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1 THOMAS ALVIN FIELDS 305 South Pasadena Kingsville TX HOME- (361) EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Ozona High School-Ozona, TX Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX B. A Major: Psychology; Minor: Sociology Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX M. A Major: Psychology; Minor: Sociology New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM M. A Major: Speech Pathology The University of Texas, Austin, TX Ph.D Major: Speech Pathology, School: Communication Theses and Dissertation Fields, Thomas A. Extended primary and higher order conditioning of earthworms, Master s Thesis, Texas Tech University, Fields, Thomas A. A comparison of massed, distributed and massed redundant presentation of the Automated Stimulus Control System. Master's Thesis, New Mexico State University, Fields, Thomas A. A comparison of elicitation variables on the language performance of normal and language disordered children. Ph. D. Dissertation, The University of Texas PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association Texas Association of Home Health Agencies Texas Health Care Association National Association of Rehabilitation Agencies National Association for the Support of Long Term Care

2 LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS American Speech-Language-Hearing Association-CCC-SP, Texas License in Speech Pathology, EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE Instructor and Student Director, Texas Tech University's Reading and Study Skills Program Research Psychologist/On-Site Project Director, Washington State University, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico Instructor in Psychology, Alamogordo Branch, New Mexico State University, Alamogordo, New Mexico Speech Pathologist, San Antonio Independent School District, San Antonio, Texas Supervisor of Clinical Practicum/Clinic Co-Ordinator, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX Assistant Professor-Department of Speech, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA Associate Professor/Co-Ordinator-Off Campus Graduate Program-University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS Associate Professor, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Oklahoma St Univ., Stillwater, OK Associate Professor, Department of Speech, East Texas State University, Commerce, TX Private Practice-Speech Pathology, Supervisor and Administrator Rehabilitation Agency, Greenville, TX Private Practice Rehabilitation Agency/Home Health Agency, Greenville, TX Private Practice Rehabilitation Metairie, Louisiana Private Practice Rehab Louisville, Mississippi Private Practice Rehabilitation Agency, Americus GA Private Practice Rehabilitation Agency, Americus GA Private Practice Rehabilitation Agency, Anniston AL Private Practice Greenville, Texas, multi-discipline Rehabilitation clinic Private Practice Weslaco, TX, Medicare Certified Agency, Work Hardening Clinic, multi-discipline Rehab Clinic Private Practice, Americus GA, Management-Hospital Rehab

3 Clinic Corporate Director - Human Resources & Professional Services, Sun- Tzu Management, Dallas TX Associate Professor Texas A & M University Kingsville, Department of Communication/Theatre Arts, Program of Communication Sciences and Disorder Professor, Texas A & M University Kingsville, Department of Biological and Health Sciences, Program of Communication Sciences and Disorders Taskforce Member to re-write the Faculty Constitution for TAMUK Elected Faculty Senator, Department of Theatre and Fine Arts Elected first Faculty Senate President under new constitution Appointed first Intern in Provost s office Interim Associate Vice President for Research/Dean, College of Graduate Study, TAMUK Chair, Texas A & M University Kingsville, Institutional Review Board Acting Chair, Department of Biological and Health Sciences Acting Program Director, Program of Communication Sciences and Disorders PUBLICATIONS Fields, Thomas A., Crook, G. L., Maez, A. R., and Graham, E. S. Apparatus and training program for studying immediate effects of Retinal damage in the Rhesus Monkey (Macaca Mulatta). ARL-TR-69-L ST Aerospace Medical Division, Air Force System Command Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Graham, E. S., Farrer, D. M., Mark, A. R., and Fields, Thomas A. Behavioral assessment of visual functioning immediately after exposure of the eye to a LASER. ARL-TR st Aeromedical Research Laboratory, Aerospace Medical Division, Air Force Systems Command, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Fields, Thomas A. Review of McLean, J., Yoder, D., and Schiefelbusch, R. (Editors). Language intervention with the retarded: Developing strategies. In Journal of Communication Disorders, Fields, Thomas A. The effect of elicitation variables on language samples. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 50, , 1980.

