UMD
July 2019
CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL INFORMATION
NAME Colleen K. Worthington
ckworth@umd.edu
301-405-4238
DEPARTMENT Hearing and Speech Sciences
RANK Clinical Professor
YEAR OF APPT April 2014 – Clinical Professor
January 1990 – Instructor/Lecturer
EDUCATION
1980 M.S. Speech-Language Pathology
Loyola College, Baltimore, MD.
1979 B.A. Hearing and Speech Sciences
University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
AWARDS
2017 Provost’s Award for Excellence – Professional Track Faculty
College of Behavioral & Social Sciences Award for Outstanding Service among Professional Track Faculty
1995 UMCP Job Security Status for Non-Tenure Track Faculty
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURE
Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Maryland State Licensure, Speech-Language Pathology
EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND
2019-2020 Acting Chair, Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, UMCP
Six-month appointment from July 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020. Responsible for all department-wide budgetary and curricular oversight, faculty/staff personnel management, and departmental operation issues.
1992-Present Director of Clinical Education in Speech-Language Pathology, Department of Hearing and
Speech Sciences, UMCP
Responsible for operation of the Speech-Language Clinic. Duties include client
recruitment, scheduling, monthly and annual financial summaries, purchasing decisions,
tracking of student practicum experiences, supervision and mentoring of clinical faculty,
individual clinical instruction with students at the graduate level, and establishment of
affiliation agreements with hospitals and schools to provide graduate level externships.
Teaching responsibilities include graduate courses in diagnostic procedures and in
disorders of articulation and phonology. Write and grade questions on departmental
comprehensive exams. Serve as second reader on master’s level candidacy papers.
Serve on department committees including admissions, curriculum, merit, and faculty
searches.
1990-1992 Clinical Supervisor, Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, UMCP.
Responsible for clinical instruction and supervision of students engaged in speech-language pathology practicum the graduate level. Duties included monitoring of diagnostic and therapeutic sessions, individualized student instruction, and editing of clinical reports. Served as faculty advisor to student organization.
1985-1989 Clinical Supervisor, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, Howard University, Washington, D.C.
Responsible for the training and supervision of students in speech-language pathology practicum at the undergraduate and graduate level. Served as liaison with community facilities to establish and maintain sites for student internships.
1981-1985 Speech-Language Pathologist, Hospital for Sick Children, Washington, D.C.
Responsible for diagnosis and treatment of communication disorders in multiply-handicapped children and adolescents, clinical supervision of graduate students and in-service training.
TEACHING AND ADVISEMENT
Courses Taught No. of Average Semesters Enrollment
*HESP 417 Principles & Methods in 5 25
Speech-Language Pathology
*HESP 418 Clinical Practice in 8 10
Speech-Language Pathology
HESP 620 Articulatory and Phonological 7 20
Disorders (graduate level)
HESP 639J Clinical Supervision in 1 15
Communicative Disorders
*HESP 648A Clinical Practice in Speech: 35 15
Diagnostic Procedures
*HESP 648B Clinical Practice in Speech: 35 25
Therapeutic Procedures
HESP 702 Diagnostic Prinicples and Procedures 14 20
in Speech-Language Pathology (graduate level)
HESP 728 Advanced Clinical Practice 35 25
*(team-taught)
MASTER’S CANDIDACY PAPERS 10 4
SERVICE
Professional
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association: reviewer for ASHA Foundation graduate scholarship applications 1997, 1999, 2000
ASHA Task Force on Clinical Supervision of Support Personnel 1997-98
ASHA Schools Forum, Roundtable Discussion Leader 2001
Council on Academic Accreditation – Site Visitor 2018-2021
District of Columbia Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- Student Affairs Committee, Member 1986-88
- Program Committee, Member 1987-88
- Executive Board, Corresponding Secretary 1988-91
- Governmental Affairs Committee, Chair 1989-92
Reviewer/consultant to Maryland State Department Education for
development of Maryland School Performance Assessment Program 2001
Small group discussion facilitator, Schools Forum, ASHA Convention 2001
ASHA Special Interest Division #11 Professional Education Committee 2005-2008
ASHA Special Interest Group #10 Higher Education Editorial Review Board 2015-2017
University Service
Departmental
Graduate Admissions and Financial Aid Committee 1992-present
