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Full Time Faculty
and Clinical Staff
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Janet Bisset Ph.D.- Department of
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Chairperson.
I continue to be excited about teaching and
interacting with students after being at Marywood
for 21 years. I enjoy being around students and
colleagues who are committed to improving quality
of life through improved communication. I am
originally from Michigan and I attended Michigan
State University before going to the mid south to
earn my Ph.D. from the University of Memphis. I
completed a post-doctoral fellowship in medical
speech pathology at the Mayo Clinic. My research
interests are in adult neurogenics and the
highlight of my week is supervising our adult
aphasia group. I enjoy being at Marywood because it
attracts thoughtful, committed individuals who care
about people, who care about life.
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Mona Griffer Ed.D.- Director of
the Master's Program in Speech-Language
Pathology.
I earned a Master's of Science Degree in
Speech-Language Pathology from Brooklyn College,
CUNY in 1982 and a Doctor of Education Degree in
Child and Youth Studies from Nova Southeastern
University in 1997. As a Board Recognized Child
Language Specialist, my clinical expertise and
research interests include family-centered early
intervention service delivery, pediatric language
development and disorders, pediatric
oral-motor/feeding development and deficits, and
the supervisory process. I am an active member in
ASHA and PSHA, frequently presenting at the
national, state, and local levels. I currently
serve as the Associate Editor of the ASHA DIV I
Perspectives on Language Learning and Education and
also serve as editorial consultant Communication
Disorders Quarterly, a publication of The Council
for Exceptional Children: Division for
Communicative Disabilities and Deafness.
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Renee S. Jourdanais M.S.
CCC/SLP-Clinical Supervisor;
I received a B.S. degree in Communication
Sciences and Disorders from Marywood University,
and a M.S. degree in Speech-Language Pathology from
Nazareth College, Rochester, NY. Currently I spend
most of my day back in the clinic area supervising
the student clinicians, however I do also teach
within the department including Clinical Methods
and Processes, Phonetics, Diagnostic Tests and
Measures as well as Cleft Palate & Craniofacial
Anomalies. My particular interests lie in working
with individuals with cleft palate/craniofacial
anomalies, hearing impairment as well as the stroke
population.
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Tina Lavelle- Department
Assistant
Starting a new career at Marywood, after being
in the financial industry for over 30 years, is
both exciting and challenging. I enjoy interacting
with the students, CSD department faculty and
staff, as well as the clients on a daily basis.
Each day presents different opportunities for
growth both personally and professionally and are
welcome additions to my daily routine.
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Mary Margaret Mazzaccaro M.S.
CCC/SLP- Clinical Supervisor
I received my B.S. in Communication Disorders in
May 1991 from Marywood University. I then received
my M.S. in Audiology and Speech Pathology in
December of 1992 from Florida State University. I
have worked in many areas of the field but
primarily in early intervention and the geriatric
populations. I began working here in August of
2001. Most of my ivolvement with the CSD students
occurs in the on-campus clinc during supervision of
clincical sessions. The graduate students will also
see me as the co-instructor of the Diagnostic
practicum and the Diagnostic Tests and Measures
class. My specific interests in the field continue
to be varied due to the diversity of the clients
that are serviced at the clinic.
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Andrea M. Novak M.A.
CCC/SLP-Clinic Director
I received my Bachelor of Science Degree from
Marywood University and my Master of Arts Degree
from Edinboro University. My role in the Department
is varied. You can call me a "jill of all trades"!
As Clinic Director I coordinate the daily
operations of the clinic, set up evaluations and
therapy schedules, and establish off-campus
internship placements for graduate students. In
addition to being Clinic Director I also spend part
of my time as a Supervisor over students in the
clinic and as a part-time faculty member in the
Department. Currently, I teach Anatomy and
Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism to
undergraduate students and Advanced Clinical
Methods and Processes (Parts A, B, and C) to the
graduate students. My areas of interest lie in
adult neurogenics as well as swallowing disorders.
I look forward to meeting with all of our new
students!
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Vijayachandra Ramachandra,
Ph.D-Faculty
I am originally from India. I completed my
Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Speech Language
Pathology and Audiology from India after which I
taught courses in Language Disorders and Audiology
to undergraduate and graduate students there. I was
also the clinical supervisor and have done some
voluntary clinical work in special schools for the
mentally challenged. I received my Ph.D degree from
Bowling Green State University, Ohio. My
dissertation investigated the relationship between
incidental word learning, phonological working
memory and phonological sensitivity. My research
interests include exploring relationships between
brain, cognition and language. I enjoy my work at
Marywood...thanks to all the wonderful colleagues
andstudents here.
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Sheri Skrutski, Au.D.-
Clinical Audiologist, Adjunct Faculty
I earned a Bachelor of Science degree in
Communication Disorders from Marywood in 1988. In
1990 I received a Master of Science degree in
Audiology from Bloomsburg University. After a few
years working as a Clinical Audiologist, I returned
to school and received a Clinical Doctorate in
Audiology (Au.D.) from the University of Florida in
2001. I began working here at Marywood in 1994 as a
part time clinical audiologist. In addition to
staffing the Audiology Clinic in the CSD
department, I also teach the Intro. to Audiology
and Aural Rehab classes every fall and spring
semesters respectively. Also, I supervise the
graduate Speech Pathology Students during their
Audiology practicum. My interests continue to be in
the pediatric and geriatric diagnostic and
rehabilitative areas of Audiology. I really enjoy
working with the students and patients who are seen
in the clinic. The blending of the academic and
clinical worlds I get here at Marywood is really
wonderful!
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PART TIME STAFF
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