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From the Department Head<br />
Dear Alumni and Friends of SLHS,<br />
The 2007-2008 academic year is<br />
completed and we are launching<br />
into our very busy summer term.<br />
This past year for your department<br />
Bob Novak<br />
has been very eventful! <strong>In</strong> the<br />
recent U.S. News and World Report graduate program<br />
rankings, the SLP clinical master’s program is now<br />
ranked 2nd and the AuD program ranked 9th! We<br />
continue to have our two clinical programs in the<br />
top 10 of all programs with only three other big 10<br />
schools with that distinction! Our Ph.D. programs<br />
were also ranked third in the Chronicle of Higher<br />
Education’s 2007 Top Research Universities Faculty<br />
Scholar Productivity <strong>In</strong>dex. Only 9 other <strong>Purdue</strong> Ph.D.<br />
programs were ranked among the top ten programs in<br />
their peer groups.<br />
We kicked off the year with our ASHA reaccreditation<br />
site visit in September which included full participation<br />
of our faculty in the preparation for the visit and the<br />
creation of our reaccreditation document, coordinated<br />
by Jane Fenters, who is also instrumental in the<br />
creation of <strong>this</strong> annual newsletter. The site visitors were<br />
very impressed with all aspects of our clinical programs<br />
and we received reaccreditation for the maximum 8<br />
year term. Their only major concern is of course our<br />
Heavilon Hall facilities, with its poor handicapped<br />
access, and limited room to grow to accommodate the<br />
expanding research and clinical program needs of our<br />
department. <strong>In</strong> response to our needs for more research<br />
and office space to accommodate new and existing<br />
<strong>In</strong> <strong>this</strong> <strong>issue</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<br />
Volume 8 • Summer 2008<br />
Steer Lecture 2008 ........................................................................2<br />
Crossroads Conference 2008 .......................................................3<br />
2007-2008 SLHS Outstanding Seniors .......................................3<br />
Student Organizations ................................................................4<br />
Therapy and Research .................................................................4<br />
SLHS Clinic News........................................................................5<br />
SLHA Advisory Board News.........................................................6<br />
News Notes ...................................................................................6<br />
Awards and Honors ......................................................................7<br />
Alumni News ................................................................................8<br />
New Faculty Members .................................................................9<br />
Donor Recognition ....................................................................11<br />
Faculty and Staff ........................................................................11<br />
Contact Us<br />
Editor: Jane Fenters Phone: 765-496-6418 Fax: 765-494-0771 Email: jfenters@purdue.edu<br />
faculty, we are converting 4 classrooms in Heavilon<br />
to laboratory and office spaces to be completed <strong>this</strong><br />
summer in time for the start of fall classes. We could<br />
not have done <strong>this</strong> renovation without your donations<br />
as the department was expected to share over half<br />
of the expenses for <strong>this</strong> work. We used some of our<br />
PRF gift funds which have come from your generous<br />
unrestricted donations to our department! Thank<br />
you! This space is the last in Heavilon Hall that will be<br />
accessible to us, since we share the rest of the building<br />
with classrooms and the Department of English. We<br />
do, however, have new facilities for PLP (see PLP news<br />
in <strong>this</strong> <strong>issue</strong>)!<br />
You will be happy to know that our department and the<br />
College of Liberal Arts have embraced interdisciplinary<br />
program development in the area of autism spectrum<br />
disorders. This initiative includes the addition of<br />
two new clinical faculty in our department, Dr. Anu<br />
Subrumanian and Ms. Emily Tyson, both with clinical<br />
experience in autism (see more information about<br />
new faculty in <strong>this</strong> <strong>issue</strong>), the search for a new SLHS<br />
research faculty member in the area of autism, and<br />
the creation of the <strong>Purdue</strong> Autism Network (PAN)<br />
which is an interdisciplinary/interagency group of 20<br />
individuals—and growing! (more information about<br />
PAN in <strong>this</strong> <strong>issue</strong>).<br />
Our PHASE (<strong>Purdue</strong> Hearing & Acoustics in Science<br />
& Engineering) group has also continued its activities<br />
<strong>this</strong> past year and is participating with the Biomedical<br />
Engineering in the delivery of the First <strong>In</strong>ternational<br />
Symposium on Audible Acoustics in Medicine and<br />
Web: www.cla.purdue.edu/academics/slhs Address: Heavilon Hall, 500 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2038<br />
Submit news items to Jane Fenters by email, mail or phone.<br />
continued on page 2
Steer Lecture 2008<br />
Aniruddh D. Patel, Ph.D., the<br />
Esther J. Burnham Fellow at the<br />
Neurosciences <strong>In</strong>stitute in San<br />
Diego, was the speaker at the annual<br />
Steer Lecture on April 2. "Music<br />
and the Brain: 3 Links to Language”<br />
was the title of his talk which<br />
concerned his comprehensive study<br />
of the relationship between music<br />
and language from the standpoint<br />
of cognitive neuroscience. Dr.<br />
Patel challenges the widespread<br />
belief that music and language are<br />
processed independently. Since<br />
Plato's time, the relationship<br />
between music and language has<br />
attracted interest and debate from<br />
a wide range of thinkers. Recently,<br />
scientific research on <strong>this</strong> topic has<br />
been growing rapidly, as scholars<br />
from diverse disciplines, including<br />
linguistics, cognitive science,<br />
music cognition, and neuroscience<br />
are drawn to the music-language<br />
interface as one way to explore the<br />
extent to which different mental<br />
abilities are processed by separate<br />
brain mechanisms. Accordingly,<br />
the relevant data and theories<br />
have been spread across a range of<br />
disciplines. Dr. Patel argues that<br />
music and language share deep<br />
and critical connections, and that<br />
comparative research provides a<br />
powerful way to study the cognitive<br />
and neural mechanisms underlying<br />
these uniquely human abilities. A<br />
reception followed his talk.<br />
From the Department Head continued<br />
Physiology which will be held September 8 & 9, 2008. Check out the web site and attend<br />
