Paula S. Cochran, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Paula S. Cochran is a professor of communication disorders at Truman State University. She received her B.A. in English from the College of Wooster, a Diploma in Linguistics from the University of Cambridge, England, her masters in communication disorders from Ohio University, and her Ph.D. in communication disorders from the University of Virginia. In addition to clinical computing and assistive technology, Dr. Cochran focuses her teaching and research on child language development and disorders. Dr. Cochran has published and presented extensively about the clinical uses of computers and how to effectively integrate computer-based activities into teaching and intervention.

Recent publications:
Cochran, P.S. (2005). Clinical computing competency for speech-language pathologists. Baltimore, MD: Brookes Publishing.

Cochran, P. S. (May, 2004). Ten recommended clinical computing competencies for SLP’s. Asha Leader, 9 (10), 6-7, 13.

Recent presentations:
  Cochran, P.S. (April, 2006). Found Any Good Software Lately? A seminar presented at the annual convention of the Missouri Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Osage Beach, MO.

  Cochran, P.S. (April, 2006). Podcasting 101. A short seminar presented at the annual convention of the Missouri Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Osage Beach, MO.

  Cochran, P.S. (April, 2005). Identifying candidates for speech recognition use. A presentation for the annual convention of the Missouri Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Osage Beach, MO.

  Cochran, P.S. (March, 2005). How’d you do that? Using computers to generate therapy materials. An invited presentation for the Speech and Hearing Association of Virginia annual convention, Charlottesville, VA.

  Cochran, P.S. (February, 2005). Advanced language and literacy: Integrating computers into your therapy. An invited presentation for the annual convention of the Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Chicago, IL.