Ann W. Kummer, PhD, CCC-SLP, F-ASHA retired as Senior Director of the Division of Speech-Language Pathology at Cincinnati Children’s and as Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Otolaryngology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (UCCOM). She is currently Professor Emeritus at the UCCOM. In addition to this textbook, Dr. Kummer has published over 70 peer-reviewed articles and 32 book chapters. She was the developer of the Simplified Nasometric Assessment Procedures- Revised (SNAP-R), which is incorporated into the PENTAX Medical Nasometer. She has given over 300 national and international presentations and taught the graduate level craniofacial course at 5 universities for many years. Dr. Kummer has received numerous honors and awards, including Honors from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), the highest award given by the association.
