Educational Background	Research Interests	Presentations	Publications	Course Instruction	Affiliations and Memberships

Robert ("Dr. Bob") Owens Associate Professor Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist Office Address: Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders The College of Saint Rose 432 Western Avenue Albany, NY 12203 (518) 454-5258 Email Robert E. Owens, Jr. Ph.D. (“Dr. Bob”) is a New York State Distinguished Teaching Professor and Professor of Communication Disorders and Sciences at the College of St. Rose where he teaches courses in language development and language disorders. In 2015 he received the Honors of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. He is the author of: • Language Development, An Introduction (9 editions) • Language Disorders, A Functional Approach (6 editions) • Early Communication Intervention • Help Your Baby Talk, Introducing the New Shared Communication Method • Queer Kids, The Challenge & Promise for Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Youth His Language Development text is the most widely used in the world and has been translated into Spanish, Korean, and Arabic. He has also co-authored Introduction to Communication Disorders, A Life Span Perspective (5 editions), written a score of book chapters and professional articles, and authored two as-yet unpublished novels which are sure to win a posthumous Pulitzer prize. In love with the sound of his own voice, Dr. Bob has presented over 220 professional papers and workshops around the globe. His professional interests are language disorders in infants, toddlers, and preschoolers who are also some of his best friends. And he’s a gran’pa!

Major Areas of Research Interests:

• Child language

Presentations:

• Recent Professional Papers
  • Intervención en Infantes y Caminadores. Asofono 1969-2014, Congreso Internacional Disciplinario para Estudiantes de Fonoaudiología, Bogota, Colombia, August 2014
  • Intervención en Pre-Escolares. Asofono 1969-2014, Congreso Internacional Disciplinario para Estudiantes de Fonoaudiología, Bogota, Colombia, August 2014
  • Intervención en Escolares. Asofono 1969-2014, Congreso Internacional Disciplinario para Estudiantes de Fonoaudiología, Bogota, Colombia, August 2014
  • SUGAR: A Practical Language Sampling Analysis Method. New York State Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Saratoga Springs, NY, April 2014.
  • Language and Communication Disorders in Young Children with ASD: A Functional Approach to Remediation – Assessment. Fifth Autism around the World Conference, Child Early Intervention Medical Center, Dubai, UAE, February 2014.
  • Language and Communication Disorders in Young Children with ASD: A Functional Approach to Remediation – Intervention. Fifth Autism around the World Conference, Child Early Intervention Medical Center, Dubai, UAE, February 2014
  • Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks: Using Language Sampling for Screening & Diagnosis. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Chicago, November 2013.
  • Language Sample Analysis Made Quick & Easy: Sampling Utterances & Syntactic Analysis Revisited (SUGAR). American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Chicago, November 2013.
  • Functional Language Intervention: More than Just Talking. Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention, March 2013.
  • SUGAR (Sampling Utterances & Grammatical Analysis Revised): A Sweet Taste. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Atlanta, November 2012.
  • Sampling Utterances and Grammatical Analysis Revisited (SUGAR): A Sweet Surprise. New York State Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Saratoga Springs, NY, April 2012.

• Recent Professional Workshops

  • Language Sampling Made Easy. Duval County (FL) Public Schools. October 2014.
  • Counseling Skills for Clinical Practice. Capital Area Speech and Hearing Association, Albany, NY, March 2014. Co-presented with Jack Pickering, PhD.
  • Functional Language Facilitation for Classroom Professionals. Special Education Division, Kern County Schools, Bakersfield, CA, January 2014.
  • Putting the FUN back in Functional Communication. San Antonio City Schools. San Antonio, TX, October 2013.
  • Falling in Love with Language Sampling. Capital Area Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Albany, NY, September 2013.
  • Functional Language Intervention: Using the Conversational Milieu. Kern County Consortium SELPA and Bakersfield Association of Speech Pathologists and Audiologists, January 2013
  • A New Look at Language Sampling (The method We All Love to Hate). Supervisors’ Conference, College of St. Rose, Albany, NY, September 2012.
  • It’s Never Too Early for Early Intervention. Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, February 2012.

Publications:

• Owens, R. (In review). Early Communication Impairment
  
• Recent Texts
  • Owens, R. (In press).  Language Development: An Introduction, Ninth edition. Boston: Pearson. Available in print and electronic versions.
  • Owens, R., Farinella, K., & Metz, D. (2015). Introduction to Communication Disorders, A Life Span Perspective, Fifth edition. Boston: Pearson. Available in print and electronic versions.
  • Owens, R. (2014). Language Disorders: A Functional Approach to Assessment and Intervention, Sixth Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson.
  • Owens, R. (2014). Preface. In O. Mohammadi and M. Rahimi Madiseh, شناسایی زودهنگام اختلال طیف اوتیسم  در کودکان (Early Detection of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children). Tehran, Iran: Dayan Publication.
  • Owens, R. (2013).  언어발달 (Language Development), Eighth edition. Seoul, South Korea: Sigma Press.
  • Owens, R. (2013). Preface. In O. Mohammadi and M. Soraya, شناسایی زودهنگام اختلالات گفتار و زبان در کودکان (Early identification disorders speech and language in children). Tehran, Iran: Tohfeh & Peivande Mehr.
  • Owens, R., Farinella, K., & Metz, D. (2012). 溝通障礙導論：以實證本位觀點為導向, Fourth edition. Mandarin translation. Taipei, Taiwan: Farterng Culture Co.
  • Owens, R. (2012).  Language Development: An Introduction, Eighth edition. Boston: Pearson.
• Recent Research
  • Allen, K., Filippini, E., Feenaughty, L., Gormley, J., Johnson, M., Kanuck, A., Loccisano, S., Lyle, K., Nieto, J., Wind, K., Young, S., & Owens, R.E. (In review). Noun Phrase Elaboration in Children's Language Samples. Journal of Communication Disorders.
  • Kroecker, J., Lyle, K., Allen, K., Filippini, E., Galvin, M., Johnson, M., Kanuck, A., Loccisano, S., Manoni, C., Nieto, J., Peterson, L., Sligar, C., Starowicz, S., Wind, K., Young, S., and Owens, R. (2010, Spring). Effects of Student Training on Child Language Sample Quality. Contemporary Issues in Communication Science and Disorders, 36.
  • Klotz, L.C., Murphy, K., & Owens, R.E. (2006). Drugs and their effects on children: Maybe it’s not just a bad day. Contemporary Issues in Communication Science and Disorders, 33, 120-125.

Course Instruction:

• CSD 345, Language Disorders in Children

• CSD 524, Language Disorders: Infants, Pre-Schoolers and People with Developmental Disabilities

• CSD 575, Counseling for Communication Disorders

Professional Affiliations:

• American Speech Language Hearing Association

Professional Memberships:

• American Speech Language Hearing Association