People

Eric Hunter

Eric Hunter, Ph.D., M.S., B.S.

Title/Position
Department Executive Officer
Harriet B. and Harold S. Brady Chair in Liberal Arts and Sciences
Eric Hunter is the Chairperson/DEO of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Iowa, as well as Harriet B. and Harold S. Brady Chair in Liberal Arts and Sciences. His main research interests are occupational voice use, signal processing, biomechanics of speech articulators and biomechanical models of the vocal system, and muscle mechanics and muscle models.
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Paul Abbas, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Professor Emeritus
Paul Abbas was a Professor Emeritus in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa.
Nancy Almasi

Nancy Almasi, SLP.D., CCC-SLP

Title/Position
Visiting Assistant Professor
Clinical Supervisor, Speech-Language Pathology
Nancy Almasi is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa. Her main interests include providing evaluation and treatment for children with speech and language disorders including early intervention services.
Nour Alsabbagh

Nour Alsabbagh

Title/Position
Ph.D. student
Nour Alsabbagh is a Ph.D. student in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa. She works with her mentor, Dr. Inyong Choi in the Human Auditory Neuroscience Group lab.
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Ruth Bentler, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Professor Emeritus
Ruth Bentler is a Professor Emeritus in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa.
Mark Berardi

Mark Berardi

Title/Position
Assistant Research Scientist
Mark Berardi is an assistant research scientist for the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa who received his PhD from Michigan State University. His work focuses on the development of computational tools for large-scale speech and voice disorders.
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Bhavana Bhat

Title/Position
Ph.D. student
Bhavana Bhat is a Ph.D. student in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa. She works with her mentor Dr Hayo Terband in the Speech Sensorimotor Development Lab.
Ishan Bhatt

Ishan Bhatt, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Associate Professor
Ishan Bhatt is an Associate Professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa. His main interest is to identify the confluence of genetic and non-genetic risk factors influencing complex hearing disorders. His research program aims to create audiogenomic tools that can be used by healthcare providers to identify susceptible individuals well before they acquire permanent hearing health problems and to design individualized prevention and intervention strategies.
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Adrian Bradley

Title/Position
Ph.D. student
Ph.D. Student in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa. He works with his advisor Dr. Philip Combiths in the Clinical Linguistics and Disparities Lab.
Jennifer Brodell

Jennifer Brodell, M.A., CCC-SLP

Title/Position
Clinical Assistant Professor
Jennifer Brodell is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa. Her main interests are pediatric speech and language disorders, autism, and interprofessional practice.
Carolyn Brown

Carolyn Brown, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Professor Emeritus
Carolyn J. Brown is a Professor Emeritus in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa.
Karen Bryant

Karen Bryant, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Title/Position
Clinical Associate Professor
Karen Bryant is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa. Her main interests are clinical supervision, dysphagia and, neurogenic speech disorders.
Kellsie Busho

Kellsie Busho, Au.D.

Title/Position
Clinical Assistant Professor, Audiology
Kellsie Busho is a Clinical assistant professor and audiologists who mainly works with graduate students for the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department. Her areas of interest are patients across the lifespan for diagnostic services, hearing aids, and follow-up services. She is the coordinator of University of Iowa Sound Awareness for Everyone (UISAFE).
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Lady Catherine Cantor Cutiva, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Title/Position
Assistant Research Scientist
Lady Catherine Cantor Cutiva is an Assistant Research Scientist in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa.Her research focuses on the interdisciplinary intersection of health sciences, occupational voice, and communication disorders.
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Jacqueline Carder, Au.D., CCC-A

Title/Position
Clinical Assistant Professor
Jacqueline Carder is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa. Her main interests include clinical instruction of audiology graduate students, educational audiology topics, and the social and emotional well-being of individuals with hearing loss.
Inyong Choi

Inyong Choi, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Associate Professor
Inyong Choi is an Associate Professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa. His main interests are basic auditory-cognition research that investigates neural mechanisms normal hearing listeners use to understand speech-in-background noise and a more clinical line of research identifying neural markers and treatment options that will improve speech-in-noise processing by individuals with impaired hearing.
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Toni Cilek, M.A., CCC-SLP

Title/Position
Clinical Associate Professor Emeritus
Toni Cilek is a Clinical Associate Professor Emeritus in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa.
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Sharice Clough, Ph.D. CCC-SLP

Title/Position
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Sharice Clough is an adjunct assistant professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa. Her main interest is characterizing multimodal language abilities (e.g., spoken language, gesture, eye gaze, facial expression) in adults with acquired brain injury, utilizing contextualized and interactive tasks that reflect the cognitive and social demands of everyday life.
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Philip Combiths, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Philip Combiths is an Assistant Professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa. His main interest is the diversity of language and multilingual language acquisition to better understand developmental speech and language impairments and to provide better clinical services to all individuals with communication disorders, including those within minoritized and understudied groups, through linguistically informed assessment and intervention tools and approaches.
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Deepthi Crasta

Title/Position
Ph.D. student
Deepthi Crasta is a Ph.D. student in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa. She works with her mentor, Dr. Mili Kuruvilla Dugdale in the Speech Perception and Kinematics (SpeaK Lab).
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Scott Dailey, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Scott Dailey is a speech-language pathologist at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, specializing in cleft and craniofacial disorders and pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders. He directs the Speech and Swallowing Clinic and teaches graduate courses, contributing significantly to both clinical practice and academic research.
Krista Davidson

Krista Davidson, M.S., CCC-SLP

Title/Position
Clinical Professor
Krista Davidson is a Clinical Professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa. Her main interest is augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) across the lifespan.
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Gina Davis

Title/Position
Administrative Services Coordinator
Gina Davis is the administrative services coordinator working in the front office for the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department.
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Ann Fennell, M.S., CCC-SLP

Title/Position
Clinical Associate Professor Emeritus
Ann Fennell is a Clinical Associate Professor Emeritus in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa.
Wendy Fick

Wendy Fick

Title/Position
Research Associate
Wendy Fick is a Research Associate for the Pediatric Audiology Lab in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
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Fernanda Figueroa

Title/Position
Ph.D. Student
Fernanda Figueroa is a Ph.D. student in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa. She works in the Voice Biomechanics and Acoustics Lab (V-BAL) under the mentorship of Dr. Eric J Hunter.
Eileen Finnegan

Eileen Finnegan, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Title/Position
Associate Professor Emeritus
Eileen Finnegan is an Associate Professor Emeritus in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa.
Stephanie Fleckenstein

Stephanie Fleckenstein, Au.D., CCC-A

Title/Position
Clinical Associate Professor
Director of Clinical Programs, Audiology
Stephanie a Clinical Associate Professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa. Her main interests are hearing aids and aural rehabilitation, with a special interest in pediatric amplification.
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Meaghan Foody, M.S., CCC-SLP

Title/Position
Clinical Assistant Professor
Meaghan Foody is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa. Her main interests are early literacy and language development and aural rehabilitation across the lifespan.
Nonalee Gardner

Nonalee Gardner, Au.D., CCC-A

Title/Position
Research Specialist/Audiologist
Nonalee Gardner is a Research Specialist/Audiologist for the Pediatric Audiology and Language Lab in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Iowa.