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  1. VentiMask: The Effect of Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract Exercises With a Ventilation Mask in Adults With Inconsistent Velopharyngeal Dysfunction Due to Cleft Palate

    Article • Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, December 2025, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Cassandra Alighieri

  2. Changes in Phonological Awareness Following Combined Phonetic–Phonological Intervention in Children With Cleft Palate

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, October 2025, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Cassandra Alighieri

  3. From Clinic to Real Life: Speech-Language Therapists' Perspectives on Extratherapy Generalization in Children With Cleft Palate

    Article • American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, August 2025, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Cassandra Alighieri, Tara Mouton

  4. Treating Non-Oral Compensatory Misarticulations in Children With a Cleft Palate: A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effect of Combined Phonetic–Phonological Intervention

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, July 2025, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Cassandra Alighieri

  5. Relationship Between Intelligibility in Context Scale and Cleft-Related Speech Sound Errors in 3-Year-Olds With Nonsyndromic Cleft (Lip and) Palate

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, May 2025, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Cassandra Alighieri, Professor Yvonne Wren

  6. Effects of Intensive Intonation Training in Transgender and Gender Diverse People Aiming for a More Feminine-Sounding Voice: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, April 2025, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Jennifer Oates, Cassandra Alighieri

  7. Does Generalization Occur Following Speech Therapy? A Study in Children With a Cleft Palate

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, December 2024, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Cassandra Alighieri

  8. “The Decision to End Speech Therapy Brought More Peace and Tranquility Into Our Family”: Exploring Speech-Related Treatment Fatigue and Dropout in Parents and Children With a Cleft Palate

    Article • American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, August 2024, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Tara Mouton, Cassandra Alighieri

  9. Do Adult Naïve Listeners Perceive Differences in Speech Before and After Therapy for Cleft Palate Speech Disorders? A Reliability Study of Perceptual Speech Ratings

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, November 2023, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Silke Meersschaert, Cassandra Alighieri

  10. Treatment Outcomes of Interdisciplinary Care on Speech and Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes in Adults With Cleft Palate

    Article • American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, October 2023, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Cassandra Alighieri, Charis Van der Straeten

  11. One Size Doesn't Fit All: A Pilot Study Toward Performance-Specific Speech Intervention in Children With a Cleft (Lip and) Palate

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, February 2022, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Cassandra Alighieri, Dr. Jamie L Perry

  12. Is High-Intensity Speech Intervention Better? A Comparison of High-Intensity Intervention Versus Low-Intensity Intervention in Children With a Cleft Palate

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, September 2021, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Cassandra Alighieri, Laura Bruneel

  13. Reliability of Outcome Measures to Assess Consonant Proficiency Following Cleft Palate Speech Intervention: The Percentage of Consonants Correct Metric and the Probe Scoring System

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, June 2021, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Laura Bruneel, Cassandra Alighieri, Ellen Van Gaever

  14. Effectiveness of Speech Intervention in Patients With a Cleft Palate: Comparison of Motor-Phonetic Versus Linguistic-Phonological Speech Approaches

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, December 2020, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Laura Bruneel, Cassandra Alighieri, Ellen Van Gaever