Rhea Paul, Ph.D,CCC-SLP
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Adjunct Instructor
Office Location
Communication Disorders
Ctr for Healthcare Education N290
Affiliations
- Former Professor at Yale Child Study Center, Southern Connecticut State University and Portland State University
- Affiliate, Haskins Laboratory
Specialties
- Autism
- Preliteracy Development
Degrees and Certifications
- Ph.D., Communication Disorders, 1981, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Ed.M., Reading and Learning Disabilities, 1975, Harvard University, Boston, MA
- B.A., Sociology, 1971, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
- Licensed (CT) and Certified (ASHA) Speech-Language Pathologist
- Certified Elementary School Teacher and Reading Consultant
Teaching Responsibilities
- CMD 200/400 Introduction to Communication Disorders
- CMD 330/430 The Development of Language
- CMD 350/450 Introduction to Clinical Methods and Observation
- SLP 501 Practicum Seminar
- SLP 510 Language Disorders from Birth to Five
- SLP 530 School-based Practice in SLP
- SLP 514 Screening and Diagnostics I
- SLP 515 Screening and Diagnostics II
- SLP 600 Autism, AAC, and Severe Disorders of Communication
- SLP 610 Special Topics in Communication Disorders
- SLP 690 SLP Capstone Experience
Awards and Fellowships
Honors
- 2015 Honors of the Association, Connecticut Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- 2014 Honors of the Association, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Awards
- 2016 Faculty Scholar, Sacred Heart University
- 2010 Innovative Clinical Research Award, International Society for Autism Research
- 1998 Faculty Scholar, Southern Connecticut State University
- 1996 Editor's Award, American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
- 1988 Faculty Scholar, Portland State University
- 1986 New Investigator Award, American Speech-Language Foundation
Fellowships
- 2020 Le Studium Visiting Research Fellow, Human and Social Sciences
Research Interests and Grants
Grants
- 2019 Inter-professional School-based Practice: Understanding Roles and Responsibilities, College of Health Professions
- 2015 A Comparison of Group and Individual Supervision Models in First Year Graduate Clinical Education in Speech-Language Pathology, Council of Academic Programs In Communication Sciences and Disorders.
- 2012 Speech Prompts, Small Business Innovation Research, US Office of Education
- 2008-2013 Yale Autism Center of Excellence, National Institute of Mental Health
Research Interests
- Language Development and Disorders
- Autism
- Preliteracy Development
- Use of Technology to Address Communication Disorders