Barbara Weitzner-Lin

Barbara Weitzner-Lin

Associate Professor
(716) 878-5316
Campus Address: Ketchum Hall 217

Director of Graduate Studies

Education
Ph.D., University at Buffalo, 1981
CCC-SLP

Focus
Academic

Courses Taught
SLP 206: Language Development
SLP 303: Language Acquisition
SLA 325: Practicum in Communication Disorders
SLA 405: Student Teaching
SLP 411: Introduction to Language Disorders
SLP 429: Clinical Activity (renamed SLP 329 Language Lab)
SLP 502: Language Lab
SLP 541: Language Disorders: Birth to 5 years
SLP 621: Augmentative and Alternative Communication
SLP 622: Theoretical Aspects of Language
SLP 690: Master’s Project (I have supervised 11 projects)

Recent Publications
Weitzner-Lin, B., Benedict, K. and Dils-Wilkins, J. (November, 2006). Revisiting the effect of AAC test adaptations on the PPVT-III. Poster session presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention in Miami Beach, FL.

Weitzner-Lin, B. (2004). Communication assessment and intervention with infants and toddlers. St. Louis, MO: Butterworth-Heinemann, Elsevier Inc.

Recent Presentations
Weitzner-Lin, B., Gallivan, S., & Tutuska, N. (November 2009). Literacy practices-AAC users: Comparison of parents and teacher report.  Presentation at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, New Orleans, LA.

Weitzner-Lin, B., LoTempio, C., Ramm, M., Spindler, Guzzetta, M. (November 2005). Perceptions of graphic symbols: Children from different cultures/ethnicities.  Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the  American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, San Diego, CA.

Printup, J., Griffith, A., & Weitzner-Lin, B. (November 2004). Book-sharing: Comparison of verbal responsiveness  during caregiver child and teacher-child interaction.  Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Weitzner-Lin, B., Casarella, A. & Gurerand, K. (November 2003) AAC: Users Perspectives / Preferences & Device Use / Nonuse. Paper presented at the annual American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Chicago, IL.

Weitzner-Lin, B., Lucarelli, M., & Roberts, C. (2002). A survey of Speech-Language Pathologist: Intervention provided to patients with Amyotrophic lateral Sclerosis. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Speech Language and Hearing Association, Atlanta, GA.

Weitzner-Lin, B., Jackson, M. & Siock, K. (2002). Which assessment tool gives a broader picture of a child’s communicative abilities: Transdisciplinary Play Based Assessment or the PLS-3? Paper presented at the meeting of the American Speech Language and Hearing Association, Atlanta, GA. 

Weglarski, A., Doran, S. & Weitzner-Lin, B. (2001). Multiple Modes of Communication in Young Children With Down Syndrome. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Speech Language and Hearing Association, New Orleans, LA.

Weitzner-Lin, B., Matteson, K. & Weir, K. (2000). Effects of male versus female synthesized voice output on listener comprehension: Conversational data. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Speech Language and Hearing Association, Washington, DC.