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Name: Nancy Thomas-Stonell

Title: Scientist

Theme: Evaluation of Practice

Education:

D.S.P. Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto
B.Sc. Biology, University of Toronto

University Position:

Assistant Professor, Graduate Department of Speech-Language Pathology
Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Research Interests:

Communication disorders, developmental speech and language disorders, treatment outcomes, treatment efficacy, measurement development

Current Funding:

Title: Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six (the FOCUS): Evaluating validity and responsiveness to change.
Researchers: N. Thomas-Stonell (PI), B. Oddson, P. Rosenbaum
Agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research ($246,772; 2008-2011)

Title: Evaluating the validity and responsiveness of the FOCUS: Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six.
Researchers: N. Thomas-Stonell, B. Oddson, P. Rosenbaum, C. Maclean.
Agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research: Partnerships for Child and Youth Health Indicators Operating Grant in partnership with the Bloorview Childrens Hospital Foundation ($175,000; 2008 – 2011)

Title: Investigating child and environmental factors that predicts pre-school children’s participation following speech-language intervention
Researchers: K. Washington (PI), N. Thomas-Stonell (Supervisor),
S. McLeod, G. Warr-Leeper (Co-Supervisors)
Agency: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Counsel (SSHRC) ($81,000; 2008 - 2010).

Selected Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications:

Thomas-Stonell, N., Oddson, B., Robertson, B. & Rosenbaum, P. (2010). Development of the FOCUS (Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six): A Communication Outcome Measure for Preschool Children. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 52:47-53.

Commentary on FOCUS article:
Pennington, L. (2010). Measuring Communication Outcomes. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 52(1): 7-8.

Thomas-Stonell, N., Oddson, B., Robertson, B. & Rosenbaum, P. (2009) Predicted and Observed Outcomes in Preschool Children following Speech and Language Treatment: Parent and Clinician Perspectives. Journal of Communication Disorders 42, 29-42. DOI:10.1016/j.comdis.2008.08.002.

Thomas-Stonell, N., McConney-Ellis, S., Robertson, B., Oddson, B. & Rosenbaum, P. (2007). An Evaluation of the Responsiveness of the ASHA NOMS Outcome Measure for Preschool Children. Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, 31(2), 74-82.

Thomas-Stonell, N., Rumney, P., Wright, V., Johnson, P. & Oddson, B. (2006). An Evaluation of the Responsiveness of a Comprehensive Set of Outcome Measures for Children and Adolescents with Traumatic Brain Injuries. Journal of Paediatric Rehabilitation, 9(1),14-24.

Johnson, P., Thomas-Stonell, N., Rumney, P. & Oddson B. (2006). Long-Term Outcomes of Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury, Brain and Cognition, 60(2), 205-206.

Oddson, B., Rumney, P., Johnson, P. & Thomas-Stonell, N. (2006). Clinical Use of the Mayo Portland Adaptability Inventory in Paediatric Acquired Brain Injury. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology,48,918-922.

Contact Information:
Bloorview Research Institute,
Bloorview Kids Rehab
150 Kilgour Road
Toronto, Ontario M4G 1R8

Tel: 416-425-6220, extension 3425

E-mail: nthomasstonell at bloorview dot ca *(see Note below)

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