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:

Mary Bellandese

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

Associate Professor

Voice and velopharyngeal disorders, speech science, anatomy and physiology


	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

	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

	Diana B. Newman, Ph.D. Newmand5@southernct.edu Associate Professor Undergraduate Advisor Word finding disorders, adolescent language disabilities, reading-oral language connection, culturally-linguistically diverse 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

FACULTY and STAFF

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