The School of Communication Sciences & Disorders has a follow-up site visit to a virtual re-accreditation visit completed in 2022 by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) in Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology. In accordance with the CAA’s policy and procedures, you are invited to provide public comment related to this program during the visit.
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Dr. Jill Dolata has been appointed the Interim Director of the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders. She joined the faculty in 2018 and teaches within the Speech-Language Pathology master of science program and the undergraduate minor in CSD program.
Dr. Mitchell is a clinical faculty member who works closely with graduate students to prepare them for their speech-language pathology clinical experiences in school-based settings, teaching courses in clinical methods and school-age language and literacy disorders.
Jill Dolata joined the Pacific University faculty in 2018 and teaches within the speech-language pathology master’s program and the undergraduate minor in CSD program. She serves as the undergraduate advisor for the CSD minor and is the chair of the COE Technology Committee.
When Alex (Bing) Marchbanks ’14, SLP ’18 graduated from Pacific, she never could have imagined the niche area of speech-language pathology that her career would lead her to. Since 2021, she has been treating premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit with feeding and swallowing disorders.
Pacific University Professor Kerry Mandulak is the President-Elect of the Oregon Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Most recently, she served as the association's vice president for finance.
The Oregon Speech-Language-Hearing Association has has awarded its 2023 annual Award of Clinicianship to Assistant Professor Mary Mitchell, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
The College of Education is excited to announce two leadership updates for the School of Learning and Teaching and the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
Stead is the coordinator of the School of Communication Sciences & Disorders’ simulation program and is credentialed as a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE).
She has taught students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, collaborated on senior capstone projects with students in the CSD minor, and investigated the feasibility and outcomes of holistic review for graduate admissions in order to diversify the future CSD workforce.