Chair, Graduate Orientation Committee 1992-present
Educational Standards Board Accreditation Committee 1993, 2003, 2010
Coordinator, Advanced Practicum 1994- present
Developer, Handbook of Clinic Policies & Procedures 1993-present
Merit Committee 1996-2008
Clinic Budget Committee 1995-present
Dept. Faculty Search Committees 1995-present
Chair, Administrative Affairs Committee 2001-2010
Chair, Audiology Clinical Faculty Search Committee 2004, 2005
Comprehensive Exam Revision Committee 2010
Department Chair Search Committee 2012-2013, 2013-2014
Chair, Clinical Professor Ranks Policies and Procedures Committee 2012-present
Chair, Merit Review Committee 2013-2014
Departmental Executive Committee 2014-present
M.A. Curriculum Revision Committee 2015-present
Post-Tenure Review Committee 2015--2016
Chair, Search Committee for Audiology Clinical Director 2016
Chair, Promotion Review Committee for Nicole Nguyen 2016
Chair, Promotion Committee for Kathryn Dow-Burger 2017
Departmental Self-Study Committee 2017
Major Department Projects/Initiatives
Chair, Development of Mentoring Program for Clinical Faculty 2014-15
Coordinator, Dept. Audio-Visual System Procurement/Installation 2010
Coordinator, Dept. Physical Plant Upgrade 2010
Coordinator, Dept. Web-based Evaluation/Student Feedback Project 2009-present
HIPAA Development and Implementation Coordinator 2018-present
College
BSOS Staff/Teaching Award Selection Committee 2004
BSOS Committee on Non-Tenure Track Issues 2012-2013
Chair, Dean’s Advisory Council on Professional Track Faculty Issues 2016-present
Campus-Wide
Provost’s Taskforce on Non-Tenure Track Faculty Issues 2012-2013
Faculty coordinator – ADVANCE Professional Development Seminar 2014-present
Series for Non-Tenure Track faculty
Interdisciplinary Group to Develop Univ. of MD Symposium on 2014
Traumatic Brain Injury and Recovery
New Campus Faculty Orientation Panelist 2015
Faculty Senate subcommittee on Compliance with Appointment,
Evaluation and Promotion (AEP) Guidelines for Professional
Track Faculty 2016-present
Faculty Affairs PTK Advisory Board 2017-present
Campus-Wide PTK Symposium Executive Committee 2018- present
Search Committee for Director of Initiatives, Campus Office of Faculty Affairs 2019-present
Community
Consultant - Task Force on Incorporating Common Core Standards into SLP Practice in Secondary Schools, Montgomery County Public Schools, 2013-2014.
Current Trends in Articulation and Phonology, Professional Development Inservice lectures (preschool & elementary/middle school), Montgomery County Public Schools, September, 2013.
Introduction to Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, National Youth Leadership ForumOn Medicine, June 24, 2009, University of Maryland, College Park.
Speech and Language Development, Professional Development Inservice lectures, Center for Young Children, University of Maryland, October, 2006.
Comparison of Phonological Awareness Programs, Professional Development Inservice lectures, Montgomery County Public Schools, October, 2002.
Speaker/session facilitator for parent & child stuttering workshop sponsored by Eastern Family Resource Center, 2001
Clinical Supervision of Speech-Language Pathology Assistants, Panel Discussion, ASHA Leadership Conference, Miami, FL. June 1997.
Communication disorders, Lecture, Maryland English Institute, UMCP, October, 1993.
Use of fluency shaping and stuttering modification techniques in the treatment of fluency disorders, Panel Discussion, National Stuttering Project Annual Convention, Arlington, VA, July, 1993.
Classroom-based remediation techniques for central auditory processing deficits, Lecture, Baltimore County Public Schools, May, 1990.
Assessment and treatment of central auditory processing difficulties, Lecture, District of Columbia Speech and Hearing Association, Washington, D.C., April, 1989.
Current research in communication disorders, Panel Discussion, Communications Conference, Howard University, February, 1988.
Communication strategies for tracheotomized and ventilator-dependent children, Lecture, Surgeon General's Workshop, Baltimore, MD, April 1985.
Swallowing and therapeutic feeding techniques, Seminar, Conference on Interdisciplinary Management of the Severely and Profoundly Handicapped, Hospital for Sick Children, Washington D.C., November, 1982.
RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
Appointment: Research Clinical Professor affiliated with Maryland Language Science Center (campus-wide strategic initiative sponsored by Provost and Division of Research) 2015
Honoree: 9th Annual University-Wide Celebration of Scholarship and Research, May 2010
Textbooks/Programs
Roth, F.P. & Worthington, C.K. (2019). Treatment resource manual for speech-language pathology (sixth edition in press). Clifton Park, NY: Cengage Learning.