if your are able! (https://engineering.purdue.edu/acoustics/)<br />
The number of our faculty family is growing. As a result of several very successful faculty<br />
searches <strong>this</strong> past year, in addition to Dr. Subrumanian and Ms. Emily Tyson, we will be<br />
adding two new faculty members, fall 2008. Dr. Xin Luo, comes to us from a three-year<br />
post doc at the House Ear <strong>In</strong>stitute in Los Angeles, and Ms. Claudia Mornout, who has<br />
had a large and successful private practice, comes to us from San Diego California (more<br />
information in <strong>this</strong> <strong>issue</strong>). Your faculty also includes members with joint appointments<br />
in biomedical engineering, psychology and special education, bringing together some of<br />
the most renowned, productive and just plain nice people of any faculty in the world!<br />
Our most recent department activity was the hosting of the <strong>In</strong>ternational Child Phonology<br />
Conference in early June. There were over 70 national and international attendees. The<br />
last time <strong>this</strong> conference was held at <strong>Purdue</strong> was over 20 years ago, with the response<br />
of enthusiastic attendees being that with the variety and quality of local restaurants and<br />
the ambience of our communities, they would like to return annually to <strong>Purdue</strong> for <strong>this</strong><br />
conference. Faculty in charge of the local arrangements for the conference included<br />
David Snow, David Ertmer, Larry Leonard, Lisa Goffman and Amanda Seidl. Dr. Elaine<br />
Paden was honored for her role in the early creation of the conference and our own<br />
Ms. Ruth Steer attended the reception held for all conference attendees in the <strong>Purdue</strong><br />
Memorial Union.<br />
As we look to the 2008-2009 academic year, we will be preparing for the university-based<br />
external review of our clinical and research programs in October. <strong>Purdue</strong> is also preparing<br />
for reaccreditation by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. As part<br />
of the process, we are asked to develop learning outcomes and assessment protocols<br />
for each of our degree programs (bachelor’s, master’s in SLP, Doctor of Audiology, and<br />
Ph.D. programs in speech, language, and hearing sciences). Our department is well<br />
ahead of <strong>this</strong> process since ASHA had converted to assessment of learning outcomes for<br />
accreditation of our clinical programs and clinical certification at least four years ago,<br />
so all of our assessment/remediation systems and data collection processes have been<br />
well established. Once again, your SLHS department leads the way!<br />
Finally, as we look to the future and the increasingly apparent inadequacies of our<br />
space, we have sought and received support for our inclusion in the future <strong>Purdue</strong> Life<br />
Sciences Mall. This mall will bring together applied human behavioral and health science<br />
programs including SLHS, the 2-year IU medical sciences program, Psychology, Health<br />
and Kinesiology, and others in a south campus location within or adjacent to Discovery<br />
Park. Our goal is to include all SLHS clinical and research components with easy<br />
automobile access, adequate and convenient parking and optimum handicap access. Your<br />
donations will help to achieve our place in the mall, as each occupant must contribute<br />
funds necessary for their portion of the complex (see donation form in <strong>this</strong> <strong>issue</strong>), which<br />
would be added to matching state funds in the future. This will be a long process, and<br />
we are actively working with the <strong>University</strong> development officers to achieve <strong>this</strong> goal.<br />
Thanks so much for your continued support.<br />
Thank you and best wishes,<br />
Bob Novak<br />
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SLHS Outstanding Seniors<br />
2007 SLHS Outstanding Senior<br />
Heather Rushton of Fishers, <strong>In</strong>diana, was the 2007 SLHS<br />
Outstanding Senior. She worked with Dr. Amanda Seidl and<br />
Dr. George Hollich in the <strong>Purdue</strong> <strong>In</strong>fant Lab as the Coordinator that<br />
year, developing the training program and training undergraduate<br />
research assistants. She also was the nanny of triplets as she worked<br />
her way through college. Add to that resident assistant at Harrison<br />
Hall, vice-president of National Student Speech, Language, Hearing<br />
Association, treasurer and marketing chair for the Formula Society<br />
of Automotive Engineers, <strong>Purdue</strong> Leadership Program, and Harrison<br />
Hall <strong>In</strong>tramural Sports Coordinator—a very busy student! Heather<br />
is now pursuing her Audiology doctorate at Wayne State in Detroit where she would<br />
like to be involved in cochlear implant clinical research. She is particularly interested<br />
in how cochlear implant patients receive audio and visual signals that help them learn.<br />
Good Luck, Heather!<br />
2008 SLHS Outstanding Senior<br />
Heather Redden is the 2008 SLHS Outstanding Senior. A Greenfield<br />
<strong>In</strong>diana native, she attended Greenfield Central High School. When<br />
asked what her favorite <strong>Purdue</strong> experience was, she immediately<br />
replied that the <strong>Purdue</strong> Language Program was the best of all of<br />
her undergrad academic experiences. Heather will be continuing<br />
with SLHS <strong>this</strong> fall as a master’s student. She plans to be married in<br />
May 2009. During her undergraduate career, her activities included<br />
<strong>In</strong>diana Speech-Language-Hearing Association student advisory<br />
council, National Student Speech Language Hearing Association<br />
president, Office of Admissions tour guide, Crossroads Conference<br />
on Communicative Disorders hostess, Old Master’s hostess, Big Brothers/Big Sisters<br />
mentor, Colleges Against Cancer community relations committee. We are fortunate to<br />
have Heather in our graduate program!<br />
Graduation Receptions<br />
The first students to earn clinical doctoral audiology (Au.D.) degrees from <strong>Purdue</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> graduated May 11, 2007 and they were honored with a reception for family<br />
and friends after the ceremony. The students were Jamie Worthington Beck, Rebecca<br />
Benjamin, Lauren Chael Hendrickson and Le’Ann Scott.<br />
A brunch reception for friends<br />
and families was held before the<br />
graduation ceremony on May 10,<br />
2008 honoring all May graduates<br />
from the AuD, M.S., Ph.D.<br />
programs. A reception for August<br />
M.S. graduates will be held after the<br />
graduation ceremony on August 2.<br />
2008 Au.D. Graduates pictured are (from<br />
left to right): Skyler Jennings, Emily Bondus,<br />
Andrea Moore and Kyle Acker.<br />
Crossroads<br />
Conference 2008<br />
The Crossroads Conference on<br />
