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General Information
Name: BONNIE BRINTON
Current Principal Job Title
Professor, Communication Disorders, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602
Educational Experience
Ph.D., University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Speech Pathology & Audiology, June, 1981.
M.A., San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, Speech Pathology & Audiology, June, 1977.
B.A., University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Speech Pathology & Audiology, March, 1975.
Certificate of Latin American Studies, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, March, 1975.
Honors, Memberships and Affiliations
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 2015 Editor’s Award for the Article of Highest Merit, Language Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools.
Phi Kappa Phi Distinguished Honor Award, Brigham Young University, 2014
Frank R. Klefner Clinical Career Award, Utah Speech-Language Hearing Association, 2012
Karl G. Maeser Research and Creative Arts Award, Brigham Young University, 2011
David O. McKay Research Fellowship, Brigham Young University, 2004
Fellow, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 1999.
Scholarly Productivity Award, College of Education, BYU, 1992/93.
Department of Speech Pathology & Audiology, nominee for outstanding teacher award, University
of Nevada School of Medicine, 1985 and 1986.
University of Utah Graduate Research Fellowship, 1980-1981.
University of Utah Merit Scholarship.
Graduated Magna cum Laude, University of Utah.
Phi Kappa Phi, University of Utah.
Honors at Entrance, University of Utah.
Fields of Present Major Scientific Interest
Language and social competence in children with language impairment
Related Training and Professional Experience
Professor, Department of Communication Disorders, Brigham Young University, Provo, September 1994-present
Dean, Graduate Studies, Brigham Young University, Provo, January 1999-August 2009.
Associate Dean, McKay School of Education, Brigham Young University, Provo, Jan. 1997-Dec. 1998.
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Audiology and Speech Pathology Area, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, Dec., 1990-Aug., 1994.
Associate Scientist, Parsons Research Center, Bureau of Child Research, University of Kansas, Parsons, KS, July, 1988-Dec., 1990.
Courtesy Associate Professor, Speech-Language-Hearing, University of Kansas, July 1989-Dec. 1990.
Associate Professor (tenured), Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, July, 1986-July, 1988.
Assistant Professor, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Department of Speech Pathology & Audiology, January, 1982-July, 1986.
Director of Clinical Operations, Northern Nevada Craniofacial Clinic, University of Nevada, Reno, July, 1982-July, 1985.
Clinical Externship Supervisor, Reno Veteran's Administration Hospital, Reno, NV, July, 1982- July, 1984.
Speech-Language Specialist, Washoe County School District, September, 1981-June, 1982.
Teaching Assistant, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. September, 1979-June, 1981.
Clinical Supervisor, University of Utah Speech and Hearing Clinic, September, 1979-June, 1981.
Speech-Language Pathologist, Columbus Community Center, Salt Lake City, UT, September, 1978-September, 1979.
Extern Supervisor, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, September, 1978-September, 1979.
Teacher Specialist, Idylwild Center for Communicative Disorders, San Jose, CA, September, 1977-September, 1978.
Supplemental Information
Certifications
Certification of Clinical Competence, Speech Pathology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, January, 1978-present.
Private Practice License, State of Nevada, October, 1981
Speech-Language Pathology License, State of Utah 2007-present.
Editorial Assignments
Associate Editor, Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1990-2000.
Editorial Board, Topics in Language Disorders, 1998-present
Editorial Consultant, Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1991-1995, 2004-present.
Editorial Consultant, Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 1986-1990.
Editorial Consultant, Topics in Language Disorders, 1985-present.
Editorial Consultant, Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1986-1990.
Issue Co-Editor, Topics in Language Disorders, issue on adults with mental retardation, 1993.
Issue Co-Editor, Topics in Language Disorders, issue on language disorders and learning
disabilities: A look across 25 years, 2005.
Issue Co-Editor, Seminars in Speech and Language, issue on language and social competence, 2005.
Editorial Consultant, American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1991-2004
Consulting Editor, Communication Disorders Quarterly, 1993-present.
Editorial Consultant, Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2001-2004.
Ad hoc reviewer, Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, Journal of Speech-Language and Hearing Research, American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, European Journal of Disorders of Communication, Journal of Children’s Communication Development, British Journal of Developmental Psychology, Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, Journal of Communication Disorders, Journal of Autism and Development Disorders
Invited reviewer, Early Reading First Program, U.S. Department of Education, 2002-2003.
Professional Activities
National
Committee on Language Learning Disorders, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (1985-1987, Chair, 1988-1990).
ASHA Convention Program Committee, Language Disorders I, 1995.
ASHA Convention Program Committee, Language Disorders II, 1994.
ASHA Convention Program Committee, Subcommittee Chair, Language Disorders I, 1989.
ASHA Convention Program Committee, Language Science, 1988.
ASHA Convention Program Committee, Language Science, 1986.
ASHA Convention Program Committee, Language and Learning in School-Age Children and
Adolescents, 2004.
ASHA Convention Program Committee, Language and Learning in Schools, 2011
Regional
Member, Consultant Group in Speech and Hearing, Standards for Administration of Special
Education Programs, State of Nevada Department of Education, 1986-87.
