CPASS logo



Publications and Presentations

Recent Peer-reviewed Publications:

  • He, Z., O’Reilly, R.C., Metha, D. (2008). Gastric Pepsin in Middle Ear Fluid of Children with Otitis Media: Clinical Implications. Curr. Allergy Asthma Rep. Nov; 8(6), 513-518.
  • Malloy, K., M., Christenson, T., Meyer, J., S., Tai, S., Deutsch, E., S., Barth, P., S., O’Reilly, R., C. (2008). Lack of association of CT findings and surgical drainage in pediatric neck abscesses. Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. 72, 235-239.
  • O’Reilly, R., C., He, Z., Bloedon, E., Papsin, B., Lundy, L., Bolling, L., Soundar, S., Cook, S., Reilly, J.S., Schmidt, R., Deutsch, E.S., Barth, P., Mehta, D. (2008). The Role of Extraesophageal Reflux in Otitis Media in Infants and Children. Triological Society Thesis. Harris P. Mosher Award for Excellence in Clinical Research. Laryngoscope Jul.; 118 (7 Part 2 Suppl 116), 1-9.
  • Vallino LD, Zuker R, Napoli JA. (2008). A study of speech, language, hearing, and dentition in children with cleft lip only. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. 2008; 45:485-94.
  • Vallino LD, Lass NJ, Bunnell HT, Pannbacker M. (2008). Academic and clinical training in cleft palate. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 2008; 45:371-380.
  • Cabrera, C., E., Deutsch, E., S., Eppes, S., Lawless, S., Cook, S., O’Reilly, R., C., Reilly, J., S. (2007). Increased Incidence of Head and Neck Abscesses in Children. Otolaryngol. Head Neck Surg. 136, 176-181.
  • Ferber-Viart C., Ionescu E., Morlet T., Froehlich P., Dubreuil C. (2007). Balance in healthy individuals assessed with Equitest: maturation and normative data for children and young adults. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 71: 1041-1046.
  • Gaslin M., O’Reilly R.C., Morlet T., McCormick M. (2007). Pediatric Cartilage Interleave Tympanoplasty. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 137: 284-288.
  • He, Z., O’Reilly, R., C., Bolling, L., Soundar, S., Shah, M., Cook, S., Schmidt, R., J., Bloedon, E., Mehta, D., I. (2007). Detection of Gastric Pepsin in Middle Ear Fluid of Children with Otitis Media. Otolaryngol. Head Neck Surg. 137, 59-64.
  • Johnston, D., R., Bloeden, E., States, L., O’Reilly, R., C. (2007). Imaging Case of the Month: Sigmoid Sinus Thrombosis as a Complication of Otitis Media. Otol. Neurotol. 28(7), 988-999.
  • Schmidt, R., Herzog, A., Cook, S., O’Reilly, R., Deutsch, E., Reilly, J. (2007). Powered Intracapsular Tonsillectomy in the management of Recurrent Tonsillitis. Otolaryngol. Head Neck Surg. 137, 338-340.
  • Schmidt, R., Herzog, A., Cook, S., O’Reilly, R., Deutsch, E., Reilly, J. (2007). Complications of Tonsillectomy: a Comparison of Techniques. Arch. Otolaryngol. Head Neck Surg. 133 (9), 925-928.
  • Artz, G., J., O’Reilly, R., C., Rao, V. (2006). Vertically oriented internal auditory canal in an eight-year-old with hearing loss. Int. J. Pediatr. Otolaryngol. Jun. 70 (6), 1129-1132.
  • Cognetti, D., M., Keller, M., S., Arch, E., M., Schmidt, R., Deutsch, E., S., O’Reilly, R., C. (2006). Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Deficiency Syndrome: Implications for Cochlear Implantation. Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. Extra, Mar. 1 (1), 60-64.
  • Ionescu E., Morlet T., Froehlich P., Ferber-Viart C. (2006). Vestibular assessment with Balance Quest: normative data for children and young adults. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 70: 1457-1465.
  • Vallino LD, Peterson-Falzone SJ, Napoli JA. (2006). The syndromes of Treacher Collins and Nager. Advances in Speech-Language Pathology, 2006; 8:34-44.
  • Vallino LD, Riley MM, Halliday JL. (2006).An epidemiological study of orofacial clefts with other birth defects in Victoria, Australia. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 2006; 43:571-576.
  • Varga R., Avenarius M.R., Kelley P.M., Keats B.J., Berlin C.I., Hood L.J., Morlet T., Brashears S.M., Starr A., Cohn E.S., Smith R.J.H., Kimberling W.J. (2006). OTOF mutations revealed by genetic analysis of hearing loss families including a potential temperature-sensitive auditory neuropathy allele. J Med Genet. 43: 576-581.
  • Vallino-Napoli LD. (2004). Assessing communication in cleft and craniofacial disorders: a process model for the practitioner. Perspectives on Speech Science and Orofacial Disorders, 2004; 14 (2), 10-16.
  • Vallino-Napoli LD and Reilly, S. (2004). Evidence-based health care: A survey of speech pathology practice. Advances in Speech-Language Pathology 2004; 6:107-112.
  • Vallino-Napoli LD, Riley MM, Halliday JL. (2004). An epidemiologic study of isolated cleft lip, palate, or both in Victoria, Australia from 1983 to 2000. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal 2004; 41 (2): 185-194.

