Television Assisted Prompting (TAP). This collaborative, inter-disciplinary
research project is funded by the US Department of Education, National
Institute on Disability & Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). In this two-year
project (10/08-9/10), Dr. Lemoncello is collaborating with colleagues at Life Technologies,
LLC to refine a novel assistive technology tool used to deliver automated
in-home reminders and rehabilitation programs via a person’s home television.
This project will involve refining of the technology tools (with computer
science colleagues), development of a variety of in-home rehabilitation
programs (with rehabilitation professional colleagues), and evaluation of the
TAP system to improve completion of home rehabilitation programs. This study
will ideally lead to development of an effective assistive technology tool to
improve clinical service delivery.
Evidence-Based Practice Survey. In conjunction with Dr. Chabon (SPHR), Dr.
Lemoncello will conduct a survey of recent Portland State graduates and their
Clinical Fellowship (CF) supervisors to evaluate factors that contribute to or
limit infusion of EBP into actual clinical practices. This work is based on research by Zipoli and Kennedy (2005) who showed that SLPs are most
likely to practice from an evidence-based perspective when they receive
exposure to EBP both during graduate training the CF. The
results of this study will have local and national implications for graduate
student training as the future leaders of our profession.This project was funded a grant from the PSU Provost's Foundation Faculty Enhancement program.
Teaching with Technology. Dr. Lemoncello is very interested in
development of online resources to assist student learning, including videos,
Podcasting, interactive study sites, and use of laptops or smart phones in the classroom.
