Biosketch - Communication Neuroscience Laboratories

Principal Investigator/Program Director (Last, First, Middle): Barlow, Steven Michael
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
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NAME
POSITION TITLE
Austin L. Oder, B.A.
Pre-doctoral researcher
Communication Neuroscience Laboratories
eRA COMMONS USER NAME
austinoder
EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, and include postdoctoral training.)
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION
DEGREE
(if applicable)
YEAR(s)
FIELD OF STUDY
University of Kansas
University of Kansas
BA
Pre-doc
2009
20092013
Speech-Language-Hearing
Speech-Language-Hearing
University of Nebraska
PhD
Present
student
Communication Disorders
Neuroscience
A. Personal Statement
Austin Oder began her doctoral study at the University of Kansas, and recently transferred to the University of
Nebraska as part of the Barlow laboratory move. She successfully completed her PhD qualifying exams (Dr.
Barlow-mentor) and will resume study at UNL as a doctoral candidate in communication disorders, and
neurobiology of electrocortical dynamics in preterm infants and other pediatric populations. Her primary
research interests include development of oromotor coordination and sensorimotor integration in healthy and
disordered full term and preterm infants. Her graduate research focuses on the neural substrates underlying
multisensory experiences across the lifespan, and how this directly translates to clinical applications.
B. Positions and Honors
Positions and Employment
2007-2008
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Language Development Disorders and Intervention Studies
Laboratory, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
2008-2009
Undergraduate Honors Research Assistant, Speech Acoustics and Perception Laboratory,
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
2008-2010
Graduate Research Assistant, Language and Reading Disorders Laboratory, University of
Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
2009-2013
Graduate Research Assistant, Communication Neuroscience Laboratories, University of
Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
2014-present Graduate Research Assistant, Communication Neuroscience Laboratories, University of
Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.
Honors
University of Kansas Undergraduate Research Award, University of Kansas Honors Program—2008
Margaret C. Byrne Saricks Undergraduate Research Award, University of Kansas Department of Speech
Language-Hearing—2009. “Effects of dialect on vowel acoustics and intelligibility.”
Departmental Honors in Speech-Language-Hearing, University of Kansas Department of Speech-Language
Hearing—2009
KU Speech-Language-Hearing and Child Language Graduate Student Organization
President 2011-2012
Treasurer 2012-13
Vice President 2013-present
KU Graduate Student Research Award—2013
Margaret C. Byrne Saricks Graduate Research Award, University of Kansas Department of Speech-LanguageHearing—2013
KU Sigma Xi Research Competition Award, 1st place for early graduate students—2013
Principal Investigator/Program Director (Last, First, Middle): Barlow, Steven Michael
C. Peer-reviewed Publications
1. Oder A, Clopper CG, Ferguson SH. (2013). Effects of dialect on vowel acoustics and intelligibility.
Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 43, 23-35.
2. Oder A, Stalling D, Barlow SM. (2013). Short-term effects of pacifier texture on NNS in neurotypical
infants. International Journal of Pediatrics. Article ID 168459. doi: 10.1155/2013/168459. PMID:
23737804.
3. Barlow SM, Jegatheesan P, Weiss S, Govindaswami B, Wang J, Lee J, Oder A, Song D. (2013).
Amplitude-integrated EEG and range-EEG modulation associated with pneumatic orocutaneous
stimulation in preterm infants. Journal of Perinatology, doi: 10.1038/jp.2013.150. [Epub ahead of print].
PMID: 24310443.
4. Song D, Jegatheesan P, Weiss S, Govindaswami B, Wang J, Lee J, Oder A, Barlow SM. (2014).
Modulation of EEG spectral edge frequency during patterned pneumatic oral stimulation in preterm
infants. Pediatric Research, 75(1), 85-92. PMID: 24129553.
5. Barlow SM, Lee J, Wang J, Oder A, Knox K, Hall S, Knox K, Weatherstone K, Thompson D. (2014).
Frequency-modulated orocutaneous stimulation promotes non-nutritive suck development in preterm
infants with respiratory distress syndrome or chronic lung disease. Journal of Perinatology, 34(2): 136142. PMID: 24310444.
6. Barlow SM, Lee J, Wang J, Oder A, Oh H, Hall S, Knox K, Weatherstone K, Thompson D. (in press).
Effects of oral stimulus frequency spectra on the development of non-nutritive suck in preterm infants
with respiratory distress syndrome or chronic lung disease, and preterm infants of diabetic mothers.
Journal of Neonatal Nursing, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnn.2013.10.005
Invited Scientific Presentations
1. Barlow SM, Lee J, Wang J, Oder A. (2012). Suck development in preterm infants is dependent on the
spectral content of patterned somatosensory inputs. Invited nanosymposium on Oral Movements at the
44th Annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, 14.05. New Orleans, LA.
2. Oder A, Barlow SM (2013). The Communication Neuroscience Laboratories: Developing Translational
Neurotherapeutics. Invited presentation at the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers–
Kansas City chapter April meeting.
Scientific Presentations
1. Oder A, Clopper CG, Ferguson SH. (2009). Effects of dialect on vowel acoustics and intelligibility. The
Acoustical Society of America, Portland, OR.
2. Oder A, Wang J, Barlow SM. (2012). Effects of chemotactile experience on ororhythmic patterning in
neurotypical infants. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, #7919, 423. Atlanta, GA.
3. Oder A, Stalling D, Barlow SM. (2013). Effects of pacifier texture on non-nutritive sucking in
neurotypical infants. University of Kansas Graduate Research Competition, Lawrence, KS.
4. Barlow SM, Lee J, Wang J, Oder A, Hall S, Knox K, Weatherstone K, Thompson D. (2013). NNS
development in preterm infants is dependent on the spectral content of patterned somatosensory
inputs. Pediatric Academic Societies. Washington, DC.
5. Custead R, Oh H, Oder A, Barlow SM. (2013). Adaptation of the cortical somatosensory evoked
potential following pneumatic stimulation of the face in adults. Society for Neuroscience. San Diego,
CA.
6. Custead R, Oh H, Oder A, Barlow SM. (2014). Adaptation of the cortical somatosensory evoked
potential following pneumatic stimulation of the face in adults. International Motor Speech Conference,
Sarasota, FL.

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