People

Eric Hunter, Ph.D.
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.

Julie Jones
Title/Position
Department Administrator

Paul Abbas, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Professor Emeritus
Paul Abbas is a Professor Emeritus in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa.

Nancy Almasi, SLP.D., CCC-SLP
Title/Position
Visiting Assistant Professor
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 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.

Charles Anderson, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Associate Professor Emeritus
Charles Anderson is an Associate Professor Emeritus in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa.

Chris Apfelbach
Title/Position
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Chris Apfelbach is a postdoctoral researcher in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa. His research explores the physiological underpinnings of vocal effort and fatigue.

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.

Bhavana Bhat
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, 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.

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, 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, 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.


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.

Lindsey Carter
Title/Position
Research Associate

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.

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.

Philip Combiths, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Title/Position
Assistant Professor
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.

Deepthi Crasta
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).

Krista Davidson, M.S., CCC-SLP
Title/Position
Clinical Associate Professor
Krista Davidson is a Clinical Associate 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.

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
Title/Position
Research Associate

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, 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.

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, Au.D., CCC-A
Title/Position
Research Specialist/Audiologist

Kate Gfeller, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Professor Emeritus
Kate Gfeller is a Professor Emeritus in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa.

Shawn Goodman, Ph.D., CCC-A
Title/Position
Associate Professor
Shawn Goodman is an Associate Professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa. His main interests are auditory physiology, neuroscience, acoustics, and mechanics of the peripheral auditory system and how to apply that understanding in clinically useful ways.

Jean K. Gordon, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Title/Position
Associate Professor Emeritus
Jean K. Gordon is an Associate Professor Emeritus in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa.
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