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Michael Blomgren, PhD

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Communication Sciences & Disorders

Dr. Blomgren is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders at the University of Utah. He has been at the University of Utah since 1999. He completed his B.Sc. in Psychology (University of Victoria, 1989), his M.S. in Speech Pathology (University of Hawaii, 1991), and his Ph.D. in Communication Science (University of Connecticut, 1999).

Dr. Blomgren’s research interests are broadly focused in two areas:

  1. evaluating aspects of speech motor control in stuttering and nonstuttering speakers
  2. evaluating treatment outcomes of stuttering treatment

Dr. Blomgren has numerous publications in the area of stuttering and speech production. He has given over 100 presentations at conferences and meetings across the United States and in 15 different countries around the world. At the University of Utah, Dr. Blomgren teaches Fluency Disorders, Phonetics, and various graduate seminars. He is also the Executive Director of the University of Utah Intensive Stuttering Clinic: http://health.utah.edu/communication-sciences-disorders/clinical/intensive-stuttering/

He was born in Denmark and spent his school-age years in Canada. Dr. Blomgren enjoys the multitude of outdoor activities Utah has to offer, particularly road and mountain biking. He also enjoys traveling near and far with his wife and two daughters.

Research Statement

My current research interests are primarily driven by two related lines of inquiry: (1) examining issues of speech motor control in stuttering speakers and (2) examining stuttering treatment outcomes as they relate to fluency facilitating strategies. The ultimate goal of my research is to examine salient neurobiological activation dynamics related to speech motor control in stuttering speakers, and how those (disordered) patterns may be amenable to change following intensive stuttering treatment (i.e., examining cortical plasticity related to intensive stuttering treatment).

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Roy N, Dietrich M, Blomgren M, Heller A, Houtz DR, Lee (2019). Exploring the Neural Bases of Primary Muscle Tension Dysphonia: A Case Study Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Journal of voice, 33(2), 183-194.
  2. Roy N, Tanner K, Gray SD, Blomgren M, Fisher K (2003). An evaluation of the effects of three laryngeal lubricants on phonation threshold pressure (PTP). Journal of voice, 17(3), 331-42.
  3. Neumann K, Euler HA, Zens R, Piskernik B, Packman A, St Louis KO, Kell CA, Amir O, Blomgren M, Boucand VA, Eggers K, Fibiger S, Fourches A, Franken MJP, Finn (2019). "Spontaneous" late recovery from stuttering: Dimensions of reported techniques and causal attributions. Journal of communication disorders, 81, 105915.
  4. Blomgren M, Goberman A (2008). Revisiting speech rate and utterance length manipulations in stuttering speakers. Journal of communication disorders, 41(2), 159-78.
  5. Blomgren (2010). Stuttering treatment for adults: an update on contemporary approaches. Seminars in speech and language, 31(4), 272-82.
  6. Blomgren M, Robb M, Chen (1998). A note on vowel centralization in stuttering and nonstuttering individuals. Journal of speech, language, and hearing research, 41(5), 1042-51.
  7. Blomgren M, Roy N, Callister T, Merrill R (2005). Intensive stuttering modification therapy: a multidimensional assessment of treatment outcomes. Journal of speech, language, and hearing research, 48(3), 509-23.
  8. Blomgren M, Robb (1998). How Steady are Vowel Steady-States?. Clinical linguistics & phonetics, 5(0), 405-415.
  9. Goberman A, Blomgren (2003). Parkinsonian Speech Disfluencies: Effects of L-dopa Related fluctuations. Journal of fluency disorders, 28(0), 55-70.
  10. Blomgren M, Nagarajan S, Lee J, Li T, Alvord (2003). Preliminary Results of a Functional MRI Study of the Brain Activation Patterns in Stuttering and Nonstuttering Speakers during a Lexical Access Task. Journal of fluency disorders, 28(0), 337-356.
  11. Wolk L, Blomgren M, Smith (2000). The Frequency of Simultaneous Disfluency and Phonological Disruption in Children: Analysis of the Moment of Co-occurrence. Journal of fluency disorders, 25(0), 269-281.
  12. Dehqan A, Yadegari F, Blomgren M, Scherer R (2016). Formant transitions in the fluent speech of Farsi-speaking people who stutter. Journal of fluency disorders, 48, 1-15.
  13. Blomgren M, Nagarajan SS, Lee JN, Li T, Alvord (2003). Preliminary results of a functional MRI study of brain activation patterns in stuttering and nonstuttering speakers during a lexical access task. Journal of fluency disorders, 28(4), 337-55; quiz 355-6.
  14. Bailey DJ, Blomgren M, DeLong C, Berggren K, Wambaugh J (2017). Quantification and Systematic Characterization of Stuttering-Like Disfluencies in Acquired Apraxia of Speech. American journal of speech-language pathology, 26(2S), 641-648.
  15. Blomgren (2013). Behavioral treatments for children and adults who stutter: a review. Psychology research and behavior management, 6, 9-19.
  16. Whitfield JA, Delong C, Goberman AM, Blomgren (2018). Fluency adaptation in speakers with Parkinson disease: a motor learning perspective. International journal of speech-language pathology, 20(7), 699-707.
  17. Alqhazo M, Blomgren M, Roy N, Abu Awwad (2017). Discrimination and internalised feelings experienced by people who stutter in Jordan. International journal of speech-language pathology, 19(5), 519-528.
  18. Roy, N (2001).
  19. Bailey, D (2017).
  20. Goberman, A (2010).
  21. Lee, A (2014). The role of language familiarity in bilingual stuttering assessment. Clinical linguistics & phonetics, 10, 723-40.
  22. Blomgren, M (1998).
  23. Matthews, D (2016).
  24. Goberman, A (2008).
  25. Alqhazo, M (2016).
  26. Blomgren, M (2007).
  27. Blomgren, M (2013).
  28. Wolk, L (2000).
  29. Blomgren, M (1998).
  30. Roy, N (2003).
  31. Bosshardt, H-G (2015).
  32. Robb, M (1997).
  33. Blomgren, M (2012).
  34. Whitfield, J.A (2017).
  35. Robb, M (1998).
  36. Blomgren, M (2005).
  37. Blomgren, M (2010).
  38. Blomgren, M (2008).
  39. Blomgren, M (2003).
  40. Blomgren, M (2002).
  41. Goberman, A (2003).
  42. Blomgren, M (1998).
  43. Dehqan, A (2016).
  44. Blomgren, M (2004).
  45. Blomgren, M (2002).
  46. Maquire, G (2010).

Book

  1. Blomgren, M (2009).
  2. Blomgren, M (2005).

Book Chapter

  1. Blomgren (2001). Reinventing the Wheel: New Approaches to Programming Complexity in Stuttering Therapy. 0, 114-118.
  2. Blomgren M, Roy N, Callister (2004). The Successful Stuttering Management Program: Assessment of stuttering and speech rate. 179-183.
  3. Blomgren, M (2012).
  4. Blomgren, M (2004).
  5. Blomgren, M (2001).
  6. Blomgren, M (2001).

Letter

  1. Blomgren, M (2006).
  2. Blomgren, M (2006).

Abstract

  1. Bromgren M, Callister T, Roy (2003). The Successful Stuttering Management Progam: A Multi-Dimensional Assessment of Treatment Effects. 38.

Other

  1. Blomgren M, Nagarajan (2003). Brain Activation Patterns in Stuttering and Nonstuttering Speakers: Preliminary Results and Future Directions. 13(4), 8-11.
  2. Blomgren, M (1993).

Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast

  1. Nakasato, J (1992).