Heather Moore, PhD, CCC-SLP
she, her, Associate Professor, Undergraduate Advisor
About
Dr. Moore is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. She has worked with young children with disabilities and their families for over 20 years in a variety of home, community, school, and clinical settings. Her research focuses on the efficacy and efficiency of parent/caregiver implemented naturalistic language assessment and intervention as well as pre-service and in-service professional development practices. Before coming to Western in 2019, Dr. Moore taught academic and clinical courses at the University of Oregon for 11 years.
Dr. Moore aspires to be a compassionate mentor who maintains high expectations and standards while teaching through scaffolded, errorless learning practices. She believes that professional confidence grows as students begin to view themselves as critical thinkers who can apply knowledge learned in the classroom to real life applications. To accomplish this, Dr. Moore uses case-based learning projects to foster individual reflection and analysis as well as guided group discussion and debate.
Dr. Moore grounds her research as well as her clinical and academic teaching in an ecological theory of child development and therefore values assessment and intervention practices that are family centered, culturally and linguistically sensitive, and authentic. In this vein, she strives to train students in clinical methods that have been shown to be evidence based, clinically efficacious, and make meaningful differences in the lives of children and families.
Outside of work, Dr. Moore enjoys spending time with her family camping and exploring the wonders of the Pacific Northwest.
Education
Arizona State University, Ph.D., Speech and Hearing Sciences, 2005
University of Georgia, M.A., Communication Sciences and Disorders, 1997
George Mason University, Early Childhood Special Education Certification Program, 1994
James Madison University, B.S., Communication Sciences and Disorders (major), Special Education (minor), 1992
Faculty Research Interests
Caregiver-Implemented Naturalistic Communication Intervention and Pre-Service and In-Service Early Intervention Personnel Preparation
Current Courses
Undergraduate Courses
- CSD 251: Introduction to Communication Disorders
- CSD 457: Clinical Processes
Graduate Courses
- CSD 515: Speech-Sound Disorders
- CSD 502: Evidence-based Practices in Communication Sciences and Disorders
- CSD 543: Professional Seminar in Speech-Language Pathology
- CSD 555: Assessment and Treatment of Developing Language Disorders II
- Assessment and Treatment of Developing Language Disorders III
Selected Publications
Cycyk, L. M., Coles, K., O’Dea, K., Moore, H. W., Sanford-Keller, H., Dolata, J., De Anda, S., Gomez, M., Huerta, L., Libak, A., & Zuckerman, K. E. (2022). Serving young children with disabilities from Latinx backgrounds and their families with equity: Provider perspectives. Journal of Communication Disorders, 99, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomdis.2022.106254
DeAnda, S., Cycyk, L., Moore, H., Huerta, L., Larson, A. L., & King, M., A. (2022) Psychometric properties of the English-Spanish vocabulary inventory in toddlers with and without early language delay. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 65(2), 627-691. https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_JSLHR-21-00240
Cycyk, L. M., De Anda, S., Moore, H., & Huerta, L. (2021). Cultural and linguistic adaptations of early language interventions: Recommendations for advancing research and practice. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 30(3), 1224-1246. https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2020_AJSLP-20-00101
Huerta, L., Cycyk, L., Sanford-Keller, H., Busch, A., Dolata, Jill., Moore, H., DeAnda, S., & Zuckerman, K. (2021). A retrospective review of communication evaluation practices of young Latinx children. Journal of Early Intervention, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F10538151211012703
Cycyk, L.M., Moore, H.W., DeAnda, S., Huerta, L., Mendez, S., Patton, C., & Bourret, C. (2020). Adaptation of a caregiver-implemented naturalistic communication intervention for Spanish-speaking families of Mexican immigrant descent: A promising start. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 29, 1260-1282. https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_AJSLP-19-00142
Moore, H.W., Barton, E.E., & Chironis, M. (2014). A program for improving toddler communication through parent coaching. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 33, 212-224. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0271121413497520
Barton, E.E., Moore, H.W., & Squires, J.K. (2012). Preparing speech language pathology students to work in early childhood. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 32, 4-13. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0271121411434567