Christopher R. Watts
Associate Professor and Chair of Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Phone: 817.257.7621
Email: c.watts@tcu.edu
Educational Background B.S. (University of South Alabama), 1994; Ph.D. (University of South Alabama), 1998
Teaching Responsibilities
Neuromotor speech disorders; dysphagia; orofacial disorders; augmentative and alternative communication
Research Interests
Vocal genomics; voice physiology and perception
Selected Publications
Watts, C. R., Marler, J. A., & Rousseau, B. (in press). Qualitative characterization of elastic fiber distribution in the mouse vocal fold: Further development of an animal model. Journal of Voice.
Watts, C. R., Prezas, R., & Awan, S. (in press). Effects of voice therapy: A systematic review that results in limited conclusions. Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention.
Watts, C. R. (2009). Lack of evidence from randomized controlled trials prohibits analysis of effectiveness for the behavioral treatment of Childhood Apraxia of Speech: A systematic review of quasi-experimental group designs and single-subject experimental designs is needed. Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention, 3(1), 8-10.
Watts, C. R., Awan, S., & Marler, J. A. (2008). An investigation of voice quality in individuals with inherited elastin gene abnormalities. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 22(3), 199-213.
Watts, C. R., & Hall, M. (2008). Timbral influences on vocal pitch-matching accuracy. Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology, 33(2), 74-82.
Watts, C. R., Truong, D., & Nye, C. (2008). Evidence for the effectiveness of botulinum toxin for spasmodic dysphonia from high-quality research designs. Journal of Neural Transmission, 115(4), 625-630.
Watts, C. R., Marler, J., & Urban, Z. (2007). The effects of supravalvular aortic stenosis elastin gene mutation on voice production. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 15(4), 395-406.
Recent Presentations
Watts, C. (2009, November). Vocal fold elastic fibers in a mouse model. Presentation at the ASHA Convention, New Orleans, LA.Lanza, J., Flahive, L., & Watts, C. (2009, November). Effectiveness of phonological awareness therapy with preschoolers. Presentation at the ASHA Convention, New Orleans, LA.
Watts, C., & Marler, J. (2009, June). Characterization of elastic fibers in the mouse vocal fold. Presentation at the 38th Annual Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice, Philadelphia, PA.
Watts, C., Marler, J., Awan, S. N. (2008, October). The elastin gene, elastic fibers, and vocal fold biomechanics: Evidence from connective tissue disorders. Presentation at the UCSF Voice Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Watts, C., & Rousseau, B. (2008, June). The biochemistry of slippery elm (Ulmus Rubra) and its use as a complementary and alternative medicine. Presentation at the 37th Annual Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice, Philadelphia, PA.
Professional Affiliations
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
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