4 Fields, Thomas A. An individualistic approach to the evaluation and remediation of stuttering. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 5, , Fields, Thomas A. A review of facilitating children's language development. Asha, 23, 138,1981. Fields, Thomas A. Use of radio telemetry to obtain language samples. Journal of Communication Disorders, , Fields, Thomas A. A review of Non-oral communication. A training guide for the child without speech, Asha, 24, 68, Fields, Thomas A. A review of The personal pronoun book. Asha, 24, 68,1982. Fields, Thomas A. A review of Behavioral cognitive stuttering therapy. Asha, 25, 115, Fields, Thomas A., and Tillman, Marianne B. A preschool screening instrument Journal of the Mississippi Speech and Hearing Association. 1, 2, 14-17, Fields, Thomas A. Recommendations and Review of the Northeast Louisiana University Training Program: Needs to implement a Graduate Program. January, Fields, Thomas A. Considerations for the evaluation of software. Journal of Childhood Communication Disorders. VIII, 1, 37-51, Fields, Thomas. A. A Review of Preventing Stuttering in the Preschool Child. ASHA. 32, 72, Fields, Thomas. A. Do I Need A Computer?. Communicologist, 16, 4, 11-12, Fields, Thomas. A. Speech Pathology and Medicare. Tejas, Fall, Fields, Thomas. A. Medicare Changes. Communicologist, 19,3, Fields, Thomas. A. How to value a Speech-Language Pathologist. Communicologist, 20, 1, OFFICES-HONORS National American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Legislative Council-Louisiana-elected to 3 year term American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Council of University Supervisors in Speech/Language and Audiology-elected to Nominations Committee, appointed to Editorial Committee, nominated as Editor, nominated to Nominations Committee, First SuperNet Co-Ordinator-Southeast Region. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Committee on Membership

5 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Committee on Recruitment and Planning Reviewer for American Speech-Language-Hearing Association New Materials Section Nominated for Board of Directors Position, National Association of Rehabilitation Agencies, 1992-Elected for a One year term Nominated and Elected for a Two year term-1993 Reviewer for American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Books Division Member, American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Committee on Insurance Member, National Association for the Support of Long Term Care, Designated Representative for Certified Medicare Rehabilitation Agencies to the Rehabilitation Caucus Chair, Rehabilitation Coalition, NASL Nominated and Elected for Executive Board, NASL Nominated and Elected, Executive Vice President, NASL Elected to serve on Faculty Task Force to write Faculty Constitution-2005 Elected Faculty Senator-2005 Nominated and Elected Faculty Senate President, Appointed to Internship in Provost s Office, State Louisiana: Member of the State Board of Examiners for Speech Pathology and Audiology, Elected Secretary-Treasurer for Board. Elected for two terms as Member at Large to Louisiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association Executive Council. Appointed to Chair Louisiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association Legislative Committee. Appointed to Chair Louisiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association Continuing Education Committee. Appointed to Chair Louisiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association Finance Committee. Appointed to Chair State Board's Public Relations Committee. Awarded State Board's Achievement Award for legislative efforts for state licensure. Appointed to State Advisory Committee for Speech Pathology/Audiology Appointed Consultant for State Right to Read Program

6 Mississippi: Appointed Chair Exhibits Committee-Mississippi Appointed Chair Publicity Committee-Mississippi Appointed Chair Legislative Committee-Mississippi Appointed to Chair Publicity Committee for Joint Project of the Mississippi Speech-Language-Hearing Association and Lions Clubs of Mississippi Presented Invited Address at Mississippi State School for Deaf Elected Vice-President Mississippi Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Appointed to Ad Hoc Committee on Public Schools. Appointed to Chair Continuing Education Committee-Mississippi Elected President-Elect Mississippi Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Program Chair, Mississippi Speech-Language-Hearing Association Spring Program. Oklahoma: Appointed to Continuing Education Committee Oklahoma Texas: Appointed to Health Planning Committee-Texas Appointed to Private Practice Task Force-Texas Appointed to Home Health Agencies Task Force-Texas Appointed Associate Editor, Tejas-Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Appointed to Publications Committee-Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Appointed to Membership Committee-Texas Association of Home Health

