Kathryn Chezik, M.A., CCC-S, received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology at Indiana University and her Master of Arts degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology at Indiana University.  She has also completed course work towards a Doctorate degree at the University of Pittsburgh.  After graduating, Ms. Chezik worked at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, Indiana.  She then moved to West Virginia where she worked in the Wayne county public schools.  Ms. Chezik has been with Marshall University for the past 32 years.  She currently serves as the department chair person, as well as teaches in the area of Aphasia and supervises clinical practicum.  She also coordinates the graduate program.  While at Marshall University, Ms. Chezik founded and continues to coordinate/supervise the Aphasia support group.  When away from Marshall University, she enjoys playing Bridge, watching football, and is interested in travel and dogs (and animals of all kinds).

Email:  chezik [at] marshall [dot] edu

Loukia Dixon, M.A., CCC-S received her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from Marshall University.  Upon graduating, Mrs. Dixon worked at Geiger Easter Seal Speech and Hearing Center until 1995, and again from November 1996-May 1999.  She also taught at the Marshall University department of Communication Disorders from August 1995-May 1996, and went on to become an adjunct clinical faculty member in 1996.  She now works full time within the department helping undergraduate students learn more about the diagnostic process as well as provides clinical supervision to graduate students both at the Speech and Hearing Center and Sybene Head Start.  When not working, Mrs. Dixon is involved in various church activities, including teaching church school, singing in the church choir, and serving as the secretary of the Ladies Organization.  She also volunteers at the Miller elementary school at a homeroom parent, librarian, and PTA secretary.  Mrs. Dixon also enjoys Greek dancing and watching home decorating shows.

Email:  dixon [at] marshall [dot] edu

Susan Thomas Frank, M.A., CCC-S received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Marshall University, and her Master of Arts degree from George Washington University.  Prior to coming to Marshall University, Ms. Frank served as the director of the Audiology and Speech Center at the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio; as well as having served as the executive director of the Summit County Community Partnership.  Ms. Frank clinically supervised at the University of Akron, as well as worked in the public school system, in social service agencies, and running her own private practice.  At Marshall University, Ms. Frank teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in pediatric language development and language disorders.  She also coordinates the graduate student's teaching experiences.  Outside of her life at Marshall, Ms. Frank enjoys cooking, reading and watching film and theater; and is in constant pursuit of her prince charming!

Email:  frankst [at] marshall [dot] edu

Kelly Harlow, M.A., CCC-S, received her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from Marshall University.  She then worked in the Fairview Independent Schools, Geiger Speech and Hearing Center, and Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, all out of Ashland, Kentucky.  She currently works at Marshall University as an instructor in the classroom, and a facilitator of community lab experiences for the students.  She supervises graduate student clinicians in the speech and hearing center.  She holds a particular interest in Autism Spectrum Disorders, and enjoys gardening, watching Marshall football (Go Herd!), reading and traveling.

Email:  harlow [at] marshall [dot] edu

Pam Holland, M.A., CCC-S, received her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts Degrees in Communication Disorders from Marshall University.  She has worked as a speech-language pathologist in the Kanawha County schools, at the Geiger Easter Seal Speech and Hearing Center, Preferred Home Health, and King's Daughter's Medical Center. She was involved in a pilot program helping to establish the Scottish Rite Childhood Speech and Language Disorders program at Marshall University.  She currently works as a full time faculty member. Her areas of interest include pediatric feeding disorders and pediatric speech and language disorders. She has been the clinic director since the Spring 2006.  When away from Marshall, she enjoys reading, exercising, and shopping.

Email:  holland [at] marshall [dot] edu

Amy Knell

Amy Knell, M.S. CCC-S graduated with her Masters of Science degree in 2004 from Marshall University. In June of 2004 Amy joined the faculty and staff in the department of communication disorders as the first full-time Scottish Rite Childhood Speech and Language Program’s speech-language pathologist.  Since that time she has worked with a variety of pediatric and voice patients.  Her particular areas of interest are working with pediatric patients with cochlear implants and hearing aids as well as autism spectrum disorders  Amy is also one of the co-founders of the Luke Lee Listening Language and Learning Lab, West Virginia’s first auditory-oral preschool. 

