Diane M. Scott

Diane M. Scott, PhD, CCC-A, has been working in the field of communication sciences and disorders for over 35 years. Her specific areas of interest include multicultural issues in communication disorders, pediatric audiology, and genetic issues in communication disorders. She has worked in academia for most of her professional career, serving as faculty at Hampton University, Michigan State University, and Howard University. Dr. Scott also served as director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Currently, she is a full professor at North Carolina Central University.

Publications

Sickle Cell Disease and Hidden Hearing Loss
Sickle Cell Disease and Hidden Hearing Loss
Diane M. Scott. © 2022. 15 pages.
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessively inherited group of red blood cell disorders. It is more commonly found in African Americans and Hispanics in the United...
Cases on Communication Disorders in Culturally Diverse Populations
Cases on Communication Disorders in Culturally Diverse Populations
Diane M. Scott. © 2020. 365 pages.
Communication disorders are impairments in the ability to receive, send, process, and comprehend hearing, language, and/or speech. While the number of culturally diverse...
Sickle Cell Disease and Hidden Hearing Loss
Sickle Cell Disease and Hidden Hearing Loss
Diane M. Scott. © 2020. 15 pages.
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessively inherited group of red blood cell disorders. It is more commonly found in African Americans and Hispanics in the United...
Hearing Loss and Diabetes in an African American Adult
Hearing Loss and Diabetes in an African American Adult
Diane M. Scott. © 2020. 18 pages.
Research has linked hearing loss to other medical conditions such as diabetes. Studies have shown that hearing loss is more common in individuals who have diabetes than in those...
Using Hearing Assistance Technology to Improve School Success for All Children
Using Hearing Assistance Technology to Improve School Success for All Children
Diane M. Scott. © 2020. 18 pages.
The acoustical conditions in the classroom play an important role in the learning process of children. Most daily instruction is verbal; therefore, all children in the classroom...
Using Hearing Assistance Technology to Improve School Success for All Children
Using Hearing Assistance Technology to Improve School Success for All Children
Diane M. Scott. © 2017. 18 pages.
The acoustical conditions in the classroom play an important role in the learning process of children. Most daily instruction is verbal; therefore, all children in the classroom...