Communicative Disorders will<br />
be held on October 27 and 28,<br />
2008. Featured speakers and topics<br />
for the conference are: Terence<br />
W. Picton, M.D., PH.D., FRSC,<br />
Rotman Research <strong>In</strong>stitute, Human<br />
Auditory Evoked Potentials;<br />
Howard Goldstein, PH.D., Florida<br />
State <strong>University</strong>, Evaluating<br />
Evidence Based Practices in Social<br />
Skills <strong>In</strong>terventions for Children<br />
with Autism and School-based<br />
<strong>In</strong>terventions: Improving Language<br />
and Literacy Outcomes in At-Risk<br />
Students”; Patricia Zebrowski,<br />
Ph.D., CCC-SLP, <strong>University</strong> of<br />
Iowa, topic related to clinical<br />
aspects of stuttering; and Howard<br />
Shane, Ph.D., Children’s Hospital,<br />
Boston.<br />
For more information about<br />
the conference, contact Clinical<br />
Assistant Professor Hala Elsisy,<br />
at (765) 494-9950, elsisy@<br />
purdue.edu , or Clinical Assistant<br />
Professor Anu Subramanian at<br />
(765) 494-3795, subramaa@<br />
purdue.edu . The registration fee<br />
for the two-day conference is $200,<br />
one-day registration is $125, $25<br />
for students. Continuing education<br />
credits are offered for participation<br />
in <strong>this</strong> conference. For registration<br />
information, contact Nona Schaler,<br />
Conference Division, 765/494-2756<br />
or 800/359-2968 or nischaler@<br />
purdue.edu. More information is<br />
available at www.cla.purdue.edu/<br />
experience/events/crossroads/ and<br />
www.cla.purdue.edu/academics/<br />
slhs.<br />
D I S T I N G U I S H yourself 3
STUDENT<br />
ORGANIZATIONS<br />
During the 2007-2008 school year,<br />
the <strong>Purdue</strong> Audiology Student<br />
Organization (PASO) participated<br />
in and sponsored many successful<br />
events. <strong>In</strong> October, PASO, along with<br />
National Students Speech Language<br />
Hearing Association (NSSLHA),<br />
helped plan and participate in the<br />
annual Crossroads Conference. At<br />
the conference, the organization<br />
sold t-shirts and tote bags imprinted<br />
with “<strong>Purdue</strong> <strong>University</strong> Speech<br />
Language & Hearing Sciences.”<br />
PASO and NSSLHA competed in<br />
November to see which group<br />
could collect more food for the<br />
Fall Harvest Food Drive. PASO won<br />
with 184 lbs. of non-perishable food<br />
donated! PASO planned the SLHS<br />
department holiday and collected<br />
over $100 in donations for the<br />
Starkey Hear Now Foundation!<br />
<strong>In</strong> February, the group traveled to<br />
the <strong>In</strong>dianapolis State House to<br />
conduct hearing screenings and<br />
inform the legislators about hearing<br />
loss and noise exposure. Along with<br />
NSSLHA, PASO sponsored the ARC<br />
Valentine’s Day. The ARC is an<br />
advocating agency for individuals<br />
with developmental disabilities<br />
and the members of NSSLHA<br />
and PASO had a wonderful time<br />
interacting with the ARC members!<br />
PASO members also did hearing<br />
screening for the <strong>In</strong>diana State<br />
Legislators and their Staff at the<br />
<strong>In</strong>diana Capitol. Other events<br />
include the Presidents’ Council Pregame<br />
Brunch, Season of Sharing,<br />
and Relay for Life.<br />
Therapy & Research<br />
4 C O L L E G E O F L I B E R A L A R T S<br />
New research investigates the effects of<br />
augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)<br />
for children with autism<br />
Dr. Oliver Wendt, jointly appointed as Assistant Professor of SLHS<br />
and Special Education, received funding for two research projects<br />
on AAC for children with autism. Project one “The Effectiveness of<br />
Functional Communication Training for Children with Autism: A<br />
Comparative Efficacy Study on the Impact of Different Replacement<br />
Behaviors” will be conducted together with doctoral student<br />
Oliver Wendt<br />
Miriam Chacon and is funded by a research grant from the Clifford<br />
Kinley Trust. This project investigates how different AAC strategies such as graphical<br />
symbols and manual signs can be used to replace severe problem behavior in children<br />
with autistic disorder. The aim is to teach alternative communicative responses that are<br />
socially appropriate and functionally equivalent to the problem behavior. Project two “The<br />
Effects of Speech-Generating Devices (SGDs) on Natural Speech Development in Children<br />
with Autism” is funded through an Advancing Academic Research Careers Award by the<br />
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. SGDs are electronic communication<br />
aides that provide recorded or synthesized speech upon activation. They appear to be a<br />
promising AAC method for individuals with autism. This project aims at collecting pilot<br />
data documenting the potential effectiveness of SGDs in facilitating the development of<br />
natural speech production in non-verbal children with autism. Professors Leonard and<br />
Lloyd from <strong>Purdue</strong> as well as Professor Schlosser from Northeastern <strong>University</strong> (a former<br />
<strong>Purdue</strong> graduate) serve on the mentoring committee for <strong>this</strong> project.<br />
New Method for Hearing Loss Assessment<br />
Professor Karen Iler Kirk, Ph.D., is working on a five-year study<br />
to develop a new technique to diagnose hearing loss in a way that<br />
more accurately reflects real-world situations. Kirk is a speechlanguage<br />
pathologist who earned her doctorate degree in hearing<br />
sciences. She worked with children in California schools before<br />
she joined the nation's first pediatric cochlear implant team in<br />
1981 at the House Ear <strong>In</strong>stitute in Los Angeles. She received a $2.8<br />
million grant from the National <strong>In</strong>stitute on Deafness and Other<br />
Communication Disorders for the five-year project to develop two<br />
Karen Iler Kirk<br />
new audiovisual and multi-talker sentence tests that expand upon<br />
the traditional spoken word recognition format that has been used since the 1950s. One test<br />
is for adults and the other for children. More than 1,000 people ages 4-65 will participate<br />
in the study. She says, “the traditional spoken word recognition format has been used to<br />
determine the need for some sensory aids, such as hearing aids, which are used to amplify<br />
sound. However, it is not the best method for assessing the benefits of other sensory aids,<br />
such as the more expensive cochlear implants." A cochlear implant is an electronic device<br />
that can provide a sense of sound to someone who is deaf or severely hard of hearing. The<br />
device, which is surgically implanted, picks up and processes sound that is converted into<br />
electric impulses that are sent to the auditory nerve. More than 100,000 people worldwide<br />
have received cochlear implants, and more health insurance companies are paying for the<br />
surgery and therapy, Kirk said.