State of Nevada Special Education Advisory Committee, 1983-84.
Utah Speech and Hearing Association, Executive Committee and Research Committee, 1980-1981.
Local
Member, Expert Panel on Communication Disorders, Committee on Disabilities, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1992.
Executive Committee, Northern Nevada Craniofacial Clinic, 1982-85.
Professional Advisory Board, Upjohn Health Care Services, 1983-1988.
University of Nevada and School of Medicine Committees: Handicapped Access Committee, 1984/85, 1985/86, Chair, 1986/87, School of Medicine Personnel Committee, 1987/88, Production and Development Committee, 1982/83, Early Childhood Education Committee, 1984/85, 1985/86.
Brigham Young University Committees: Research Committee, College of Education, 1991/92, Chair, 92/93, College of Education Faculty Retreat Committee, 1993, College of Education Representative, Graduate Council, 1994/95, Chair, College of Education Self Study Committee, 1994/95, Department Rank and Advancement Committee, Educational Psychology, Chair, 1995/96, Chair, Graduate Council 1999-2009. IRB Committee, McKay School of Education, 2009/2010. IRB Committee, 2012 to 2013. University Three-Year Self Evaluation Committee, 2011-2012. University Seven-Year Self Evaluation Committee, 2015. University Committee on Rank and Status; member, 2013-2014, co-chair, 2014-2016.
Professional Organizations
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 1976-present.
American Association on Mental Retardation, 1989-2003.
Kansas Speech and Hearing Association, 1988-91.
Council of University Supervisors of Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology, 1978-86.
American Cleft Palate Association, 1982-1985.
Nevada Speech and Hearing Association, 1982-88.
Northern Nevada Speech and Hearing Association, 1982-88.
Nevada Association for Children with Impaired Hearing, 1982-84.
Utah Speech and Hearing Association, 1979-1981.
Consultantships
Speech Pathology Consultant, Reno Veteran's Administration Medical Center, June, 1982-May,
1988.
Speech Pathology Consultant, Aetna Medicare Division, Reno, NV. September, 1981-June, 1988.
Speech-Language Consultant, Upjohn Home Health Care, Reno, NV. January, 1982-June, 1988.
Consultant, Head Start Program, Price, UT, August, 1978.
Speech-Language Consultant, Nebo School District, Springville, UT. April, 1992-June, 1996.
Speech-Language Consultant, Jordan School District, Sandy, UT. June, 1993.
Grants Awarded
Instructional Enhancement Grant, 1987, University of Nevada, Reno.
Principal Investigator, Conversational Skills of Persons with Mental Retardation, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitative Research #H133C90121, University of Kansas, Parsons Research Center, Parsons, Kansas, 01/01/90-12/31/90, $49,977.
Co-Investigator, Language Skills of Elderly Persons with Mental Retardation. National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitative Research, H133C00108, University of Kansas, Parsons Research Center, Parsons, Kansas, 10/1/90-9/30/91, $49,994.
Co-Investigator, Language Skills of Elderly Persons with Mental Retardation: Syntactic and Pragmatic Skills. College of Education, Brigham Young University, Provo, 10/1/91- 9/30/92, $7,000.
Co-Investigator, Social Competence and Language Impairment in Children. College of Education, Brigham Young University, Provo, 9/1/93-8/31/94, $11,740.
Co-Investigator, Social Skills of Children with Specific Language Impairment. College of Education, Brigham Young University, Provo, 9/1/94-8/31/95, $9,140.
Co-investigator, Assistive Robotics for Children with Learning and Social Disabilities, Honda Research Institute, 11/2008-12/2009, $50,000.
Graduate Mentoring Award, Graduate Studies, Brigham Young University, $4000, 2009-2010.
Mentoring Environment Grant, Brigham Young University, Co-applicant with Bryan Morse, 2011, $20,000.
Mentoring Environment Grant, Brigham Young University, Co-applicant with Martin Fujiki, 2016-2017, $20,000.
Publications
Articles
Brinton, B., & Fujiki, M. (1982). A comparison of request-response sequences in the discourse of
normal and language-disordered children. Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 47, 57-62.
Fujiki, M., & Brinton, B. (1983). Sampling reliability in elicited imitation. Journal of Speech and
Hearing Disorders, 48, 85-89.
Brinton, B., & Fujiki, M. (1984). The development of topic manipulation skills in discourse.
Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 27, 350-358.
Fujiki, M., & Brinton, B. (1984). Enhancing parent interaction with language disordered children.
Communicative Disorders, 9, 85-99.
Fujiki, M., & Brinton, B. (1984). Supplementing language therapy: Working with the classroom
teacher. Language, Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, 15, 98-109.
Brinton, B., Fujiki, M., & Mackey, T. (1985). Elementary school age children's comprehension of
idiomatic phrases. Journal of Communication Disorders, 18, 245-257.
Brinton, B., Fujiki, M., & Erickson, J. (1985). The use of positive practice overcorrection to teach a
functional sign to a low functioning autistic child. The Australian Journal of Human
Communication Disorders, 13, 121-129.
