School of Health Sciences and WellnessCollege of Professional Studies

Julia M. Fischer, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Education:

• B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1987
• M.Ed., University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1989
• Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1995

Courses Taught:

• CSD 264 Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Language
  
• CSD 724 Neuromotor Speech Disorders
  
• CSD 740 Aphasia and Age-Related Changes
  
• CSD 765 Augmentative and Alternative Communication
  
• CSD 791-795 Graduate Practicum
  

Research Interests:

• Communication support for people with aphasia, cognitive-communication impairments, dysarthria and apraxia
  
• Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for people with complex communication needs (CCNs)
  

Recent Publications:

• Garrett, K., Lasker, J., & Fischer, J.M. (2020).  AAC supports for adults with severe aphasia and apraxia of speech.  In D. Beukelman & J. Light (Eds.), Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Supporting children and adults with complex communication needs. (5th ed.). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.
• King, J. M., & Simmons-Mackie, N. (2017). Communication supports and best practices: Ensuring people with aphasia have an effective means of expressing needs and wishes. Topics in Language Disorders, 37, 348-360.
• King, J. M. (2015). Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and children with language disorders. In J. N. Kaderavek (Ed.), Language Disorders in Children: Fundamental concepts of assessment and intervention (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.
• King, J. M. (2014). Betty: Supporting communication for a person with aphasia. In A. Dietz & J. W. McCarthy (Ed.), Augmentative and alternative communication: An interactive clinical casebook. San Diego, CA: Plural Publishing.
• King, J. M. (2014). Augmentative and alternative communication and complex communication needs. In L. M. Justice & E. E. Redle (Eds.), Communication Sciences and Disorders: A Clinical Evidence-Based Approach (3nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.
• King, J. M. (2013). Communication supports. In N. Simmons-Mackie, J. King, & D. Beukelman (Eds.), Supporting Communication for Adults with Acute and Chronic Aphasia. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.
• King, J. M., & Lasker, J. P. (2013 online). Supporting end-of-life communication: Topics and partners. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 21 (2).
• King, J. M., Simmons-Mackie, N., & Beukelman, D. (2013). Supporting communication: Improving the experience of living with aphasia. In N. Simmons-Mackie, J. King, & D. Beukelman (Eds.), Supporting Communication for Adults with Acute and Chronic Aphasia. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.
  
• Simmons-Mackie, N. & King, J. M. (2013). Communication support for everyday life situations. In N. Simmons-Mackie, J. King, & D. Beukelman (Eds.), Supporting Communication for Adults with Acute and Chronic Aphasia. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.