SLHS <strong>In</strong>terdisciplinary Activity<br />
Our faculty is very active with other disciplines through <strong>Purdue</strong> interdisciplinary Centers,<br />
research collaborations, and consultations. Currently, many faculty are affiliated with one<br />
or more of the programs, initiatives and centers below as well as other <strong>Purdue</strong> academic<br />
departments.<br />
• PHASE (<strong>Purdue</strong> Hearing & Acoustics in Science & Engineering) is an interdisciplinary<br />
community of approximately 50 faculty from across 16 departments at <strong>Purdue</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>'s West Lafayette Campus and the <strong>In</strong>diana <strong>University</strong> School of Medicine in<br />
<strong>In</strong>dianapolis. The mission of PHASE is to create a vital and collaborative interdisciplinary<br />
community of faculty and students engaged in hearing and acoustics research and<br />
clinical practice. It is the vision of PHASE to promote and maintain ongoing funded<br />
interdisciplinary basic science and applied research projects among its members. Faculty<br />
research, formal coursework and a seminar series support an interdisciplinary learning<br />
environment that is accessible to interested graduate students from a variety of majors.<br />
www.purdue.edu/research/phase<br />
• PULSe The <strong>Purdue</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>In</strong>terdisciplinary Life Science Ph.D. program (PULSe)<br />
provides multiple opportunities for an interdisciplinary graduate experience in the life<br />
sciences. During the first year of study, students participate in four different lab rotations<br />
before choosing a research area and major professor (www.gradschool.purdue.edu/PULSe/<br />
indexFlash.cfm). The new inclusive interdisciplinary program encompassing research<br />
across the university was implemented Fall 2004. The former Biochemistry & Molecular<br />
Biology (BMB), <strong>Purdue</strong> Genetics Program (PGP), Plant Biology Program (PBP) and <strong>Purdue</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> Neuroscience (PUN) programs have all been encompassed under the PULSe<br />
graduate program.<br />
• Center on Aging and the Life Course (CALC)<br />
The Center on Aging and the Life Course is an interdisciplinary program designed to foster<br />
research on and education about the aging process. The university-wide center draws<br />
upon the expertise of over 50 faculty members to lead scientific inquiries of why we age<br />
and how we can maintain or enhance physical and mental functioning over the life course.<br />
www.purdue.edu/aging<br />
• Linguistics Program<br />
www.cla.purdue.edu/linguistics<br />
• <strong>Purdue</strong> Autism Network (PAN)<br />
With the encouragement of CLA Dean John Contreni and in response to the needs of the<br />
community, SLHS is taking the lead in the <strong>Purdue</strong> Autism Network initiative. Twenty<br />
individuals with expertise and interest in the field of autism attended a retreat in May to<br />
solidify thoughts, goals, and future plans for the Network which includes expanded research,<br />
clinical programs and a speaker series. SLHS faculty attending were Lisa Goffman, Hope<br />
Gulker, Jeanette Leonard, Lyle Lloyd, Oliver Wendt, Robert Novak, Amanda Seidl, David<br />
Snow, Anu Subramanian, Emily Tyson, and Ronnie Wilbur. Also represented at the retreat<br />
were Pharmacy, Special Education and Greater lafayette Area Special Services (GLASS). Our<br />
charge is to make PAN a center of clinical and research excellence in autism collaborating<br />
with other autism programs in the state of <strong>In</strong>diana and adjacent states for the elucidation<br />
of autism spectrum disorders through research and the enhancement and integration<br />
of services to persons with autism and their families. The goals for PAN in 2008-2009<br />
include creation of a PAN website, creation of the PAN speaker series which will be open<br />
to the broader community, and creation of a laboratory component of an existing special<br />
education course to teach the basics of autistic symptom management to undergraduate<br />
students. Those students will then be matched with families desiring <strong>this</strong> support in the<br />
community. This type of service support from <strong>Purdue</strong> has been requested by families with<br />
autistic members and the lab will provide an immediate service-learning benefit to these<br />
families in our greater Lafayette communities.<br />
SLHS Clinic News<br />
Exciting things are happening at<br />
the SLHS M.D. Steer SLP and<br />
Audiology Clinics. The <strong>Purdue</strong><br />
Language Pre-school Program<br />
has a new clinic home. After<br />
many years of being housed at the<br />
Redeemer Lutheran Church, the<br />
Preschool Language Program will<br />
begin at the Morton Community<br />
Center in Fall ’08. There are many<br />
advantages to <strong>this</strong> change—<br />
proximity to campus—only three<br />
blocks to Heavilon Hall, more<br />
space, multi-use opportunities,<br />
including a playground and the<br />
use of their auditorium all with<br />
onsite parking! The Morton Center<br />
facilities will enable us to expand our<br />
clinical service and clinical research<br />
programs. SLHS has established a<br />
collaborative relationship with<br />
Clarian Arnett Health Partners in<br />
order to introduce the graduate<br />
speech-language pathology student<br />
to <strong>issue</strong>s encountered in the<br />
medical environment and to further<br />
develop their skills in the clinical<br />
and instrumental assessment of<br />
swallowing, <strong>In</strong> January, Dawn<br />
Wetzel, Clinical Associate Professor,<br />
along with four graduate clinicians,<br />
began providing services at the<br />
Clarian Arnett Greenbush Clinic<br />
two mornings a week. The graduate<br />
students participate in clinical<br />
and videofluoroscopic swallowing<br />
evaluations and swallowing<br />
intervention. They learn to<br />
implement and interpret standard<br />
evaluation protocols and to establish<br />
appropriate treatment plans. They<br />
also develop clinical skills in the<br />
areas of infection control and<br />
regulatory guidelines, medical<br />
record review and documentation,<br />
and interaction with physicians and<br />
the healthcare team. Additional<br />
populations served include adults<br />
with voice, head and neck cancer,<br />
motor speech, and/or cognitive–<br />
linguistic deficits.<br />
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News Notes . . . . . . . . . .<br />
Professor Ronnie Wilbur (2 nd<br />
row, 4 th from the left) attended a<br />
Campus Women Leader workshop<br />
on January 31 and February 1. The<br />
workshop was sponsored by the Susan<br />
Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership<br />
