Professional Credentials
Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist: State of Florida
2021 - Present
Certificate of Clinical Competency in Speech-Language Pathology
2020 - Present
Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist: State of Louisiana
2019 - 2020
Research Interests
Motor control of speech production in speakers with and without dysarthria; Instrumental analysis of speech deficits in dysarthria using speech acoustics and kinematics; Articulatory-to-acoustic and articulatory-to-perceptual relations; Linguistic influences on speech production in bilingual or multilingual speakers; Metascience, data visualization, open science
Education
Ph.D.
Florida State University
2020 - 2023
Tallahassee, FL, USA
Speech-Language Pathology
Dissertation: A multidimensional study on articulation deficits in Parkinson’s disease
Advisor: Dr. Yunjung Kim
M.A.
Louisiana State University
2016 - 2018
Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Speech-Language Pathology
Thesis: Articulatory kinematics during stop closure in speakers with Parkinson’s disease
Advisor: Dr. Yunjung Kim
B.A.
Louisiana State University
2012 - 2016
Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Fellowships & Grants
Title: A multidimensional study on articulation deficits in Parkinson’s disease
Agency: National Institutes of Health National Research Service Award (F31)
Status: Awarded, 2021 ($80,860)
Title: ASHFoundation New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship
Agency: ASHFoundation
Status: Awarded, 2020 ($10,000)
Title: ASHFoundation Graduate Student Scholarship
Agency: ASHFoundation
Status: Awarded 2019 ($5,000)
Publications
Presentations
Thompson, A., Hirsch, M.E., Kim, Y-J., & Lansford, K.L. (2022). Vowel acoustics as predictors of speech intelligibility in dysarthria. Oral presentation at the Motor Speech Conference, Charleston, S.C.
2022
Thompson, A. & Kim, Y-J. (2022). An articulatory kinematic study on Parkinson’s disease in relation to acoustic and perceptual measures. Oral presentation at the Motor Speech Conference, Charleston, S.C.
2022
Kim, Y-J, & Thompson, A. (2021, November). Effects of face masks on speech acoustics and intelligibility. Technical presentation presented at the annual American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Washington, D.C.
2021
Thompson, A., Hirsch, M., Lansford K., & Kim, Y-J. (2021, November). Speech language pathologists' approximations of speech intelligibility in dysarthria. Poster presentation presented at the annual American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Washington, D.C.
2021
Kim, Y-J, Thompson, A., & Kennedy, E. (2020, February). Acoustic and kinematic contrastivity in speakers with Parkinson’s disease: Focusing on variability. Oral presentation presented at the Motor Speech Conference, Santa Barbara, CA.
2020
Thompson, A., Grubbs, K., & Kim, Y-J. (2020, February). Speech changes within passage reading in speakers with Parkinson’s disease. Poster presentation presented at the Motor Speech Conference, Santa Barbara, CA.
2020
Thompson, A., Espinal, J., & Kim, Y-J. (2019, November). A feasibility study of clinical use of ultrasound imaging for accent modification. Poster presentation presented at the annual American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Orlando, FL.
2019
Espinal, J., Thompson, A., & Kim, Y-J. (2019, November). Acoustic and articulatory characteristics of American English liquids produced by L2 adult speakers. Poster presentation presented at the annual American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Orlando, FL.
2019
Watkins, E., Kim, Y-J, & Thompson, A. (2018, November). Early speech deterioration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A case study of newscaster Donna Britt. Technical presentation presented at the annual American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Boston, MA.
2018
Thompson, A. & Kim, Y-J (2018, October). Relation of second formant trajectories to tongue kinematics. Invited presentation at the COMD Research Roundtable, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, LSU.
2018
Thompson, A., Kuylen, A., & Kim, Y-J (2018, January). Articulatory kinematics during stop closure in speakers with Parkinson’s disease. Invited to present thesis findings at the COMD Research Roundtable, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, LSU.
2018
Thompson, A. & Kim, Y-J (2018, January). Parkinson’s disease: An investigation of speech movement. Selected to present at the LSU Three Minute Thesis Competition Finale, LSU.
2018
Honors & Awards
FSU SCSD Outstanding Doctoral Student Award
2022
Kathy Yorkston Student Travel Award
2020, 2022
ASHFoundation New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship
2020
ASHFoundation Graduate Student Scholarship
2019
Graduate Student Association Travel Award
2018, 2019
COMD Outstanding Master’s Graduate Student
2018
LSU Three Minute Thesis Competition: People’s Choice
2018
Students Preparing for Academic-Research Careers (SPARC) Award
2017
M. Jane Collins Outstanding Undergraduate COMD Award
2016
Louisiana State University: Dean's List
2012 - 2016
Teaching Experience
Bilingual Assessment: Language and Literacy in Dual Language Learners (SPA 4470), Guest Lecturer
2022
Motor Speech Disorders (SPA 5230), Guest Lecturer
Fall 2021, 2022
Neural Bases of Communication (SPA 4104), Co-Instructor
Fall 2020
Acoustics of Speech and Hearing (COMD 4153), Course Instructor
Spring 2020
Acoustics of Speech and Hearing (COMD 4153), Lab Instructor
Fall 2016 – Fall 2019
Neuropathologies of Speech (COMD 7385), Guest Lecturer
Spring 2019
Acoustics of Speech and Hearing (COMD 4153), Supplemental Instructor
Fall 2014 – Fall 2016
Service
2021 ASHA Convention: Speech and Language Science Topic Committee
2021
Louisiana State University Communication Disorders (LSU-COMD) Doctoral Student Development
Fall 2019 - Spring 2020
"Completing a Master’s Thesis” Information Session, LSU COMD Open House
August 2017
“Graduate School: Tips for Success as a Master’s Student” Information Session, LSU COMD Open House
August 2018
Skills
Applications
TF32, PRAAT, SPSS Statistics, SigmaPlot, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Google Docs, Photoshop, Adobe Premiere
Programming Languages
R, Matlab