Elizabeth Ijalba, M.A., M. Phil., CCC-SLP, Graduate Center, City University of New York

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Elizabeth Ijalba, M.A., M.Ph.

CCC- Speech-Language Pathologist

64 Hazelwood Avenue, Livingston, N.J. 07039

(973) 740-0120

Objective and Professional Background

I seek a post-doctoral position to gain research experience in reading and language disorders. I am particularly interested in the reading and language learning problems of bilingual populations.

My dissertation focuses on the identification of reading problems in Spanish, a more or less transparent orthography, and in establishing links between reading problems in the native language and difficulty in learning English as a second language.

My background as a bilingual speech-language pathologist has provided me with ample experience on the language, reading, and overall academic problems faced by English language learners in an urban setting such as NYC.

I am also interested in the language and reading problems faced by bilingual indigenous populations in Latin America (Aymara- and Quechua-speaking, learning to read in Spanish). Their reading and language problems appear remarkably similar to the reading and language problems often found in bilingual populations in the United States.

Educational History

1999 - present - Graduate Center, City University of New York, Ph.D. Program in Speech and Hearing Sciences. M.Ph, 2003 (planned dissertation defense: August, 2006)

1997 – Bilingual Extension and Teacher of Speech and Hearing Handicapped Certification, Marymount College, N.Y., N.Y.

M.A., 1984 – Kean Univesity, N.J., Speech Language Pathology

B.A., 1978 – Rutgers University, N.J., Psychology

Academic Experience

Taipi Institute, Latin American SLP Project (Bolivia), Program in Speech Language Pathology, Department of Biobehavioral Studies, Teachers College, Columbia University

Bilingual Literacy Research Coordinator and faculty, June, 2006

College of New Rochelle,

Adjunct faculty, January 2001 - present

Bilingual Extension Institute, Teachers College, Columbia,

Faculty, January 2003 - present

Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Ureña, New York Center,

Faculty, 2004-2005

Universidad Centroamericana, Managua, Nicaragua. School of Psychology (RURMA) Academic instructor and clinic supervisor, 1985-1989

Research and Scholarship

Publications

Ijalba, E., Obler, K.L. (2006). Crosslinguistic Aspects of Dyslexia in Spanish-English Bilinguals. Book chapter to be published with Mulitilingual Matters.

Ijalba, E., Obler, K.L, Shengappa, S. (2004). Bilingual Aphasia, in Handbook of Bilingualism, Eds. Bhatia, T, Ritchie, W.C., Blackwell Publishing, MA, USA

Cairo-V.E., Ijalba, E., Obler, L.K., Gomez L. R, Marin L.R, Devia, C.C, Bouza H.C. (2002). Bias in Visual Attention Behavior in a Normal School-Aged Population, Brain and Cognition, Mar-Apr; 48(2-3):291-6

Ijalba, E., Cairo-Valcárcel, E. (2002). El Modelo de Doble-Ruta en los Procesos de Lectura. Revista de Psicología Cubana, Vol. 19, No.1: 100-110

Ijalba, E. (2001). The Sounds of Spanish, in E. Levy’s Baby’s First Steps. Living Language, Random House Co., New York, NY

Completed and ongoing research

Ijalba, E. (unfinished doctoral dissertation) Reading Problems in Adult Spanish-Speakers Learning English as a Second Language.

Ijalba, E. and Obler, L.K. Grapheme-Phoneme Correspondence Learning in Spanish and English Speakers (2002). Graduate Center, CUNY (to be submitted for publication)

Ijalba, E. (1997). Language Sampling and Fluency Assessment in Bilingual Elementary Students. Project toward completion of Bilingual Extension Certification. Marymount College, N.Y.

Participation in conferences

RISLUS, Graduate Center, NY, NY May, 2006. Spanish speakers’ difficulty in learning English, E. Ijalba and L.K. Obler

The Latino Institute, Puerto Rico, March, 2006. Reading problems in bilingual Spanish-English speakers, E. Ijalba and L.K. Obler

56th Annual Conference of the International Dyslexia Association, Denver, Colorado, (2005). Reading problems in adult Spanish-speakers learning English. E. Ijalba and L.K. Obler

12th International Conference on Learning. Granada, Spain (2005). Aprendizaje de una segunda lengua y dislexia. E. Ijalba and L.K. Obler

5th International Symposium on Bilingualism, Barcelona, Spain (2005). Reading errors in Spanish-readers learning English as a second-language. E. Ijalba and L.K. Obler

American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (2004). Symposium on agrammatism: A Global Perspective. B. O’Connor, L.K. Obler, E. Ijalba, and T. Signorelli

