This page includes a list of peer-reviewed articles I have authored or coauthored. I have linked to the articles on the journal websites (doi) as well as provided links to the accessible, free versions of the manuscripts. Feel free to visit my Google Scholar profile.

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Brennan, M.A., Browning, J.M., Spratford, M., Kirby, B.J., McCreery, R.W. (Accepted). Influence of aided audibility on speech recognition performance with frequency composition for children and adults. International Journal of Audiology. [doi: 10.1080/14992027.2021.1893839] [ACCEPTED, FREE VERSION]

McCreery, R. W., Walker, E. A., Stiles, D. J., Spratford, M., Oleson, J. J., & Lewis, D. E. (2020). Audibility-based hearing aid fitting criteria for children with mild bilateral hearing loss. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 51(1), 55-67. [doi: 10.1044/2019_LSHSS-OCHL-19-0021] [FREE VERSION]

Walker, E. A., Sapp, C., Dallapiazza, M., Spratford, M., McCreery, R. W., & Oleson, J. J. (2020). Language and reading outcomes in fourth-grade children with mild hearing loss compared to age-matched hearing peers. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 51(1), 17-28. [doi: 10.1044/2019_LSHSS-OCHL-19-0015] [FREE VERSION]

Klein, K. E., Spratford, M., Redfern, A., & Walker, E. A. (2019). Effects of Grade and School Services on Children's Responsibility for Hearing Aid Care. American journal of audiology, 28(3), 673-685. [doi: 10.1044/2019_AJA-19-0005] [FREE VERSION]

McCreery, R. W., Walker, E., Spratford, M., Lewis, D., & Brennan, M. (2019). Auditory, cognitive, and linguistic factors predict speech recognition in adverse listening conditions for children with hearing loss. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 13, 1093. [doi: 10.3389/fnins.2019.01093] [OPEN ACCESS]

Spratford, M., Walker, E. A., & McCreery, R. W. (2019). Use of an Application to Verify Classroom Acoustic Recommendations for Children Who Are Hard of Hearing in a General Education Setting. American journal of audiology, 28(4), 927-934. [doi: 10.1044/2019_AJA-19-0041] [FREE VERSION] [ERRATUM]

Walker, E. A., Kessler, D., Klein, K., Spratford, M., Oleson, J. J., Welhaven, A., & McCreery, R. W. (2019). Time-Gated Word Recognition in Children: Effects of Auditory Access, Age, and Semantic Context. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 1-16. [doi: 10.1044/2019_JSLHR-H-18-0407] [FREE VERSION]

Curran, M., Walker, E. A., Roush, P., & Spratford, M. (2019). Using Propensity Score Matching to Address Clinical Questions: The Impact of Remote Microphone Systems on Language Outcomes in Children Who Are Hard of Hearing. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 62(3), 564-576. [doi: 10.1044/2018_JSLHR-L-ASTM-18-0238] [FREE VERSION]

Kirby, B. J., Spratford, M., Klein, K. E., & McCreery, R. W. (2019). Cognitive Abilities Contribute to Spectro-Temporal Discrimination in Children Who Are Hard of Hearing. Ear and hearing, 40(3), 645-650. [doi: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000645] [FREE VERSION]

Walker, E. A., Curran, M., Spratford, M., & Roush, P. (2018). Remote microphone systems for preschool-age children who are hard of hearing: access and utilization. International journal of audiology, 1-8. [doi: 10.1080/14992027.2018.1537523] [FREE VERSION]

Page, T. A., Harrison, M., Moeller, M. P., Oleson, J., Arenas, R. M., & Spratford, M. (2018). Service provision for children who are hard of hearing at preschool and elementary school ages. Language, speech, and hearing services in schools, 49(4), 965-981. [doi: 10.1044/2018_LSHSS-17-0145] [FREE VERSION]

Kirby, B. J., Kopun, J. G., Spratford, M., Mollak, C. M., Brennan, M. A., & McCreery, R. W. (2017). Listener performance with a novel hearing aid frequency lowering technique. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 28(9), 810-822. [doi: 10.3766/jaaa.16157] [FREE VERSION]

McCreery, R. W., Brennan, M., Walker, E. A., & Spratford, M. (2017). Perceptual Implications of Level-and Frequency-Specific Deviations from Hearing Aid Prescription in Children. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 28(9), 861-875. [doi: 10.3766/jaaa.17014] [FREE VERSION]

Spratford, M., McLean, H. H., & McCreery, R. (2017). Relationship of Grammatical Context on Children’s Recognition of s/z-Inflected Words. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 28(9), 799-809. [doi: 10.3766/jaaa.16151] [FREE VERSION]

