Janna Beth Oetting (born 1964) is an American researcher and speech-language pathologist specializing in the cross-dialectal study of childhood language development and developmental language disorders.

Janna Oetting
Born1964 (age 59–60)
Occupation(s)Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
AwardsASHA Fellow 2005
LSHA Honors, 2007
Jeannette-Laguaite, 2008
LSU Rainmaker, 2009
ASHA Diversity Champion, 2009
Academic background
Alma materAugustana College (B.A.), University of Kansas (M.A., Ph.D.)
Academic work
DisciplineSpeech-language pathology
InstitutionsLouisiana State University
Main interestsCross-dialectal studies of childhood language development and developmental language impairment

Education

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Oetting received a BA in Speech-Language Pathology from Augustana College in 1986.[1] In 1988, Oetting completed an MA in Speech-Language Pathology, at the University of Kansas. She earned her Ph.D. in Child Language from the same university in 1992 under the supervision of Mabel Rice.[2] Oetting’s dissertation, “Language-impaired and normally developing children's acquisition of English plural,” examined the plural systems of children with and without specific language impairment and showed evidence of dualistic representation of this grammar structure in both groups, even though the children with SLI showed limited productivity of regular plural marking.[3]

Career and research

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Oetting is the Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Louisiana State University.[2] She directs the D4 Child Language Lab, which supports research on language Development and Disorders across Dialects of English to reduce Disparities in health and education among children.[4]

Oetting’s research largely focuses on understanding the nature of childhood language disorders within various dialects of English, including African American English, Southern White English, and Cajun English;[5] this work has been funded by grants from the National Institute of Health.[6]

Oetting was the Editor of Language for the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research between 2010-2012.[7][8]

In 2015, she represented Louisiana State University during a hearing about the conduct and language of Teresa Buchanan.[5]

Honours and awards

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Oetting was inducted as a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in 2005. She was inducted as Fellow of the Louisiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association in 2005, received Honors and the Jeannette-Laguaite Award from this association in 2007 and 2008,[9][10][11] and served as Vice-President and President of this association in 2001 and 2002.[12][unreliable source?]

Biography

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The first of four children, Janna Beth Oetting was born in 1964 in Seward, Nebraska, to Bob and Carol Oetting.[13][unreliable source?]

Selected publications

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References

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  1. ^ "Betsey Brodahl Hall expansion groundbreaking". Augustana College. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Janna Oetting". Louisiana State University: Communication Sciences and Disorders. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "Language-impaired and normally developing children's acquisition of English plural". Kanas University Library. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  4. ^ "D4 Child Language Lab". D4 Child Language Lab. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "SC State Student's Hometown Dialect Leads to Meaningful Opportunity". South Carolina State University. August 6, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "Janna Oetting". Grantome. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  7. ^ "Janna Oetting - Fellowship Recipients of the Association". American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  8. ^ "New Editors join ASHA journals". The ASHA Leader. 15: 3–6. 2010. doi:10.1044/leader.AN1.15012010.3.
  9. ^ "Fellow of the Association". Louisiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  10. ^ "Honors of the Association". Louisiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  11. ^ "Jeannette-Laguaite Award". LSHA.org. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  12. ^ "Janna Oetting Academic CV". Louisiana State University: Communication Sciences and Disorders. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  13. ^ "Obituary of Jason Oetting". Legacy.com. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
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