Mon, 12/01/2008 - 1:06pm — penbacs

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Professional Title

Certified Speech Language Pathologist
Deaf Specialist

Educational Background

I completed my Ph.D. degree here at UBC in November 2008, in the School of Audiology and Speech Science. (Dissertation: Visual feedback technology with a focus on ultrasound for speech habilitation: the effects of speech habilitation for adolescents with sensorineural hearing loss).

Have a look at Ultrasound in speech training! http://www.audiospeech.ubc.ca/research/child-phonology-phonetics-and-language-acquisiton-lab/ultrasound-in-speech-training

Clinical Background

I have been working as a clinician for the past 14 years, even during my doctorate part time! I have worked predominantly with the following populations: preschool population, school aged, deaf and hard of hearing school children b/t 3 and 21 years.

My current clinical position is at the Provinical Resource Programme for Auditory Outreach (PRP-AO) where I specialise with students with cochlear implants. In this position I am the senior SLP working with students and their educational and health teams across the province to provide the best service possible for school aged children with hearing loss, and trouble shoot difficult cases. In addition, I offer inservice training around the province for professionals and para-professionals. My areas of expertise for children with hearing loss include: cochlear implants, visual feedback technology, speech and language assessment, speech intervention, school aged population (3 to 21), and special needs.

Courses Recently Taught

Winter 2012 LING 209 (Audiology & Speech Science) Course coordinator & Instructor- Case studies in Audiology and Speech Science: An Introduction.
Fall 2011: AUDI 513 (Audiology) Co-Instructor at School of Audiology & Speech Science)- Phonological Development in Hearing and Hearing Impaired Children
Fall 2008: AUDI 581 (Speech Language Pathology) Guest Instructor at SASS- Module on Speech, Language and Literacy of the DHH school aged student: assessment, intervention and cochlear implants
Summer 2008: AUDI 550D (Audiology) Aural Rehabilitation Module
Winter 2008: AUDI 570 (Speech Language Pathology)- Phonological Development, Assessment and Intervention- focus on hearing and hearing impaired populations

Selected Publications

Bacsfalvi, P. (2010). Attaining the lingual components of /r/ with ultrasound for three adolescents with cochlear implants. Canadian Journal of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, 34(3), 206-217.

Adler-Bock, M., Bernhardt, B.M., Gick, B., and Bacsfalvi, P. (2007). The use of ultrasound in North American English /r/ in 2 adolescents. American Journal of Speech Language Pathology, 16(2), 128-139.

Bacsfalvi, P., Bernhardt, B.M., Gick, B. (2007). Electropalatography and ultrasound in vowel remediation for adolecents with hearing impairment. Advances in Speech Language Pathology, 16(2), 128-139.

Bernhardt, B., Bacsfalvi, P., Gick, B., Radanov, B., Willains, R. (2005). Exploring the use of ultrasound and electropalatography in speech habilitation. Journal of Speech, Language and Audiology, 29(4), 169-182.

CASLPA Position paper on cochlear implants in children (Winter 2006). Jounral of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, 30(4), 254-259.

Gick, B., Bacsfalvi, P., Bernhardt, B.M., Oh, Sl, Stolar, S. and Wilson, I. (2008). A motor differentiation model for liquid substitutions: English /r/ variants in normal and disordered acquisition.

Professional Associations

Canadian Association of Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA)

British Columbia Association of Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists (BCASLPA)

Alexander Graham Bell Association (A.G.B.A.)

American Speech Language and Hearing Association (ASHA)