About me

I am an ASHA certified and state licensed(DE, FL, NJ, PA)pediatric speech-language pathologist and Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Florida Atlantic University.

My research focuses on speech-motor learning and memory consolidation with the goal of informing the diagnosis and treatment of speech production disorders.

My clinical experiences have given rise to my research questions, the recognition of barriers to treatment, and have resulted in innovative and timely experiments. Given clinical experiences in cutting edge work environments, including pediatric acute care, subacute care, rehabilitation, early intervention, and school-based services, I was fortunate to obtain specialized skills in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric speech disorders especially childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). As such, I have leveraged my extensive clinical experience to inform my research questions related to speech sound disorders (SSDs). I am especially interested in serving understudied populations including adolescents with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) and other severe SSDs.

What People Are Saying

  • “Anne’s class was hard but she definitely made sure she formatted the content in a way we’d understand. She wanted us to succeed and that was evident.”

  • “Kind-hearted, energetic approach that leaves an everlasting impression. In moments of doubt, I will always remember her words of encouragement to remind myself in recognizing the knowledge I have and its power. Her passion for teaching is inspiring and contagious!”

  • “Anne’s supervision style is ideal for a graduate student in speech-language pathology as her passion for supporting learning is consistently evident. Anne is open and honest with feedback in a manner that fosters and encourages learning. Being under Anne’s supervision has provided a wealth of knowledge on how to administer assessments with pristine fidelity in order to yield the highest quality results.”

  • I met with one of my advisees last week, and she mentioned how much she appreciated you as an instructor. She was very complimentary. Kudos to you!

  • “Anne was such a pleasure to have as a clinical supervisor; I have learned so much through working with her. She always offered thoughtful feedback and helped me develop my skills as a new speech-language pathologist. Anne’s positive attitude and caring personality were always apparent, as well as her profound dedication to her students and advisees.”

  • “Anne was a great research mentor, I had never learned about speech pathology and its relation to psychology before, and Anne made sure she was available to guide me through each step of the research process. She was a pleasure to work with and made the research engaging for me as I created my own project.”

  • “Thank you for being encouraging and supportive throughout the semester. It meant a lot that you took the time to check in with us personally to see how we were doing. Your passion showed clearly how much you care about your profession and students. Thank you for everything!”

Dissertation Research

Time is of the Essence Study

Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a speech-sound disorder (SSD) whose underlying nature remains elusive. As a dynamic motor speech disorder that changes across the continua of age, severity, and treatment phase; adolescents with unresolved CAS, may experience substantial, lifelong academic, social, and economic complications despite a considerable amount of intensive, long-term treatment. Here, using behavioral and electrophysiological measures, we will investigate the impact of post-practice, wakeful rest and overnight sleep on late adolescents with and without CAS as they learn the movement (motor, procedural knowledge) and goal (linguistic, declarative knowledge) based information contained in a new speech-motor representation.

Florida Atlantic University (FAU)

SpeeCH And Time (CHAT) Lab

CHAT lab at FAU

EEG/ERP experiment

Coming soon. Please check back to enroll.

Funding and Awards

University of Delaware Travel Grant
Research and Teaching Assistantships
Leopold Schepp Scholar
Student Research Honorable Mention