FACULTY and STAFF
Department of Communication Disorder personnel includes eight 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 interests follows:
Faculty:
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Mary Bellandese, Ph.D. Bellandesem1@southernct.edu Voice and velopharyngeal disorders, speech science, anatomy and physiology
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Glenda DeJarnette, Ph.D. DeJarnetteg1@southernct.edu Multicultural considerations in communication disorders, language development and disorders, neuromotor speech control and development | |
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James J. Dempsey, Ph.D. Departmental Chairperson Audiology Clinic Coordinator Amplification systems, aural rehabilitation, diagnostic audiology | |
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Robert E. Jirsa, Ph.D. Auditory electrophysiologic measures, (Central) Auditory Processing Disorders in children and adults | |
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Diana B. Newman, Ph.D. Word finding disorders, adolescent language disabilities, reading-oral language connection and differentiation of language differences vs. language disorders in culturally-linguistically diverse populations |
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Rhea Paul, Ph.D. Child language development and disorders, autism spectrum disorders, phonological disorders | |
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Mary Purdy, Ph.D. Admission Committee chairperson Assessment and rehabilitation of adult neurogenic communication disorders, swallowing disorders | |
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Deborah Weiss, Ph.D. Weissd1@southernct.edu Graduate Program Director Bilingual and multicultural issues; language disorders |
Professional Staff:
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Lisa Barber, M.S. Clinical Supervisor Child language, articulation and phonology, fluency disorders | |
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Jane Hindenlang, M.S. Clinical supervisor Coordinator of adult neurogenics clinic, neurogenic communication disorders, child language and phonology, augmentative and alternative communication | |
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Kevin McNamara, M.A. Director, Center for Communication Disorders | |
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Althea Marshall, M.A., M.S. Clinical supervisor Language/literacy, phonological | |
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Denise Rini, M.A. Clinical Supervisor Fluency, child language, articulation and phonology, diagnostics
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Adjunct Faculty:
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Michele Abrams, Au.D. Abramsm1@southernct.edu Clinical supervisor, audiology; coordinator of hearing aid dispensing program
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Mary Crean, M.S. Creanm1@southernct.edu Clinical supervisor; coordinator of off-campus neuropathology practicum
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Linda D'Alessio, M.S., M.PH. Dalessiol1@southernct.edu Clinical supervisor, audiology
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Sherrill Ellis, M.Ed. ellish1@southernct.edu Clinical supervisor, speech-language pathology; child language, articulation and phonology
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Michele Hebert M.S. hebertm1@southernct.edu Clinical supervisor, speech-language pathology; child language, articulation and phonology
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Sondi Jackson, M.S. Jacksons2@southernct.edu Clinical supervisor, speech-language pathology; child language; articulation and phonology |
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Alice Kosowsky, M.A., M.S. Kosowskya1@southernct.edu Clinical supervisor; adult neurogenics disorders; accent modification; voice
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Ronda Merriman, M.A. Clinical supervisor, speech-language pathology; child language; articulation and phonology
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Sarah Moon, M.S. sarah_lynne_moon@yahoo.com Clinical supervisor, speech-language pathology; child language; articulation and phonology
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Deborah Holston Selden Clinical supervisor; coordinator of off-campus schools practicum
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Deborah Brom, M.S., Clinical supervisor. Adult neurogenic communication disorders; child language, articulation, phonology |
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Honey Sacks, M.S. Clinical supervisor. Child language, articulation, phonology; diagnostic assessment | ||
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Joan Black, M.S. Clinical Supervisor . Child language, articulation, phonology; adult neurogenic communication disorders | ||
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Cyndi Trueheart, M.S. Clinical supervisor. Audiology |
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Office Personnel:
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Patricia McMahon, A.S. McMahonp1@southernct.edu Executive secretary, office manager |
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The graduate academic program of the Department of Communication Disorders is accredited by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's (ASHA) Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA). Clinical services offered by the departmental Center for Communication Disorders hold ASHA Professional Services Accreditation.
Southern Connecticut State University is an Equal Opportunity University.
E-mail: Weissd1@southernct.edu
Phone: (203) 392-5954
Fax: (203) 392-5968



















