Justine Joan Sheppard, Ph.D., CCC, BRS-S
Speech-Language Pathologist
Board Recognized Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders
ASHA Fellow
Adjunct Associate Professor of Speech-Language Pathology
Department of Biobehavioral Sciences
Teachers College, Columbia University

New York, NY

USA
Member, Nutritional Management Associates
SLP Licenses: New Jersey, New York

Dr. Sheppard has extensive experience working to improve care for infants, children and adults with developmental disability. Her specialty areas are swallowing, feeding (dysphagia) and speech production disorders in this population. She has provided clinical, administrative and educational consultation services in nutritional management and treatment of dysphagia related eating disorders at more than 90 residential, home care, educational and day treatment agencies. She has provided training workshops in the United States, Canada, England, The Netherlands, China, New Zealand, Singapore and Australia. She serves as consultant to agencies and as expert witness for the defense and consultant for nutritional management in actions filed under the Civil Rights for Institutional Persons Act (CRIPA). As Adjunct Associate Professor of Speech-language Pathology at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY she is engaged in research and dissertation advisement and teaches courses in pediatric dysphagia, development of motor skills in infants and children and Early Intervention.

Honors and Awards:

2008-2011  Member, Program committee, Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders, American

                       Speech- Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention 

Publications:

Sheppard, J.J. (in press) Motor Learning Approaches for Improving Negative

Eating-Related Behaviors and Swallowing and Feeding Skills in Children.  In V. Preedy (Ed.)International Handbook of Behavior, Diet and Nutrition. London, Springer

Sheppard, J. J. (2009) Foreign Body Ingestion, In H. Jones & J. Rosenbek, Dysphagia in Rare Conditions.  San Diego: Plural Publishing

Sheppard, J. J. (2009) Intellectual and Developmental Disability. In H. Jones & J. Rosenbek,Dysphagia in Rare Conditions.  San Diego: Plural Publishing (2009)

Sheppard, J. J. (2009) Tardive Dyskinesia Syndrome.  In H. Jones & J. Rosenbek, Dysphagia in Rare Conditions.  San Diego: Plural Publishing (2009)

Balandin, S., Hemsley, B., Sheppard, J. J., & Hanley, L. (2009). Understanding Mealtime Changes for Adults with Cerebral Palsy and the Implications for Support Services. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability. 34(3) 1-32

Balandin, S., Hemsley, B., Sheppard, J. J., & Hanley, L. (2008). Dysphagia disorders survey and SWAL-QOL: Mealtime assessment for older adults with cerebral palsy. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, Vol 52, parts 8&9, p. 783.

Balandin, S., Hemsley, B., Sheppard, J. J., & Hanley, L. (2008). Experiences of mealtimes: Perspectives of older adults with physical disability. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, Vol 52, parts 8&9, p. 650.

Calis, E., Veuglers, R., Sheppard, J, Tibbool, D, Evenhuis, H. & Penning, C. (2008) Dysphagia in Children with Severe Generalized Cerebral Palsy and Intellectual Disabilities. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 50(8) 625-230.

Sheppard, J. J. & Fletcher, K. (, 2007). Evidence-based interventions for breast and bottle feeding in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. M. Lefton-Greif & J. Arvedson (Eds.) Seminars in Speech and Language, 28(3), 204-212.

Sheppard, J. J. (2008) Advancing eating skills in the school-aged child with swallowing and feeding disorders, A motor learning approach. Language Speech and Hearing Services in the Schools, 39(2).

McKirdy, L., Sheppard, J. J., Osborne, M. & Payne. P. (2008) Transition from tube to oral feeding in the school setting.   Language Speech and Hearing Services in the Schools, 39(2) 2008.

McNeilly, L. & Sheppard, J. J. (2008) Epilogue, Managing Dysphagia in the Schools. Language Speech and Hearing Services in the Schools, 39(1) 273-274.

McNeilly, L. & Sheppard, J. J. (2008) Prologue, Managing Dysphagia in the Schools. Language Speech and Hearing Services in the Schools, 39(1) 158-159

Sheppard, J. J. (2006)  Developmental Disability and Swallowing Disorders in Adults. In J. Cichero & B. Murdoch, Dysphagia: Foundation, Theory And Practice. London: John Wiley & Son 

Lefton-Greif, M. & Sheppard, J. J. (2005) Swallowing Dysfunction/Dysphagia in Adults and Children. In W. M. Nehring (ed) Health Promotion for Persons with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities: State of the Scientific Evidence. Washington, DC: American Association on Mental Retardation.

Barks, L. & Sheppard, J. J. (2005)  Eating and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia) in Adults and Children. In W. M. Nehring (Ed.) Core Curriculum for Nurses and Health Care Professionals Specializing in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Boston: Jones & Bartlett.

