CURRICULUM VITAE
John E. Spruill III
Inglewood, CA 90303
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EDUCATION
Ph.D. (2010) Purdue University, Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences- Gerontology (Dual-Title)
M.A. (2000) Hampton University, Communicative Sciences and Disorders B.A. (1994) Hampton University, Political Science
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Program Coordinator, Communication Sciences and Disorders, California State University Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA. 2020-Present. Temporary Faculty Instructor, Communication Sciences and Disorders, California State University Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA. Summer 2011-2020. Temporary Faculty Instructor, Department of Communication Disorders, California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. Fall 2010-present. Assistant Professor, Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders, Hampton University, Hampton, VA. Fall 2008-2010.
Graduate Instructor, “AUS 430: Speech Language Disorders in Health Care Settings,” Department of Audiology and Speech Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Fall 2005.
Research Assistant, Department of Audiology and Speech Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Spring 2005.
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Graduate Instructor, “AUS 430: Speech Language Disorders in Health Care Settings,” Department of Audiology and Speech Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Fall 2004.
Research Assistant, Department of Audiology and Speech Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Spring 2004.
Teaching Assistant, “AUS 502: Fundamentals of Speech Production and Perception”, Department of Audiology and Speech Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Spring 2003.
Teaching Assistant, “AUS 502: Fundamentals of Speech Production and Perception”, Department of Audiology and Speech Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Spring 2002.
Teaching Assistant, “AUS 302: Acoustic Bases of Speech and Hearing”, Department of Audiology and Speech Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Spring 2001.
PRESENTATIONS
Arnold, H., Hampton, A., Spruill, J., Meier, E., Kubart, K., Nishida, M., & Weber- Fox, C., Phrase Structure & Semantic Violation Processing in Preschool Children Who Stutter: Electrophysiological Evidence, American Speech Language and Hearing Association, Chicago, Illinois. Fall 2008. Hampton, A., Spruill, J., Brown, B., Weber-Fox, C., Rhyming Behavior & Neural Correlates in Young Children Who Stutter, American Speech Language and Hearing Association, Chicago, Illinois. Fall 2008. Kaganovich, N., Hampton, A., Spruill, J., Weber-Fox, C., Non-Linguistic Auditory Processing in Preschool Children Who Stutter: An Electrophysiological Study, American Speech Language and Hearing Association, Chicago, Illinois. Fall 2008.
Weber-Fox, C., Hampton, A., Spruill, J.E. III, & Tomblin, B., Auditory Sentence Processing in Adolescents with Specific and Non-Specific Language Impairment: ERPs for Semantic and Grammatical Constraints on Verbs, Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, New York, New York. Spring 2007.
Weber-Fox, C., Spruill, J., III, Fick, W., Hampton, A., Cochran, E., Leonard, L., Tomblin, B., “Linguistic and Non-Linguistic Auditory Processing in 3
Adolescents With Specific Language Impairment: An ERP Study”, Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, New York, New York. Spring 2005. Huber. J., and Spruill, J.E. III, “Effects of Loudness Cues on Respiration in Older Adults”, American Speech Language and Hearing Association, San Diego, California. Fall 2005
Weber-Fox, C., Spruill, J. E., III, Spencer, R., & Smith, A, “Neurophysiological Indices of Phonological Processing in Children Who Stutter”, American Speech Language and Hearing Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fall 2004.
Weber-Fox, C., Davis, L., Spruill, J., Way, H., and Smith, A., “Peak Latencies of Children’s Event-Related Brain Potentials Are Not Systematically Related to Frequencies/Lengths of Words in Different Grammatical Categories”, Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, New York, New York. Spring 2003.
Weber-Fox, C., Spruill, J. E. III, Spencer, R., and Smith, A., “Phonological Processing, Increased Cognitive Loads and Stuttering”, American Speech Language and Hearing Association Conference, Chicago, Illinois. Fall 2003.
PUBLICATIONS (Papers in Refereed Journals, Book Chapters, and Scholarly Reviews)
Spruill, J. (Ed.). (2011). Wretched, Pitiful, Poor, Blind, and Naked. Virginia Beach, VA: Thorn10 Publishing.
Weber-Fox, C., Spruill, J. E. III., Spencer, R., & Smith, A. (2008). Atypical Neural Functions Underlying Phonological Processing and Silent Rehearsal in Children Who Stutter. Developmental Science, 11(2), 321-337. Huber, J., and Spruill, J. E. III. (2008). Age-Related Changes to Speech Breathing With Increased Vocal Loudness. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 51(3), 651-668.
Weber-Fox, C., Hart, L. J., and Spruill, J. E. III. (2006). Effects of grammatical categories on children’s visual language processing: Evidence from event- related brain potentials. Brain and Language, 98, 26-39. 4
Weber-Fox, C., Spencer, R., Spruill, J. E. III, & Smith, A. (2004). Phonological Processing in Adults Who Stutter: Electrophysiological and Behavioral Evidence. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 47, 1244- 1258.
Professional Activities/ Honors and Awards
Recognized in “Spotlight on Researchers” insert in text: Communication Sciences and Disorders: A Contemporary Perspective, by Laura Justice (2010) Member, Science Day Committee, Hampton University School of Science
(2009-2010)
H. H. Remmers Doctoral Award recipient (2008)
Member, National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (2001-2008) Member, Purdue University Gerontology Student Organization, Purdue University
(2002-2008)
Recognized in “Spotlight on Researchers” insert in text: Communication Sciences and Disorders: An Introduction, by Laura Justice (2005) Doctoral student representative to Audiology and Speech Sciences faculty, Purdue University (2004-2005)
Graduate student representative to Purdue Graduate Student Government, Purdue University (2004-2005)
Audiology and Speech Sciences Department Teaching Assistant of the Year, Purdue University (2004)
Treasurer, Purdue University Gerontology Student Organization, Purdue University (Fall 2002-Spring 2003)
Social Committee Chairperson, Black Graduate Association, Purdue University
(2003)