[Top of Page]

Recent book chapters:

  • Loundon N., Marlin S., Bouccara D., Morlet T., Becker T., Deltenre P., Collette J.L. (2008). [Neuropathie, synaptopathie, atteinte sensorielle, formes partielles de neuropathie, nouvelles étiologies : variations sur un thème connu] French. Neuropathy, synaptopathy, sensory disorder, partial neuropathy, new etiologies: variations around of known theme. Les Cahiers de l’Audition. 2008; 21; 57-63.
  • Morlet T. (2008). [Differences entre les diagnostics de neuropathie auditive/desynchronisation auditive et de troubles (centraux) du traitement de l’audition] French. Differential diagnosis of auditory neuropathy/dys-synchrony and (central) auditory processing disorders. Les Cahiers de l’Audition. 2008; 21; 28-30.
  • Morlet T. (2008). [NA/DA : Elaboration d’une base de donnees] French. AN/AD : Creation of a database. Les Cahiers de l’Audition. 2008; 21; 73-76.
  • O’Reilly R.C., Mangiardi, A., Bunnell, H.T. (2008). Cochlear Implants. In D. DeLuca, I.W. Leigh, K.A. Lindgren, D.J. Napoli (Eds.), Access: Multiple Avenues for Deaf People (pp. 38-71). Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press
  • O’Reilly, R.C. (2008). Balance Disorders in Children. In T. Sih, A. Chinski, R. Eavey, R. Godhino (Eds.), 7th IAPO Pediatric Otolaryngology Manual. Sao Paulo: Editora e Grafica Vida & Consciencia.
  • Morlet T. (2007). [Fonction des Cellules Ciliées Externes et Neuropathie Auditive / Désynchronisation Auditive] French. Outer hair cell function and auditory neuropathy/dys-synchrony. Les Cahiers de l’Audition. 2007; 20: 68-74.
  • O’Reilly, R. (2006). Tympanocentesis. In C.A. Pohle, L.G. Gomella (Eds.), Pediatrics on Call (pp. 559-30). New York: Lange /McGraw-Hill.

[Top of Page]

Recent Technical Reports, Abstracts, and Presentations:

