(Non-)normativity in open and closed societies 1) Samantha, her essay, and her instructor You may have heard of the latest controversy in our ongoing culture wars — the one about that OU student who "got 0 points for quoting the Bible" in an essay. This case hits close enough to my professional and personal home that I feel entitled to chime in. In doing so, I could tackle it from various angles. I could, for example, examine whether the 0 grade was justified. Long story sho

A tale of power, disconnect, and the duty to care A moment of great truth. (c) Sony, 2002 (via TopMovieClips ) Full disclosure: I am not...

The Science of Reading, used-car salesman version It’s been a long time coming, and now it’s on: the first casualty reports for the...

Turns out ASHA is working with unions You may remember that in my previous post, I lambasted ASHA somewhat for being unresponsive to...

(c) ASHA Many of you are probably following the ongoing shitstorm over ASHA's dues increase. In response to which ASHA has resorted to a...

An exercise in listening Sometimes profound insights start out as a hunch. Phương Liên Palafox, speech-language advocate, has been close...

A personal reckoning (Part II) Photo by Kenny Eliason on Unsplash To start with a confession, the title is a bit misleading. Yes, today...

A disputation of critical theory based on Nair et al. (2023) Screenshot from Bad Religion: Los Angeles is burning (YouTube) Have you read...

A personal reckoning (Part 1) Photo by Mantas Hesthaven on Unsplash I received my doctoral education in a hotbed of Whole Language. I am...

Insights from a new study on word learning Kapnoula, E. C., & Samuel, A. G. (2023) Wait long and prosper! Delaying production alleviates...

Welcome to my web presence. I am an Associate Professor in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at Texas Tech University Health...