American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA)

The Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) is composed of 18 members identified below, including at least 11 individuals from CAA-accredited programs, 5 clinical practitioners who are employed full-time in non-academic settings, and 1 public member. This composition includes 10 members who represent the profession of speech-language pathology and 7 members who represent the profession of audiology.

2013 Roster

Member Term of Office

Charles Madison, PhD, CCC-SLP
(Chair)
Academic-SLP
Washington State University
Spokane, Washington

2011–2014

Joan Besing, PhD, CCC-A
(Chair-Elect)
Academic-Audiology
Montclair State University
Upper Montclair, New Jersey

2012–2014

Nancy Creaghead, PhD, CCC-SLP
Academic-SLP
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

2011–2014

T. Newell Decker, PhD, CCC-A
Academic-Audiology
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska

2010–2013

Joanne Greathouse, EdS, RT (R), FASRT, FAERS
Public Member
Sun City, Arizona

2013–2016

Sue T. Hale, MCD, CCC-SLP
Academic-SLP
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

2013–2016

Robert E. Hanyak, AuD, CCC-A
Academic-Audiology
University of the Pacific
Stockton, California
2012–2015

Kaye Williams Hill, AuD, CCC-A
Practitioner-Audiology
Muscogee County School District
Columbus, Georgia

2011–2014

Mikael Kimelman, PhD, CCC-SLP
Academic-SLP
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2013–2016

Edward F. Koch, AuD, CCC-A
Practitioner-Audiology
Delaware Audiology Group, P.C.
Buffalo, New York

2012–2013

Maryrose McInerney, PhD, CCC-A
Academic-Audiology
St. John's University (part of Long Island AuD Consortium)
Queens, New York

2013–2016

Susan Moore, JD, MA, CCC-SLP
Academic-SLP
University of Colorado, Boulder
Boulder, Colorado

2013–2016

Lauren K. Nelson, PhD, CCC-SLP
Academic-SLP
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa

2011–2014

Mary Lou Poole, MS, CCC-SLP
(Vice-Chair for Speech-Language Pathology)
Academic-SLP
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana

2011–2014

John Preece, PhD, CCC-A
(Vice-Chair for Audiology)
Academic-Audiology
Hunter College and City University of New York–The Graduate Center
New York, New York

2012–2015
Robert Rimac, PhD, CCC-SLP
Practitioner-SLP
Palm Springs Unified School District
Palm Springs, California
2012–2015

Janet E. Turner, PhD, CCC-SLP
Practitioner-SLP
Kennedy Krieger Institute & Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

2010–2013

Seleria Williams, MA, CCC-SLP
Practitioner-SLP
Heritage Healthcare, Inc. and HealthSouth Corporation
Tuskegee, Alabama
2013–2016

 

Ex Officios and BOD Liaisons

Member Term of Office

Judith L. Page
CAA Ex Officio (CFCC Chair)
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

2012–2013

Patrima L. Tice
CAA Ex Officio
Director of Accreditation
ASHA

 

Shari Robertson
Vice President for Academic Affairs in Speech-Language Pathology
(ASHA Board of Directors Liaison)
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, Pennsylvania

2013–2015

Neil T. Shepard
Vice President for Academic Affairs in Audiology
(ASHA Board of Directors Liaison)
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

2011–2013

 

National Office Staff

Sue Flesher
CAA Recorder
Associate Director for Accreditation Services
ASHA

Saba Ahmed
Accreditation Program Coordinator
ASHA

Tess Kirsch
Associate Director of Accreditation for Policy and Education
ASHA

Kelly Velasquez
Associate Director of Accreditation for Research and Quality Management
ASHA

Megan Woods
Manager of Accreditation Systems
ASHA

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