Communication Disorders

FACULTY and STAFF

Department of Communication Disorders personnel includes nine full-time Ph.D.-level faculty and five permanent professional staff, including a full-time clinical director and four clinical supervisors. In addition, adjunct professors from the local clinical community assist in teaching academic courses and providing clinical supervision. All faculty and professional staff are licensed by the state of Connecticut and hold American Speech-Language-Hearing Association clinical certification. A listing of full-time faculty, professional staff, and long-term adjuncts with their respective roles and interests follows.

Faculty:

	Glenda DeJarnette, Ph.D. DeJarnetteg1@southernct.edu Professor Multicultural considerations in communication disorders, language development and disorders, neuromotor speech control and development
	James J. Dempsey, Ph.D. Dempseyj1@southernct.edu Professor Departmental Chairperson Audiology Clinic Coordinator Amplification systems, aural rehabilitation, diagnostic audiology
	Hillary V. Harper, M.S. harperh1@southernct.edu Assistant Professor Child language disorders, emergent language and literacy, perceptions of disability
	Kelly Mabry, Ph.D. mabryk1@southernct.edu Assistant Professor Craniofacial disorders, medical genetics, voice & velopharyngeal function
	Jennifer McCullagh, Au.D., Ph.D. mccullaghj1@southernct.edu Assistant Professor Central auditory processing disorders, auditory electrophysiology, diagnostic audiology in pediatric and adult populations
	Jonathan Preston, Ph.D. prestonj6@southernct.edu Assistant Professor Phonological development and disorders, persisting speech disorders, links between speech, language and literacy, neural/cognitive bases of communication disorders, childhood apraxia, intervention
	Mary Purdy, Ph.D. Purdym1@southernct.edu Professor Chairperson. Admissions Committee Assessment and rehabilitation of adult neurogenic communication disorders, swallowing disorders

Deborah Weiss, Ph.D.
Weissd1@southernct.edu

Associate Professor
Graduate Program Director
Graduate Advisor

Multilingual/multicultural curricular issues, language assessment/dynamic assessment of bilingual children, oral and written language disorders, curricular issues

Richard Zipoli, Ph.D.

Zipolir1@southernct.edu

Assistant Professor

Developmental language disorders, reading disabilities, phonological and motor speech disorders, and service delivery in high-need schools

Professional Staff:

	Lisa Barber, M.S. Barberl1@southernct.edu Clinical Supervisor, Speech-Language Pathology; Coordinator, Schools Practicum Child language, articulation and phonology, fluency disorders
	Jane Hindenlang, M.S. Hindenlangj1@southernct.edu Clinical Supervisor, Speech-Language Pathology Coordinator, Adult Neurogenics Clinic Neurogenic communication disorders, child language and phonology, augmentative and alternative communication
	Kevin M. McNamara, M.A. McNamarak2@southernct.edu Clinic Director Developmental language, articulation and phonology, diagnostic assessment, augmentative/alternative communication, developmental disabilities
	Althea Marshall, M.A., M.S. Marshalla1@southernct.edu Clinical Supervisor, Speech-Language Pathology; Coordinator, Language-Literacy Clinic Language-literacy, phonological and articulation disorders, developmental disabilities
	Denise Rini, M.A. Rinid1@southernct.edu Clinical Supervisor, Speech-Language Pathology Fluency, child language, articulation and phonology, diagnostics

Adjunct Faculty:

	Michele Abrams, Au.D. Abramsm1@southernct.edu Clinical Supervisor, Audiology Coordinator, Hearing Aid Dispensing Program, Adult and pediatric diagnostic audiology, amplification systems, aural rehabilitation

	Deborah Brom, M.S. Clinical Supervisor, Speech-Language Pathology Adult neurogenic communication disorders, child language, articulation, phonology
	Mary Crean, M.S. Creanm1@southernct.edu Clinical Supervisor, Speech-Language Pathology; Coordinator, Off-campus Neuropathology Practicum
	Linda D'Alessio, M.S., M.P.H. Dalessiol1@southernct.edu Clinical Supervisor, Audiology
	Sherrill Ellis, M.Ed. Ellish1@southernct.edu Clinical Supervisor, Speech-Language Pathology Child language, articulation, phonology and literacy
	Marion Leaman, M.S. marleaman@optonline.net Clinical Supervisor, Speech-Language Pathology Adult neurogenic communication disorders, swallowing disorders
	Honey Sacks, M.S. Clinical Supervisor, Speech-Language Pathology Child language, articulation and phonology, diagnostic assessment
	Cyndi Trueheart, Au.D. Clinical Supervisor. Audiology
Office Personnel:
	Patricia McMahon, A.S. McMahonp1@southernct.edu Executive Secretary Office Manager

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