McCreery, R. W., Spratford, M., Kirby, B., & Brennan, M. (2017). Individual differences in language and working memory affect children’s speech recognition in noise. International journal of audiology, 56(5), 306-315. [doi: 10.1080/14992027.2016.1266703] [FREE VERSION]

Walker, E. A., Spratford, M., Ambrose, S. E., Holte, L., & Oleson, J. (2017). Service delivery to children with mild hearing loss: Current practice patterns and parent perceptions. American Journal of Audiology, 26(1), 38-52. [doi: 10.1044/2016_AJA-16-0063] [FREE VERSION]

Harrison, M., Page, T. A., Oleson, J., Spratford, M., Berry, L. U., Peterson, B., ... & Moeller, M. P. (2016). Factors Affecting Early Services for Children Who Are Hard of Hearing. Language, speech, and hearing services in schools, 47(1), 16-30. [doi: 10.1044/2015_LSHSS-14-0078] [FREE VERSION]

Walker, E., McCreery, R., Spratford, M., & Roush, P. (2016). Children with Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder Fitted with Hearing Aids Applying the American Academy of Audiology Pediatric Amplification Guideline: Current Practice and Outcomes. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 27(3), 204-218. [doi: 10.3766/jaaa.15050] [FREE VERSION]

McCreery, R., Walker, E., Spratford, M., Kirby, B., Oleson, J., & Brennan, M. (2016). Stability of Audiometric Thresholds for Children with Hearing Aids Applying the American Academy of Audiology Pediatric Amplification Guideline: Implications for Safety. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 27(3), 252-263. [doi: 10.3766/jaaa.15049] [FREE VERSION]

Kirby, B. J., Browning, J. M., Brennan, M. A., Spratford, M., & McCreery, R. W. (2015). Spectro-temporal modulation detection in children. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 138(5), EL465-EL468. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4935081] [OPEN ACCESS]

McCreery, R. W., Walker, E. A., Spratford, M., Bentler, R., Holte, L., Roush, P., ... & Moeller, M. P. (2015). Longitudinal predictors of aided speech audibility in infants and children. Ear and hearing, 36, 24S-37S. [doi: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000211] [OPEN ACCESS]

McCreery, R. W., Walker, E. A., Spratford, M., Oleson, J., Bentler, R., Holte, L., & Roush, P. (2015). Speech recognition and parent ratings from auditory development questionnaires in children who are hard of hearing. Ear and hearing, 36, 60S-75S. [doi: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000213] [OPEN ACCESS]

Walker, E. A., McCreery, R. W., Spratford, M., Oleson, J. J., Van Buren, J., Bentler, R., ... & Moeller, M. P. (2015). Trends and predictors of longitudinal hearing aid use for children who are hard of hearing. Ear and hearing, 36, 38S-47S. [doi: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000208] [OPEN ACCESS]

Walker, E. A., Holte, L., McCreery, R. W., Spratford, M., Page, T., & Moeller, M. P. (2015). The Influence of Hearing Aid Use on Outcomes of Children With Mild Hearing Loss. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 58(5), 1611-1625. [doi: 10.1044/2015_JSLHR-H-15-0043] [FREE VERSION]

McCreery, R. W., Walker, E. A., & Spratford, M. (2015). Understanding limited use of amplification in infants and children who are hard of hearing. Perspectives on Hearing and Hearing Disorders in Childhood, 25(1), 15-23. [doi: 10.1044/hhdc25.1.15]

Walker, E. A., Holte, L., Spratford, M., Oleson, J., Welhaven, A., & Harrison, M. (2014). Timeliness of service delivery for children with later-identified mild-to-severe hearing loss. American journal of audiology, 23(1),116-128. [doi: 10.1044/1059-0889(2013/13-0031)] [FREE VERSION]

Walker, E. A., Spratford, M., Moeller, M. P., Oleson, J., Ou, H., Roush, P. A., & Jacobs, S. (2013). Predictors of hearing aid use in children with hearing loss. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 44, 73-88. [doi: 10.1044/0161-1461(2012/12-0005)] [FREE VERSION]

Holte, L., Walker, E. A., Oleson, J., Spratford, M., Moeller, M. P., Roush, P. A., Tomblin, J. B., & Ou, H. (2012). Factors influencing follow-up to Newborn Hearing Screening for infants who are hard-of-hearing. American Journal of Audiology, 21, 163-174. [Journal Editor’s Award] [doi: 10.1044/1059-0889(2012/12-0016)] [FREE VERSION]

McCreery, R.W., Ito, R., Spratford,M., Lewis, D., Hoover, B., Stelmachowicz, P.G. (2010). Performance-intensity functions for normal-hearing adults and children using CASPA. Ear and Hearing, 31 (1), 95. [doi: 10.1097/AUD.0b013e3181bc7702] [FREE VERSION]

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