Roth, F.P, Worthington, C.K., and Troia, G. (2011). Promoting Awareness of speech Sounds. A research-based early literacy curriculum for preschool through elementary. Published by Attainment Company; Verona, WI.
Peer-reviewed publications
Roth, F.P., Troia, G.A., Worthington, C.K., & Handy, D. (2006). Promoting Awareness of Sounds in Speech (PASS): The effects of intervention and stimulus characteristics on the blending performance of Preschool children with communication impairments. Learning Disability Quarterly, 29 (2), 67-88.
Pokorni, J.L., Worthington, C.K., & Jamison, P.J. (2004). Phonological awareness intervention: Comparison of Fast ForWord, Earobics, and LiPS. Journal of Educational Research, 97, 147-157.
Roth, F.P., Troia, G.A., Worthington, C.K., & Dow, K.A. (2002). Promoting Awareness of Sounds in Speech (PASS): An initial report of an early intervention program for children with speech-language impairments. Journal of Applied Psycholinguistics, 23, 535-565.
Other Publications
Worthington, C.K. & McCabe, M.M. (2013). An effective business model for a university clinic: How many hats do you have in your closet?. ASHA Access Academics & Research, June 13 issue, retrieved from
Contributor to article by Michael Kimbarrow, Ahead of the Curve: Improving Service with Speech-Language Pathology Assistants. Asha Magazine, Fall, 1997.
Reviewer
Books:
Maul, C., Findley, B., Adams, A. (2016). Behavioral Principles in Communicative Disorders: Applications to Assessment and Treatment. Plural Publishing: San Diego, CA
Yavas, M., (1998). Phonology Development and Disorders. San Diego: Singular Publishing Group.
Articles:
Peer Reviewer for ASHA Perspectives Special Interest Group in Higher Education
Integrating Distance Education and Clinical Medical Education in Communication Sciences and Disorders Graduate Pedagogy, February 2017
Bridging the Divide: Connecting Knowledge with Best Practice in Communication Disorders, August 2016
Preparing Our Future Helping Professionals to Become Critical Thinkers: A Tutorial, July 2016
Bilingual and Monolingual Students’ Perceptions of the CSD Major: A Qualitative Study, January, 2015.
Peer reviewer for American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology manuscript Professionals’ and Parents’ Perceptions of the Use of Relationship-Based Therapy Principles, June 2011.
Peer Reviewer for ASHA Continuing Education unit on Enhancing Phonological & Metaphonological Skills of Children with Highly Unintelligible Speech, July 2008.
Peer reviewer for ASHA Continuing Education unit on Phonological Awareness in Children with Speech Sound Disorders, April 2008
Grants
US Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. Personnel Preparation Grant for Early Intervention for Young Children with Deafness/Hearing Impairment. Co-director with Nicole Nguyen and Keena Seward (Director), Jan Edwards (co-investigator, and Rochelle Newman (co-investigator). $1.1 million over 5 years. (not funded)
NCAA Innovations in Research and Practice Grant. Title: “Assessing cognitive-linguistic skills required for academic & life success in student athletes with recent mild TBI”. Co-investigator with Rochelle Newman and Kristin Slawson. Submitted November 26, 2014: not funded.
UMCP/Montgomery County Public Schools Partnership 2005-present: A collaborative K-12 effort to provide tuition funding for speech-language pathology graduate students in order to provide the public school system with a steady pipeline of highly qualified candidates to fill post-graduate job openings (Ongoing award varies over academic years – projected total is $1,372,130).
Collaborated with Prince George’s County Public Schools on a grant from U. S. Department of Education. Title: “Using Technology to Remediate Auditory Processing Deficits” (Total award = $311,000 and University of Maryland sub-contract amount = $30,000). C0-investigator with Judith Pokorni. July 1999-July 2001.
Peer-reviewed presentations
Roth, F. and Worthington, C. (2017). Phonological Awareness Instruction for Young At-Risk Learner: Helping Our Children Succeed. Young Child Expo & Conference, New York, NY.
Worthington, C.K. (2016). Creating a Promotion System for University-based Clinical Educators. Council of Graduate Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Wilson, K., Ratner, N., and Worthington, K. (2015). Treatment Outcomes for Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS). American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Convention, Denver, CO.
Roth, F., Worthington, C., Troia, G., and Spencer, L. (2014). Teaching Phonological Awareness to Young Learners: A “Must Have” Skill for Reading Acquisition. 41st Annual Head Start Conference and Expo, Long Beach, CA.
