B.S., University of New Hampshire
M.S., Syracuse University
Ph.D., Syracuse University

Phone: (269) 387-8054
Email:

Expertise: Treatment efficacy in childhood speech sound and language disorders.

Paula Armstrong, Office Assistant

Phone: (269) 387-8045
Email:

B. A., M. A., University of California-Santa Barbara
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Phone: (269) 387-8061
Email:
Expertise: Augmentative and alternative communication, child language disorders, pragmatics.

Teresa Crumpton

B. A., Michigan State University
M. A., Western Michigan University
AuD., University of Florida

Phone: (269) 387-7209
Email:
Expertise: Audiologic habilitation .

Heidi Douglas-Vogley

B. S., Ithaca College
M. S., Purdue University

Phone: (269) 387-8020
Email:

Expertise: Voice Disorders, Swallowing Disorders, and Accent Reduction/Modification.

B.A., Doane College
M.A., University of Memphis
Ph.D., University of Memphis

Phone: (269) 387-8067
Email:
Expertise: Amplification, Hearing Loss Prevention.

B. A., Nazareth College

Phone: (269) 387-8048
Email:

B. S., Loyola University of Chicago
M. S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Phone: (269) 387-8064
Email:
Expertise: neurological disorders of speech and language, communication disorders of the aged, augmentative and alternative communication.
For more information http://homepages.wmich.edu/~glista

John M. Hanley

B. A., Western Montana
M. A., University of Montana
Ph.D., University of Iowa

Email:John M. Hanley
Expertise: Fluency Disorders

James Hillenbrand

B.S., M. S., Indiana University
Ph.D., University of Washington

Phone: (269) 387-8066
Email:
Expertise: Speech perception, speech acoustics, auditory perception, voice quality. For more information http://homepages.wmich.edu/~hillenbr/

Kathryn Hillenbrand

B.S., Western Michigan University
M. A., Northwestern University

Phone: (269) 387-8053 (SHC) and (269) 387-7007 (UC)
Email:
Expertise: Dysphagia, augmentative and alternative communication.

Yvette Hyter

B. S., M. A., Western Michigan University
Ph.D., Temple University

Phone: (269) 387-8025
Email:
Expertise: Early childhood pragmatic language development and disorders; Social communication assessments of children with histories of maltreatment and/or prenatal alcohol exposure; Culturally appropriate services. Consequences of globalization on language policies, definitions of literacy, and indigenous language practices (see http://www.cultureconnections.org).

Jerrold Jackson, Faculty Specialist I
Graduate Program Coordinator

B.S., Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA
M.A., Western Michigan University

Phone: (269) 387-8055
Email:

Expertise: Assistive technology, augmentative and alternative communication, school-based service delivery.

B.Sc., Bombay University
M. A., Ph.D., CCC-A, University of Cincinnati

Phone: (269) 387-8037
Email:
Expertise: Applied Research: Diagnostic audiology and ototoxicity monitoring in pediatric populations at risk for hearing problems. Basic Research: Mechanisms involved in hair cell genesis and regeneration in fish and amphibians ' ears at cellular and molecular levels.  

Heather K. Koole

B.S.W., Calvin College
B.S., Calvin College
M.A., Western Michigan University

Phone: (269) 387-8023
Email:
Expertise: Traumatic brain injury, cognitive communication, early language development, home and community-based intervention.

Gary Lawson

B. A., M. A., University of Tennessee
Ph.D., Michigan State University

Phone: (269) 387-8056
Email:
Expertise: Diagnostic audiology, amplification, hearing conservation.

B. A., M. A., Ph. D., CCC-SLP, Wichita State University

Phone: (269) 387-8058
Email:
Expertise: Pediatric language and literacy development and disorders.

B. A., University of Michigan
M. A., Western Michigan University

Phone: (269) 387-8059
Email:
Expertise: Off-campus placement and coordination of student internships.  

Mary Peterson, Faculty Specialist II

Au.D., University of Florida
B.S., Western Michigan University
M.A., Western Michigan University

Phone: (269) 387-8062
Email:
Expertise: Cochlear implants, adult auditory rehabilitation,
auditory processing disorders.

Helen Sharp, Associate Professor

B.Sc. University of Guelph
M.S., University of Pittsburgh
Ph.D. University of Iowa

Phone: (269) 387-8024
Email:
Expertise: Cleft palate, voice disorders, bioethics.

Stephen Tasko

B. S., University of Guelph
M. H. Sc., University of Toronto
Ph. D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Phone: (269) 387-8049
Email:
Expertise: Speech motor control, speech
and voice science, stuttering. For more information http://homepages.wmich.edu/~stasko/

Adjunct and Part-Time Faculty

Daryle Gardner-Bonneau, Adjunct Associate Professor

B. A., Morehead State University
M. A., M. S., Ph.D., Ohio State University

Phone: (269) 329-1951
Email: Daryle Gardner-Bonneau
Expertise: Human factors research, speech technology applications.

Laura Getty

B. A., Michigan State University
M. A., Western Michigan University
Ed.D., Western Michigan University

Phone: (269) 387-8373
Email: Laura Getty
Expertise: Special education, language and literacy, autism.

Ron Kelley

B.S., Indiana State University
M.A., Western Michigan University

Phone: (269) 387-8373
Email:
Expertise: Fluency, neurogenic communication disorders in adults, ESL.

Lisa LeBlanc

B. A., Central Michigan University
M. A., Western Michigan University
Ph.D., Western Michigan University

Phone: (269) 387-7985
Email:
Expertise: American Sign Language, ASL linguistics, second language acquisition, verbal behavior

Dilip Patel, MD, FACSM, FAAP, FAACPDM, FSAM
Adjunct Professor

Phone: (269) 337-6450
Email: Dilip Patel
Expertise: Cleft palate, children with multiple disabilities, adolescent medicine.

Robin Pollens, Adjunct Assistant Professor

B. A., M. S., University of Michigan

Phone: (269) 387-7051
Email: Robin Pollens
Expertise: Aphasia, end-of-life care.