Excellence in cooperation with the<br />
Office of the Provost, Office of the Vice<br />
President for Human Relations and<br />
the Women’s Resource Office.<br />
ASHA Accreditation<br />
During its meeting on February<br />
27 – March 1, 2008, the Council on<br />
Academic Accreditation in Audiology<br />
& Speech-Language Pathology (CAA)<br />
completed its accreditation review<br />
of the masters program in speechlanguage<br />
pathology and the clinical<br />
doctoral program in audiology. As a<br />
result, the CAA voted to reaccredit the<br />
programs for a period of eight years<br />
beginning November 1, 2007 through<br />
October 31, 2015.<br />
. . . . . . . . . News Notes<br />
6 C O L L E G E O F L I B E R A L A R T S<br />
Advisory Board News<br />
The SLHS Advisory Board met on April 18, 2008 at the Dauch Alumni Center. The all-day<br />
meeting began with a visit from College of Liberal Arts Dean John Contreni. Dr. Contreni<br />
told the meeting that he recognizes that SLHS is taking a leading role in the new autism<br />
initiative and has given approval for the department to search for an autism-focused<br />
research faculty member in the fall. He also recognized our excellent engagement record<br />
and was enthused about our inclusion in the proposed Life Sciences Mall. The Life Sciences<br />
Mall would bring together all types of healthcare programs from the <strong>University</strong>, including<br />
SLHS and would be most likely located in the Discovery Park area of campus. The advisory<br />
board and the department were very excited that the proposed Life Sciences Mall will include<br />
space for SLHS. Private donations for the project will be 25% of the total cost.<br />
Sarah (Sally) Byrn was introduced as our newest member of the Advisory Board. Sally<br />
brings varied experience to our board as a nurse, business woman, and community leader.<br />
She has been in the area for 35 years and her community involvement is well-known.<br />
A new draft video highlighting the SLHS department was shown. There will be more edits<br />
and additions before the film is final. It is hoped that the presentation will be finished by<br />
the end of the year.<br />
This year’s graduate recruitment for Masters, AuD, and Ph.D. students was very successful.<br />
There were approximately 280 applications <strong>this</strong> year. 18 Masters students, 8 Au.D. students,<br />
and 9 Ph.D. students have accepted admission to our department to begin the 2008-2009<br />
academic year.<br />
After lunch, the afternoon was devoted to more discussion about the Life Sciences Mall, a<br />
research presentation by Asst. Professor Michael Heinz and a clinic presentation by Clinical<br />
Assoc. Professor Dawn Wetzel.<br />
Current members of the SLHS Advisory Board 2007-2008<br />
Robert E. Novak, Ph.D.<br />
Coordinator<br />
Department Head<br />
Anne Beiter, M.S.<br />
Cochlear Americas<br />
Linda Charlebois, M.S.<br />
<strong>In</strong>diana School for the Deaf<br />
Ruth Steer<br />
Spouse of Department Founder<br />
Zipora Ostroy, M.S.<br />
Former SLHS Undergraduate Advisor<br />
Kenneth Dahlberg<br />
Carefree Capital <strong>In</strong>c.<br />
Rafael DelGado<br />
<strong>In</strong>telligent Hearing Systems<br />
Linda Mesalam Carroll, M.S.<br />
St.Vincent Health<br />
Susan Erler, Ph.D.<br />
Northwestern <strong>University</strong><br />
Deborah Alley<br />
Alum<br />
George Frye<br />
Frye Electronics <strong>In</strong>c.<br />
Chris Miyamoto, M.D.<br />
Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital<br />
at St.Vincent<br />
Mary Lou Hazleton<br />
Alum<br />
Gabriel Raviv, Ph.D.<br />
Biologic Systems<br />
Peter Hillsamer, M.D., ENT<br />
Lafayette IN<br />
Tom Powers, Ph.D.<br />
Siemens Hearing <strong>In</strong>struments<br />
Leah Jamieson, Ph.D.<br />
<strong>Purdue</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Sheila Klinker<br />
<strong>Purdue</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
<strong>In</strong>diana Legislator<br />
Susan McGarvey-Toler, M.S.<br />
VA Medical Center<br />
John Schneider, Ph.D.<br />
<strong>Purdue</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Ronda Williams, M.D.<br />
Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital<br />
at St.Vincent<br />
Sarah R. Byrn<br />
Vice President, Aptuit <strong>In</strong>c.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Awards, Scholarships, Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<br />
Ringel Research Fund Established, First Recipient Awarded<br />
SLHS Ph.D. student Elgustus Polite is the first recipient of the Ringel Research Fund<br />
Scholarship. The Fund supports research by doctoral program graduate students in SLHS<br />
in the form of a $1500 monetary award to assist in actualizing an idea or vision for research<br />
that would be difficult to accomplish without the support.<br />
The fund was created with donations from a group of Dr. Ringel's former Ph.D. students : Dr.<br />
Lori Ramig, Dr. Cheryl Scott, Dr. Rebecca Leonard, and Dr. Anne Rochet and contributions<br />
from other donors as well. The gift was made in the memory and legacy of the late Robert<br />
L. Ringel who, as a researcher himself, was a mentor of PhD students and a discipline-wide<br />
advocate for PhD researchers who are now nationally competitive with other disciplines.<br />
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<br />
Janella Clarke and Skyler Jennings were chosen 2007 Outstanding Student Clinicians<br />
in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology respectively.<br />
Beth Erickson and Liz Burns were awarded the 2008 ISHA Outstanding Students of the<br />
Year for Speech-Language Pathology and Melissa Teske was awarded for Audiology.<br />
Dianamari Castillo-Ruiz, SLP graduate student, participant in the American Speech-<br />
Language-Hearing Association’s Minority Student Leadership Program (MSLP): Class of<br />
2007. The travel award provided lodging, stipend and registration for the ASHA Annual<br />
Convention.<br />
Megan MacPherson, Ph.D student, American Speech & Hearing Foundation 2007<br />
Graduate Student Scholarship for $4,000. The scholarship was awarded at the 2007 ASHA<br />
Convention in Boston.<br />
Bharath Chandrasekaran, Ph.D. student, New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship<br />
for 2007 from the ASHA Foundation. The competitive award is for $10,000 and is intended<br />
for strong doctoral candidates who will commit to attaining the research doctoral degree<br />
and to working in a higher education academic community in the field of communication<br />
sciences and disorders in the United States. The award was presented at the 2007 ASHA<br />
Convention in Boston.<br />
Beth Erickson received the Lions Club Outstanding Student Award, $500.<br />
Liz Burns received the Gulker- Leonard Award for Outstanding Student Clinician at<br />
<strong>Purdue</strong> Language Program, $500.<br />