Sheppard, J. J. (2005 ) The Role of Oral Sensorimotor Therapy in the Treatment of Pediatric Dysphagia. Perspectives on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia), American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Division 13, 

Sheppard, J. J. (2003) Salivation and Saliva Control in Children, More than Just Drooling,Australasian Dysphagia Newsletter, Winston Hills, Australia, September, 

Sheppard, J. J. (2003) Salivation and Saliva Control in Children, More than Just Drooling,Pediatric Feeding and Dysphagia Newsletter, Hiro Publishing, Carrboro, NC, 3(2):1-2, 

Sheppard, J. J. & Arvedson, J.C. ( 2002) Evidence-Based Practice in the NICU, Perspectives on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia), American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Division 13. 11(2), 12-15.

Sheppard, J. J. (2002) Swallowing and Feeding in Older People with Lifelong Disability. Advances in Speech Pathololgy, 4(2), 119-121. 

Sheppard, J. J. (2001) Swallowing Safety, Exceptional Parent Magazine. Oradel, NJ: Psy-Ed Corporation, October

Sheppard, J. J. (2001) School-based Management of Dysphagia in Children with Developmental Disabilities. ASHA Division 13, Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders Newsletter, 13-14, June 

Sheppard, J. J. (2001) Editorial, Case Management Challenges in Pediatric Dysphagia.Dysphagia, 16:74.

Sheppard, J. J. The Speech Language Pathologist and Audiologist’s Role, More than just speech. In Positive Perspectives for Cerebral Palsy, A practical guide for physicians, nurses, families and caregivers. Exceptional Parent Magazine. Oradel, NJ: Psy-Ed Corporation, 1999.

Sheppard, J. J. (1997) Pediatric Dysphagia and Related Medical, Behavioral and Developmental Issues. In B. C. Sonies (ed.). Dysphagia, A continuum of care. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers

Arvedson, J.C., Lefton-Grief, M. & Sheppard, J. J.  (1997) Pediatric Dysphagia: Assessment and Intervention for Children and Young Adults. With Rockville, MD: American Speech Language hearing Association, 

Sheppard, J. J. (1996) Swallowing Disorders. 1996 Proceedings of the CHARGE Summer Institute, Woodcliff, NY, February

Rosenthal, S. Sheppard, J. J. & Lotze, M. (Eds.) (1995) ,Dysphagia in the Child with Developmental Disabilities, Medical, clinical and family interventions, San Diego: Singular Publishing Group,

Sheppard, J. J. (1995) Clinical Evaluation and Treatment. In Rosenthal S. R, Sheppard J.J., and Lotze M. (Eds.) Dysphagia in the Child with Developmental Disabilities, Medical, clinical and family interventions, San Diego: Singular Publishing Group, 

Sheppard, J. J. (1995),Oral Hygiene for the Pediatric Patient, ASHA Division 13, Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders Newsletter, 15-17, May 

Sheppard, J. J. (1993) Journal of the Citizen Ambassador Program Child Development and Rehabilitiation Delegation to the Peoples Republic of China, contributing editor, March

Sheppard, J. J. (1993) Behavioral complications of pediatric dysphagia, Newsletter, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Special Interest Division on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia), p. 4-5, February

Sheppard, J. J. (1991) Managing dysphagia in mentally retarded adults, Dysphagia., 6 (2), 83-87

Sheppard, J. J., Hochman, R.,  Liou, J., Laroia, S.& Langlois, D. (1988 ).  Nutritional correlates of dysphagia in individuals institutionalized with mental retardation. Dysphagia., 3, 85-89, 

Sheppard, J. J. & Pressman, H. (1988 ).  Dysphagia in Infantile Cortical Hyperostosis (Caffey): A case report. Developmental Medicine Child Neurology, 30, 111-114, 

Sheppard, J. J., Berman, L., Kvietok, M. & Kratchman, R.. (1987 ). A Dysphagia Program for the Developmentally Disabled. New York Medical Quarterly, 7, 19-23

Sheppard, J. J. (1987 ) Assessment of oral motor behaviors in Cerebral Palsy. In E. Mysak (Ed.) Current Methods of Assessing and Treating Communication Disorders of the Cerebral Palsied,Seminars in Speech and Language, 8, 57-70, 

Sheppard, J. J. &  Mysak, E. (1984)  Ontogeny of infantile reflexes and emerging chewing. Child Development, 55, 831-843.

Sheppard, J. J., Berman, L. & Kratchman, R. (1981 ) Managing the developmentally disabled dysphagic.  In Perspectives and Progress in Mental Retardation, Proceedings of the 6th Congress of IASSMD, Toronto, Volume II, Biomedical Aspects,

Sheppard, J. J. (1981 ) Motor components of social vocalizations in infants. In Proceedings of the 18th Congress of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics, Volume 1, Speech. Rockville, MD: American Speech-Language and Hearing Association, 

Sheppard, J. J. &  Bernstein, J. (1981 )  Program planning for the adult dysphagic. The Journal of the New Jersey Speech-Language and Hearing Association, 1, 13-14, 

Sheppard, J. J. (1981 ) Establishing a dysphagia program for developmentally disabled individuals. (With L. Berman) In R. DiCuio and R. Kugel (Eds.) Into the Light: Helping people with handicaps at Flower Hospital. New York: New York Medical Publishing Corporation, 

Sheppard, J. J. (1964) Cranio-oropharyngeal motor patterns in dysarthria associated with Cerebral Palsy. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 7, 373-380,