Educational Background	Publications	Area of Specialty	Courses Taught

Colleen Karow, Ph.D. CCC-SLP Associate Professor

Educational Background:

Major areas of research interests:

• Executive Functions and Problem Solving 
• Cognitive Wellness in Normal Aging and Mild Cognitive Impairment
• Sensory Processing Disorders in Dysphagia

Publications:

• Beaver, ME & Karow, CM (2009) Incidence of bordetella pertussis and mycoplasma pneumonia infection in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic laryngotracheitis (AECL) or chronic laryngotracheitis.The Laryngoscope, Vol. 119(9):1839-43.

• Marshall, RC & Karow, CM. (2008) Update on a clinical measure of problem solving. American Journal of Speech Language Pathology. Am J Speech Lang Path, Vol.17: 377-388.

• Marshall, R. C., McGurk, S. R., Karow, C. M., & Kairy, T. J (2007) Problem solving abilities of participants with and without diffuse neurologic involvement. Aphasiology, Vol. 21, issue 2-4

• Marshall, R. C., McGurk, S. R., Karow, C. M., Kairy, T. J., & Flashman, L. A. (2006).  Performance of subjects with and without severe mental illness on a clinical test of problem solving. Schizophrenia Research, 81, 331-344.

•    Starch SA, Marshall RC, Cranfill TB, & Karow CM (2005). A program for providing follow-up services to persons with mild traumatic brain injury.  Speech Pathology, January, Article from http://www.speechpathology.com/articles/arc_disp.asp?id=58.

•  Marshall RC, Karow CM, Morelli CA, Iden KK, Dixen J, & Cranfill TB. (2004). Effects of Interactive Strategy Modeling Training on Problem-Solving by Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury. Aphasiology, 18 (8), 659-673.

•  Karow, CM & Connors, E (2003).Affective Communication in Normal and Brain Damaged Adults: An Overview. Seminars in Speech Lang, Vol. 24(2): 69-92.

• Marshall RC, Karow CM, Morelli C, Iden KK, Dixon J. (2003). Problem solving by     traumatically brain injured and neurologically intact subjects on an adaptation of the twenty questions test. Brain Injury, Vol. 17(7): 589-608.

• Auerbach, S., Karow, CM (2003).  Neurobehavioral Assessment of Mood and Affective Disorders in Neurological Patients.   Seminars in Speech Lang, Vol. 24(2): 131-144.

• Marshall RC, Karow CM, Morelli C., Iden K., & Dixon J. (2003). A Clinical Measure for the Assessment of Problem-Solving in Brain-Injured Adults. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 12(3): 333-348.

• Karow, CM (2003) Affective Communication: Characteristics, Disorders, and Clinical Implications. Semin Speech Lang. May; 24(2): 7-8: preface.

• Marshall RC, Karow CM, Freed DB, & Babcock P. (2002). Effects of personalised cue form on the learning of subordinate category names by aphasic and non-brain-damaged subjects. Aphasiology, 16(7), 763-771.    

• Marshall RC, Freed D, & Karow CM. (2001). Learning of subordinate category names by aphasic subjects: A comparison of deep and surface-level training methods. Aphasiology, 15(6): 585-598.

• Marshall RC, Karow CM. (2002). Retrospective examination of failed rate-control intervention. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Vol. 11(1): 3-16.

• Karow CM, Marquardt T, & Marshall, RC.  (2001). Affective processing in left and right hemisphere brain-damaged subjects with and without subcortical involvement.  Aphasiology, 15(8): 715-729. 

  Books: 

• Helm-Estabrooks, N & Karow, CM (2010)  The Problem Solving Therapy Program:  A Model Based Approach.  Communication Disorders Resources, Northborough, MA.

 Presentations:  

(Past Five Years)

Statewide:

Karow, CM & Hart, J. Enhancing diagnostic skill in the evaluation of dysphagia with FEES. Invited speaker to the New York State Speech Language and    Hearing Association Annual Convention, Saratoga Springs, New York  

• Karow, CM. Disorders of thinking & executive function: Assessment and treatment of adults with acquired neurological impairments. Invited speaker for day long workshop, Siskin Hospital, Chattanooga, TN (2009, May)

• Beaver, ME & Karow, CM.  “Research and Clinical Interventions for patients with Chronic Laryngotracheitis and Dysphagia”. Invited presentation to St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Administrative Team. (2007, December).

• Karow, CM. “Voice and Swallowing Disorders in patients with chronic allergies and sinusitis”. Invited Presentation to Allergy and Sinus Center, Knoxville, TN (2007, December).

• Karow CM. “Verbal and Nonverbal Affect: Contributions to Communicative Competence”. Invited Speaker to the Kentucky State Speech Language Pathology Annual Convention, Lexington, KY. (2007, March)

National:

• Cuellar M, Karow CM, & Beaver ME (2011).  The predictive value of laryngeal adductor reflex testing in stroke patients with dysphagia.  Oral presentation to Dysphagia Research Society, San Antonio, Texas, March. 

• Beaver, ME & Karow CM (2010). Clinical utility of 24 hour pharyngeal pH monitoring for hoarseness, globus, throat clearing, and chronic sore throat. American Academy of Otolaryngologists Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, October. 

• Karow  CM & Beaver M (2008). Sensory Processing Disorders in Patients with  Dysphagia and Normal Laryngeal Adductor Reflex.   Accepted for oral presentation at the Dysphagia Research Society Annual Meeting, Isle of Palms South Carolina, March.

• Beaver  M. & Karow, CM (2008) Incidence of Seropositivity to Bordetella Pertussis and  Mycoplasma Pneumoniae in Patients with Chronic Laryngotracheitis. Triologic Society Meeting Southern Section. Naples. Florida.

• Karow CM, Harvey-Northrup J, McCormick J, Thompson C & Houle K. (2007) A multicomponent program for enhancing cognitive wellness in elderly individuals.  Poster session presented at American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Boston, Massachusetts

• Karow, CM & Houle, K. (2006) Brain Aerobics for Seniors: Results of research and program description. Miniseminar presented at American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention; Miami, Florida.

• Marshall, RC & Karow, CM(2006) Questioning Strategies of Subjects with and without diffuse neurologic damage. Paper presented at American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention; Miami, Florida.  

 Courses:

CSD 530 Language Disorders in Adults

CSD 535 Motor Speech Disorders

CSD 536 Swallowing Disroders

CSD 497/597 Nervous System and Communication