Jayganesh Swaminathan received the Council of Academic Programs in Communication,<br />
Sciences, and Disorders Award for Outstanding Research, $5000.<br />
Skyler Jennings has been awarded the Audiology Foundation of America’s (AFA) Leo<br />
Doerfler Memorial Scholarship for 2008. The Scholarship provides funds for an individual<br />
with a Doctor of Audiology degree (AuD) who is enrolled in a PhD degree program from<br />
an institution in the U.S. or Canada. The $5,000 scholarship is made possible through<br />
memorial gifts given to the AFA in honor of Dr. Leo Doerfler. Dr. Doerfler was the second<br />
individual to receive a PhD in audiology and the founding president of the Academy of<br />
Dispensing Audiologists and a founding director of the AFA. The scholarship program<br />
exemplifies the goals of the Foundation and its commitment to fostering the education<br />
and training of audiologists to meet the needs of those with impaired hearing and is based<br />
on the committee's assessment of the potential impact of the applicant’s research in the<br />
practice of audiology.<br />
Awards, Scholarships, Recognition continued on page 8.<br />
Scholarships awarded for 07-08<br />
Graduate Scholarships<br />
SLHS Alumni & Friends ($1,500 each)<br />
Megan McPherson, Skyler Jennings<br />
Swansen Endowment ($1,500 each)<br />
Lane Cooper, Meije Chen<br />
Wilson Endowment ($2,000 each)<br />
Michelle Weirsma,<br />
Andrea Edgerton, Johanna Hassink<br />
Erler Scholarship ($1,000)<br />
Mike Schultz<br />
Steer Memorial Graduate<br />
Scholarship ($2,000 each)<br />
Megan Thurber, Elizabeth Burns,<br />
Sadie Vojak, Megan Lyons<br />
Undergraduate Scholarships 07-08<br />
Mott Scholarship ($1,000)<br />
Amanda Thalhammer<br />
Ostroy Scholarship ($1,000)<br />
Alicia Tam<br />
Scholarships Awarded for 08-09<br />
Graduate Scholarships<br />
SLHS Alumni & Friends ($2,000 each)<br />
Meghan Darling,<br />
Gavin Bidelman, Sarah Vojak<br />
Swansen Endowment ($1,000 each)<br />
Jessica Johns, Jennifer Schultz<br />
Wilson Endowment ($2,000 each)<br />
Johanna Hassink,<br />
Lindsay Scheessele, Lindsay Prusick<br />
Erler Scholarship ($1,000)<br />
Melissa Teske<br />
Steer Memorial Graduate<br />
Scholarship ($2,000 each)<br />
Laura Bobinsky, Megan Thurber,<br />
Iva Hrastinski, Andrea Edgerton<br />
Ringel Research Fund Award ($1,500)<br />
Elgustus Polite<br />
Psi Iota Xi Scholarship ($1,000 each)<br />
Allison Gladfelter, Jennifer Karpicke<br />
Undergraduate Scholarships 08-09<br />
Mott Scholarship ($1,000)<br />
Charmaine M. Locklin<br />
Ostroy Scholarship ($1,000)<br />
Erin Pickart<br />
D I S T I N G U I S H yourself 7
Alumni News<br />
CLA Distinguished Alumni<br />
Award Recipient 2008<br />
David Geeslin<br />
Superintendent/<br />
CEO, <strong>In</strong>diana<br />
School for the<br />
Deaf<br />
Education<br />
BA 1989,<br />
Linguistics,<br />
<strong>Purdue</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong><br />
EdM 1991, Deaf Education,<br />
Boston <strong>University</strong><br />
EdD 2007, Educational<br />
Leadership, <strong>In</strong>diana<br />
<strong>University</strong><br />
~ Professional History ~<br />
<strong>In</strong>diana School for the Deaf<br />
Superintendent/CEO<br />
Educational Consultant<br />
Supervising Teacher (Principal<br />
of Elementary)<br />
<strong>In</strong>terim Director of Outreach<br />
<strong>In</strong>terim Assistant Director<br />
of Outreach<br />
<strong>In</strong>terim Director of Assessment<br />
Services Center<br />
Language Assessment Specialist<br />
American Sign Language<br />
Assessment Coordinator<br />
Consultant (Language<br />
Assessment Specialist),<br />
Boston Children Deaf<br />
Network, Boston<br />
Children’s Hospital<br />
~ Professional Service ~<br />
<strong>In</strong>diana School for the Deaf<br />
Bilingual/Bicultural Committee<br />
Communication Committee<br />
Tech Prep Curriculum<br />
Committee<br />
Technology Committee<br />
<strong>In</strong>dianapolis Public School<br />
Cultural Audit Task Force<br />
Board member, State Advisory<br />
Council on the Education of<br />
Children with Disabilities<br />
Alumni News continued on page 10.<br />
8 C O L L E G E O F L I B E R A L A R T S<br />
. . . . . . . . .Awards, Awards, Scholarships, Recognition - continued<br />
2007 ASHA Convention Recognition & Awards<br />
ASHA Fellows recognized from SLHS at the 2007 Convention were:<br />
Professor Karen Iler Kirk, recognized for research and publications in hearing<br />
science.<br />
Clinical Professor William Murphy, recognized for mentoring colleagues,<br />
making treatment DVDs and publications/presentations in the area of fluency.<br />
Distinguished Professor Anne Smith, recognized for professional leadership,<br />
mentoring of students, and research publications in the areas of normal speech<br />
motor control, speech motor development and stuttering.<br />
Also honored as an ASHA Fellow was <strong>Purdue</strong> alum Amy Weiss, <strong>University</strong> of<br />
Rhode Island Associate Professor.<br />
Bharath Chandrasekaran, Ph.D. candidate was awarded an ASHA New Century<br />
Doctoral Scholarship<br />
Asst. Professor Mahalakshmi Sivasankar received an ASHA New Century<br />
Research Grant.<br />
Megan MacPherson, Ph.D. candidate received an ASHA Doctoral Scholarship.<br />
Dianamari Castillo-Ruiz, SLP Masters student, was selected for the ASHA<br />
Minority Student Leadership Program Class of 2007.<br />
SLHS Faculty Awards<br />
Associate Professor David Ertmer, CLA Award for Education Excellence<br />
Associate Professor Jessica Huber, ASHA Award for Continuing Education (ACE)<br />
Professor Karen Kirk, 2007 ASHA Fellow, 2007 <strong>Purdue</strong> Seeds for Success Award<br />
Professor Laurence Leonard, Sigma Xi <strong>Purdue</strong> Research Award (see below)<br />
Professor Ronnie Wilbur, CLA Faculty & Staff Recognition of Achievement<br />
Certificate<br />
Clinical Assistant Professor Joyce Hawkins, 2007 <strong>Purdue</strong> Seeds for Success Award<br />
Clinic Audiologist Susan Lopez, Outstanding Audiology Supervisor 2007-2008<br />
Associate Professor Christine Weber-Fox, Outstanding Faculty <strong>In</strong>structor 2007-<br />
2008<br />
Clinical Associate Professor Dawn Wetzel, Outstanding SLP Supervisor 2007-2008.<br />
Rachel E. Stark Distinguished Professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences<br />
Laurence B. Leonard was selected to receive the 2007 <strong>Purdue</strong> Sigma Xi Faculty<br />
Research Award. <strong>In</strong>itiated in 1950 and given to only one faculty researcher each<br />
year, Dr. Leonard is only the third behavioral scientist to receive the award.<br />
Previous recipients include Dr. Herbert C. Brown, winner of the 1979 Nobel<br />
Prize in Chemistry. Professor Leonard gave his faculty research award lecture on<br />
December 3 entitled A Cross-Linguistic View of Specific Language Impairment in<br />
Children. A reception followed.
