Faculty and Staff
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Shaheen Awan, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Research Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
E-mail: shaheen.awan@ucf.edu
Lauren Bislick, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CBIS
Associate Professor, Director of Aphasia House
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II
Room: 101X
E-mail: Lauren.Bislick@ucf.edu
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
E-mail: julia.bitar@ucf.edu
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
E-mail: carolyn.buchanan@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-4876
Amy Buford, MEd
Senior Academic Success Coach
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II
Room: 101H
E-mail: amy.buford@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-4814
Felicia Bussie
Administrative Assistant I
Communication Disorders Clinic, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: Innovative Center
Suite: 500
E-mail: felicia.bussie@ucf.edu
Therese Coleman
Associate Instructor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II
Room: 101J
E-mail: therese.coleman@ucf.edu
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
E-mail: janel.cosby@ucf.edu
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
E-mail: kelly.david@ucf.edu
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 II
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II
Suite: 101
E-mail: paige.depew@ucf.edu
Punam Desormes, MA, CCC-SLP, ATP
Instructor, Undergraduate Program Director
Communication Disorders Clinic, Communication Sciences and Disorders, FAAST Assistive Technology Center
E-mail: punam.desormes@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-1138
Andrew Dykstra, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II
Room: 101L
E-mail: andrew.dykstra@ucf.edu
Areas of Specialty:
- Hearing
- Perception
- Neuroscience
- Aging
Stephanie Eaton
Research Specialist II
Communication Sciences and Disorders
E-mail: stephanie.eaton@ucf.edu
Ann Eddins, Ph.D., MBA, CCC-A
Director, Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II
Suite: 101
E-mail: ann.eddins@ucf.edu
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
E-mail: David.Eddins@ucf.edu
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
E-mail: Julie.Feuerstein@ucf.edu
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
E-mail: todd.fix@ucf.edu
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
E-mail: monica.folkerts@ucf.edu
Areas of Specialty:
- Hearing Perception
- Spatial Hearing
- Auditory Neuroscience
- Hearing Loss
- Aging
Charles Formby
Research Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
E-mail: charles.formby@ucf.edu
Melissa Frey
Training Specialist I
Communication Sciences and Disorders
E-mail: melissa.frey@ucf.edu
Christina Grosso
Simulation Technology Specialist
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: Innovation Center
E-mail: christina.grosso@ucf.edu
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
E-mail: nancy.harrington@ucf.edu
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
E-mail: Christie.Hasegawa@ucf.edu
Bari Hoffman, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs, Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders, Dean's Office
Location: HS I
Suite: 365
E-mail: bari.hoffman@ucf.edu
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
E-mail: krista.jung@ucf.edu
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, Pegasus Professor
Communication Disorders Clinic, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Dean's Office, FAAST Assistive Technology Center
Location: HS I
Room: 343E
E-mail: jkentwalsh@ucf.edu
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
E-mail: debra.knox@ucf.edu
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
E-mail: Carrie.Loughran@ucf.edu
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
E-mail: Jaclyn.Lucey@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-2057
Areas of Specialty:
- Fluency disorders
Ashley MacKay, MA
Instructor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II
Room: 105
E-mail: ashley.mackay@ucf.edu
Julie Matura, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS
Instructor, Internship Coordinator
Communication Disorders Clinic, Communication Sciences and Disorders
E-mail: julie.matura@ucf.edu
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
E-mail: Nancy.mcintyre@ucf.edu
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
E-mail: victoria.mckenna@ucf.edu
Areas of Specialty:
- Voice
- Dysphagia
- Speech Science
- Technology
Shawn Olmstead, MS
Instructor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II
Room: 105
E-mail: shawn.olmstead2@ucf.edu
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
E-mail: dylan.pearson@ucf.edu
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
E-mail: Adam.Reres@ucf.edu
Areas of Specialty:
- Aging
- Aging Communities
- Acquired Brain Injury/Cognitive Communication.
- Healthcare Policy
- Healthcare Quality
Richard Salvi
Research Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
E-mail: richard.salvi@ucf.edu
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
E-mail: deena.blackett@ucf.edu
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
E-mail: Allison.Scott@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-3563
Tanya Shores, EdD, CCC-SLP
Lecturer
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II
Room: 101E
E-mail: tanya.shores@ucf.edu
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
E-mail: Amy.Thomas@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-882-0460
Jacqueline Towson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Associate Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II
Room: 101W
E-mail: jacqueline.towson@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-0346
Areas of Specialty:
- Language Disorders
- Language Acquisition
- Emergent Literacy
- Preschool And School-Age Speech Language Pathology
- Professional Learning
Marina Tueller
Training Specialist I
Communication Sciences and Disorders
E-mail: marina.tueller@ucf.edu
Martine Vanryckeghem, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-FL
Pegasus Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II
Room: 101R
E-mail: martinev@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-4808
Areas of Specialty:
- Fluency disorders
Aleri Lopez Vega
Administrative Assistant II
Communication Sciences and Disorders
E-mail: aleri.vega@ucf.edu
Pam Kenne Wagner
Project Coordinator I
Communication Sciences and Disorders
E-mail: pam.wagner@ucf.edu
Pavel Zahorik, Ph.D.
Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
E-mail: pavel.zahorik@ucf.edu
Areas of Specialty:
- Hearing Devices and Technologies
- Hearing Science
- Psychoacoustics
- Spatial Hearing
Angela Ziegler, MA, CCC-SLP
Clinical Instructor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
E-mail: angela.ziegler@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-882-0466
Richard Zraick, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CHSE
Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II
Room: 109
E-mail: richard.zraick@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-4795
Areas of Specialty:
- Voice disorders
- Healthcare Simulation
- Health communication
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