Worthington, C.K., Roth, F.P., and Troia, G.A. (2011). PASS: Targeting Phonological Awareness as an Emergent Literacy Skill. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Convention, San Diego, CA.
Worthington, C.K., Roth, F. P., and Troia, G.A. (2011). A Phonological Awareness Program for Young At-risk Learners: Promoting Awareness of Speech Sounds (PASS). American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Schools Conference, National Harbor, MD.
Roth, F.P. & Worthington, C.K. (2009). PASS: Promoting Awareness of Sounds in Speech. Seminar, ASHA National Convention, New Orleans, LA.
Worthington, C.K. & Pokorni, J. (2002). Comparing Language Therapy Programs, National Schools Conference, American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association, Nashville TN.
Pokorni, J., Worthington, C.K., and Evans-Joyce, M. (2001). Fast Forword, Earobics, and LiPS: A comparison of three phonological awareness programs. Technical session, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, New Orleans, LA.
Roth, F.P., Troia, G.T., & Worthington, C.K. (1999). Improving pre-literacy skills in language-impaired preschoolers through phonological awareness training. Poster session, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, San Francisco, CA.
Worthington, C.K. & Baker, D. Counseling Issues In Stuttering, Seminar, Maryland Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Meeting, April, 1999.
McCall, G. N., & Worthington, C.K. (1998). Voicing control in the speech of adult stutterers. Poster session, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, San Antonio, Tx.
Counseling Aspects of Graduate Education in Fluency Disorders, Lecture, World Congress on Fluency, San Francisco, CA. August, 1997.
McCall, G.N., Mele-McCarthy, J., & Worthington, C.K. (1996). The relationship between speech motor control and fluency failure. Technical session, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Seattle WA.
McCall, G. N., Worthington, C. K. & Howard, C. (1994). Acoustical characteristics of voicing control mechanisms in stutterers, Technical Session, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, New Orleans, LA.
Baquet, G., Worthington, C.K. & Richardson K. (1987). Phonemic synthesis as an indicator of auditory processing status, Technical Session, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, New Orleans, LA.
Invited Presentations
Worthington, C & Fredrickson, T. (2019). The Ins and Outs of Building Specialty Clinics. Invited Speaker at the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Disorders Conference, San Diego, CA.
Worthington, C & McCabe, M. (2019). How to be a Better Supervisor/Mentor: Philosophies, Models, and Strategies. Invited speaker at the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences 70th Anniversary Symposium. College Park, MD
Worthington, C. (2018). Assessing School-Age Children with Language Disorders. Invited webinar – American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Rockville, MD
Worthington, C. (2018). Assessing School-Age Children with Speech-Sound Disorders. Invited webinar – American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Rockville, MD
Worthington, C., Slawson, K., Thompson, E. (2018). Supervision and Ethics: Fulfilling New Certification Requirements. Invited speaker at UMCP-sponsored workshop. College Park, MD.
Alarcon, N & Worthington, C. (2018). Clinic Director’s Role in Program Accreditation. Invited speaker at the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Disorders Conference, Austin, Tx.
Bamdad, M. & Worthington, C. (2018). The Ins and Outs of Building Specialty Clinics. Invited speaker at the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Disorders Conference, Austin, Tx.
Worthington, C.K. (2016). Problem-solving and Information Exchange: Clinic Directors 201. Invited panelist at the Council of Graduate Programs in Communication Disorders Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Worthington, C.K. (2015). Impact of Language Research on Public Policy. Invited panelist at University of Maryland Language Science Center Annual Meeting.
Worthington, C.K. & Passe, Melissa (2013). Higher Education: Clinical Ethics. Invited short course, American Speech-Language Hearing Association National Convention, Chicago, Il.
Worthington, C.K. (2003). Comparing efficacy of phonological awareness programs. Invited featured session, New Jersey Speech and Hearing Association, Atlantic City, NJ.
Worthington, C.K. (1999). Relationship between fluency and phonology. Invited featured session, North Carolina Speech and Hearing Association, Asheville, NC.
Professional Development
04/13/2019 1.05 2019 CAPCSD Annual Conference
03/15/2019 0.60 UMD Symposium: Supervision, Telepractice, Drugs, and Professional Leadership
11/17/2018 0.80 2018 ASHA Convention
10/10/2018 0.20 Assessing School-Age Children With Speech-Sound Disorders
09/13/2018 0.20 Assessing School-Age Children With Language Disorders
06/05/2018 1.50 2018 Council on Academic Accreditation Site Visitor Training Workshop
04/14/2018 0.90 2018 CAPCSD Annual Conference
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