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Anne Cordes Bothe

Anne Cordes Bothe, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Associate Professor, Areas of Specialization: Fluency and stuttering; research design and research methods; treatment efficacy and outcomes.

Final Degree Obtained: University of California, Santa Barbara, 1993.

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(706) 542-0436
abothe@uga.edu

Liang Chen

Liang Chen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Areas of Specialization: Language development and disorders, Bilingualism, Clinical and Applied Linguistics. Final Degree Obtained: University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2005.

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(706) 542-4566
chen@uga.edu

Albert De Chicchis

Albert De Chicchis, Ph.D., CCC-A, Associate Professor and Department Head.
Areas of Specialization: Auditory electrophysiology, acoustic immittance, and otoacoustic emmissions in ears with normal hearing and hearing impaired with an emphasis in aging.

Final Degree Obtained: Memphis State University, 1981.

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(706) 542-4582
alde@uga.edu

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Patrick Finn, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is a Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education at the University of Georgia, Athens. Prior to this, he was a faculty member in Speech and Hearing Sciences at the University of Arizona, Tucson and the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. He received his BA (Hons) in psychology from York University, Toronto, Canada, his MS in speech-language pathology from McGill University, Montreal, Canada, and his PhD in speech and hearing sciences from the University of California at Santa Barbara. His main research interest is the development of a framework for the scientific evaluation of treatment. Throughout most of his career, he has focused this interest on the communication disorder of stuttering; but more recently, he has broadened this focus to include the concept of critical thinking and its application to evidence-based practice. His publications have included research on measurement issues related to stuttering treatment outcome; investigations of conceptual and methodological issues related to long-term recovery from stuttering; and, most recently, the development of critical thinking skills in students and clinicians. Currently, he is writing a book on critical thinking and its applications to evidence-based practice. He was recently appointed as an associate editor for the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and he has also served as an associate editor for the Journal of Fluency Disorders and just completed a 3-year term as a member of the Research and Scientific Affairs committee of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and served as its liaison to the Advisory Committee on Evidence-Based Practice.

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514 Aderhold Hall
Phone:(706) 542-4572
pfinn@uga.edu

Suneeti Nathani Suneeti Nathani Iyer, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Assistant Professor
Areas of Specialization: Infant vocalizations, prosody, hearing impairment, phonetics and phonology, preschool (0-3) language development and disorders. Final degree obtained: Purdue University, 1998.

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(706 542-4602
snathani@uga.edu

Holly Kaplan

Holly Kaplan, Ph.D., CCC-A, Senior Academic Professional in Audiology

  • Supervises graduate clinicians in clinical practicum
  • Teaches undergraduate courses
  • Specializes in audiologic rehabilitation
  • Advises students in Communication Sciences and Disorders Department (CMSD)
  • Provides direct client services

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(706) 542-2389
hkaplan@uga.edu

Yolanda D. Keller-Bell Yolanda D. Keller-Bell, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Assistant Professor
Areas of Specialization: Language development and language disorders in children with an emphasis on individuals with mental retardation; augmentative and alternative communication; the course of language development and literacy in culturally diverse children, and speech perception. Final degree obtained: The Ohio State University, 2000.

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(706) 542-3006
ykellerb@uga.edu

 

Alisa Schultz, M.Ed., CCC-SLP, received her master’s degree in communication sciences and disorders from the University of Georgia in 2001 and her bachelor’s degree in secondary science education, also from UGA, in 1990. Prior to becoming an SLP, she taught science at the secondary level in Alabama and in Barrow County, Georgia. As an SLP, she worked for seven years in K-5 schools in the Oconee County School System. She joined the faculty at UGA in August 2008, where her responsibilities include coordinating daily operations of the speech-language clinic, instructing graduate students in clinical practica, teaching clinical seminars, and coordinating school internship placements.

Rebecca J. Shisler

Rebecca J. Shisler Marshall , Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator

Areas of Specialization: Dr. Marshall's primary research interests include facilitating the recovery process in individuals with aphasia or right hemisphere disorder. This can take many different forms including group treatment, auditory attention, and mind body medicine in both the stroke model and healthy aging. All aspects focus on the cognitive disorders (such as Language and Attention deficits) that occur after brain damage. Due to the clinical aspect of my research, she works closely with Shepherd Center in Atlanta and the Mind Body Institute at Athens Regional Medical Center.
  Final Degree Obtained: University of South Carolina, 1999.

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(706) 583-0737
rshisler@uga.edu

Adjunct Faculty

John E. Riski, Ph.D., Director, Speech Pathology Laboratory, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta; Fellow, ASHA

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