Faculty and Staff
Kristen Couper Schellhase, EdD, LAT, ATC
Clinical Professor, Program Director
Athletic Training
Location: HS II
Room: 121
E-mail: kristen.schellhase@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-3463
Areas of Specialty:
- AT Education / AT Administration
- Job Satisfaction
- AT Access / Employment Models
- Health Literacy / Readability
Ryan Schuffert, MS
Instructor
Health Sciences
Location: HS II
Room: 210H
E-mail: ryan.schuffert@ucf.edu
Areas of Specialty:
- Anti-Cancer Therapies
- Resistance Training Impacts on Health & Aging
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
Rachel Schwitters
Autism Disorders Specialist II
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
E-mail: rachel.schwitters@ucf.edu
Michael Scimeca, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
E-mail: michael.scimeca@ucf.edu
Areas of Specialty:
- Aphasia
- Bilingualism and Multilingualism
- Alexia and Acquired Reading Disorders
- Cross-Linguistic Language Assessment
- Group-Based Aphasia Rehabilitation
Suhas Shewale, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
Health Management and Informatics
E-mail: suhas.shewale@ucf.edu
Prarthana Shivabasappa, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
E-mail: prarthana.shivabasappa@ucf.edu
Areas of Specialty:
- Bilingualism
- Developmental Language Disorders
- Lexical Semantics
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
