Core Activation And Rehabilitation Exercises For Knee Osteoarthritis-Program (CARE-KOA©) Among Patients Diagnosed With Knee Osteoarthritis. F1000Research. 2025;14:496.
Crozier O, Lo E, Dewan N, et al. End-of-Life Conversations With Adult Patients and Their Families: An Evidence-based Guide for Occupational and Physical Therapists. Arch Phys Med Rehabil.doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2025.03.045
Jasper AM, Lazaro RT, Mehta SP, etal. Predictors of gait speed post-stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Gait Posture. doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2025.04.029
DSouzaGA, Eapen C, Mehta SP, Patel VD. Cross-cultural adaptation of the lower extremity functional scale in Kannada and assessment of its measurement properties - a longitudinal study. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil.doi:10.1177/10538127251343946
Presentations:
Owens B, Mehta S, Coggan H, Courtney D, Grubb J, Keinath C. Exercise Recommendations for People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines. World Congress of Physical Therapy; May 29-31, 2025; Tokyo, Japan.
Puckett M, Clark K, West D, Pendergraft C, Mehta S. The Four Square and Sit-to-Stand Tests Accurately Identified Fallers from Community-Dwelling Older Adults. World Congress of Physical Therapy; May 29-31, 2025; Tokyo, Japan.
Latham A, Owens T, Woidtke J,Bourassa A, Bourassa M, Mehta S. Impact of Graduate Record Examination requirement on Doctor of Physical Therapy program characteristics and student demographics in the United States. World Congress of Physical Therapy; May29-31, 2025; Tokyo, Japan.
Mehta SP, Clements MP,Childress A, Hawk LA, Perryman GE, Anderson C, Dauber JA. Characteristics of People Who Achieve Acceptable Symptom State after Total Hip Replacement. Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association; February 13-15, 2025; Houston, TX.
Mehta SP, Ventura L,Boone JD, Oliashirazi A. Patient Expectations for Total Knee Replacement Surgery Outcomes: Results of a Qualitative Interview Study. Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association; February 13-15, 2025;Houston, TX.
Mehta SP, Tate JJ, ThomasJB, Saytaypha L, Keinath C, Mamudu HM. A Systematic Review of Psychometric Properties of the Sit-to-Stand Test in Healthy Individuals. Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association; February 13-15, 2025;Houston, TX.
Mehta SP, Sexton SE,Harding D, MacDonald J, Martin A, Naatz ET, BlevinsEC, Zahed M, Wassinger CA. Pre-Surgery Mental Health Diagnoses Impact Pain and Function after Total Hip Replacement: A Systematic Review. Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association; February 13-15, 2025;Houston, TX.
Department of Exercise and Sports Sciences
Dr. Michael Stone
Publications:
McDowell, K.W., Long, A., Chae, S., Nelson,A., Goode, N., Lis, R., Mizuguchi,S., Baur, M., Duca, M. Wagle, J.P., Fry, A.C. Garheman, D. and Stone, M.H. Comparison of strength related effects of traditional set/rep configuration to AEL training over a four week block of strength-endurance training. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, (In Press), 2025
Metoyer C.J., Lever J.R., McGinty M., Landow L., Hunter. R, Hauenstein J.D., Huebner. Stone M.H.and Wagle J.P. The Impact of Localized Muscle Mass on Sprint Mechanics During the Swing and Stance Phases of Division I Collegiate American Football Players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (In Press),2025.
Uysal A., Faust, T. Carrol K, Stone M.H. Comparing Anthropometric and Performance Test Results Across Playing Levels and Evaluating Their Correlation with Game Performance in Women’s Collegiate Basketball. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (In Press)