Dr. Turner oversees clinical speech-language services provided by a staff of 70+ speech-language pathologists at Kennedy Krieger Institute. Clinical services are offered through inpatient, outpatient, specialized educational, home and community settings to children and adolescents who have communication, feeding/swallowing and oral motor difficulties, often in the presence of other medical or neurological conditions. The clinical services support an extensive training programs for graduate students and clinical fellows in speech-language pathology. Dr. Turner has advocated for children with communication impairment and other special needs in several ways, through consultation with the Social Security Administration regarding children’s eligibility for benefits and at the state and national level for legislation to improve access to reimbursement for children’s health care services. Throughout her career, Dr. Turner has trained educators in the role of language in learning and literacy. Dr. Turner’s clinical and research interests involve diagnosis and treatment of discourse level language disorders, often associated with difficulties in learning, attention, behavior, mental health, and motor deficits. She is interested in the impact of mild neuromotor deficits on children’s speech production. Education:
- 1975 B.S. Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Indiana Univ of PA
- 1976 M.S. Speech-Language Pathology, Syracuse University
- 1986 Ph.D. Speech Communication, Penn State University
- 1990 Postdoctoral Fellow, Neurology, Johns Hopkins University
Faculty Appointments:
- Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University
- Faculty Associate, Special Education, Johns Hopkins University
Hospital and Administrative Appointments:
- Director, Department of Speech-Language and Assistive Technology, Kennedy Krieger Institute
Specialty Certifications:
- Certificate of Clinical Competence, American Speech-Language Hearing Assn.
Honors:
- William Hardy Award. 1998. For excellence in training, supervision, clinical service, and teaching. Granted by the Maryland Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Representative Publications:
Turner, JE (in press). Discourse characteristics of children and adolescents diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder, high functioning autism, or Asperger syndrome. In Shapiro, BK & Accardo P (Eds.). Autism: Clinical and Research Frontiers. Baltimore, MD: Brookes Publishing Co. Turner, JE. (in press) Assessment of speech and language Disorders in children. In Accardo, PJ (Ed.) Neurodevelopmental Disabilities in Infancy and Childhood, 3rd Edition. Baltimore, MD: Brookes Publishing Co. Turner, JE. (2007). Speech-Language disorders and co-morbid conditions in children. Proceedings of the ASHA Health Care 2007 conference, pp 53-66, Rockville, MD: ASHA. Mazzocco, M., Turner, J, Hoffman, K., Denckla, M., Hoffman, K., Scanlon, D. Vellutino, F. (1995). Language and reading deficits associated with neurofibromatosis type I: Evidence for a not-so-verbal learning disability. Developmental neuropsychology, 11(4), 503-522.
Representative conference presentations:
Turner, JE (2007). Understanding the whole child: Links between language and literacy. Invited presented to regional coordinators for the state of Maryland Reading First literacy training program. Baltimore, MD. Turner, JE (2007). Co-morbidity of neurodevelopmental disabilities and speech language disorders in pediatric populations. Invited presentation at national ASHA Healthcare conference Bethesda, MD. Turner, JE, Leppert, M, Ferguson, KP (2006). Genetics and speech-language disorders in children. Invited presentation delivered at the Maryland Speech-Language and Hearing Association meeting, Baltimore, MD. Turner, J., Cramer, T. (November, 2004). Written language and handwriting. Invited presentation for the Maryland Occupational Therapy Association state conference. Baltimore, MD. Turner, J. (2003). Speech problems associated with motor disabilities, language, and communication disorders. Invited presentations to administrative and care staff from orphanages in the northeastern region of China. Co-sponsored by Worldwide Orphan Foundation and China Care Foundation. Tianjin, China. April. Schulzinger, R., Turner, J., & Doyle, R. (October, 2002). A profile in collaboration: Update on the Children’s Project with Social Security Administration (SSA) & Association of University Centers for Disabilities (AUCD). Presented at the national AUCD conference. Bethesda, MD.
Current Address:
Department of Speech-Language and Assistive Technology
Kennedy Krieger Institute
707 North Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21205 USA Phone: 443-923-2650
Fax: 443-923-2655
Email: turner@kennedykrieger.org |
