The medical field, specifically the subject of communication disorders, has significantly increased in a notable way. The strategies and methods of the 1920s no longer apply to those who study communication disorders today. This jump in information and technology has come from those who have made a noticeable contribution and difference to speech-language pathology, audiology, and other related fields. Two of these very important people, from completely different times, are Hallowell Davis and Nancy Creaghead. Both Davis and Creaghead have made substantial differences in the field of communication, as Creaghead even continues to do so today. The first of these essential contributors is Hallowell Davis. Davis began his astonishing career
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Creaghead has made her most significant contributions through her passion of child language and literary. Her major focuses have included pragmatics, communication scripts, school discourse, and treatment efficacy ("Creaghead's Accomplishments"). She was able to get her M.S. from Purdue University and her Ph. D. from the University of Cincinnati ("Peanut Butter Protocol for Pragmatic Assessment Nancy Creaghead"). Creaghead was able to create what is known as the “Peanut Butter Protocol” to test the practical communication skills of verbal and nonverbal children. This test has been used in different areas of child research to obtain and see how certain children behave under particular circumstances ("Peanut Butter Protocol for Pragmatic Assessment Nancy Creaghead"). This contribution by Creaghead is very important because it allows doctors and teachers to test children for issues such as autism and types of hearing disorders. Creaghead has also been influencing students and teaching them all about speech-language pathology for 36 years at the University of Cincinnati. This can also be considered a contribution because she is making more people aware of what is going on in the communication world around them and how they can …show more content…
Most importantly, both Creaghead and Davis took full advantage of their talents by becoming presidents of groups from their field of study. Davis became the president of the American Physiological Society in 1958 (“Hallowell Davis”), while later Creaghead became the president of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association ("Peanut Butter Protocol for Pragmatic Assessment Nancy Creaghead"). Both Creaghead and Davis have also both received numerous awards in honor of their dedication and hard work towards bettering the field of communication. Davis was able to receive awards such as the Ray G. Daggs Award, the National Medal of Science, the Shambaugh Prize, and the Beltone Award ("Transcript: Hallowell Davis, 1977"). Many years after Davis, Creaghead was able to receive awards such as Honors of the Ohio Speech and Hearing Association, College of Allied Health Sciences Faculty Service Award, and the Ohio Speech and Hearing Association Award for Outstanding Service (“Nancy A”). Also, Creaghead was able to branch out from just schooling as she is the co-owner of a private practice specifically for children with speech and language disorders. Davis also took a break from the school community as he went overseas during World War I. Creaghead and Davis were both able to successfully move the field of communication in the right
Creaghead has made her most significant contributions through her passion of child language and literary. Her major focuses have included pragmatics, communication scripts, school discourse, and treatment efficacy ("Creaghead's Accomplishments"). She was able to get her M.S. from Purdue University and her Ph. D. from the University of Cincinnati ("Peanut Butter Protocol for Pragmatic Assessment Nancy Creaghead"). Creaghead was able to create what is known as the “Peanut Butter Protocol” to test the practical communication skills of verbal and nonverbal children. This test has been used in different areas of child research to obtain and see how certain children behave under particular circumstances ("Peanut Butter Protocol for Pragmatic Assessment Nancy Creaghead"). This contribution by Creaghead is very important because it allows doctors and teachers to test children for issues such as autism and types of hearing disorders. Creaghead has also been influencing students and teaching them all about speech-language pathology for 36 years at the University of Cincinnati. This can also be considered a contribution because she is making more people aware of what is going on in the communication world around them and how they can …show more content…
Most importantly, both Creaghead and Davis took full advantage of their talents by becoming presidents of groups from their field of study. Davis became the president of the American Physiological Society in 1958 (“Hallowell Davis”), while later Creaghead became the president of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association ("Peanut Butter Protocol for Pragmatic Assessment Nancy Creaghead"). Both Creaghead and Davis have also both received numerous awards in honor of their dedication and hard work towards bettering the field of communication. Davis was able to receive awards such as the Ray G. Daggs Award, the National Medal of Science, the Shambaugh Prize, and the Beltone Award ("Transcript: Hallowell Davis, 1977"). Many years after Davis, Creaghead was able to receive awards such as Honors of the Ohio Speech and Hearing Association, College of Allied Health Sciences Faculty Service Award, and the Ohio Speech and Hearing Association Award for Outstanding Service (“Nancy A”). Also, Creaghead was able to branch out from just schooling as she is the co-owner of a private practice specifically for children with speech and language disorders. Davis also took a break from the school community as he went overseas during World War I. Creaghead and Davis were both able to successfully move the field of communication in the right