Email:  knell1 [at] marshall [dot] edu

Tricia Leonard, M.A. CCC/S, received her Bachelor of Arts and Masters of Arts Degrees from Marshall University in December of 1990.  She has worked for Total Rehab., Geiger Speech and Hearing Center, Bellfonte Hospital and Cabell Huntington Hospital prior to coming to Marshall University.  She has worked in nursing homes and provided speech, language and dysphagia therapy to stroke and dementia patients.  She has also provided outpatient and home health services to preschool children exhibiting speech, language and feeding delays.   Her area of interest is working with preschool children.  She provides supervision of graduate student clinicians at the Speech and Hearing Center and teaches an undergraduate lab.  When not working she enjoys spending time with her children, reading, and scrapbooking. 

Email:  leonardp [at] marshall [dot] edu

Karen McComas, M.A., CCC-A/S received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology from Marshall University  in May of 1977 and her Master of Arts degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology from Marshall University in August of 1978.   She worked as a speech-language pathologist in the public school from 1978-1986 in Carter County, Kentucky and Lincoln County, West Virginia.   Mrs. McComas teaches and supervises in the undergraduate and graduate programs.  Her expertise includes the use of Internet technologies for teaching and clinical purposes.  Mrs. McComas has extensive experience utilizing virtual reality, listserv, email, world wide web, and newsgroups to supplement traditional courses, clinical activities, and online coursework.

Email:  mccomas [at] marshall [dot] edu

Karen McNealy, M.A., CCC-A graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in speech pathology at Marshall University, and continued on to receive her Master of Arts degree in Audiology at the University of Tennessee.  She worked as a clinical audiologist for 22 years.  Mrs. McNealy currently holds a faculty position at Marshall University, where she serves as director of clinical development, graduate assistant coordinator, and NSSLHA advisor.  When not on campus, she enjoys sports and reading.

Email:  mcnealy [at] marshall [dot] edu

Beverly Miller, M.A., CCC-S, has been a faculty member at Marshall University since 1997, directing her energies toward both clinical and classroom education for CD students, especially in the areas of adult neurogenic disorders.  She began her love of the field at Thiel College with a double major in Speech and Hearing Science as well as in Religion, earning her Bachelor's degree in May 1987.  She obtained her Master's degree in speech-language pathology in March 1989 from Ohio University, and subsequently worked as a speech-language pathologist for the Geiger Easter Seal Speech and hearing Center, specializing in communication and swallowing rehabilitation for people with neurogenic and voice disorders, until she began at Mrashall as an instructor and as the clinic director, working to address student needs for broad, well-rounded clinical experiences in preparation for entering the field.

Email:  millerbe [at] marshall [dot] edu

Joan Pappas MA, MT-BC, NMT is a board certified neurologic music therapist specializing in early childhood intervention, special education and older adults.  Her private practice includes work in numerous pre-schools, early childhood centers, special education programs, nursing homes and rehabilitative centers in Iowa, Mississippi and Indiana.

In addition to her work as a music therapist, Mrs. Pappas is also a music educator, having taught pre-K-12 general and choral music in Dubuque, Iowa, and has served on the music education faculty at Mississippi State University and Ball State University.  She is currently serving a dual appointment as adjunct faculty for the Department of Music and clinical faculty for the Department of Communication Disorders at Marshall University.

Mrs. Pappas received her bachelor degree in music education and vocal performance from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan and her master of music education with an equivalency in music therapy from the University of Iowa.

