Introduction to Clinical Research in Communication Disorders

This is a graduate-level research methodology text as applied to the clinical aspects of communication disorders. It is an all-inclusive comprehensive text written by two people with extensive experience in clinical research and a keen awareness of what the students of communication disorders must know to be good consumers of research and clinical material in the field. The book is written with lucid presentations of some highly practical aspects of clinical research. It covers topics of interest to students of communication disorders; integrating research into clinical practice, research training, mentoring, ethical issues of publishing, collaborative research, information sources, writing grant proposals, and much more. Each chapter has its own set of practice activities including development of research designs. This book should be of interest to students of communication disorders.