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Shaheen Awan, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Research Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders

Lauren Bislick, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CBIS

Associate Professor, Director of Aphasia House
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II Room: 101X
Phone: 407-823-4768
Areas of Specialty:
  • Neurogenic Communication Disorders
  • Acquired Apraxia of Speech
  • Acquired Aphasia
  • Differential Diagnosis
  • Treatment Development
  • Motor Learning Theory & Principles of Motor Learning

Julia Bitar, AuD

Post Doctoral Scholar, Research Audiologist
Communication Sciences and Disorders

Carolyn Buchanan, MA, CCC-SLP, ATP, CBIS

Assistive Technology Professional, Associate Instructor, FAAST Regional Coordinator
Communication Disorders Clinic, Communication Sciences and Disorders, FAAST Assistive Technology Center
Phone: 407-823-4876

Amy Buford, MEd

Senior Academic Success Coach
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II Room: 101H
Phone: 407-823-4814

Felicia Bussie

Administrative Assistant I
Communication Disorders Clinic, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: Innovative Center Suite: 500

Therese Coleman

Associate Instructor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II Room: 101J
Phone: 407-823-4798
Areas of Specialty:
  • Speech Sound Disorders
  • Child Language Disorders
  • Childhood Apraxia of Speech

Janel Cosby, AuD, Ph.D., CCC-A

Associate Lecturer, Audiologist
Communication Disorders Clinic, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Phone: 407-882-0481
Areas of Specialty:
  • Cochlear Implants
  • Aural Rehabilitation
  • Hearing Disorders Across the Lifespan

Kelly David, MA, CCC-SLP

Clinical Instructor
Communication Disorders Clinic, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: Innovation Center Room: 300
Phone: 407-882-0133
Areas of Specialty:
  • Voice
  • Cognition
  • Executive Function
  • Pragmatics
  • Degenerative Cognitive/Language Disorders
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Dysphagia

Paige DePew, BS

Administrative Assistant I
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II Suite: 101

Punam Desormes, MA, CCC-SLP, ATP

Instructor, Undergraduate Program Director
Communication Disorders Clinic, Communication Sciences and Disorders, FAAST Assistive Technology Center
Phone: 407-823-1138

Andrew Dykstra, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II Room: 101L
Areas of Specialty:
  • Hearing
  • Perception
  • Neuroscience
  • Aging

Stephanie Eaton

Research Specialist II
Communication Sciences and Disorders

Ann Eddins, Ph.D., MBA, CCC-A

Director, Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II Suite: 101
Phone: 407-823-1577
Areas of Specialty:
  • Auditory Neurophysiology
  • Electrophysiology
  • Hearing loss across the lifespan
  • Hearing and Cognition
  • Tinnitus
  • Amplification
  • Aging

David Eddins, Ph.D., CCC-A

Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II Room: 108
Phone: 407-823-3172
Areas of Specialty:
  • Hearing Science
  • Hearing Technologies
  • Voice Science
  • Auditory Perception & Cognition
  • Audiology

Julie Feuerstein, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Assistant Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II Room: 101Y
Phone: 407-823-1193
Areas of Specialty:
  • Language Development
  • Language Disorders
  • Early Intervention
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication
  • Implementation Science Research

Todd R. Fix, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS

Certified Brain Injury Specialist, Instructor, Internship Coordinator
Communication Disorders Clinic, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Phone: 407-882-0484
Areas of Specialty:
  • Supervision
  • Swallowing Disorders
  • Dysphagia
  • Adult neurogenic/acquired motor-speech
  • Language Disorders
  • Acquired Brain Injury/Cognitive Communication.

Monica Folkerts, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Areas of Specialty:
  • Hearing Perception
  • Spatial Hearing
  • Auditory Neuroscience
  • Hearing Loss
  • Aging

Charles Formby

Research Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders

Melissa Frey

Training Specialist I
Communication Sciences and Disorders

Christina Grosso

Simulation Technology Specialist
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: Innovation Center
Phone: 407-823-5875

Nancy Harrington, MA, CCC-SLP, ATP

Associate Instructor, FAAST Center/AAC Lab Research Grant Coordinator
Communication Sciences and Disorders, FAAST Assistive Technology Center
Phone: 407-882-0465
Areas of Specialty:
  • Language Acquisition
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication
  • Assistive Technology

Christie Hasegawa, MA

Academic Advisor IV
Communication Sciences and Disorders

Bari Hoffman, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs, Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders, Dean's Office
Location: HS I Suite: 365
Phone: 407-823-4804
Areas of Specialty:
  • Voice disorders
  • Vocal health and Prevention
  • Upper Airway Disorders
  • Head and Neck Cancer
  • Respiratory Muscle Strength Training

Krista Jung, AuD, CNIM, CCC-A

Research Audiologist
Communication Sciences and Disorders

Jennifer Kent-Walsh, BEd, MS, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, S-LP(C)

Associate Dean of Research, FAAST Center/AAC Lab Director, Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Excellence, Professor
Communication Disorders Clinic, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Dean's Office, FAAST Assistive Technology Center
Location: HS I Room: 343E
Phone: 407-823-4800
Areas of Specialty:
  • Language Disorders
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication
  • Assistive Technology
  • Service-Learning / Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Debra Knox, MS, CCC-SLP

Associate Instructor, Clinic Director
Communication Disorders Clinic, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Phone: 407-882-0464
Areas of Specialty:
  • Cochlear Implants
  • Hearing Aids
  • Hearing Disorders
  • Language Disorders
  • Supervision

Carrie Loughran, MA, CCC-SLP

Clinical Instructor
Communication Disorders Clinic, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Phone: 407-823-1645
Areas of Specialty:
  • Language Acquisition
  • Language and Literacy Disorders
  • Reading Disorders

