Our Publications

• Speech development between 30 and 119 months in typical children III: Interaction between speaking rate and intelligibility

  Mahr, T. J.; Rathouz, P. J. & Hustad, K. C., (2025).

• Vocal characteristics of children with cerebral palsy and anarthria

  Long, H. L. & Hustad, K. C. (2024)

• Developmental Cut-Points for Atypical Speech Intelligibility in Children With Cerebral Palsy

  Hustad, K.C., Mahr, T.J., Soriano, J.U., Rathouz, P.J. (2023).

• Intelligibility in Context Scale: Growth curves for typically developing English-speaking children between 2;6 and 9;11 years of age

  Soriano, J.U., Mahr, T.J., Rathouz, P.J., & Hustad, K.C. (2023).

• Lexical predictors of intelligibility in young children’s speech

  Mahr, T.J. & Hustad, K.C. (2023).

• Marginal and canonical babbling in ten infants at risk for cerebral palsy

  Long, H.L. & Hustad, K.C. (2023)

• Perceptual measurement of articulatory precision in young children: Relationships with age, speech sound acquisition, and intelligibility

  Sakash, A., Mahr, T., & Hustad, K. C. (2023).

• Vocal production of infants at risk for speech motor involvement: A scoping review.

  Long, H. L., Christensen, L., Hayes, S., & Hustad, K. C. (2023)

• Longitudinal change in speech classification between 4 and 10 years in children with cerebral palsy

  Long, H., Mahr, T.J., Natzke, P., Rathouz, P.J., & Hustad, K.C. (2022)

• Functional communication abilities in students with cerebral palsy: Association with impairment profiles and school-based therapy goals Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

  Koopman, C., Sakash, A., Soriano, J.U., Long, H.L., & Hustad, K.C. (2021).

• Performance of Forced-Alignment Algorithms on Children’s Speech

  Mahr, T.J., Berisha, V., Kawabata, K., Liss, J., & Hustad K.C. (2021).

• Speech Development Between 30 and 119 Months in Typical Children I: Intelligibility Growth Curves for Single-Word and Multiword Productions

  Hustad, K. C., Mahr, T. J., Natzke, P., & Rathouz, P. J. (2021).

• Speech Development Between 30 and 119 Months in Typical Children II: Articulation Rate Growth Curves

  Mahr, T.J., Soriano, J.U., Rathouz, P.J., & Hustad, K.C. (2021).

• Speech-Language Profile Groups in school aged children with cerebral palsy: Nonverbal cognition, receptive language, speech intelligibility, and motor function

  Soriano, J.U., & Hustad K.C. (2021).

• Utility of the Intelligibility in Context Scale for predicting speech intelligibility of children with cerebral palsy

  Soriano, J.U., Olivieri, A., & Hustad K.C. (2021).

• Validity of parent ratings of speech intelligibility for children with cerebral palsy parent questionnaire

  Sakash, A., Mahr, T., & Hustad, K. C. (2021).

• Communication modes and functions in children with cerebral palsy

  McFadd, E. D., & Hustad, K. C. (2020).

• Development of speech intelligibility between 30 and 47 months in typically developing children: A cross-sectional study of growth

  Hustad, K. C., Mahr, T., Natzke, P. E. M., & Rathouz, P. J. (2020).

• Effects of Rate Manipulation on Intelligibility in Children with Cerebral Palsy

  Sakash, A.C., Mahr, T.J., Natzke, P.E.M., & Hustad, K.C. (2020).

• Longitudinal growth in intelligibility of connected speech from 2 to 8 years in children with cerebral palsy: A novel Bayesian approach

  Mahr, T., Rathouz, P. J., & Hustad, K. C. (2020).

• Longitudinal growth in single-word intelligibility among children with cerebral palsy from 24 to 96 months of age: Effects of speech-language profile group membership on outcomes

  Hustad, K. C., Mahr, T. J., Broman, A. T., & Rathouz, P. J. (2020).

• Measuring speech production development in children with cerebral palsy between 6 and 8 years of age: Relationships among measures

  Natzke, P., Sakash, A., Mahr, T., & Hustad, K. C. (2020).

• Construct Validity of the Viking Speech Scale

  Pennington, L., & Hustad, K. C. (2019).

• Differentiating typical from atypical speech production in 5-Year-Old children with cerebral palsy: A comparative analysis

  Hustad, K. C., Sakash, A., Broman, A. T., & Rathouz, P. J. (2019).

• Longitudinal change in speech rate and intelligibility between 5 and 7 years in children with cerebral palsy

  Braza, M. D., Sakash, A., Natzke, P., & Hustad, K. C. (2019).

