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Dr. Charley Adams

Clinical Assistant Professor

Speech Dr. Adams' areas of interests are neurogenic disorders, stuttering, accent training, and literacy.

Suzanne M Adlof, PhD

Associate Professor

Language development and disorders, Reading acquisition and disorders, Reading and language deficit subgroups, Word learning, Early identification and intervention The long-term goals of my research are to improve the early identification of language and reading difficulties and develop effective interventions to remediate those difficulties. Ongoing projects are aimed at understanding developmental similarities and differences between reading and language subgroups, including dyslexia and specific language impairment, examining vocabulary development in children and adolescents, and developing effective pre-literacy interventions for young children.

Jamy Archer

Clinical Assistant Professor

Therapy, Communication Ms. Archer's areas of interest are auditory-verbal therapy, total communication with use of sign, dynamic stimuli presentation (iPad, Smartboard, and dysphagia

Meisam Arjmandi

Assistant Professor

investigate the mechanisms and factors influencing the auditory, speech, and language development, develop improved diagnostic tools, personalized interventions and treatments for hearing impairment Dr. Arjmandi is the Director of Translational Auditory Neuroscience Lab in the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina. He incorporates his cross-disciplinary research background in auditory neuroscience, speech perception and production, and biomedical engineering to study the neuroscience of human communication and hearing impairment.

Elizabeth Barnes

Clinical Assistant Professor

speech impairments, fragile x syndrome Ms. Barnes areas of interest are phonological development in children with Fragile X syndrome, Down syndrome, and Autism, the relationship between speech rate and intelligibility in children with Fragile X syndrome, Down syndrome, and the relationship between speech sound errors and syntactic complexity.

Dr. Roozbeh Behroozmand

Associate Professor

Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, Speech Production and Motor Control I am an Associate Professor of Communication Disorders and the Director of Speech Neuroscience Lab at USC. My background is in Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience and my research is focused on the brain mechanisms of speech production and motor control. My lab utilizes a wide range of techniques including EEG, fMRI, and tDCS to study sensory-motor mechanisms of speech in neurotypical individuals and patients with neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and post-stroke aphasia.
Developing collaborative research relationships with other researchers and clinicians, Improving the diagnosis and treatment of persons with voice disorders, Using knowledge of neurological injury to individualize and predict success of rehabilitation Heather Bonilha is Research Assistant Professor and the founder and director of the Voice Clinic, part of the University of South Carolina Speech & Hearing Research Center.

Mrs. Eugenia Crosby-Quinatoa

Clinical Assistant Professor

Speech-Language Hearing, Cochlear Implant Mrs. Eugenia Crosby-Quinatoa is a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the Arnold School of Public Health. She previously worked as a Speech-Language Pathologist (CF) at Bilingual Therapies, Inc. for the Prince George’s County Public Schools. She earned a M.S.P. in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of South Carolina and a B.A. in Elementary Education from Clemson University.

Dirk-Bart Den Ouden, PhD

Associate Professor

neuroscience, aphasiology, linguistics My background is in formal phonology and syntax, which I use to investigate how the brain supports language functions in healthy and aphasic speakers. One goal of my research is to improve treatment outcomes through a neurophysiological approach to stroke-induced deficits (cortical stimulation), in combination with behavioral language training. Along the way, I have used various experimental methods, such as fMRI, EEG and reaction time tasks. I also maintain an interest in linguistic theory.

Laura Droege

Clinical Assistant Professor

Dr. Droege has interest in pediatric and adult cochlear implants and bi-modal hearing solutions.

Dr. Lisa Marie Fitton

Assistant Professor

Bilingualism, Assessment, Literacy development My research objective is to disrupt educational inequities experienced by children in the U.S. My expertise is at the intersection of rigorous quantitative methods & multilingual language/literacy development. My current work focuses on investigating and improving assessment to identify bilingual learners at risk for reading difficulty. I also collaborate with content-area experts to apply innovative methods to address questions with relevance to education in the areas of language and reading.

Dr. Julius Fridriksson

Vice President

Neurogenic Communication Disorders, Neuroimaging in Aphasia, Treatment of Aphasia Dr. Julius Fridriksson is the Vice President for Research and Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of South Carolina, and Director of the Aphasia Laboratory. Work in the Aphasia Laboratory seeks to clarify the relationships between brain damage and speech/language impairments.

