Department Faculty and Staff

Department Faculty

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Marilyn Silva, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Interim Department Chair

Areas of Interest: Child language development, English syntax
Office: MB1092
Phone: 510.885.3086
E-mail: marilyn.silva@csueastbay.edu
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Shubha Kashinath, Ph.D., Florida State University
Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest: Early Intervention, Treatment Efficacy, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Personnel Preparation
Office: TR656B
Phone: 510.885.3090
E-mail: shubha.kashinath@csueastbay.edu
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Patricia Lohman, Ph.D., Ohio University
Associate Professor and Program Director

Areas of Interest: Fluency, child language, phonology and phonetics
Office: TR654B
Phone: 510.885.2631
E-mail: patricia.lohman@csueastbay.edu
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Nidhi Mahendra, Ph.D., University of Arizona
Associate Professor and  Director/Principal Investigator, Aging and Cognition Research Clinic

Areas of Interest: Multicultural issues in speech-language pathology, cognition and communication in dementia and healthy aging, bilingualism
Office: TR653B
Phone: 510.885.3182
E-mail: nidhi.mahendra@csueastbay.edu
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Robert C. Peppard, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison
Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator

Areas of Interest: Voice disorders, head & neck cancer, cleft palate, multicultural issues, and speech science
Office: TR656A
Phone: 510.885.4310
E-mail: robert.peppard@csueastbay.edu
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Lecturers 2011-2012

  • Donna Bottenberg, Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder
  • Robin Hauge, M.S., San Francisco State University 
  • Jennifer Henderson-Sabes, M.A., George Washington University 
  • Jennifer Rosenquist, M.A., California State University, San Diego 
  • Patricia Yee, M.S., CCC-SLP, California State University, East Bay

Department Clinical Staff

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Shelley M. Simrin, M.A., San Francisco State University
Director of Clinical Services

Areas of Interest: Speech and language diagnostics, child language, aphasia
Office: MB 1097A
Phone: 510.885.4762
E-mail: shelley.simrin@csueastbay.edu

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Jenny L. Rosenquist, M.A., California StateUniversity, San Diego
Clinical Supervisor and Coordinator of Autism Spectrum Disorder Services

Areas of Interest: Clinical supervision, autism spectrum disorders
Office: MB 1088
Phone: 510.885.4278
E-mail: jenny.rosenquist@csueastbay.edu

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Jill Chandler, M.A., San Jose State University
Clinical Supervisor and Coordinator of Off-site Hearing Screening Program

Areas of Interest: Speech and language diagnostics, child language, aphasia, stuttering, voice

Office: MB 1566
Phone: 510.885.3246
E-mail: jill.chandler@csueastbay.edu

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Ellen Bernstein-Ellis, M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara
Clinical Supervisor and Director-Aphasia Treatment Program

Areas of Interest: Neurogenic communication disorders, group treatment of aphasia

Office: MB 1564
Phone: 510.885.3335
E-mail: ellen.bernstein-ellis@csueastbay.edu

Clinical Supervisors 2011-2012

  • Bonnie Groth, M.A., CCC-SLP
  • Karen Jang, M.S. CCC-SLP

Department Administrative Staff

Marianna Wolff

Marianna Wolff
Department Administrative Support Coordinator

Office: MB 1099A
Phone: 510-885-3233
FAX: 510-885-2186
E-mail: marianna.wolff@csueastbay.edu

Rosa Coleman

Rosa Coleman
Clinic Administrative Support Assistant

Office: MB 1099
Phone: 510-885-3241
FAX: 510-885-2186
E-mail: rosa.coleman@csueastbay.edu


Department Emeritus Faculty

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Rhoda L. Agin, Ph.D., University of Illinois
Professor Emerita, and Consulting Professor at Ariel University Center, Israel

Areas of Interest: Voice disorders, disorders of the orofacial complex, cultural diversity
E-mail: rla@ragincomm.com
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Jan R. Avent, Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco & Santa Barbara
Professor Emerita

Areas of Interest: Adult neurological disorders, clinical research
E-mail: jan.avent@csueastbay.edu
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Norma S. Rees, Ph.D., New York University
Professor Emerita and President Emerita of the University

Areas of Interest: Child language (pragmatics), reading disorders
E-mail: norma.rees@csueastbay.edu
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William S. Rosenthal, Ph.D., Stanford University
Professor Emeritus

Areas of Interest: Fluency disorders, child language disorders, speech science
E-mail: william.rosenthal@csueastbay.edu
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Robert A. Veder, Ph.D., University of Washington
Professor Emeritus

Areas of Interest: Audiology, aural rehabilitation
E-mail: robertveder@charter.net
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