• Longitudinal Development of Receptive Vocabulary in Children with Cerebral Palsy and Anarthria: Use of the MacArthur-Bates CDI

  Molinaro, M., Broman, A. T., Rathouz, P. J., & Hustad, K. C. (2019).

• Longitudinal growth in single word intelligibility among children with cerebral palsy from 24 to 96 months of age: Predicting later outcomes from early speech production

  Hustad, K. C., Sakash, A., Natzke, P. E. M., Broman, A. T., & Rathouz, P. J. (2019).

• Acoustic predictors of pediatric dysarthria in cerebral palsy

  Allison, K.M., & Hustad, K.C. (2018).

• Characteristics of speech rate in children with cerebral palsy: A longitudinal study

  Darling-White, M., Sakash, A., & Hustad, K.C. (2018).

• Data-driven classification of dysarthria profiles in children with cerebral palsy

  Allison, K.M., & Hustad, K.C. (2018).

• Dysarthria in Mandarin-speaking children with cerebral palsy: Speech subsystem profiles

  Chen, L., Hustad, K.C., Kent, R.D., & Lin, Y. (2018).

• Executive function in school-aged children with cerebral palsy: Relationship with speech and language

  Sakash, A., Broman, A.T., Rathouz, P.R., & Hustad, K.C. (2018).

• Longitudinal growth of receptive language in children with cerebral palsy between 18 months and 54 months of age

  Hustad, K.C., Sakash, A., Broman, A.T., & Rathouz, P.R. (2018).

• Longitudinal development of speech and language in children with cerebral palsy between 24 and 53 months: Predicting speech outcomes.

  Hustad, K.C., Allison, K., Sakash, A., McFadd, E., Broman, A.T., & Rathouz, P.J. (2017).

• Range and precision of formant movement in pediatric dysarthria

  Allison, K.M., Annear, L., Policicchio, M., & Hustad, K.C. (2017).

• Alignment of classification paradigms for communication abilities in children with cerebral palsy

  Hustad, K.C., Oakes, A., Allison, K.M., & McFadd, E. (2016).

• Reflections on the Functional Communication Classification System for children with cerebral palsy

  Hustad, K.C. (2016).

• AAC and early intervention for children with cerebral palsy: Child risk factors and parent perceptions

  Smith, A., & Hustad, K.C. (2015).

• Variability, stability, and diagnostic accuracy of speech intelligibility scores in children

  Hustad, K.C., Oakes, A., & Allison, K.M. (2015).

Past Publications

• Predicting speech intelligibility with a multiple speech subsystems approach in children with cerebral palsy

  Lee, J., Hustad, K.C., & Weismer, G. (2014).

• Impact of sentence length and phonetic complexity on intelligibility of 5-year-old children with cerebral palsy

  Allison, K.M., & Hustad, K.C. (2014).

• Speech and language development in 2-year old children with cerebral palsy

  Hustad, K.C., Allison, K.M., McFadd, E.D., & Riehle, K. (2013).

• Assessment in social function in 4-year old children with cerebral palsy

  McFadd, E., & Hustad, K.C. (2013).

• Longitudinal changes in speech production over an 18-month timeframe in young children with cerebral palsy

  Lee, J., & Hustad, K.C. (2013).

• Prosody and intelligibility in children with dysarthria

  Patel, R., Hustad, K.C., Connaghan, K., Wiegand, K., Furr, W. (2012)

• Contributors to intelligibility in preschool-aged children with cerebral palsy

  DuHadway, C.M., & Hustad, K.C. (2012).

• Intelligibility of 4 year old children with and without cerebral palsy

  Hustad, K. C., Schueler, B., Schulz, L., & DuHadway, C. (2012).

• Longitudinal changes in feeding among children with cerebral palsy between the ages of 4 and 7 years

  Clancy, K., & Hustad, K.C. (2011).

• Alignment between augmentative and alternative communication needs and school-based speech-language services provided to young children with cerebral palsy

  Hustad, K. C., & Miles, L. K. (2010).

• Classification of speech and language profiles of 4-year old children with cerebral palsy: A prospective preliminary study

  Hustad, K.C., Gorton, K.L., Lee, J. (2010).

• Use of listening strategies for the speech of individuals with dysarthria and cerebral palsy

  Hustad, K.C., Dardis, K.M., & Kramper, A.J. (2011).

• Children’s speech sound disorders: An acoustic perspective

  Kent, R.D., Pagan, L., Hustad, K.C., & Wertzner, H.F. (2010).

• Childhood dysarthria: Cerebral palsy

  Hustad, K.C. (2010).

