Faculty

Adrienne B. Hancock, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
2115 G St NW, Monroe Hall of Government, Room 216, Washington, DC 20052
Phone: 202-994-0975
e-mail: hancock@gwu.edu

Web site: www.adriennehancock.com

Area of Expertise

• Cognitive-Linguistic Function
• Voice
• Research design and analysis

Teaching

• SPHR 011: Voice and Diction
• SPHR 210: Research Methods
• SPHR 222: Motor Speech Disorders
• SPHR 260: Voice Disorders

Research

• Dr. Hancock has several ongoing investigations: cognitive-linguistic performance of individuals with neurogenic impairment (aphasia, traumatic brain injury, right hemisphere damage), efficacy of incorporating motor learning principles in speech rehabilitation (apraxia), and qualities of transgender voice influential to listener perception.   All investigations are designed to inform clinical practice of speech-language pathologists.  Dr. Hancock collaborates with researchers around the country and often has several students working in her research lab.  She has published two book chapters, several peer-reviewed publications, and presented at national and international scientific meetings.

Publications

Morton, E., Brundage, S.B. & Hancock, A.B. (in review). Validity of the Proficiency in Oral English Communication Screening (POEC-S).

Friedman, I., Hancock, A.B., Bamdad, M.J. & Schulz, G. (in review). Using motor learning to treat speech: The modified motor learning approach. 

Youmans, G., Youmans, S., & Hancock, A.B. (in preparation). Script training treatment applied to individuals with Apraxia of Speech.

Hancock, A.B., Owen, K., Siegfriedt, L., Brundage, S.B. (in preparation). Reliability and Validity of the Transgender Self-Evaluation Questionnaire.

Owen, K., Hancock, A., Siegfriedt, L., Brundage, S.B. (in preparation). Transgender speaker femininity: Self-perceptions, listener-perceptions, and objective measures. 

Hancock, A.B., Brundage, S.B., & Brundage, R. (in preparation). A rubric for formative assessment of students in communication science and disorders programs.

Jackson, I. & Hancock, A.B. (in preparation). Written words in language treatment for a child with Hyperlexia. 

Hancock, A.B., LaPointe, L.L., Maitland, C.G., Stierwalt, J.A.G., Kemker, B.E., & Heald, G.R. (in preparation). Effects of auditory distraction on attention and working memory performance in Parkinson’s disease.

Hancock, A.B., LaPointe, L.L., Stierwalt, J.A.G., Bourgeois, M.S., & Zwaan, R.A. (2007). Stimulus modality and interstimulus intervals as variables in computerized assessment. Contemporary Issues in Communication Disorders.

LaPointe, L., Stierwalt, J.A.G., Hancock, A., Heald, G., Goff, R. (2006). Semantic distraction effects on picture identification in aphasia. Brain and Language, 99, 122-123.

Dijkstra, K., Bourgeois, M.S., Youmans, G.B., Hancock, A.B. (2006). Implications of an advice giving and teacher role on language production in adults with dementia. The Gerontologist, 357-366.

LaPointe, L.L., Maitland, C.G., Blanchard, A., Kemker, B.E., Stierwalt, J.A.G., Heald, G.R. (2005). The effects of auditory distraction on visual cognitive performance in multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neuroophthalmology, 25(2), 92-94.

Kaschak, M.P., Madden, C.J., Therriault, D.J., Yaxley, R.H., Aveyard, M., Blanchard, A., Zwaan, R.A. (2005). Perception of motion affects language processing. Cognition, 94(3), B79-89.

Professional Activities

• Dept. Speech and Hearing Science, Masters thesis committees
• Research design and statistical analysis consultant
• Hearing screenings for Arlington Head Start Programs
• Reviewer, Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology
• Reviewer, Movement Disorders
• Chair, Speech-Language Pathology Editorial Review Group for Doody Publishing
• 2007 ASHA Editor’s Award for Journal