7 Agencies. Appointed to Liaison Committee-Texas Association of Home Health Agencies. Nominated as Secretary, PAC Group-Texas Association of Home Health Agencies. Awarded Certification of Appreciation-Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association-1992,1993,1995. Appointed to Chair TSHA Taskforce on Technology. Appointed to Chair TSHA Resource Library Committee Appointed to TSHA Financial Affairs Committee Elected TSHA Vice-President of Professional Services Awarded TSHA Honors, 1999 Elected to Texas Speech-Language Hearing Foundation Board of Directors- Chair Finance Committee-2010 Appointed Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation, Treasurer, 2011 McNair Mentor, 2011 Awarded First McNair Faculty Stipend, 2011 Consecutive awards for teaching excellence,

8 PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS Fields, Thomas A., and Campbell, S. L. Higher-order conditioning of earthworms. Paper presented to Southwestern Psychological Association, Fields, Thomas A., and Fields, Sondra K. Some considerations in the use of programmed instruction in the remediation of functional misarticulation. Paper presented to Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Fields, Thomas A., A systematic approach to the evaluation and remediation of stuttering. Paper presented to Louisiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Fields, Thomas A., Behavior modification procedures in the Speech Clinic. Paper presented to Louisiana State University Workshop, 1975 Fields, Thomas A., Language evaluation procedures. Louisiana State University Workshop, Fields, Thomas A. A comparison of language elicitation variables. Paper presented to American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Fields, Thomas A., An individualistic approach to the evaluation and remediation of stuttering. Paper presented to American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 1977 Fields, Thomas A., Stuttering: Evaluation and remediation. Paper presented to Acadiana Parishes Speech Pathologists, Fields, Thomas A., The effects of elicitation variables on the diagnosis of language disordered children. Paper presented to American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Fields, Thomas A. The remediation of language disorder. Paper presented to Terrebonne Parish SLP Specialists, Fields, Thomas A., Language acquisition. Paper presented to Louisiana Right to Read Program, Fields, Thomas A., Procedures in the evaluation and remediation of stuttering. Paper presented to St Mary Parish Speech, Language and Hearing Specialists, Fields, Thomas A., Behavioral measures related to the IEP. Paper presented to Iberia Parish Speech, Language and Hearing Specialists, Fields, Thomas A., Language in young academic child. Paper presented to Elementary Teachers, Lafayette Parish Schools, Fields, Thomas A., and Renshaw, S., Use of the computer in the diagnosis of language disorder. Paper presented to American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 1979.

9 Fields, Thomas A., Behavioral procedures. Paper presented to Teachers of the Early Intervention Program for High Risk Children, Fields, Thomas A., Application of behavioral procedures. Paper presented to Teachers of the Early Intervention Program for High Risk Children, Fields, Thomas A., Stuttering: Evaluation and remediation. Paper presented to East Baton Rouge Parish Speech, Language and Hearing Specialists, Fields, Thomas A., Language acquisition and it's relationship to reading. Paper presented to Gulf Coast Speech, Language and Hearing Specialists, Fields, Thomas A., Professional concerns of the speech, language and hearing specialists. Paper presented to Gulf Coast Speech Association, Fields, Thomas A., Language evaluation in the public schools. Paper presented to Jackson Public School Speech Pathologists, Fields, Thomas A., and Fields, Sondra, K. Language of special education children following motor-language programming. Paper presented to American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Fields, Thomas A., and Pierce, L. Utilization of language test results to determine dismissal from therapy. Paper presented to American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Fields, Thomas A., Intervention for fluency. Paper presented to Gulf Coast Speech and Hearing Association Fields, Thomas A., Language intervention. Invited paper presented to Northeast Louisiana University, Student Association, Fields, Thomas A., A four-stage approach to language evaluation. Paper presented to Mississippi Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Fields, Thomas A., Lion's Club Project. Paper presented to Mississippi Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Fields, Thomas A., A psychological-educational assessment of the special education child. Paper presented to Mississippi Association for Children with Learning Disabilities, Fields, Thomas A., Evaluation and intervention with the disfluent, Paper presented to Oklahoma Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Welsch, Hilda, Kellum, Gloria, & Fields, Thomas A. A comparison of videotaped and traditional teaching of blissymbols. Paper presented to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Fields, Thomas A., My computer is wonderful but I guess I needed a miracle. Paper presented to American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation, Fields, Thomas A., Use of the computer in language analysis. Paper presented to American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation, 1984.