  • Berlin C.I., Morlet T., Hood L.J., Fernandez C., Ford C., Bahr R., Russell B., Arnold M., Carr P., Muscato N. (2008). Managing AN/AD: Can we produce a “Literate Taxpayer” despite the uncertain auditory impact and trajectory of an absent ABR and normal emission? NHS meeting. Como, Italy. June 19th-21st, 2008.
  • Bunnell, H. T., & Lilley, J. (2008). Schwa variants in American English. Proceeding of the InterSpeech 2008, Brisbane, Australia, pp. 1159-1162.
  • Greywoode J., O’Reilly R.C., Morlet T., Miller F., Henley J., Church C., Campbell J., Beaman J,. Cox A.M., Holahan S. (2008). Comprehensive vestibular and balance testing in the dizzy pediatric population: a review of 132 patients. American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology. Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. May 2-4, 2008.
  • Grindle C.R., O’Reilly R.C., Morlet T. (2008). Central auditory processing deficiency associated with anatomic deficit in left superior temporal lobe. The Triological Society. Eastern Section Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. January 25-27, 2008.
  • Grindle C., Jornlin C., O’Reilly R., Bartling V., Morlet T. (2008). Auditory Neuropathy/Dys-synchrony in a Child with Cockayne Syndrome Type II. Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Advances in Children Annual Meeting. Boston, MS. December 4-7, 2008.
  • Johnston, D.R., Curry, J.M., Newborough, B., Bartoshesky, L., Lehman, S., O'Reilly, R.C. (2008). The Incidence of Opthalmologic Disorders in Children with Sensorineural Hearing Loss. Poster presentation, ASPO, Orlando, FL. May 2-4.
  • Morlet T., O’ Reilly C. (2008). Auditory neuropathy/dys-synchrony: Diagnosis and management. Instructional Course. American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. September 21-24, 2008.
  • Morlet S., O’Reilly R., Morlet T. (2008). Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct Can Mimic Auditory Neuropathy? Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Advances in Children Annual Meeting. Boston, MS. December 4-7, 2008.
  • Morlet T., O’Reilly R., Morlet S. (2008). Enlarged vestibular aqueduct in infants and children: What is the appropriate test battery? NHS meeting. Como, Italy. June 19-21, 2008.
  • O’Reilly R.C., Lavasani L., Morlet T., Barth P., Reilly J. (2008). Partial cochlear ossification mimicking auditory neuropathy/dys-synchrony. Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM) Triological Society Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. May 1-4, 2008.
  • O’Reilly R., Morlet T. (2008). Vestibular and balance function in children with auditory neuropathy. NHS meeting. Como, Italy. June 19th-21st, 2008.
  • O’Reilly, R. (2008). Pediatric Vestibular Disorders. Visiting Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Philadelphia, PA. January 10.
  • O’Reilly, R.C., He, Z., Bloedon, E., Papsin, B., Lundy, L., Bolling, L., Soundar, S., Cook, S., Reilly, J.S., Schmidt, R., Deutsch, E.S., Barth, P., Mehta, D.I. (2008). Mosher Award Presentation - Triological Thesis. The Role of Extraesophageal Reflux in Otitis Media in Infants and Children. Triological Society Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL. May 1-4.
  • O’Reilly, R., Cushing, S. (2008). Evaluation and treatment of pediatric balance disorders. Instructional Course, AAO-HNS Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. September 24.
  • O’Reilly, R., Morlet, T. (2008). Auditory Neuropathy / Dys-synchrony: Diagnosis and management. Instructional Course, AAO-HNS Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. September 24.
  • Vallino LD. (2008). Anatomy and Physiology of the Velopharyngeal Valving Mechanism and Team Care. Presented as part of the ASHA Division 5-ACPA Symposium entitled Assessing and treating speech and resonance in individuals with cleft palate: a practical guide for speech-language pathologists. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 2008.
  • Yarrington, D., Pennington, C., Bunnell, T., Gray, J., Lilley, J., Nagao, K., & Polikoff, J. B. (2008). ModelTalker Voice Recorder (MTVR) - A System for Capturing Individual Voices for Synthetic Speech. Paper presented at the ISAAC 13th Biennial Conference, Montreal, Canada.
  • Yarrington, D., Gray, J., Pennington, C., Bunnell, H.T., Cornaglia, A., Lilley, J., Nagao, K., & Polikoff, J. B. (2008). ModelTalker Voice Recorder – An Interface System for Recorded a Corpus of Speech for Synthesis. Paper presented at the 46th Annual meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics: Human Language Technologies (ACL-08:HLT), Columbus, OH.
  • Bloedon, E., O’Reilly, R.C., Campbell, J., Henley, J., Miller, F., Morlet, T., Cox, A., Holahan, S., Church, C. (2007). Objective evidence of resolution of balance dysfunction following posterior fossa decompression with duraplasty for pediatric Chiari Type I malformation: A first case report. Triological Society. Combined Sections Meetings. Marco Island, FL. February 14-18.
  • Bunnell, H. T., & Lilley, J. (2007). Analysis methods for assessing TTS intelligibility. Paper presented at the the 6th ISCA Workshop on Speech Synthesis (SSW6), Bonn, Germany.
  • Bunnell, H.T., Schanen, N. C., Vallino, L., Morlet, T., Polikoff, J., Driscoll, J., & Mantell, J.T. (2007). Speech perception in children with speech sound sisorder. Proceedings of the Interspeech 2007, Antwerp, Belgium, pp.422-425.
  • Grames, LM, Vallino-Napoli LD. (2007). Collaboration between the cleft team and community care providers. Workshop. Presented as part of the ASHA Division 5-ACPA Symposium entitled Assessing and treating speech and resonance in individuals with cleft palate: a practical guide for speech-language pathologists. Broomfield, Colorado, April 2007.
