Our Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic Team

Name Title Areas of Interest
Danica Billingsly, Au.D. Clinical Associate Professor in Audiology
  • Tinnitus and sound sensitivity care
  • Hearing support across life transitions
  • Advocacy and hearing technology outcomes
Mariah Cheyney Clinical Associate Professor in Audiology
  • Infant diagnostic testing and electrophysiology
  • Advanced middle ear and implant care
  • Pediatric hearing loss rehabilitation
Deidre R. Dobbels, M.S. CCC-SLP/L SLP Clinical Coordinator, Externship Coordinator and Clinical Assistant Professor of Speech-Language Pathology
  • Augmentative and alternative communication
  • Child language development
  • Neurodiversity
Allison Gladfelter, Ph.D. Associate Professor; Co-director of the NIU Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language and Literacy, Founder of the NIU Autism Caregiver Group
  • Autism spectrum disorder
  • Word-learning/language acquisition
  • Language and motor interactions
Bridgett Golz, M.S., CCC-SLP Clinical Assistant Professor in Speech-Language Pathology/Program Director/Program Coordinator
  • Bilingual and culturally responsive care
  • Neurodiversity and school-based services
  • Pediatric support, AAC and parent coaching
Makenna Green, M.A., CCC-SLP/L Clinical Supervisor for Speech Language Pathology
  • Adult cognitive communication disorders
  • Adult swallowing disorders
  • Neurodegenerative disease and neurogenic disorders
Jillian Hyder, M.A., CCC-SLP/L Speech Language Pathologist
  • Language development
  • Literacy, articulation and phonological disorders
  • School-based services
Blythe Kitner Clinical Associate Professor in Audiology
  • Electrophysiology and balance testing
  • Hearing evaluations and treatment (pediatric and adult)
  • Concussion and tinnitus care
Kelly Mikoda, M.A., CCC-SLP/L Speech Language Pathologist
  • Pediatric assessment and language acquisition
  • School-based services
  • Early childhood development
  • Complex communication and neurodiversity
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
  • Gestalt Language Processing
  • Speech sound disorders
Anna Mitchell-Cannone, M.A., CCC-SLP/L Clinical Assistant Professor in Speech-Language Pathology
  • Communication support and language development
  • Pediatric therapy including feeding and hippotherapy
  • Advocacy and culturally responsive care
Christine Morelock, M.S. CCC-SLP Speech Language Pathologist
  • Early intervention and early language development
  • Family-centered care and whole child therapy approaches
  • Culturally and linguistically responsive practices in bilingual language learners
Sarah O'Connor Clinical Associate Professor in Speech-Language Pathology and Externship Coordinator

Augmentative and alternative communication

 

Janet Olson, Ph.D. Professor in Speech-Language Pathology
  • Early intervention
  • Hearing impairment in children
  • Family-based treatment
Anne Marie Pasternock, M.A., CCC-SLP Speech Language Pathologist
  • Voice and upper airway disorders
  • Neurodiversity and social communication
  • Language development
  • Literacy
Diane ScheckLong, Au.D., CCC-A Assistant Clinical Professor in Audiology
  • Hearing assessment across the lifespan, with a focus on older adults
  • Aural rehabilitation and hearing technology
  • Community outreach
Ryan Scheri, M.S. CCC-SLP Clinical Assistant Professor in Speech-Language Pathology
  • Gender-affirming voice, AAC, and communication support
  • School-based and technology-driven interventions
  • Swallowing, voice and mental health care
Kim Wedoff, M.S., CCC-SLP Director of Clinic Finance and Operations, Speech Language Pathologist
  • Early intervention and pediatric care
  • Language development support
  • Articulation and phonological disorders

Schedule an Appointment

Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic
815-753-1481
Fax: 815-753-1664
slhc@niu.edu

3100 Sycamore Road
DeKalb, IL 60115

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