SPPA

Faculty and Staff

	Ann A. Tyler, Ph.D., Professor and Chair 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:
	Jan Bedrosian, Professor 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.
	John Brown, Technician B. S., Western Michigan University Phone: (269) 387-8051 Email:
	Teresa Crumpton, Faculty Specialist II 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, Faculty Specialist II B. S., Ithaca College M. S., Purdue University Phone: (269) 387-8020 Email: Expertise: Voice Disorders, Swallowing Disorders, and Accent Reduction/Modification.
	Gregory Flamme, Assistant Professor B.A., Doane College M.A., University of Memphis Ph.D., University of Memphis Phone: (269) 387-8067 Email: Expertise: Amplification, Hearing Loss Prevention.
	Joyce Gard, Office Coordinator B. A., Nazareth College Phone: (269) 387-8048 Email:
	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 , Adjunct Assistant Professor B. A., Michigan State University M. A., Western Michigan University ABD Status, Western Michigan University Phone: (269) 387-8373 Email: Laura Getty Expertise: Special education, language and literacy, autism.
	Sandra Glista, Master Faculty Specialist 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
	James Hillenbrand, Professor 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, Faculty Specialist II 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, Associate Professor 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 , MA, CCC-SLP Faculty Specialist/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.
	Bharti Katbamna, Professor 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.
	Gary Lawson, Associate Professor B. A., M. A., University of Tennessee Ph.D., Michigan State University Phone: (269) 387-8056 Email: Expertise: Diagnostic audiology, amplification, hearing conservation.
	Lisa LeBlanc, Adjunct Associate Professor B. A., Central Michigan University M. A., Western Michigan University Ph.D., Western Michigan University Phone: (269) 387-7985 Email: Expertise: Instruction of sign language coursework.
	Nickola Nelson, Professor B. A., M. A., Ph. D., CCC-SLP, Wichita State University Phone: (269) 387-8058 Email: Expertise: Pediatric language and literacy development and disorders.
	Donna Oas, Associate Professor Emerita B. A., University of Michigan M. A., Western Michigan University Phone: (269) 387-8059 Email: Expertise: Off-campus placement and coordination of student internships.
	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.
	Mary Peterson, Au.D., CCC-A, FAAA Faculty Specialist I 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.
	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
	Helen Sharp, Assistant 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, Assistant Professor B. S., University of Guelph M. H. Sc., University of Toronto Ph. D., University of Wisconsin-Madison Phone: (269) 387-8049 Email: Expertise: Speech science, movement analysis, stuttering research.

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