Akiko Fuse

Education:

Master of Science, Teachers College, Columbia University - 2008 ( Department of Biobehavioral Sciences, Program of Speech and Language Pathology)

Ph.D. , The City University of New York, Graduate School and University Center - 2006 (Psychology/Cognition, Brain and Behavior)

Master of Philosophy, The City University of New York, Graduate School and University Center - 2004 (Psychology)

Master of Arts, The City University of New York, Brooklyn College - 2003 (Experimental Psychology)

Areas of Expertise:

Her primary research interest is first and second language acquisition/bilingualism and cognition.

Books and Publications

Fuse, A. & McDonough, L. (2009). Acquisition of spatial language in Japanese, English, and Korean as measured using an elicited-production technique. In S. Inagaki et al. (Eds.), Studies in Language Sciences 8 (pp. 63-78). Tokyo, Japan: Kuroshio Publishers. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2009

Jia, G., Fuse, A., Chen, J., Kim, H.-Y., & Aquino-Garcia, F. (2009). Object and action picture naming in five languages: Methodological implications. In S. Inagaki et al. (Eds.), Studies in Language Sciences 8 (pp. 127-141). Tokyo, Japan: Kuroshio Publishers.
(Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2009

Ellsworth, J., & Fuse, A. (2008). CELF-4: Potential for bias against speakers of African American English. Conference handout presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention/ Chicago, Illinois, November 2008.
http://www.asha.org/Events/convention/handouts/2008/2195_Ellsworth_Janice.htm
(Books and Publications: Abstract) 2008

Fuse, A. (2007). Flexible coordination of spatial cognition and language. Dissertation Abstract International-B 67/08, p. 4743. (UMI No. 3231973)
(Books and Publications: Book) 2007

Fuse, A., & Ellsworth, J. (2007). Auditory integration training in current practice: Ethical issues. Conference handout presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention/ Boston, Massachusetts, November 2007. http://www.asha.org/Events/convention/handouts/2007/0197_Ellsworth_Janice.htm (Books and Publications: Abstract) 2007

Jia, G. & Fuse, A. (2007). Acquisition of English grammatical morphology by native Mandarin-speaking children and adolescents. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 50, 1280-1299. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2007

McDonough, L. & Fuse, A. (2004). Task pragmatics and the lexicon: A re-examination of the role of language in cognition. Double blind peer reviewed conference supplement paper presented at the Boston University Conference on Language Development/Boston, Massachusetts, October 2003. http://128.197.86.186/posters/mcdonough.pdf (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2004

Awards, Honors and Fellowships

PSC-CUNY Grant (Grants and Fellowships) 2013

ASHA Award for Continuing Education (Awards and Honors) 2011

CUNY Tuition Fellowship, 2005 - 2006 (Grants and Fellowships) 2006

University Fellowships, 2002 - 2006 (Grants and Fellowships) 2006

Brooklyn College Fellowships, 2002 - 2005 (Grants and Fellowships) 2005

Sue Rosenberg Zalk Student Travel and Research Fund Awards (Grants and Fellowships) 2005

Sue Rosenberg Zalk Student Travel and Research Fund Awards (Grants and Fellowships) 2004

Johns Hopkins University, Conference on Spatial Language and Spatial Cognition
Travel fellowship
(Grants and Fellowships) 2003

Sue Rosenberg Zalk Student Travel and Research Fund Awards (Grants and Fellowships) 2003

Award for Community Service and Academic Excellence (Awards and Honors) 2001

Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums

Fuse, A. Service delivery for students and their families with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Symposium presentation at the Faculty Day at Brooklyn College/The City University of New York, Brooklyn, New York, 2013 (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2013

Ellsworth, J., & Fuse, A. CELF-4: Potential for bias against speakers of African American English. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Chicago, Illinois, November, 2008. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008

Fuse, A., & Ellsworth, J. Auditory integration training in current practice: Ethical issues. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Boston, Massachusetts, November, 2007. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007

Fuse, A. & McDonough, L. A developmental and cross-linguistic comparison of spatial language acquisition: Japanese, English, and Korean. The Eighth Annual International Conference of the Japanese Society for Language Sciences, Tokyo, Japan, June, 2006. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2006

Jia, G., Fuse, A., Chen, J., Kim, H.-Y., & Aquino-Garcia, F. Object and action picture naming in five languages: Methodological implications. The Eighth Annual International Conference of the Japanese Society for Language Sciences, Tokyo, Japan, June, 2006.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2006

Fuse, A. & McDonough, L. Categorization of Japanese spatial terms by monolingual Japanese-speaking children and adults. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, Florida, April, 2003. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2003

Fuse, A. & McDonough, L. Task pragmatics and the lexicon: A re-examination of the role of language in cognition. Poster presented at the Boston University Conference on Language Development/Boston, Massachusetts, October, 2003. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2003

Professional Leadership

ASHA S.T.E.P. (Student to Empowered Professional) Mentoring Program (January, 2013 - Present). Mentor. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2013

Bilingual Extension Program Ad Hoc Committee. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2013

Brooklyn College Science Research Day: Served as a judge (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2013

Brown Bag Series: developed the Brown Bag Series is to bring opportunities for undergraduate students to explore and learn about careers as speech-language pathologists and audiologists. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2013

Grade Appeals Committee. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2013

Undergraduate Curriculum Review (SPEC 4383 and 3381) Ad Hoc Committee. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2013

Bilingual Extension Program Ad Hoc Committee. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2012

Brooklyn College Science Research Day: Served as a judge (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2012

Community Activities

Fuse, A., & Ingenito, E. Interim service plan: working with children and families with culturally-linguistically diverse backgrounds. Interim Service Plan workshops, District 75/NYC Department of Education, New York, 2011. 2011

Kodomonojikan (Children's Time), New York, New York.
includes activities that are to Introduce Japanese culture and also to develop emergent literacy skills of Japanese-speaking monolingual and Japanese-English bilingual children.
2002

Organized the Japan team in the International cultural parade in NYC. 2002

Other Professional Activities

A PROMPT - trained speech and language pathologist, 2010 - Present. 2013

The Hanen Program Advanced Certificate: ABC and Beyond Program. The program is designed to help educators promote the emergent literacy skills in early childhood settings, 2013 - . 2013

The Hanen Program Certificate: It Takes Two To Talk. The program is designed to help families of children with language delays learn to apply the strategies that facilitate a child's language development, 2010 - Present. 2013