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.
Biographical Profile
College
Arnold School of Public Health
Department
Communication Sci & Disorders
Tenure Status
Tenure Track
Interest Background
Do you include students in your research?
None
Institutional Focus Areas
Health Sciences
Personal Focus Areas
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
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
Dates
Institution
Location
Degree
Field of Study
08/2005 - 07/2006
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Post-Doctoral Fellowship
2005
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
PhD
Speech Language Pathology
2002
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida
MA
Communication Disorders
1999
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida
BA
Communication Disorders
Memberships & Professional Activities
Dates
Type
Description
Institution/Entity
2003
Membership
South Carolina Speech-Language-Hearing Association
2004
Membership
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
2001
Membership
Florida Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Positions & Appointments
Dates
Description
Institution/Entity
09/2001 - 07/2002
Graduate Student Researcher, Speech Science Laboratory, Department of Communication Disorders, School of Health and Public Affairs, University of Central Florida
09/2002 - 08/2004
Clinical Fellow, Speech-Language Pathologist, University of South Carolina Speech and Hearing Center
09/2002 - 09/2003
Graduate Student Researcher, Speech Perception Laboratory, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina
09/2003 - 08/2005
Graduate Student Researcher, Voice and Speech Laboratory, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina
12/2004 - 07/2006
Speech-Language Pathologist, Voice Center, Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte, North Carolina
04/2005
Founder, Director, Lead Speech-Language Pathologist, Voice Clinic, University of South Carolina Speech and Hearing Center
2005 - 2008
Graduate Course Instructor, Department of Communication Science and Disorders, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina
08/2006
Centenary Plan Research Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Dates
Type
Description
Foundation/Entity
2006
Award
Centenary Plan Award
University of South Carolina
Award
College of Health and Public Affairs Outstanding Student Award
Award
New Investigators Research Forum Award, The Voice Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Award
Early Career Contributions in Research Award, American Speech-Language and hearing Association
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