Email:  pappasj (at) marshall (dot) edu

Dr. Mary E. Reynolds received her PhD from Ohio University.  For the past 11 years she has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in research methods, language development and disorders in children and adolescents, and fluency disorders across the lifespan.  She has conducted research in the areas of synthesized speech intelligibility and comprehension, working memory in children with specific language impairment, and the relationship between language and literacy, especially in children from Appalachia.  Her publications have appeared in the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Perceptual and Motor Skills, and Contemporary Issues in Communication Sciences and Disorders.  She is currently the Interim Director of Assessment for Marshall University. Outside of the university she enjoys spending time with her husband, Nick, and is very proud of her two sons, Colin and Owen.

Dr. Reynolds was named as the university’s Drinko Fellow for 2004-2006. Funded by the Drinko Academy, this position is awarded to an outstanding researcher at Marshall. Beginning Fall 2004, Dr. Reynolds will be granted a reduced teaching load and a graduate assistant to continue her research in the areas of childhood language disorders and literacy. She will spend next year investigating the effect of early intervention on literacy and language/fluency relationships through the Scottish Rite Childhood Language Center at the Marshall University Speech and Hearing Center and other outreach programs.

Email:  reynoldm [at] marshall [dot] edu

Lisa Thomas, M.A., CCC-S, received her bachelor of arts degree in 1991  and master of arts degree in 1992 from Marshall University.  She then began working as a speech-language pathologist from 1992 - 2002 at Cabell-Huntington Hospital, providing services in the areas of pediatric and adult voice disorders and adult neurogenic communication disorders.  Additionally, from 1999 - 2000 she worked as a speech pathology consultant with Tri State Otolaryngology, focusing on perceptual voice evaluations and laryngeal videostroboscopy performed in consultation with the otolaryngologists.  She currently works at the Marshall University Communication Disorders department teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of voice disorders and neurogenic communication disorders.  She also participates in the Cleft Palate Clinic of Huntington, West Virginia and serves as the speech pathology liaison with the Tri State Lost Chord Club. 

Ms. Thomas was named a recipient of the 2003-2004 Pickens-Queen Teaching Award. This award, presented annually to three junior faculty members at Marshall who demonstrate excellence in teaching, was presented to Professor Thomas following review of student evaluations, consideration of letters of support from students and colleagues, and review of an original essay describing her teaching philosophy and methods. Professor Thomas received this award in only her second year of full-time teaching.

Email:  thomasl [at] marshall [dot] edu

Jammie Weatherford, M.S., CCC-SLP, received her Bachelor of Science ('99) and Master of Science ('01) Degrees in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Kansas State University, in Manhattan, Kansas.  She has worked as a speech-language pathologist in the public and private sectors as well as urban and rural settings of Kansas, Missouri, and now West Virginia.  Her primary experience has been with young children, ages 0-5 years.  She is bilingual, speaking Spanish as a second language.  Her professional interests involve infant-toddler speech and language development.  She began supervising graduate student clinicians and providing clinical services in August of 2007.  When away from Marshall, she enjoys spending time with her family, including her husband, Tom, daughters, Delaney and Ainsley, and dog, Ginger as they anxiously await the arrival of "Baby Brother" due in November 2007. 

Email:  weatherfordj [at] marshall [dot] edu

Faye Malone is the administrative secretary for the Marshall University Speech and Hearing Center.  She attended business school for 1 year, and trained at the Manpower Training Center is Jackson, Ohio.  Faye has worked for the Ohio Department of Insurance for 1 year, the Ohio Department of Education for 14 years, and since then has worked with Marshall University for the past 25 years.  Faye enjoys sewing, crocheting, and watching football.

Email:  malone [at] marshall [dot] edu

Nancy Heffernan is the billing supervisor for the Marshall University Speech and Hearing Center.  She coordinates all clinical billing, which includes processing payments, and weekly, quarterly and annual revenue reports.  She oversees scheduling of speech/language and hearing patients, as well as trains and supervises graduate assistants.  When relaxing at home, Nancy likes to golf, cook, read, spend time with her family, and since recently becoming a grandmother, crocheting.

Email:  heffernan [at] marshall [dot] edu