Brinton, B., Fujiki, M., Frome Loeb, D., & Winkler, E. (1986). The development of conversational
repair strategies in response to requests for clarification. Journal of Speech and Hearing
Research, 29, 75-81.
Brinton, B., Fujiki, M., Winkler, E., & Frome Loeb, D. (1986). Responses to requests for
clarification in linguistically normal and language-impaired children. Journal of Speech and
Hearing Disorders, 51, 370-378.
Fujiki, M., Brinton, B., & Dunton, S. (1987). A grammatical judgment screening test for
elementary school age children. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 18,
131-143.
Fujiki, M., & Brinton, B. (1987). Elicited imitation revisited: A comparison with spontaneous
production. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 18, 301-311.
Fujiki, M., Brinton, B., & Dunton, S. (1987). Grammatical correction skills in linguistically normal
and language-impaired children. Journal of Communication Disorders, 20, 413- 424.
Brinton, B., Fujiki, M., & Sonnenberg, E. A. (1988). Responses to requests for clarification by
linguistically normal and language-impaired children in conversation. Journal of Speech
and Hearing Disorders, 53, 383-391.
Fujiki, M., & Brinton, B., & Sonnenberg, E. A. (1990). Repair of overlapping speech in the
conversations of specifically language-impaired and normally developing children. Applied
Psycholinguistics, 11, 201-215.
Brinton, B. (1990). Peer commentary on "clinical pragmatics: Expectations and realizations" by T.
M. Gallagher. Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, 14, 7-8.
Fujiki, M., & Brinton, B. (1991). The verbal noncommunicator: A case study. Language, Speech
and Hearing Services in Schools, 22, 322-333.
Brinton, B., & Fujiki. M. (1991). Responses to requests for conversational repair by adults with
mental retardation. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, (34), 1087-1095.
Brinton, B., & Fujiki, M. (1992). Setting the context for conversational language sampling. Best
Practices in School Speech/Language Pathology: Descriptive/Nonstandardized Language
Assessment, 2, 9-19.
Fujiki, M. & Brinton, B. (1993). Growing old with retardation: The language of the survivors.
Topics in Language Disorders, 13, 77-89.
Brinton, B. & Fujiki, M. (1993). Communication skills and community integration in adults with
mild to moderate retardation. Topics in Language Disorders, 13, 9-19.
Fujiki, M., & Brinton, B. (1993). Comprehension monitoring skills of adults with mental
retardation. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 14, 409-421.
Brinton, B., & Fujiki, M. (1993). Language, social skills, and socioemotional behavior. Language,
Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 24, 194-198.
Brinton, B., & Fujiki, M. (1994). Ability of institutionalized and community-based adults with
retardation to respond to questions in an interview context. Journal of Speech and Hearing
Research, 37, 369-377.
Fujiki, M., & Brinton, B. (1995). The performance of older and young persons with retardation on a
series of language tasks. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology: A Journal of
Clinical Practice, 4, 77-86.
Fujiki, M., Brinton, B., Watson, V., & Robinson, L. (1996). The production of complex sentences
by young and older adults with mild to moderate retardation. Applied Psycholinguistics, 17, 41-
57.
Fujiki, M., Brinton, B., & Todd, C.M. (1996). Social skills of children with specific language
impairment. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 27, 195-202.
Brinton, B., & Fujiki, M. (1996). Responses to requests for clarification by older and young adults
with retardation. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 17, 335-347.
Brinton, B., Fujiki, M., & Powell, J. M. (1997). The ability of children with language impairment to
manipulate topic in a structured task. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 28, 3-
11.
Fujiki, M., Brinton, B., Robinson, L., & Watson, V. (1997). The ability of children with specific
language impairment to participate in a group decision task. Journal of Children's
Communication Development, 18, 1-10.
Brinton, B., Fujiki, M., Spencer, J. C., & Robinson, L. A. (1997). The ability of children with
specific language impairment to access and participate in an ongoing interaction. Journal of
Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 40, 1011-1025.
Brinton, B., Fujiki, M., & McKee, L. (1998). The negotiation skills of children with specific
language impairment. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 41, 927-940.
Brinton, B., Fujiki, M., & Higbee, L. (1998). Participation in cooperative learning activities by
children with specific language impairment. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing
Research, 41, 1193-1206.
Brinton, B., & Fujiki, M. (1999). Social interactional behaviors of children with specific language
impairment. Topics in Language Disorders, 19(2), 49-69.
Fujiki, M., Brinton, B., Hart, C. H., & Fitzgerald, A. (1999). Peer acceptance and friendship in
children with specific language impairment. Topics in Language Disorders, 19(2), 34- 48.
Fujiki, M., Brinton, B., Morgan, M., & Hart, C. H. (1999). Withdrawn and sociable behavior of
children with specific language impairment. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in
Schools, 30, 183-195.
Brinton, B., Fujiki, M., Montague, E. C., & Hanton, J. L. (2000). Children with language
impairment in cooperative work groups: A pilot study. Language, Speech, and Hearing
Services in Schools, 31, 252-264.
Fujiki, M., Brinton, B., Isaacson, T. & Summers, C. (2001) Social behaviors of children