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Meet Our Faculty

Get to know our faculty members and find your new mentor! Explore our profile videos to hear about faculty interests, expertise, and roles in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. You’ll learn about their clinical training and experiences, unique research areas and labs, involvement with our clinic, and other program insights as you prepare for your exciting graduate school journey at the Arnold School of Public Health.

Meisam Arjmandi

Meisam Arjmandi

Dr. Meisam Arjmandi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. He is the director of the Translational Auditory Neuroscience Lab which works to enhance our understanding of human communication and improve the quality of life for individuals with hearing impairments.

 

 

Beth Barnes

Beth Barnes

Dr. Beth Barnes is a Clinical Assistant Professor as well as Graduate Director in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.

 

 

 

 

Heather Bonilha

Heather Bonilha

Dr. Heather Bonilha is a professor and the graduate director of the PhD program in Communication Sciences and Disorders.

 

 



 

Laura Droege

Laura Droege 

Dr. Laura Droege is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. She works with patients in the USC Montgomery Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic.

 

 



Lisa Fitton

Lisa Fitton

Dr. Lisa Fitton is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. She also directs the Literacy Development among Diverse Learners Lab.

 

 

 

 

Laura Heidenreich

Laura Heidenreich

Laura Heidenreich, MS, CCC-SLP, is a clinical instructor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at USC.

 

 

 

 

Jessica Klusek

Jessica Klusek

Dr. Jessica Klusek is an associate professor and the director of the SC Family Experiences Lab at USC.

 

 

 

 

Juliana Miller

Juliana Miller

Juliana Miller is a clinical assistant professor and director of external clinical practicum for the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.

 

 

 

 

Caryn Melvin

Caryn Melvin

Dr. Caryn Melvin is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.

 

 

 

 

Dirk den Ouden

Dirk den Ouden

Dr. Den Ouden is an associate professor in Communication Sciences and Disorders, where he directs the Neurolinguistics Lab.

 

 

 

 

Joanna Scoggins

Joanna Scoggins 

Joanna Scoggins is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the University of South Carolina’s Communication Sciences and Disorders department, at the Arnold School of Public Health. In her role, she teaches and mentors graduate students in Speech-Language Pathology (SLP).

 

 

 

Erin Smolak

Erin Smolak

Erin Smolak is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at USC. She is the director of the Child Language Outcomes and Disorders (CLOuD) Lab, and her research focuses on the development of language and cognition from toddlerhood to the early school years in typically developing children and children with language disorders.

 


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