Jaclyn Lucey, MA, CCC-SLP

Graduate Program Director, Instructor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II Room: 101F
Phone: 407-823-2057
Areas of Specialty:
  • Fluency disorders

Ashley MacKay, MA

Instructor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II Room: 105

Julie Matura, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS

Instructor, Internship Coordinator
Communication Disorders Clinic, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Phone: 407-882-0449
Areas of Specialty:
  • Cognitive-Communication Disorders
  • Diagnostic/Clinical Processes
  • Genetics
  • Language Disorders
  • Neurogenic Communication Disorders
  • Swallowing Disorders

Nancy McIntyre, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II Room: 101Z
Phone: 407-823-1684
Areas of Specialty:
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Reading Disability
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Social Communication
  • Language And Literacy

Victoria McKenna, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Assistant Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II Room: 110
Areas of Specialty:
  • Voice
  • Dysphagia
  • Speech Science
  • Technology

Shawn Olmstead, MS

Instructor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II Room: 105

Yeonggwang Park, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: Innovation Center Room: 136
E-mail: yppark@ucf.edu
Areas of Specialty:
  • Voice production and perception
  • Voice and speech acoustics
  • Clinical voice and speech assessment

Dylan Pearson, Ph.D.

Post Doctoral Scholar
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Areas of Specialty:
  • Psychoacoustics
  • Speech Perception
  • Aging and Hearing Loss
  • Rhythm and Entrainment
  • Auditory Attention

Adam Reres, MA, CCC-SLP, PMP

Instructor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II Room: 101G
Areas of Specialty:
  • Aging
  • Aging Communities
  • Acquired Brain Injury/Cognitive Communication.
  • Healthcare Policy
  • Healthcare Quality

Richard Salvi

Research Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Areas of Specialty:
  • Auditory Neuroscience
  • Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
  • Age-Related Hearing Loss
  • Ototoxicity
  • Hyperacusis
  • Functional Brain Imaging
  • Tinnitus
  • Auditory Perception & Cognition

Deena Schwen Blackett, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Assistant Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II Room: 101P
Phone: 407-823-0909
Areas of Specialty:
  • Acquired Aphasia
  • Adult Neurogenic Communication Disorders
  • Emotion and Language Science
  • Psychosocial Well-being in Aphasia

Allison Scott, MA

Coordinator of Academic Support Services
Communication Disorders Clinic, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: Innovative Center Suite: 500
Phone: 407-823-3563

Tanya Shores, EdD, CCC-SLP

Lecturer
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II Room: 101E
Areas of Specialty:
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Curriculum-Relevant Therapy
  • Early Intervention & Routines-Based Intervention
  • Education Policy
  • Language Development & Disorders

Amy Thomas, MA, CCC-SLP, ATP

Associate Instructor
Communication Disorders Clinic, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Phone: 407-882-0460

Jacqueline Towson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Associate Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II Room: 101W
Phone: 407-823-0346
Areas of Specialty:
  • Language Disorders
  • Language Acquisition
  • Emergent Literacy
  • Preschool And School-Age Speech Language Pathology
  • Professional Learning

Martine Vanryckeghem, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-FL

Pegasus Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II Room: 101R
Phone: 407-823-4808
Areas of Specialty:
  • Fluency disorders

Aleri Lopez Vega

Administrative Assistant II
Communication Sciences and Disorders

Pam Kenne Wagner

Project Coordinator I
Communication Sciences and Disorders

Pavel Zahorik, Ph.D.

Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Areas of Specialty:
  • Hearing Devices and Technologies
  • Hearing Science
  • Psychoacoustics
  • Spatial Hearing

Yunkai Zhu

Post Doctoral Scholar
Communication Sciences and Disorders

Angela Ziegler, MA, CCC-SLP

Clinical Instructor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Phone: 407-882-0466

Richard Zraick, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CHSE

Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II Room: 109
Phone: 407-823-4795
Areas of Specialty:
  • Voice disorders
  • Healthcare Simulation
  • Health communication

Part Time Faculty

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Teresa Daly Ph.D., BCBA-D
Adjunct Lecturer
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Joseph Dechant Au.D.
Adjunct Lecturer
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Debra Edgar Ed.D., CCC-SLP
Adjunct Lecturer
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Jeffrey S. Fichera PA-C
Adjunct Lecturer
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Debbie Forman C.Sc.D., CCC-SLP
Adjunct Lecturer
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Rebecca Goldman M.A., CCC-SLP
Adjunct Instructor
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Heather Gonzalez M.A., CCC-SLP
Clinical Adjunct Instructor
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Barbara Gutierrez EdD, CCC-SLP
Adjunct Lecturer
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Whitney Haas M.Ed., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AV-Ed
Clinical Adjunct Instructor
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Elizabeth Hernandez M.A., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT
Clinical Adjunct Instructor
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Aiman Kassam-Daudaly M.A., CCC-SLP
Adjunct Instructor
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Hunter Kelly M.A., CCC-SLP
Adjunct Instructor
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Ashley LaMontagne M.A., CCC-SLP
Adjunct Instructor
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Julie Lashbrook M.A., CCC-SLP
Adjunct Instructor
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Vicki Lewis M.A., CCC-SLP
Adjunct Instructor
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Elizabeth Padilla M.A., CCC-SLP
Adjunct Instructor
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Katie Peterman M.A., CCC-SLP
Adjunct Clinical Instructor
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Ana Rivera Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Adjunct Lecturer
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Tracy Roberts M.A., CCC-SLP
Clinical Adjunct Instructor
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Sarah Whyte M.S., CCC-SLP, ATP
Adjunct Instructor

Emeritus Faculty

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Dona Hedrick

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David Ingram

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