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Doctoral Dissertations These dissertations were completed during 1997 unless noted otherwise. Copies may be ordered through University Microfilms, The Effects of Combined Acoustic Distortions on Speech Recognition by Listeners with Normal Hearing. Barker, Constance June (Ph.D. 1997, University of Florida). Health Sciences, Audiology; Physics, Acoustics; Speech Communication. Page 3539, Volume 58/07-B of Dissertation Abstracts International. Order No: AAD98-02268. Development of a Self Rating Scale for Telephone Communication Abilities of Individuals with Hearing Loss. Kaplan, Holly Sue (Ph.D. 1997, University of Florida). Health Sciences, Audiology; Health Sciences, Rehabilitation and Therapy. Page 3540, Volume 58/07-B of Dissertation Abstracts International. Order No: AAD98-01103. Auditory Evoked Potentials from Hearing-Impaired and Normal-Hearing Humans. Folmer, Robert Lee (Ph.D. 1997, University of California, San Francisco). Health Sciences, Audiology; Biology, Neuroscience; Biology, Animal Physiology. Page 3540, Volume 58/07-B of Dissertation Abstracts International. Order No: AAD97-38361. Lmpact of Hearing Impairment on Caregiver-Child Interactions among Chinese Families. Yeh, Yu-Ling (Ph.D. 1997, University of Texas at Austin ). Education, Special; Education, Early Childhood; Sociology, Individual and Family Studies. Page 2604, Volume 58/07-A of Dissertation Abstracts International. Order No: AAD98-03072. The Perceptions of Educational Interpreters in Two Predominantly Rural Western States Regarding Their Training and Support Needs. Yarger, Carmel Collum (Ed.D. 1997. University of Northern Colorado). Education, Special; Education, Teacher Training. Page 1248, Volume 58/04-A of Dissertation Abstracts International. Order No: AAD97-29082. Words Made Flesh: Nineteenth-Century Deaf Education and the Growth of Deaf Culture. Edwards, Rebecca Anne Rourke (Ph.D. 1997, University of Rochester). History, United States; Education, History of; Anthropology, Cultural. Page 1421, Volume 58/04-A of Dissertation Abstracts International . Order No: AAD97-29038. The Emotional Weil-Being of Older Siblings of Children with a Hearing Impairment and Older Siblings of Nondisabled Children. Sundaram, Renuka (Ph.D. 1997, University of California, Los Angeles). Education, Guidance and Counseling; Psychology, Clinical; Sociology, Individual and Family Studies; Psychology, Social. Page 2090, Volume 58/06-A of Dissertation Abstracts International. Order No: AAD97-37345. Comparison of Language Development of Upper Elementary and Secondary Students with Unilateral Hearing Loss and with Normal Hearing. Byrd, Kathryn Cline (Ph.D. 1997, University of Alabama). Education, Special; Health Sciences, Speech Pathology; Psychology, Developmental; Language , Linguistics. Page 2157, Volume 58/06-A of Dissertation Abstracts International. Order No: AAD97-35683. Time-Limited Psychotherapeutic/Psychoeducational Focus Support Group for Hearing Parents of Deaf Adolescents. Smith, Natalie Christine (1997 Ph.D., California School of Professional Psychology - San Diego). PsycholInc , PO Box 1764, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106-1764; Telephone 800 521-3042; Fax 313 665-5022. ogy, Developmental; Psychology, Clinical; Sociology, Individual and Family Studies; Psychology, Social. Page 2724, Volume 58/05-A of Dissertation Abstracts International. Order No: AAD97-34905. Design and Evaluation of Speech Illumina Mentor (SIM) for Teaching Speech to the Hearing Impaired. Soleymani Jalyani, Abdol Ali (Ph.D. 1997, University of Alabama at Birmingham). Engineering, Biomedical; Health Sciences, Rehabilitation and Therapy; Health Sciences, Speech Pathology. Page 2536, Volume 58/05-B of Dissertation Abstracts International. Order No: AAD97-34452. Maintaining Integration: Managing Everyday Life by Young and Mid-life Adults with Hearing Loss Acquired in Adulthood. Prydun, Margaret Regina (Ph.D. 1997, Texas Woman's University). Health Sciences, Nursing; Health Sciences, Audiology. Page 2357, Volume 58/05-B of Dissertation Abstracts International. Order No: AAD97-33476. A Curricular Analysis of the Sewicing of Students who are Hearing Impaired in Dade County Florida. Riviere, Donna Neil (Ed.D. 1997, Florida International University). Education, Special; Education, Curriculum and Instruction. Page 1660, Volume 58/05-A of Dissertation Abstracts International . Order No: AAD97-33878. Once Upon a Time...: A Collaborative Study of the Storybook Experiences of Three Deaf Preschoolers. Gioia, Barbara Emma (Ph.D. 1997, State University of New York at Albany). Education, Reading; Education, Special; Education, Early Childhood; Sociology, Individual and Family Studies. Page 1640, Volume 58/05-A of Dissertation Abstracts International. Order No: AAD97-33492. Factors Influencing Family Adaptation in families of Deaf Children. Welcher, Theresa Jean (Ph.D. 1997, University of Nebraska Medical Center ). Health Sciences, Nursing; Speech Communication; Sociology, Individual and Family Studies. Page 1220, Volume 58/03-B of Dissertation Abstracts...

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