Candidate Slates for Academic Positions for Terms Beginning January 2010
The slates of candidates to fill academic positions on the CAA are provided below - for one position in audiology and one position in speech-language pathology. Academic members of the CAA are elected by CAA-accredited programs. Election materials were mailed to all accredited programs the week of August 24th; completed election ballots are due in the Accreditation Office no later than Tuesday, September 15, 2009.
All applicants for CAA positions were asked to write a brief statement describing the expertise that they would bring to the CAA, if elected. The following statements, listed in alphabetical order by professional area, are the candidates' responses to this request.
Professor of Audiology; Graduate Chair
Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska
I would bring experience in three areas to service on the CAA.
- For several years, I served as an ASHA site visitor. I found this experience to be rewarding and gained a good deal of insight into standards evaluation, university faculty interactions, and university administrative concerns.
- I served as the Associate Dean of the Graduate College on my campus and was responsible for University-wide program development, curriculum, and graduate admissions. These experiences also served me well in developing a sense of cross departmental needs and expectations. In addition, it made me aware of the individual issues surrounding the adherence to standards for many disciplines beyond my own.
- I presently serve my department in the capacity of Coordinator of the Audiology and Hearing Science Program. In this role, I am constantly evaluating what our faculty and students do vis a vis the standards set up by both CAA and CFCC.
I believe the above experiences would aid me in providing a reasoned set of interactions with other members of the CAA.
Professor of Communication Sciences
Communication Sciences Program, Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
Professor of Audiology; Professor of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences
The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY)
New York, New York
I hope to be chosen to serve as academic member (Audiology) of the Council on Academic Accreditation in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. I believe that I would bring a range of valuable experience to the council. I am a certified Audiologist with an earlier background in Speech-Language Pathology. I have worked in clinical and academic settings, having risen through the ranks to Professor and I have been a clinical supervisor at all levels from first experience through clinical fellowship. Currently, I have a joint appointment in a Speech and Language Program at Hunter College and an Audiology consortium program administered by The Graduate Center of City University of New York. I also have an appointment in the PhD program in Speech and Hearing Sciences at the Graduate Center. I was a faculty member at University of Rhode Island, where I directed the AuD program. I was an Audiologist at the VA Medical Center, Long Beach, California, with an academic appointment in an ENT program. Thus, I have experience with the challenges of both urban and rural programs and with clinical and academic settings. I have been a site visitor for eight years. My current AuD program is part of a larger group of Health Professions Doctoral Programs (Physical Therapy, Nursing Science, and Public Health). Working with these other doctoral–level programs has given me insight to similar challenges faced by other professionals. I believe that we may be able to learn from some of their solutions.
Associate Professor; Director of Doctoral Study in CSD
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina
I have a wide variety of clinical experience—private practice, medical school, hospital clinic, and university clinic. I have experience in the clinical training of master's degree and doctoral students, and I have expertise in teaching all levels in higher education—undergraduate, master's, and PhD. I have been part of the university CSD program for over 16 years.
Professor, Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences
Portland State University
Portland, Oregon
My academic career spans approximately 30 years and includes administration, research, teaching, and supervision. I was the Clinical Coordinator and Clinic Director at the University of Pittsburgh, Interim Chair and Graduate Associate Professor at Howard University and Founding Chair and Professor of the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at Rockhurst University. In these capacities I assisted with and/or was responsible for the preparation of numerous accreditation applications. I am currently a Professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at Portland State University (PSU). Through these appointments, I have become familiar with CAA Standards as well as the standards of state departments of education, regional accrediting bodies, and state licensure boards. As Chair of the ASHA Board of Ethics I became fluent in the principles and laws of the Code of Ethics and spearheaded the development of Ethics Education, published by ASHA in 2007. I have participated in the Carnegie Scholars Program and have been actively engaged in the Center for Teaching Excellence at Rockhurst University and at PSU. Much of my recent scholarship involves the application of pedagogical research on topics including EBP, the use of reflective journals in students' assessment and learning, ethical decision making models, and distance learning. In 2004, I received the Certificate of Recognition for Special Contributions in Higher Education with Dr. Dorian Lee Wilkerson for use of a distance learning model for diversity training. I am currently co-editing a text on Case Based Learning to be published by Allyn and Bacon in 2010.
Associate Professor; Department Head and Program Director
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, Louisiana
I completed two terms as a site visitor and served as chair for most of the visits. I've learned the importance of the accreditation process as a method of validating our graduate education programs for entry-level preparation in audiology and speech-language pathology. Accreditation is one way the professions can certify the quality of its educational programs to state, regional, and national agencies.
As a visitor, I have also learned the standards and appreciated the cyclical comprehensive reviews of the standards in order to maintain recognition. I also appreciated the site visitors' and the CAA members' earnest discussions about consistently and fairly applying the standards' language. These discussions demonstrate how seriously the CAA and the visitors view their roles and responsibilities. Visitors advocate for the educational programs, help uphold the quality of the professions, and ensure the public is provided accurate information. The CAA articulates these ideas during the visitors' training and in the review of the programs' self-evaluations and in the Accreditation Action Reports.
As a program director, I have successfully taken my program through two accreditation reviews. The self-evaluation process is important to ensure consumers and administration that higher education and the professions of audiology and speech-language pathology are committed to quality and accountability.
Finally, the best part of being a site visitor is working with colleagues from across the country. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with every team member, and I expect a similar experience as a member of the CAA.
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