Richards, Stephanie

PUBLICATIONS

• Richards, S. (2015). Characteristics, assessment, and treatment of writing difficulties in college students with language and/or learning disabilities. Topics in Language Disorders, 35, 329-344.
• Krause, M., Byom, L., Meulenbroek, P., Richards, S., & O’Brien, K. (2015). Supporting the literacy skills of adolescents and young adults with TBI. Seminars in Speech and Language, 36, 60-73.
• Krause, M., & Richards, S. (2014). Prevalence of traumatic brain injury and access to services in an undergraduate population: A pilot study. Brain Injury, 28, 1301-1310.
• Richards, S., Sturm, J., & Cali, K. (2012). Writing instruction in elementary classrooms: Making the connection to common core state standards. Seminars in Speech and Language, 33(2), 130-145.

PRESENTATIONS

• Etzel, M., & Richards, S. (2022, March). Speech-language pathologists’ service delivery methods transformed in the face of the pandemic: A survey study on the effects of COVID-19. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association, East Lansing, MI.
• Randolph, J., Strong, K., Douglas, N., & Richards, S. (2021, March). Addressing the psychosocial needs of people living with aphasia: Perspectives of mental health professionals. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association, virtual.
• Randolph, J., Strong, K., Douglas, N., & Richards, S. (2019, November). 8051: Perspectives of mental health professionals addressing the psychosocial needs of persons impacted by aphasia. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Orlando, FL.
• Essich, D., Richards, S., & Lehman, M. (2019, November). 7423: A survey study of communication sciences and disorders undergraduate and graduate programs admissions criteria. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Orlando, FL.
• Millis, H., & Richards, S. (2019, March). The effects of TBI and aphasia simulations on the knowledge, attitudes, and empathy of future speech-language pathologists. Poster presented at Central Michigan University’s College of Health Professions Research Symposium, Mount Pleasant, MI.
• Millis, H., & Richards, S. (2018, March). The effects of TBI and aphasia simulations on the knowledge, attitudes, and empathy of future speech-language pathologists. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association, East Lansing, MI.
• Parker, K., Davis, A., & Richards, S. (2018, March). The morphological, semantic and syntactic features of preschool children’s books. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Troy, MI.
• Ramsay, E., & Richards, S. (2017, March). A comparison of two reading fluency strategies in fourth grade students. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Michigan Speech-Language Hearing Association, Troy, MI.
• Wuerfel, C., & Richards, S. (2017, March). How do simulations impact future speech-language pathologists’ perceptions of those with a learning disability? Poster presented at the annual conference of the Michigan Speech-Language Hearing Association, Troy, MI.
• Spitzley, A., & Richards, S. (2017, March). Effects of differences in topic specificity on the writing quality of undergraduate students. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Michigan Speech-Language Hearing Association, Troy, MI.

• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology (CCC-SLP)

• PhD, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Bowling Green State University, 2013
• MA, Speech-Language Pathology, Central Michigan University, 2010
• BS, Communication Disorders, Central Michigan University, 2008

Dr. Richards has research interests in the areas of language and literacy in adolescents and young adults, program assessment, and admissions processes. She has also conducted research related to the effects of disability simulations on the knowledge and perspectives of undergraduate students.  

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association

• Holder, Speech-Language Pathology, State of Michigan