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:

Mary Bellandese, Ph.D. Bellandesem1@southernct.edu

Voice and velopharyngeal disorders, speech science, anatomy and physiology


	Glenda DeJarnette, Ph.D. DeJarnetteg1@southernct.edu Multicultural considerations in communication disorders, language development and disorders, neuromotor speech control and development

	James J. Dempsey, Ph.D. Dempseyj1@southernct.edu Departmental Chairperson Audiology Clinic Coordinator Amplification systems, aural rehabilitation, diagnostic audiology

	Robert E. Jirsa, Ph.D. Jirsar1@southernct.edu Auditory electrophysiologic measures, (Central) Auditory Processing Disorders in children and adults Undergraduate and non-matriculated student advisor

	Diana B. Newman, Ph.D. Newmand5@southernct.edu Word finding disorders, adolescent language disabilities, reading-oral language connection and differentiation of language differences vs. language disorders in culturally-linguistically diverse populations

	Rhea Paul, Ph.D. Paulr1@southernct.edu Child language development and disorders, autism spectrum disorders, phonological disorders

	Mary Purdy, Ph.D. Purdym1@southernct.edu Admission Committee chairperson Assessment and rehabilitation of adult neurogenic communication disorders, swallowing disorders

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

Graduate Program Director
Graduate Advisor

Bilingual and multicultural issues; language disorders

Professional Staff:

	Lisa Barber, M.S. Barberl1@southernct.edu Clinical Supervisor Child language, articulation and phonology, fluency disorders

	Jane Hindenlang, M.S. Hindenlangj1@southernct.edu Clinical supervisor Coordinator of adult neurogenics clinic, neurogenic communication disorders, child language and phonology, augmentative and alternative communication

	Kevin McNamara, M.A. McNamarak2@southernct.edu Director, Center for Communication Disorders Developmental language, articulation and phonology; diagnostic assessment; augmentative/alternative communication; developmental disabilities

	Althea Marshall, M.A., M.S. Marshalla1@southernct.edu Clinical supervisor Language/literacy, phonological and articulation disorders, developmental disabilities

	Denise Rini, M.A. Rinid1@southernct.edu Clinical Supervisor Fluency, child language, articulation and phonology, diagnostics

Adjunct Faculty:

	Michele Abrams, Au.D. Abramsm1@southernct.edu Clinical supervisor, audiology; coordinator of hearing aid dispensing program

	Mary Crean, M.S. Creanm1@southernct.edu Clinical supervisor; coordinator of off-campus neuropathology practicum

	Linda D'Alessio, M.S., M.PH. Dalessiol1@southernct.edu Clinical supervisor, audiology

	Sherrill Ellis, M.Ed. ellish1@southernct.edu Clinical supervisor, speech-language pathology; child language, articulation and phonology

	Michele Hebert M.S. hebertm1@southernct.edu Clinical supervisor, speech-language pathology; child language, articulation and phonology

	Sondi Jackson, M.S. Jacksons2@southernct.edu Clinical supervisor, speech-language pathology; child language; articulation and phonology

	Alice Kosowsky, M.A., M.S. Kosowskya1@southernct.edu Clinical supervisor; adult neurogenics disorders; accent modification; voice

	Ronda Merriman, M.A. rondagmerriman@cox.net Clinical supervisor, speech-language pathology; child language; articulation and phonology

	Sarah Moon, M.S. sarah_lynne_moon@yahoo.com Clinical supervisor, speech-language pathology; child language; articulation and phonology

	Deborah Holston Selden seldend1@southernct.edu Clinical supervisor; coordinator of off-campus schools practicum

	Deborah Brom, M.S., Clinical supervisor. Adult neurogenic communication disorders; child language, articulation, phonology

	Honey Sacks, M.S. Clinical supervisor. Child language, articulation, phonology; diagnostic assessment

	Joan Black, M.S. Clinical Supervisor . Child language, articulation, phonology; adult neurogenic communication disorders

	Cyndi Trueheart, M.S. Clinical supervisor. Audiology

Office Personnel:

Patricia McMahon, A.S. McMahonp1@southernct.edu

Executive secretary, office manager

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