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Home | Our Company | Review/Advisory Board | Martha S.Burns, Ph.D.
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 Director of Professional Relations and Senior Clinical Specialist Scientific Learning Corporation, Oakland, CA
Education
B.S. Northwestern University, 1967
M.A. Northwestern University, 1972
Ph.D. Northwestern University, 1975
Positions Held:
June 2001 - present Scientific Learning Corporation Oakland, CA Director of Professional Relations and Senior Clinical Specialist Direct Private Channel - all activities and presentations Generate White papers on specific research subjects Publish research in National Publications Oversee private channel research $6,000,000 sales quota Salary with bonuses 2001 - $137,000.00
July 2000 - June 2001 Scientific Learning Corporation Oakland, CA Senior Clinical Manager Manage Private Channel Sales staff - four full-time; four part-time employees $5,000,000 sales quota January 2001, Quota Club Nationwide presentations Coordinate presentations to national conferences by staff Write monthly column for BrainConnection.com
Sept. 1998 - July 2000 Scientific Learning Corporation Berkley, CA Senior Clinical Specialist Liaison with Universities and Hospitals Consultation with Fast ForWord providers Publication of internal and scientific documents Training
Sept. 1997 - Sept 1998 Scientific Learning Corp oration Berkeley, CA Regional Consultant Training of new providers National presentations to physicians and professionals
1994-present University of Illinois, Champaign Champaign, IL Adjunct Associate Professor Teach 400 level Aphasia course, yearly
1981-present Northwestern University Evanston, IL Adjunct Associate Professor Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders COMD - D-85 Aphasia II; Neurology of Speech and Language COMD - C-69-2 Right Brain Damage and Traumatic Brain Injury.
1982-1999 Martha S. Burns, Ph.D. Evanston, IL Private Practice Specialized in neurogenic speech and language disorders Managed a small clinic with two full-time employees and six-ten part-time employees.
1978-1982 Evanston Hospital Corporation Evanston, IL Director Speech Language Pathology Department Managed two hospital site departments Six staff members Participated in clinical research/publications
Accreditation
American Speech Language Hearing Association, Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-slp), 1974-present State of Illinois, Licensed Speech Language Pathologist, #146-001170
Interests
Aphasiology, Right Hemisphere Dysfunction, Neuropathologies of Speech and Language
Awards, Fellowships
Doody’s Rating Service, Clinical Management of Right Hemisphere Dysfunction, 2nd Edition, selected as one of the 250 Best Health Sciences Books, 1997
Saint Xavier University, Quality of excellence and professional vision award, November, 1995
American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Outstanding Clinical Achievement Award, November, 1987
St. Francis Hospital, Affiliate Professional Staff Appointment, 1986-2000
Evanston Hospital, Emily Withrow Stebbins Award for exceptional service, 1985
Evanston Hospital, Associate Professional Staff, Joint appointment Departments of Medicine and Surgery, 1977-present
Northern Illinois University, Sigma XI, 1978
Northern Illinois University, Finalist, University Excellence in Teaching Award, 1977
Northwestern University, Graduate Honors, 1972
Professional Organizations
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Member 1972 – present, CPT Workgroup 1996-1998, Legislative Council 1986-1988, Legislative Conference Chair, 1985, Program Committee, Midwest Regional Conference, 1981-1982
Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Member 1974-1994, Membership Committee Chair, 1986-1987, , , Convention Program Committee, Chair 1977-1980, VP of Convention Affairs, 1980-1982, VP Membership Services, 1980-1982, President 1984-1985
Academy of Aphasia, Member 1993-present, Treasurer 1998-present
Publications
Burns M: "The Phonemic Behavior of Aphasic Patients with Posterior Cerebral Lesions." Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, Northwestern University, 1975.
Burns M &Canter GJ: "Phonemic Behavior of Aphasic Patients with Posterior Cerebral Lesions." Brain and Language, 5, 2, Sept. 1977
Lamberts F & Burns M: "Observations on Elicited Language Imitation with the Severely Retarded." Language and Speech, 22, 1, 1979, 21-35
Burns M: "General Outline of Language Development from Birth to 11 years." In Nicolosi, Harryman, Krescheck, (EDS) Terminology of Communication Disorders, Williams and Wilkins, 1978, revised 1981, 1989,
Burns M: "An approach to treatment of recency memory deficit of Neurological Origin." Journal of the Illinois Speech and Hearing Association, 13, 1, 1979.
Andrews J & Burns M: (EDS) Selected Papers in Language and Phonology. VOLS I, II, III. Evanston, Institute for Continuing Professional Education, 1978, 1979, 1980.
Andrews J & Burns M: (EDS) Selected Papers in Identification and Remediation of Language Disorders Evanston, Institute for Continuing Professional Education, 1979,
Burns M & Andrews J: (EDS) Selected Papers in Aphasia. Evanston, Institute for Continuing Professional Education, 1979,
Burns M & Boyle M: "Aphasia after successful radiation treatment." Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 29, 1, February 1984.
Canter GJ, Trost J & Burns M: "Contrasting Speech Patterns in apraxia of speech and phonemic paraphasia." Brain and Language. 24, 204-222, 1985.
Burns M, Halper A & Mogil S: (EDS) Clinical Management of Right Hemisphere Dysfunction. Rockville, MD: Aspen Publications, Inc., 1985.
Burns M: "Language without communication: THe pragmatics of right hemisphere brain damage." In Burns M, Halper A & Mogil S: (EDS) Clinical Management of Right Hemisphere Dysfunction. Rockville, MD: Aspen Publications, Inc., 1985
Olson DA, Burns M & Halper A: (EDS) Special Issue on Communication and the Elderly Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation,1,4, July, 1986.
Burns M & Halper A: Speech/Language Treatment of the Aphasias : An integrated Clinical Approach. Rockville, MD: Aspen Publishers, Inc., 1989.
Halper A & Burns M: Treatment Materials Speech/Language Treatment of the Aphasias. Rockville, MD: Aspen Publishers, Inc. 1989.
Burns M, Oehring A & Dong K: "Family Involvement in the Treatment of Aphasia. " Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 2, 1, 68-77, 1995.
Burns M: "Can Do Therapy: A positive approach for maximizing recovery during the rehabilitation process." In Wallace, G (ED) Adult Aphasia Rehabilitation Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996, 121-136
Burns M: "Use of the Family to Facilitate Communicative Changes in Neurologically Impaired Adults." Seminars in Speech and Langjuage, 17, 2, 1996.
Burns M & Cummings JL: "Hemispheric Specialization: A History of Current Concepts." In Halper A, Cherney L & Burns M (EDS) Clinical Management of Raight Hemisphere Dysfunction. Second Edition. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers, Inc. 1996.
Cummings JL & Burns M: "Neurological Syndromes Associated with Right Hemisphere Damage." In Halper A, Cherney L & Burns M (EDS) Clinical Management of Raight Hemisphere Dysfunction., Second Edition. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers, Inc. 1996.
Burns M: "Chinese American Male with aphasia." In Wallace F (ED) Multicultural Neurogenics. San Antonio: Communication Skill Builders, 1997.
Burns M: Burns Brief Inventory of Cognition and Communication. San Antonio: THe Psychological Corporation, 1997.
Burns M: (ED), Special Issue on Right Hemisphere Dysfunction, Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation. 5, 1, 1998.
Burns M: Functional Outcome Goals and Treatment for Burns Brief Inventory of Cognition and Communication, San Antonio: Communication Skills Builders, In Press.
Burns M: (ED) Special Issue on Right Hemisphere Brain Damage. Seminars in Speech and Language, November, 1999.
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