Clinical problem solving may be enhanced through more direct application of research principles in the therapeutic process. The use of single-subject designs during the speech-language pathology clinical practicum experience, with subsequent transition into routine clinical practice, would allow for development of a "clinician as researcher" role early in the careers of future speechlanguage pathologists. This would likely enhance the objectivity of the clinical decision-making process and teach clinicians in training to rely less on potentially biased clinical impressions. To facilitate the use of research principles in clinical practice, 78 graduate students completed single-subject projects as a component of their graduate practicum experiences between June 1999 and December 2002. A survey of the first 25 students completing projects revealed increased reported understanding of research T