Laura Heidenreich

Clinical Instructor

Laura Heidenreich, MS, CCC-SLP is a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Arnold School of Public Health.

Dr. Heather Nicole Herrod Burrows

Clinical Assistant Professor

Communication Sciences and Disorders Dr. Heather Nicole Herrod Burrows is an Audiologist and received her Doctorate of Audiology from the University of Florida in 2003.

Dr. Abigail Lee Hogan

Assistant Professor

infant siblings of children with ASD and infants with fragile X syndrome, methods of assessing physiological differences (eye tracking, heart activity, electroencephalogram Abby Hogan is a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Jane Roberts’ Neurodevelopmental Disorders Lab. Dr. Hogan completed her doctoral degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders at Northwestern University in 2016. Her graduate research investigated the relation of physiological arousal and visual processing to social-communicative functioning in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their siblings.

Dr. Jessica Klusek

Associate Professor

Autism, Fragile X syndrome, Pragmatic language Jessica Klusek is an Assistant Professor for the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Arnold School of Public Health.

Dr. Sigfus Kristinsson

Research Assistant Professor

Kristisson Sigfus, Ph.D. is a Research Assistant Professor for the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Arnold School of Public Health.

Professor William Matchin

Assistant Professor

William Matchin, Ph.D works to bridge the gaps between linguistics, neuroscience, and aphasia, particularly with respect to syntax. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Arnold School of Public Health.

Angela N. McLeod, PhD

Clinical Associate Professor

Literacy Acquisition, Language Development, Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Angela McLeod is Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the Arnold School of Public Health. Her research interests include literacy acquisition, language development, and cultural and linguistic diversity.

Caryn F. Melvin

Clinical Instructor

Caryn F Melvin, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is a Clinical Associate Professor in the department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Arnold School of Public Health.

Juliana O Miller

Clinical Assistant Professor

Place graduate students into external clinical practicum sites, Find/vet/maintain relationships with practicum sites and supervisors Juliana O. Miller, MS, CCC-SLP is the Director of External Practicum/Clinical Instructor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Arnold School of Public Health.

Dr. Allen A Montgomery

Research Professor

Allen A. Montgomery is a research professor in the Department of Communication Science and Disorders and Coordinator of the Ph.D. program, where he does the majority of his teaching. He received his bachelor's degree in mathematics and master's degree in Speech Pathology (with Van Riper) at Western Michigan University. His PhD is in Speech Science from Purdue University. Al's research interests include lexical access, word recognition, speech reading, and fluency.

Ms. Crystal A Murphree-Holden

Clinical Assistant Professor

Speech, Language Ms. Murphree-Holden's research and teaching interests are Speech and Language Skills in Preschool and School Age Populations, Professional Standards and Ethical Practices, and Functional Communication Skill Outcomes.

Jean Neils-Strunjas

Department Chair/Professor

studies development of cognition and communication across the age span, explores methods to slow the progression of dementia Dr. Neils-Strunjas studies development of cognition and communication across the age span, including diseases of aging that result in dementia. She explores methods to slow the progression of dementia through interventions provided by interprofessional teams that include faculty and students from speech-language pathology, exercise science, and psychology. For example, she implemented an exercise and social engagement program, Bingocize®, for persons with dementia in nursing home settings.

Joanna Scoggins

Clinical Assistant Professor

Joanna Scoggins earned her M.Ed. in Speech Language Pathology from University of Georgia, Athens, GA in 2001 and her B.S.Ed in Communication Sciences for Disorders (Magna Cum Laude) from University of Georgia, Athens, GA in 1999.

Dr. Erin Laurel Smolak

Assistant Professor

development of language and cognition (e.g., attention, working memory), language development in children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), understand the underlying deficits of DLD using behavioral and eye tracking methodologies Erin Smolak, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Arnold School of Public Health.

Catherine Stromberg

Clinical Instructor

Catherine Stromberg, M.C.D., CCC-SLP is a Clinical Instructor in the department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Arnold School of Public Health.

Dr. Elizabeth A Will

Assistant Professor

early atypical development and co-occurring autism in genetic conditions assoc with Downs syndrome, attention and motor phenotypes Dr. Will's research investigates early atypical development and co-occurring autism in genetic conditions associated with intellectual disability, specifically Down syndrome. She is particularly interested in attention and motor phenotypes and aims to understand how they interact across development to shape outcomes related to cognition, communication, and co-occurring conditions including autism and ADHD.
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