• Speech development

  Kent, R.D. & Hustad, K.C. (2009).

• Early feeding abilities in children with cerebral palsy: A parent report study

  Wilson, E., & Hustad, K.C. (2009).

• Spectral and temporal changes in speech production associated with alphabet supplementation

  Hustad, K.C., & Lee, J. (2008).

• Augmentative and alternative communication for preschool children: Intervention goals and use of technology

  Hustad, K.C., Keppner, K., Schanz, A., & Berg, A. (2008).

• The relationship between listener comprehension and intelligibility scores for speakers with dysarthria

  Hustad, K.C. (2008).

• A continuum of interventions for individuals with dysarthria: Compensatory and rehabilitative treatment approaches

  Hustad K.C. & Weismer, G. (2007).

• Contribution of two sources of listener knowledge to intelligibility of speakers with cerebral palsy

  Hustad, K.C. (2007).

• Effects of speech stimuli and dysarthria severity on intelligibility and listener confidence ratings for speakers with cerebral palsy

  Hustad, K.C. (2007).

• Effects of visual information on intelligibility of open and closed class words in predictable sentences produced by speakers with dysarthria

  Hustad, K.C., Dardis, C.M., & McCourt, K. (2007).

• Influence of alphabet cues on listeners’ ability to identify sound segments in sentences produced by speakers with moderate and severe dysarthria

  Hustad, K.C. (2006).

• A closer look at transcription intelligibility for speakers with dysarthria: Evaluation of scoring paradigms and linguistic errors made by listeners

  Hustad, K.C. (2006).

• Estimating the intelligibility of speakers with dysarthria

  Hustad, K.C. (2006).

• Effects of speech supplementation strategies on intelligibility and listener attitudes for a speaker with mild dysarthria

  Hustad, K.C. (2005).

• Aided and unaided augmentative and alternative communication strategies: Alphabet supplementation versus iconic hand gestures

  Hustad, K.C., & Garcia, J.M. (2005).

• Effects of spontaneous gestures on comprehension and intelligibility of dysarthric speech: A case report

  Garcia, J.M., Crowe, L., Redler, D., & Hustad, K.C. (2004).

• Listener attitudes toward adults who use speech supplementation strategies: Relationship with intelligibility

  Hustad, K.C., & Gearhart, K. (2004).

• Telephone communication: Synthetic and dysarthric speech intelligibility and listener preferences

  Drager, K.D., Hustad, K.C., & Gable, K.L. (2004).

• AAC and natural speech in individuals with developmental disabilities

  Hustad, K.C., & Shapley, K.L. (2003).

• Improving intelligibility of speakers with profound dysarthria and cerebral palsy

  Hustad, K.C., Auker, J., Natale, N., & Carlson, R. (2003).

• Implementing speech supplementation strategies: Effects on intelligibility and speech rate of individuals with chronic severe dysarthria

  Hustad, K.C., Jones, T., & Dailey, S. (2003).

• Effects of presentation mode and repeated familiarization on intelligibility of dysarthric speech

  Hustad, K.C., & Cahill, M.A. (2003).

• AAC strategies for enhancing the usefulness of natural speech in children with severe intelligibility challenges

  Hustad, K.C., Morehouse, T.B., & Gutmann, M. (2002).

• Effects of rate reduction on severe spastic dysarthria in cerebral palsy

  Hustad, K.C., & Sassano, K. (2002).

• The influences of alphabet supplementation, iconic gestures, & predictive messages on intelligibility of a speaker with cerebral palsy

  Hustad, K.C., & Garcia, J.M. (2002).

• Listener comprehension of severely dysarthric speech: Effects of linguistic cues and stimulus cohesion

  Hustad, K.C., & Beukelman, D.R. (2002).

• Unfamiliar listeners’ evaluation of speech supplementation strategies for improving the effectiveness of severely dysarthric speech

  Hustad, K.C. (2001).

• Effects of linguistic cues and stimulus cohesion on intelligibility of severely dysarthric speech

  Hustad, K.C., & Beukelman, D.R. (2001).

• Integrating AAC and residual natural speech

  Hustad, K.C. & Beukelman, D.R. (2000).

• Optimizing communication effectiveness: Bringing it together

  Yorkston, K.M., Beukelman, D.R., & Hustad, K.C. (1999).

• Functional outcome assessment in dysarthria

  Hustad, K.C., Beukelman, D. R., & Yorkston, K. M. (1998).

• Dectalk and Macintalk speech synthesizers: Intelligibility differences for three listener groups

  Hustad, K.C., Kent, R.D., & Beukelman, D.R. (1998).