Nancy Almasi is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa. Her main interests include providing evaluation and treatment for children and adults with speech, language, and cognitive-communication disorders.

Clinical focus

Nancy Almasi is a speech-language pathologist who specializes in pediatric speech and language disorders, providing comprehensive diagnostic and intervention services for children from birth through age 21 across a range of disorder populations, including speech sound disorders, developmental language disorders, and autism spectrum disorder. Her areas of clinical focus include complex speech sound disorders, social language intervention, and emergent and school-aged literacy. In addition to her pediatric expertise, she also provides evaluation and treatment for adults with cognitive communication needs following traumatic brain injury.

Courses taught

• CSD 4145: Developmental Language Disorders
• CSD 5104: Language Disorders in School-Aged Children
• CSD 5301: Practicum: Speech-Language Pathology
• · CSD 5318: Literacy: Emergent and School-Aged

Selected publications or presentations

• Almasi N., Schmitt, L., & Carder, J. (October 2025). Supervision of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Graduate Student Clinicians in Fast-Paced Medical and Educational Settings: Key Note Presentation to the Iowa Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention, Iowa City, IA
• Almasi, N. (February 2025). Emergent Literacy in the Developing Language Period: Proseminar Presentation, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
• Almasi, N. (February 2025). Dynamic Assessment in Pediatric Speech and Language Evaluations: Proseminar Presentation, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
• Almasi, N., Scott, C., & Richard, G. (October 2021). Peer Model Social Outcomes Using the Peer-Mediated Intervention Stay-Play-Talk: Poster Presentation to the Iowa Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Iowa City, IA
• Almasi, N. (September 2021). Facilitating Speech Sound Production Skills in the Early Childhood Classroom: Presentation to the Linn-Mar Community School District, Marion, IA
• Almasi, N. (May 2020). Perceptions of Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Student Clinicians’ School-Based Practicum Experiences: Presentation to Grant Wood AEA, Cedar Rapids, IA

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