10 Fields, Thomas A., Computer problems in speech pathology. Paper presented to Oklahoma Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Fields, Thomas A., Use of the computer in Speech Pathology and Audiology, Paper presented to Mississippi Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Fields, Thomas A., Research procedures for the speech pathologist. Paper presented to Mississippi Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Fields, Thomas A., Communication problems in the geriatric population. Paper presented to Louisiana State University-Shreveport Student Association, Fields, Thomas A., Fluency therapy on a public school budget, Paper presented to Region VIII Speech-Language Pathologists, Fields, Thomas, A., Moss, John, and Roberts, J. Keith., A success model for training LD children to be successful adults. Paper presented to ACLD Conference, San Antonio, Fields, Thomas A., Integration of Physical Therapy and Speech Therapy into a total Rehabilitation Program. Program In-service presented April, Fields, Thomas A., Use of formal diagnostic procedures in populations outside usual normative data. presented Texas Speech-Language Hearing Association, May, Fields, Thomas A., Computer technology in speech/language practices: clinical and clerical. Paper presented to Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Spring, Fields, Thomas A., Medicare concerns. Paper presented to Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Spring, 1988 Fields, Thomas A., Computers in a professional practice. Paper presented to Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Spring, Fields, Thomas A., Computers??? Basic answers to basic questions. Paper presented to Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Spring, Fields, Thomas A., Medicare: Do I Really Want This? Paper presented to Mississippi Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Spring, Fields, Thomas A., Insurance and Medicare as financial resources for the Speech-Language-Pathologist, Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Spring, Fields, Thomas A., Electronic Claims Submission to Medicare. Medicare Seminar, July 30, 1992, St. Louis, MO Fields, Thomas A. The Rehabilitation Agency in a Skilled Nursing Facility. MAPS Conference, December, Fields, Thomas A., Electronic Claims Submission and Computer Utilization in a Medicare Facility. Utilization of the Computer in Day to Day Operations in

11 a Rehabilitation Agency. MAPS Seminar, Atlanta, April, MAPS Seminar, San Diego, 1993, MAPS Seminar, Atlanta, 1994; MAPS Seminar, Atlanta, Fields, Thomas A., Reimbursement Issues. Tri-Alliance Meeting, DFW, February 23-23, Fields, Thomas A., Medicare-Changes and consequences. TSHA Executive Board, April, Fields, Thomas A., The impact of Medicare changes on our profession. TSHA Executive Board, October, Fields, Thomas A., A historical perspective on health care reimbursement and change. TSHA Executive Board, February, Fields, Thomas A., An explicit guide to assessment and remediation. TSHA Convention, February, Isassi, Beverly and & Fields, Thomas A. Language dominance testing in South Texas Schools. TSHA, February, Lee, Shannah & Fields, Thomas A. A longitudinal observation of a medically unusual child. TSHA, February Lee, Shannah & Fields, Thomas A. A longitudinal observation of a medically unusual child. ASHA, November Ortiz, Diana de la Garza & Fields, Thomas A. Speech-Language pathology in Spanish-speaking countries. TSHA, April, San Miguel, Patricia & Fields, Thomas A. Skills of the Certified Nursing Assistant in Dysphagia. TSHA, April, Weaver, Robin & Fields, Thomas A. Attitudes and opinions regarding speechlanguage pathologists among teachers, nurses and physicians. TSHA, April Three papers submitted for presentation at 2011 State Convention