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Meet Communication Sciences and Disorders Alumni
October 2008: Two Alums Co-Author Paper
Alums Susan Smith CSD '93 and Allan Smith CSD '96 recently were co-authors of a paper entitled "A Longitudinal Study of Speech Timing in Young Children Later Found to Have Reading Disability" in the October 2008 edition of the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research.
October 2008: Alum Kelly Gardner CSD '05 Publishes Research
Kelly Gardner CSD '05 recently was a co-author of a paper entitled "Antipsychotics and Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Hospitalized Older Patients" in the October 2008 issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology.
Patrick Alexis, MS, CCC-SLP '03Speech-Language Pathologist
John Winthrop Elementary School, Dorchester, MA
Alexis works with kindergarten through fifth grade children from both regular and special education classrooms. He specializes in articulation and language therapy in both large classroom and small group settings. While an undergraduate psychology major Alexis worked part-time at a pre-school, which inspired him to pursue a master's in speech-language pathology.
Brent Koeppel, MS, CCC-SLP '98Vice President of of Engineering & Production
Assistive Technology, Inc.
Newton, Massachusetts
As V.P.of engineering and production, Koeppel works on the integration and application of computer-based technology to provide persons with disabilities greater independence. What began as a small start-up, has now grown to a company of greater than 50 employees, with products available to people worldwide.
Allan Smith, PhD, MS '96 and Susan Smith, PhD, MS '93Assistant Professors
Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders,
University of Maine, Orono, ME
A graduate from the Institute's first class of speech-language pathologists, Susan Smith specializes in phonology and phonological disorders, lanuage development, early childhood disorders, as well as literacy and reading disabilities. She earned her doctorate in developmental psychology and regularly presents, both nationally and internationally, regarding her research in dyslexia and other areas of interest. Husband Allan Smith's clinical work is primarily with children and adolescents and his research focuses on acoustic measurement of speech in children with communication disorders.
Sasha Yampolsky, ScD, MS '96Speech-Language Pathologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Fulbright Scholar, 1998
After graduating from the Institute, Yampolsky was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study speech recongnition technology, specifically how computers recognize speech difficulty caused by neurological damage, such as stroke or brain injury. She is currently with the Massachusetts General Hospital. She is also currently serving on the alumni board of directors at MGH Institute.