• Education:BA University of Connecticut (Speech & Hearing Sciences)
    M.A. University of Pittsburgh (Speech Pathology)

Scholarly, Research, and/or Practice Interests

  • Clinical supervision; accent modification; phonological/articulation disorders

Selected Publications

  • Gavett, E. & Peaper, R (2007). Critical thinking: The Role of Questions. ASHA: Perspectives on Issues in Higher Education, 10 (1), 3-5.
  • Bartlett, S. & Gavett, E. (2005). Facing the Future: The Changing Landscape for Clinical Education Directors. Conference proceeding from the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders Annual Meeting.
  • Tickle-Degnen, L. & Gavett, E. (2003). Changes in nonverbal behavior during the development of therapeutic relationships. In P. Philippot, R. Feldman, & E. Coats (Eds.) Nonverbal Behavior in Clinical Settings (pp. 75-110). New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Gavett, E (2001). Organizing and improving clinical education programs. Conference proceedings from the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders Annual Meeting.
  • Cohn, E., Tickle-Degnan, L., & Gavett, E. (1998). Therapeutic Communication: Reliability testing of the therapist language coding system. The Clinical Supervisor, 17: 49-67.

Selected Presentations

  • November, 2007 Critical Thinking: The Role of Questions in Clinical Supervision (with R. Peaper) Buffalo State College, Buffalo, New York
  • April, 2007 Developing Critical Thinking Skills in Student Clinicians: The Role of Questions (with R. Peaper) Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Palm Springs, California
  • March, 2007 Developing Strategies for Successful Supervision, Two-day workshop for the Maine Speech-Language Hearing Association (with R. Peaper), Rockland, Maine
  • November, 2006 Developing Critical Thinking Skills in Student Clinicians: The Role of Questions (with R. Peaper) American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Miami Beach, Florida
  • May, 2006 Facilitating Critical Thinking Skills in Student Clinicians Workshop for Boston University Field Supervisors
  • April, 2006 Facilitating Critical Thinking Skills in Student Clinicians (with R. Peaper) Workshop for University of Southern Connecticut Field Supervisors, New Haven, Connecticut
  • June, 2005 Facilitating Critical Thinking Skills in Student Clinicians (with R. Peaper) Workshop for University of Maine Field Supervisors, Orono, Maine
  • April, 2005 Facing the Future: The Changing Landscape for Clinical Education Directors (with S. Bartlett) Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Scottsdale, Arizona
  • March, 2005 Developing Strategies for Effective Supervision (With R. Peaper) Workshop: Maine Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Rockland, Maine
  • June, 2004 Conducting Effective Supervisory Conferences University of New Hampshire Field Supervisors, Durham, New Hampshire

Professional

  • Member, American Speech, Language & Hearing Association

Licenses and Certification

  • Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology: American Speech, Language & Hearing Association.
  • Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist: State of Massachusetts

Awards and Honors

  • Whitney R. Powers Award for Teaching Excellence, BU College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College, 2014
  • Named Fellow of the American American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), 2014

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