  • Hoalahan, S., O’Reilly, R., Cox, A., Johnson, L., Zwicky, E., Beaman, J., Church, C., Henley, J. (2007). A Multidisciplinary Approach to Evaluating Children with Balance Disorders. SENTAC, Milwaukee, WI. December 2.
  • Kohler, M., Deutsch, E.S., Glutting, J., O'Reilly, R., Schmidt, R., Reilly, J. (2007). Incidence of Peritonsillar Abcess after Intracapsular and Extracapsular Tonsillectomy ASPO, San Diego, CA. April 29.
  • Morlet, S., Morlet, T., O’Reilly, R. (2007). Cases of acquired auditory neuropathy / auditory dys-synchrony (AN/AD). Poster presentation, SENTAC, Milwaukee, WI. December 2.
  • Morlet S.B., Morlet T., O’Reilly R. (2007). Acquired cases of auditory neuropathy/dys-synchrony (AN/AD). 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Advances in Children. November 29 - December 2, 2007, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
  • O’Reilly, R. (2007). Balance Disorders in Children. Inter American Association of Pediatric Otolaryngology (IAPO) Sao Paolo, Brazil. October 19.
  • O’Reilly, R. (2007). Pediatric Myringoplasty. UPMC Alumni Day Symposium on Otologic Disease, Pittsburgh, PA. March 16.
  • Santucci M., Brashears Morlet S., Morlet T. (2007). Musicians and hearing loss: A study of 1018 musicians. American Academy of Audiology Meeting. Denver, CO. April 18-21.
  • Trost-Cardamone, JE, Vallino LD. (2007). Videonasendoscopy and videofluoroscopy, one, the other, or both? Short Course. American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Annual Meeting, Broomfield, Colorado, April 2007.
  • Bunnell, H. T., Mantell, J. T., & Polikoff, J. B. (2006). Database size and naturalness in concatenative speech synthesis. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 120(5), 3037.
  • Bunnell, H. T., Polikoff, J. B., & Mantell, J.T. (2006). Acoustic characterization of children with speech delay. Proceedings of the INTERSPEECH-2006, Pittsburgh, PA, pp. 2057-Tue1FoP.10.
  • Gaslin, M., McCormick, M., Schmidt, R., O’Reilly, R. (2006). Pediatric Cartilage Interleave Tympanoplasty. Podium Presentation, AAO-HNS Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, September 20.
  • Grames LM, Vallino-Napoli LD. (2006). Optimizing Patient Care in the Community: Collaboration Between the Cleft Team and Community Care Providers. Short Course. American Speech Language Hearing Association Convention, Miami, November 2006.
  • Hood L.J., Berlin C.I., Morlet T. (2006). Suppression of transient otoacoustic emissions in normal and clinical populations. XXVIIIth International Congress of Audiology. Innsbruck, Austria. September 3-7.
  • Kung, B., Goyal, N., O’Reilly, R. (2006). Acute Mastoiditis and Subperiosteal Abscess Complicated by Congenital Aural Atresia. Poster presentation, Triological Society Eastern Section Meeting, Toronto, CA, February 2-5.
  • O’Reilly, R. (2006). Nemours Biomedical Research and Therapeutic Services: First Symposium on Pediatric Vestibular Function and Balance. Symposium development, moderator, and presenter case studies. Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children. Wilmington, DE. March 23.
  • O’Reilly, R. (2006). Nemours Biomedical Research and CPASS Symposium: Spoken language Development in Children with Cochlear Implants. Symposium development and moderator. Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE. October 13-14.
  • Reilly S, Vallino-Napoli LD. (2006). The challenges in making speech pathology evidence based in managing cleft and craniofacial disorders. Short Course. American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Annual Meeting, Vancouver BC, April 2006.
  • Schmidt, R., Herzog, A., Cook, S., O’Reilly, R., Deutsch, E., Reilly, J. (2006). The Efficacy of Powered Intracapsular Tonsillectomy in the Management of Recurrent Tonsillitis. Poster presentation, ASPO Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. May 20-22.
  • Schmidt, R., Herzog, A., Cook, S., O’Reilly, R., Deutsch, E., Reilly, J. (2006). Complications of Tonsillectomy: A comparison of techniques. ASPO Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL May 20-22.
  • Soundar, S., He, Z., O’Reilly, R., Cook, S., Mehta, D. (2006). Microaspiration of gastric contents as detected by tracheal pepsin in upper airway obstruction from adenotonsillar hypertrophy. Poster presentation, Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) in Pediatric Academic Society 2006 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. April 28-30.
  • Stool D., Todd W., Morlet, T., Altkorn R. (2006). Approach for an investigation of the hazard of noise induced hearing loss caused by earbud type headphones. Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Advances in Children Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA November 30 - December 3.
  • Vallino LD, Lass NJ, Bunnell HT, Pannbacker M. (2006). Academic and Clinical Training in Cleft Palate. Poster. American Speech Language Hearing Association Convention, Miami, November 2006.
  • Vallino LD, Lass NJ, Bunnell HT, Pannbacker M. (2006). Academic and Clinical Training in Cleft Palate. Poster. American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Annual Meeting, Vancouver BC, April 2006.

[Top of Page]

Nemours Biomedical Research, a division of The Nemours Foundation, operates NemoursResearch.org and medsci.udel.edu in collaboration with the University of Delaware. All content is © Nemours Biomedical Research and The Nemours Foundation unless otherwise noted.