Cynthia B. Gill, Ed.D.

Contact

cgill@twu.edu
940-898-2023
 MCL 845

Biography

Cindy Gill-Sams is a Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. For twenty years, she provided therapy services for hospitals, schools, private clinics, and home health and early childhood programs. During that time, she established the speech therapy department at Good Shepherd Medical Center and served as its chief before coming to TWU in 1996. Her primary teaching interests have been in preschool and school-age language disorders, aphasia, language development, and neurology. She directed the department's distance master’s program from 2004 to 2012 and received grants of over one million dollars from the Texas Education Agency for its support. She directs the new Ph.D. offerings in association with the Special Education and the Health Studies departments and she is the Academic Director for an initiative that is working to bring the profession of speech-language pathology to the country of Zambia.

Education

Ed.D., Special Education, Texas A&M University System : College Station, Commerce, Texas
M.Ed., Speech/Language Pathology, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
B.S., Speech/Language Pathology and Special Education, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas

Research Interests

Global Training Programs for Speech-Language Pathologists; Word Retrieval in the Aging; Imitation and Rehearsal-Visualization Interventions; Linguistic Humor

Latest Articles

Parent-Led Imitation Therapy for Non-Verbal Children with Suspected Autism
International Journal of Educational Research (2023)
Jyutika Mehta, Cynthia Gill, Muchinka Peele, Maya Cherukuri

Identification of Word Retrieval Difficulties in the Normally-Aging Population
ASHA Perspectives (2021)
Cynthia Gill, Laura Green, Sneha Bharadwaj, Tamby Allman, Jyutika Mehta

Progress in education of children with disabilities in Zambia
Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups (2020)
Muchinka Peele, Cynthia B Gill, Sarah Wainscott

The evolution of access to speech-therapy services in American schools
Journal of Education, Society, and Behavioural Sciences (2020)
Christina Bradburn, Cynthia B Gill

Evolution of strategies for international distance learning: The first speech-language pathology master's training program in Zambia
British Journal of Education, Society & Behavioural Science (2017)
Cynthia Gill, Laura Green, Sarah Wainscott, Sneha Bharadwaj

From volunteering to academic programming: A case example.
ASHA Perspectives: Global Issues in Communication Sciences and Related Disorders (2016)
Cynthia Gill, Sneha Bharadwaj, Nancy Quick, Paula Chance, Sarah Wainscott

Impetus for Change: Speech-Language Pathology Around the Globe
ASHA Perspectives: Global Issues in Communication Sciences and Related Disorders (2016)
Cynthia Gill, Sneha Bharadwaj, Paula Chance, Nancy Quick, Sarah Wainscott

Externally Funded Projects

Parent-Led Language Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board | $30,000.00 | 2023
Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Zambian Assistance Program
The Episcopal Diocese of Texas | $3,000.00 | 2023
Role: Principal Investigator

Zambian Assistance
Episcopal Diocese of NT | $3,600.00 | 2022
Role: Principal Investigator

Training Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders to Implement Imitation Therapy Year 1 of 2
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board | $450,508.00 | 2022
Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Zambian Student Assistance
Ft. Worth Diocesan Assistance Program | $4,000.00 | 2021
Role: Principal Investigator

Parent-Led Imitation Therapy for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Year 1 of 2
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board | $291,847.00 | 2021
Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Parent Led Imitation Therapy for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Year 1 of 2
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board | $291,847.00 | 2020
Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Zambian Assistance Program
Trinity Foundation | $9,000.00 | 2020
Role: Principal Investigator

Diocese of Fort Worth Outreach Grant
Episcopal Diocese of Ft Worth | $3,000.00 | 2020
Role: Principal Investigator

Zambian Assistance Program
Trinity Foundation | $10,000.00 | 2020
Role: Principal Investigator

Trinity Episcopal CLASP Zambian PhD Candidate Support
Trinity Reaching Out | $9,000.00 | 2019
Role: Principal Investigator

Zambian Student Assistance
Diocese of Ft. Worth | $3,000.00 | 2019
Role: Principal Investigator

Zambian Assistance Project IV
Ft. Worth Diocesean Outreach | $2,642.00 | 2018
Role: Principal Investigator

Trinity Episcopal -CLASP- Zambian PhD Candidate Support
Trinity Reaching Out | $9,000.00 | 2017
Role: Principal Investigator

Zambian Assistance Project III
Ft. Worth Diocesan Outreach | $2,000.00 | 2017
Role: Principal Investigator

Zambia Assistance Program II
Ft. Worth Diocesan Outreach | $1,800.00 | 2016
Role: Principal Investigator

Zambian Assistance Project
Ft. Worth Diocesan Outreach Impact | $2,995.00 | 2015
Role: Principal Investigator

Internally Funded Projects

Word Retrieval in Normally Aging Adults
TWU Small Grants | $750.00 | 2019
Research Grant

Word Retrieval in Normally Aging Adults
TWU Small Grants | $750.00 | 2018
Research Grant

Professional Affiliations

• American Speech-Language Hearing Association
• Texas Speech-Language Hearing Association