New York State Speech Language Hearing Association (2004). Vocabulary building strategies in diverse populations. Short-course (3 hours). E. Ijalba and M. Flores

Sociedad Latinoamericana de Neuropsicología, Montreal, Canada (SLAN) (2003) Influencia del primer sistema de lectura aprendido en la adquisición de lectura en una segunda lengua: Implicaciones en relación a la dislexia, E. Ijalba and L.K. Obler

Sociedad Latinoamericana de Neuropsicología, Montreal, Canada (SLAN) (2003) Habilidad lectora en niños de primaria, E. Cairo-Valcárcel and E. Ijalba

Simposio en honor al Dr. Pedro Ortíz Cabanillas, Departamento de Neurología, Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, Lima, Perú, (2003), Bases neuropsicológicas de la dislexia en diferentes sistemas ortográficos, E. Ijalba

29 Congreso Internacional de Psicología (2003), Lima, Peru. Bases de adquisición del lenguaje y la lectura: Estado del arte en el diagnóstico de sus trastornos, E. Ijalba and E. Cairo-Valcárcel

29 Congreso Internacional de Psicología (2003), Lima, Peru. El desarrollo para la capacidad del cálculo en niños de primaria , E. Cairo-Valcárcel and E., Ijalba

New York State Speech Language Hearing Association (2003). Manifestation of dyslexia across different languages. N. Eng, B. Schmidt, E. Ijalba, H. Datta, L.K. Obler

New York International Dyslexia Association (2003) Crosslinguistic Differences in Reading Disorders, E. Ijalba

Multilingual International Dyslexia Association, Washington D.C. (2002)

Grapheme-Phoneme Correspondence Learning in Spanish and English Speakers, E. Ijalba and L.K. Obler

TENNET XI (2001), Montreal, Canada. Bias in Visual Attention Behavior in a Normal School-Aged Population, E. Cairo-Valcárcel, E. Ijalba, L.K. Obler, et al.

New York Speech-Language and Hearing Association, Rye, New York (2001)

Reading Analysis in the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination (E. Ijalba) as part of “A Holist interpretation of the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination”, Y. Neuman and E. Ijalba

Neuroscience Forum (2001). Boston University. Grapheme-Phoneme Correspondence Learning in Spanish and English Speakers: A self-learning task. E. Ijalba and L.K. Obler

Association of Bilingual Clinicians, Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York City (2001). Crosslinguistic Differences in Reading Disorders. E. Ijalba

American Speech-Language and Hearing Association, Washington, DC (2000)

The Great Holism-Localizationism Debate. Y. Neuman, E. Ijalba, L. Bischel, L.K. Obler

Second International Symposium on Communication Disorders in Multilingual Populations, Kwa Maritane, South Africa (2000). Why some but not all bilingual speakers have trouble learning to read in L2. L.K. Obler and E. Ijalba

Association of Bilingual Clinicians, Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York City (2000). Language Assessment Protocol for Bilingual Populations. E. Ijalba

New York Speech-Language and Hearing Association, New York City (1999).

Language Sample Analysis, Valid Diagnostic Tool in Multilingual Populations. E. Ijalba

Courses Taught or Teaching

Phonetics of Spanish and English*

Introduction to neurolinguistics and linguistic aphasiology*

Language disorders in children*

Crosslinguistic aspects of reading disorders*

Stuttering*

* Indicates Graduate Level

Awards

1997 ASHA Ace award

1999 Science Fellowship Award – Research Assistant, Graduate Center, City University of New York

2000 Science Fellowship Award – Research Assistant, Graduate Center, City University of New York

2001 Science Fellowship Award – Research Assistant, Graduate Center, City University of New York

2003 Institutional Award – Graduate Center, City University of New York

2004 Institutional Award – Graduate Center, City University of New York

2005 Institutional Award – Graduate Center, City University of New York

Associations

American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA)

New Jersey Speech-Language and Hearing Association

New York Speech-Language and Hearing Association

International Reading Association

National Stuttering Foundation

Colegio Boliviano de Fonoaudiologia

Academia de Ciencias de Bolivia

REFERENCES:

Martin Gitterman, PhD

Executive Officer,

PhD Program in Speech and Hearing Sciences

Graduate Center, CUNY

(212) 817-8800

Loraine K. Obler, PhD

Distinguished Professor

PhD Program in Speech and Hearing Sciences

Graduate Center, CUNY

(212) 817-8809

Catherine J. Crowley, M.A., J.D., CCC
Distinguished Lecturer and Coordinator of the Bilingual/Bicultural Emphasis Program
Speech-Language Pathology
Teachers College, Columbia University

(212) 678-3890