Research
CURRENT STUDIES
AI-Based Classification of Children's Speech-Sound Development
Speech and language samples are key components of Speech-Language Pathologist's assessment practices. However, collecting, transcribing, and analyzing children's speech and language samples are time-consuming and difficult. This project looks to develop a novel Large Language Model based framework for transcribing and analyzing pre-schooler's speech. If successful, this framework could be leveraged to aid in clinically feasible outcome monitoring approaches.
Vocal Development in Children with Permanent Hearing Loss
Early intervention is crucial to supporting language development for children with language learning disorders. But early intervention requires accurate tools to identify when very young children are showing signs of difficulty learning language, as well as to identify which aspects of language they are struggling with. These projects explore the role that Canonical Babbling plays in later language outcomes, and developing clinically feasible and useful tools for early identification of language impairment.
Barriers & Facilitators to Implementing Spoken Language Assessment Procedures
Results from spoken language outcome monitoring can be used to evaluate intervention services and support individual treatment planning. These projects partner with Ontario's Infant Hearing Program and Preschool Speech & Language Program to develop, implement, and evaluate, new tools for measuring spoken language outcomes in children who are deaf/hard-of-hearing.
Characterizing Evidence-Practice Gaps in Implementation Science
Implementation Science is concerned with moving best available research evidence into clinical practice. These projects are interested in understanding who decides that clinical practice needs to change, and who selects the research evidence to implement in clinical practice.
PUBLICATIONS
2025
Hatherly, K., Moodie, S.T., Daub, O., Earle, C., Cunningham, B.J. (2025). Exploring parent-child interactions during a parent-implemented language intervention for children who are late-to-talk. Child Language Teaching and Therapy.
Reszel, J.,Daub, O., Dunn, S.I., Cassidy, C.E., Hafizi, K., Lightfoot, M., Pervez, D., Quosdorf, A., Wood, A., Graham, I.D. (2025). Implementation processes and capacity-building needs in Ontario maternal-newborn care hospital settings: A cross-sectional survey. BMC Nursing.
2023
Reszel, J., Daub, O., … & Graham, I.D. (2023). Essential content for teaching implementation practice in healthcare: A mixed-methods study of teams offering capacity-building initiatives. Implementation Science Communications.
Reszel, J., Daub, O., Dunn, S.I., Cassidy, C., Hafizi, K., Lightfoot, M., Pervez, D., Quosdorf, Q., Wood, A., Graham, I.D. (2023). Planning and implementing practice changes in Ontario maternal-newborn hospital units: A secondary qualitative analysis. BMC, Pregnancy & Childbirth. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-023-06042-1
McLean, R.K.D., Carden, F., Aiken, A.B., Bray, K., Cassidy, C.E., Daub, O., Di Ruggiero, E., Fierro, L.A., Gagnon, M., Hutchinson, A.M., Kislov, R., Kothari, A., Kriendler, S., McCutcheon, C., Reszel, J., Scarrow, G., Graham, I.D. (2023). A holistic and practical framework for evaluating research co-production: Research Quality Plus for Co-Production (RQ+ 4 Co-Pro). Health Research Policy and Systems. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-023-00990-y
2022
Daub, O., Bagatto, M.P., Oram Cardy, J. (2022). What do Speech-Language Pathologists want to know when assessing vocal development in children who are deaf/Hard-of-Hearing? Journal of Communication Disorders.
Daub, O., Cunningham, B.J., Bagatto, M.P., Oram Cardy, J. (2022). The usability and feasibility of a spoken language outcome monitoring procedure in a Canadian Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program: Results of a one-year pilot. Journal of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention.
McLean, R.K.D., Carden, F., Graham, I.D., Aiken, A., Armstrong, R., Bray, J., Cassidy, C., Daub, O., Ruggiero, E.D., Fierro, L., Gagnon, M., Graham, K., Hutchinson, A., Kislov, R., Kothari, A., Kreindler, S., McCutcheon, C., Reszel, J., Scarrow, J. (2022). A holistic means of evaluating research co-production? Protocol for the Research Quality Plus for Co-Production (RQ+ 4 Co-Pro) framework trial. Implementation Science Communications.
2021
White, K.S., Daub, O. (2021). When it’s appropriate not to adapt: Toddlers’ learning of novel speech patterns is affected by visual information. Brain and Language, 222, 1-9. doi.org/10.1017/j.bandl.2021.105022
Daub, O., Cunningham, B.J., Bagatto, M.P., Johnson, A.M., Kwok, E.Y.L., Smyth, R.E., Oram Cardy, J. (2021). Adopting a conceptual validity framework for testing in speech-language pathology. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 30(4), 1894-1908. doi.org/10.1044.2021_AJSLP-20-00032
Daub, O., Oram Cardy, J. (2021). Developing a spoken language outcome monitoring procedure for a Canadian Early Hearing Detection and Intervention program: Process and recommendations. Journal of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention, 6(1), 12-31. doi.org:/10.26077/3208-8406
Cunningham, B.J., Daub, O., Oram Cardy, J. (2021). Implementing evidence-based assessment practices for the monitoring of spoken language outcomes in children who are deaf/hard of hearing in a large-scale community program. Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, 45, 41-58. https://cjslpa.ca/files/2021_CJSLPA_Vol_45/CJSLPA_Vol_45_No_1_2021_1204.pdf
2019
Cunningham, B.J., Daub, O., Oram Cardy, J. (2019). Barriers to implementing evidence-based assessment procedures: Perspectives from the front lines in speech-language pathology. Journal of Communication Disorders, 80, 66-80. doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomdis.2019.05.001
Daub, O., Oram Cardy, J., Johnson, A.M., Bagatto, M.P. (2019). Validity evidence for the LittlEars Early Speech Production Questionnaire: An English-speaking Canadian sample. Journal of Speech, Language, & Hearing Research, 62(10), 3667-3678. doi.org/10.1044/2019_JSLHR-L-18-0411
Daub, O., Skarakis-Doyle, E, Bagatto, M.P., Johnson, A.M., Oram Cardy, J. (2019). A comment on test validation: The importance of the clinical perspective. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 28(1), 204 – 210. doi.org/10.1044/2018_AJSLP-18-0048