New Faculty<br />
Xin Luo, Ph.D. will begin in Fall 2008 as an Assistant Professor of Audiology.<br />
Dr. Luo comes from the House Ear <strong>In</strong>stitute in Los Angeles where he was a<br />
Post-doc researcher in the Dept. of Auditory Implants and Perception. At<br />
the <strong>In</strong>stitute, he investigated the correlation between speech performance<br />
and temporal processing in cochlear implant users and vocation emotion<br />
recognition with cochlear implants. Dr. Luo earned his Ph.D. in 2004 in<br />
Electrical Engineering at the <strong>University</strong> of Science and Technology of<br />
China, Hefei, China. He brings expertise to our audiology and hearing science programs<br />
in algorithm development for cochlear implants with a major research goal of increasing<br />
the efficacy of cochlear implants for deaf native speakers of tonal languages and for the<br />
enjoyment of music by all cochlear implant users.<br />
Another new faculty, Claudia Mornout, MS, CCC-SLP, will join us in the<br />
Fall as our Clinical Professor and Director of Clinical Education for SLP.<br />
Ms. Mornout comes to us from San Diego where she worked in speech<br />
pathology and rehabilitation and she also has extensive experience in the<br />
management of a large multi-practitioner private practice. An SLHS alum,<br />
she was a clinical supervisor in our department from 1980-1986 where she<br />
also received her MS (’71). We are really excited to welcome her back!<br />
Clinical Assistant Professor of Speech-Language Pathology, Anu<br />
Subramanian, Ph.D., CCC-SLP received her Ph.D. from the <strong>University</strong><br />
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her areas of professional interest include<br />
childhood stuttering, and anything involving the birth to 3 populations –<br />
including autism, a variety of syndromes, hearing impairment, language<br />
impairment, and oro-facial anomalies among others.<br />
Speech-Language Pathology Supervisor Anne Marie (Kitty) Kubat,<br />
M.S., CCC-SLP came to us from Miami <strong>University</strong> where she instructed<br />
courses in the Speech Pathology and Audiology program and provided<br />
clinical supervision to students providing speech and language therapy,<br />
coordinated the Miami <strong>University</strong> Stroke Support Group and supervised<br />
graduate student clinicians at a community adult day service program.<br />
Audiology Supervisor Susan Lopez, M.A., CCC-A joined us from the<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Mississippi Speech and Hearing Center where she conducted<br />
diagnostic audiological services, adult and pediatric hearing aid fitting,<br />
central auditory processing evaluations and was the instructor for various<br />
undergraduate courses.<br />
Clinical Associate Professor Dawn Wetzel, M.A.T., CCC-SLP, came from<br />
<strong>In</strong>diana <strong>University</strong> Medical Center where she was Coordinator of the<br />
Speech-Language Pathology in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head<br />
& Neck Surgery and a Clinical Consultant and mentor to speech-language<br />
pathologists in service delivery in the acute care setting at Wishard<br />
Memorial Hospital in the Department of Rehabilitation Services.<br />
Clinical Assistant Professor Emily Tyson, M.S., CCC-SLP, was recruited<br />
from the Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Kennedy Krieger<br />
<strong>In</strong>stitute, Baltimore, Maryland, where she supervised a program providing<br />
small group speech-language therapy to young children with autism<br />
spectrum<br />
2007 – 2008<br />
Academic Activity<br />
for SLHS Faculty<br />
Books Published _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1<br />
Journal Articles Published _ _ 52<br />
Journal Articles <strong>In</strong> Press _ _ _ 23<br />
<strong>In</strong>vited Presentations _ _ _ _ _ 20<br />
National Presentations _ _ _ _ 21<br />
<strong>In</strong>ternational Presentations _ 27<br />
Conference Proceedings<br />
Published _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2<br />
Conference Proceedings<br />
<strong>In</strong> Press _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3<br />
Poster Presentations _ _ _ _ _ 12<br />
Abstracts Published _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1<br />
Book Chapters Published _ _ _ 18<br />
Book Chapters <strong>In</strong> Press _ _ _ _ 11<br />
Book Reviews <strong>In</strong> Press _ _ _ _ _ 1<br />
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D I S T I N G U I S H yourself 9
Wanted<br />
and Needed:<br />
Your Support<br />
Tax-deductible donations to SLHS are<br />
always needed and appreciated.<br />
• Due to the rise in educational costs<br />
and the decrease in state funding,<br />
students are bearing the burden<br />
of increased tuition and fee costs.<br />
Donations to scholarships and<br />
programs allow us to offer funds to<br />
ease the financial burden.<br />
• As our faculty continue their pursuit<br />
of excellence in Learning, Discovery,<br />
and Engagement, the generosity<br />
of our friends and alumni to our<br />
department and programs is vital.<br />
Donations to the Client Assistance<br />
Fund and the Preschool Language<br />
Program facilitate clinic training so<br />
fundamental to our disciplines.<br />
• Donations to the SLHS Gift Fund<br />
(unrestricted funds) allow us to<br />
prepare for our future facility<br />
and give us the flexibility to meet<br />
everyday challenges.<br />
To donate, mail a check payable to<br />
<strong>Purdue</strong> Foundation indicating on the<br />
memo line of your check to which fund<br />
you are contributing:<br />
~ SLHS Gift Fund<br />
~ SLHS Clinic Assistance Fund<br />
~ Preschool Language Program<br />
~ SLHS Alumni & Friends<br />
Graduate Scholarship<br />
~ Robert L. Ringel Student<br />
Research Symposium<br />
~ M.D. Steer Graduate Scholarship<br />
~ SLHS/Hazelton Building Fund<br />
Then send your check to:<br />
College of Liberal Arts<br />
Beering Hall of Liberal Arts<br />
and Education, Room 1280<br />
100 N. <strong>University</strong> Street<br />
West Lafayette IN 47907-2098.<br />
Or visit <strong>Purdue</strong>’s Web site at<br />
www.purdue.edu/udo<br />
Your support will be<br />
very welcome!<br />
Alumni News continued.<br />
10 C O L L E G E O F L I B E R A L A R T S<br />
SLHS Alum Appointed <strong>In</strong>terim Academic Dean at MGH <strong>In</strong>stitute of Health<br />
Professor Robert E. Hillman, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, was appointed<br />
<strong>In</strong>terim Academic Dean at MGH <strong>In</strong>stitute of Health Professions<br />
August 2007. Dr. Hillman received a Ph.D. from in Speech Pathology<br />
in 1980 from <strong>Purdue</strong>. As co-director and research director of Mass<br />
General's voice center, he has worked with Oscar and Emmy award<br />
winning actress Julie Andrews, whose singing voice was damaged<br />
as a result of prior surgery, as well as with Aerosmith lead singer<br />
Steven Tyler. An elected Fellow of the American Speech-Language-<br />
Hearing Association, Hillman is one of only three speech-language<br />
pathologists in the country to be elected as an Associate Fellow of<br />
the physician's organization of the American Laryngological Association. A major focus of<br />
Dr. Hillman’s research is the development of methods for assessing and treating laryngeal<br />
voice disorders.<br />
Aaron Ambler is sure to be one of <strong>Purdue</strong>'s future Boilermakers!!<br />
He is the son of Jason (EE '97) and Leah (Hurm) Ambler (AUS<br />
'02) of Rockport, <strong>In</strong>diana. Aaron was born in January of 2007<br />
and was 6 months old when <strong>this</strong> picture was taken. The book<br />
<strong>Purdue</strong> Pete Finds His Hammer is one of his favorite books,<br />
and he will listen to his parents read it over and over again.<br />
This is a delightful book and is highly recommended by Aaron<br />
for all young children of <strong>Purdue</strong> Alumni. Leah graduated from<br />
<strong>Purdue</strong>, B.S., 2000, M.S., 2002 in speech language pathology.<br />
She has been working at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville,<br />
IN since graduation. She works with a variety of patients in<br />
both outpatient and acute care settings. Dysphagia became a<br />
particular interest to her in graduate school and she is fortunate to be able to work in <strong>this</strong><br />
specialty area at Deaconess.<br />
Astronaut Visits for Dedication<br />
On October 27, 2007, 16 astronauts attended<br />
<strong>Purdue</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s dedication of the new<br />
Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering. The event<br />
brought together the largest group of <strong>Purdue</strong>'s<br />
alumni astronauts since 1999. SLHS is proud<br />
to say that <strong>In</strong>di Feustel, a graduate of the<br />
SLHS masters program, is married to one of<br />
the astronauts (Drew)! Neil Armstrong, was<br />
commander of Apollo 11 and Gemini-Titan<br />
VIII, earned a bachelor's degree from <strong>Purdue</strong> in<br />
aeronautical and astronautical engineering in<br />
1955. Drew Feustel, who earned his bachelor's<br />
and master's degrees in earth and atmospheric<br />
sciences in 1989 and 1991, respectively, is slated<br />
to fly a Space Shuttle mission in the summer<br />
of 2008 that will service the Hubble Space<br />
Telescope.<br />
Above: The Feustels with Adam Solomon<br />
(Barbara Solomon’s son).<br />
Below: Adam Solomon with Neil Armstrong.
