Education:
Ph.D., CUNY University Center & Graduate School - 1979 (Speech and Hearing Sciences)
M.S., Brooklyn College - 1972 (Speech-Language Pathology)
B.A., Brooklyn College - 1970 (Speech)
Areas of Expertise:
Language development and literacy, language disorders in preschool and school-age children, and fluency disorders.
Books and Publications
Gurland, G.B. and K. Marton. "Assessment of School-age Language/Literacy Disorders." Clinical Assessment and Professional Report Writing in Speech-Language Pathology. Eds. C. Stein-Rubin and R. Fabus. New York: Delmar Cengage Learning. 254-81. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2011
Adler, B., L. Molly and G. Gurland. Vocabulary Power: Raining Cats and Dogs. New York: Play Bac Publishers. (Books and Publications: Book) 2008
Adler, B., L. Molly and G. Gurland. Vocabulary Power: Sound-a-Likes. New York: Play Bac Publishers. (Books and Publications: Book) 2008
"Speech and Language Disorders." Handbook of Special Education. Ed. A.M. Bursztyn. Westport, Conn.: Praeger. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2007
"Identification and Treatment of Speech and Language Problems in Children." Ambulatory Pediatrics. Eds. S. Rajkumar and C. Toback. New York: Plenum Medical Book Co. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 1989
Gerber, S. and G.B. Gurland. "Applied Pragmatics in the Assessment of Aphasia." Seminars in Speech and Language 10.4, November. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 1989
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
CUNY University Affirmative Action Committee grant, for "Recruitment of Graduate Students From Underrepresented Populations in Communication Sciences and Disorders." Co-investigators: Michael Bergen and Renee Fabus, $2,500. (Grants and Fellowships) 2006
Murray Koppelman Professor, 2000-02. (Awards and Honors) 2000
Tow Award, 1997-98. (Awards and Honors) 1997
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
Gilman, L. and G.B. Gurland. "Print Versus Digital Media: Implications for Reading Comprehension." Everyone Reading Conference. March 13. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2012
"Language, Literacy, and Academic Achievement: Assessing and Treating the Language Learning Disabled School Age Child." Therapeutic Resources. Sept. 26. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
"The SLI Child at Risk: Integrating Assessment and Remediation to Facilitate Academic Performance, Yeled v Yalda." (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2004
Gurland, Gail B. and Beryl T. Adler. "Speech and Language Evaluations: Who, When and Why?" Eleventh Annual Symposium on Pediatric Otolaryngology and Communicative Disorders. Long Island College Hospital. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2003
"Listening Comprehension: A Developmental Approach." New York Branch, International Dyslexia Association. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2001
"Technology for the Treatment of Specific Language Impairment in the New Millennium: FastForword and Beyond." New York City Speech, Hearing, Language Association. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2000
"Discourse-Based Assessment and Intervention Strategies in Language and Learning Disabilities." New Jersey Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 1995
Professional Leadership
Development of an interdisciplinary advanced certificate program in autistic spectrum disorders in collaboration with Dean Kathleen McSorley, School of Education. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2007
Other Professional Activities
Completion of Advanced Children's Book Writing course, Gotham Writer's Workshop. 2010
Completion of Introductory Children's Book Writing course, Gotham Writer's Workshop. 2008
Editorial consultant, Vocabulary Power-Reading for Kindergarten. New York: Play Bac Publishers. 2007
