Gordon W. Blood, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Board Certified Fluency Specialist

photo of Gordon Blood

Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 1978
Professor and Department Head

Contact Information

308D Ford Building
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802

(814) 865-3177
Fax: (814) 863-3759

f2x@psu.edu

Courses Taught

CSD 100, Preventing Vocal Abuse
CSD 444, Introduction to Organic Disorders of Speech and Language
CSD 542, Stuttering
CSD 597A, Rural Issues: SLPs in the Educational Setting
CSD 597B, Speech, Language, and Literacy
CSD 597E, Multicultural Issues in Communication Disorders
CSD 597F, Technology, Reading and Children with Communication Disabilities in Schools

Research Interests

Social aspects (self-concept, perceived communicative competence, stigma, etc.) of fluency and fluency disorders in adolescents and adults; auditory dysfunction in children and adults who stutter; speech, language, and literacy disorders in children in the schools; perceptions of individuals with communication disabilities; job stress of SLPs in rural and urban areas.

Examples of Collaborative Projects

Social Aspects of Stuttering. Currently work is being completed on how adolescents who stutter deal with bullying behavior, stigma related issues, and overall adjustment. A cohort of 65 adolescents is being studied on a number of dimensions related to self-esteem, anxiety, coping, and co-occurring communication and non speech-language disabilities. Adults who stutter are also being examined for stress, attention and auditory problems as they relate to social and communicative competence.

Project PRIDE: PReventing Illiteracy and Disabilities Through Early-Intervention (G. Blood Principal Investigator, I. Blood and C. Hammer Co-Principal Investigator). This will be a four year training grant funded by the US Department of Education. The purpose of this project is to implement a new comprehensive preservice master's level training program for speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to provide quality services to children with communication and literacy problems, especially those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, specifically in rural areas.

Recent Publications

Betz Roth, I., Blood, G. W., & Blood, I. M. (in press). University students' perceptions of pre-school and kindergarten children who stutter.  Journal of Communication Disorders.

Blood, I. M., Cohen, L., & Blood, G. W. (in press). Job burnout in educational audiologists: The value of work experience.  Journal of Educational Audiology. 

Blood, I. M., Cohen, L., & Blood, G. W. (2007). Job burnout, geographic location, and social interaction among educational audiologists. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 105, 1203-1208.

Blood, G. W., Blood, I. M., Maloney, K., Weaver, A., & Shaffer, B. (2007). Exploratory study of children who stutter and do not stutter on a visual attention test.  Communication Disorders Quarterly, 28, 145-153.

Blood, G. W., Blood, I. M., Maloney, K., Meyer, C., & Qualls, C. D. (2007). Anxiety levels in adolescents who stutter.  Journal of Communication Disorders, 40, 452-469.

Blood, G. W., & Blood, I. M. (2007). Preliminary study of self-reported experience of physical aggression and bullying of boys who stutter: Relation to increased anxiety.  Perceptual and Motor Skills, 104, 1060-1066.

Blood, G. W., & Blood, I. M. (2007).  Job burnout in educational audiologists:
D-E-S-E-R-V-E Better. Educational Audiology Review, 24 (3).