Thank h k You!<br />
We are very grateful to the people on <strong>this</strong> list. They are true SLHS Boosters! For over 50 years, we have been one of the<br />
very best communicative sciences and disorders programs in the world, ranking nationally as a top ten department. Gifts<br />
from our alums and friends benefit student learning and faculty research that, in turn, benefit communities around the<br />
world. Our intention is to list everyone who contributed below, however, donors of endowments may not be included.<br />
Thank you so much!<br />
Nancy L. Alarcon<br />
Theresa Allen<br />
Ellen & Glen Anderson<br />
Paul & Florence Banikiotes<br />
Steve & Susie Baranyk<br />
Patty & Dirk Bengel<br />
Nancy & Bruce Boling<br />
James & Alice Boyle<br />
Bruce & Joyce Brown<br />
Katharina Chan<br />
MaryKay Chandler<br />
Frank & Wini Clark<br />
Janice Clark<br />
Sam & Carolyn Coker<br />
Marti Conner<br />
Stephanie Cross<br />
SLHS Faculty and Staff<br />
Faculty<br />
Robert Novak, Ph.D., Professor & Head<br />
Diane Brentari, Ph.D., Professor<br />
Barbara Cicholski, M.A., Clinical Asst.<br />
Professor<br />
Hala Elsisy, Ph.D., Clinical Asst.<br />
Professor<br />
David Ertmer, Ph.D., Assoc. Professor<br />
Alex Francis, Ph.D., Assoc. Professor<br />
Jackson Gandour, Ph.D., Professor<br />
Lisa Goffman, Ph.D., Assoc. Professor<br />
Hope Gulker, M.S., Clinical Assoc.<br />
Professor<br />
Joyce Hawkins, M.S., Clinical Asst.<br />
Professor<br />
Michael Heinz, Ph.D., Asst. Professor<br />
Jessica Huber, Ph.D., Assoc. Professor<br />
David Kemmerer, Ph.D., Assoc. Professor<br />
Karen Iler Kirk, Ph.D. Professor<br />
Ananthanarayan (Ravi) Krishnan, Ph.D.,<br />
Assoc. Professor<br />
Lata Krishnan, Ph.D., Clinical Assoc.<br />
Professor<br />
Jeanette Leonard, M.A., Clinical Professor<br />
Laurence Leonard, Ph.D., Distinguished<br />
Professor<br />
Lyle Lloyd, Ph.D., Professor<br />
Xin Luo, Ph.D., Asst. Professor<br />
Mary Lou Miller, M.S., Clinical Assoc.<br />
Professor<br />
Kathy Dampier<br />
Phil & Carlyn Detweiler<br />
Nan Fleenor<br />
Janice M. Forbes<br />
Donald R. Fuller<br />
John H. Gilbert<br />
Eileen & Ed Gleim<br />
Sharon L. Glennen<br />
Stacey Hanson<br />
Gary & Patricia Hare<br />
Karen & Kim Hathaway<br />
Dick & Mary Lou Hazleton<br />
Kerry & Lee Hessenthaler<br />
Norma & John Hoffman<br />
Judy & James Holcomb<br />
Carol & Kim Jaworski<br />
Philip & Erin Jones<br />
Mimi Kodicek<br />
Liz & Calvin Kuhn<br />
Karen & Gerard Leenheers<br />
Susan L. Linn<br />
Woodrow & Ruth Luecke<br />
Bette Maier<br />
Cheryl Mathews<br />
Chuck & Martha Moore<br />
Theresa Mysak<br />
Ken & Karen Newton<br />
Donna M. Palacios<br />
Susan & Gary Reese<br />
Connie J. Richardson<br />
Amy & Clay Robbins<br />
Judy & William Roberson<br />
Nancy & Dick Robinson<br />
Toby & Debby Rodney<br />
Thank an You! Y<br />
Claudia Mornout, M.S., Clinical Professor<br />
William Murphy, M.A., Clinical Professor<br />
Amanda Seidl, Ph.D., Asst. Professor<br />
Jennifer Simpson, Au.D., Clinical Asst.<br />
Professor<br />
Mahalakshmi Sivasankar, Ph.D., Asst.<br />
Professor<br />
Anne Smith, Ph.D., Distinguished<br />
Professor<br />
David Snow, Ph.D., Assoc. Professor<br />
Barbara Solomon, M.A., Clinical<br />
Professor<br />
Elizabeth Strickland, Ph.D., Assoc.<br />
Professor<br />
Anu Subramanian, Ph.D., Clinical Asst.<br />
Professor<br />
Emily Tyson, M.S., Clinical Asst.<br />
Professor<br />
Shannon Van Hyfte, Au.D., Clinical Asst.<br />
Professor<br />
Christine Weber-Fox, Ph.D., Assoc.<br />
Professor<br />
Oliver Wendt, Ph.D., Assistant Professor<br />
Ronnie Wilbur, Ph.D., Professor<br />
American Sign Language Continuing<br />
Lecturers<br />
Jill Lestina, M.S.<br />
Robin Shay, M.A.<br />
Raymond Olson, M.A.<br />
Mari Anne & Bruce Sayler<br />
Jana L. Schlosser<br />
Marietta & Robert Showalter<br />
Pete & Connie Smith<br />
Dve & Donna Steenbarger<br />
Jenny & Jason Stillwell<br />
Anita J. Sussman<br />
Earl & Eleanor Swansen<br />
Cherry Taulman<br />
Jo & Jeffrey Thompson<br />
Kelly J. Todd<br />
Susan Toler<br />
John G. Wales<br />
Gene & Donald Weber<br />
Amy Weiss<br />
Research Associates<br />
Barbara Brown, M.S.<br />
Jana Berlin, B.S.<br />
Pat Deevy, Ph.D.<br />
Evguenia Malaia, Ph.D.<br />
Sansook Choi, Ph.D.<br />
Administrative and Technical Staff<br />
Jane Fenters, B.A., Asst. to the Head of<br />
the Dept., Office Manager/Supervisor<br />
Scott Kepner, B.S., Manager of Technical<br />
Services<br />
Derek Tully, B.S., Asst. Manager of<br />
Technical Services<br />
Anne Marie Kubat, M.S., Speech-<br />
Language Pathologist<br />
Susan Lopez, M.A., Audiologist<br />
Clerical Support Staff<br />
Wanda Bailey, Graduate Secretary<br />
Michele Dilden, Department Secretary<br />
Mary Walker, Appointment Secretary<br />
Wanda Posto, Secretary to the Head<br />
Deborah Wertz, Report Secretary<br />
Business Office<br />
Sue Grant, Lead Account Clerk<br />
Marit Best, Account Clerk<br />
Krisann Anker, Account Clerk<br />
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