Advisory Council
Purpose
To assist the IPFW CSD department a) to meet the community needs for speech-language pathologists (and audiologists) in NE Indiana, b) to provide professional expertise for locating off-campus clinical practicum sites, c) to assist with fund raising for specific purposes such as CSD student scholarships or funding for specialized equipment or technology needs, and d) to enhance the community awareness for the CSD programs.
Membership
The number of the board should be no larger than 6 members. The department chairperson serves as an ex-officio member.
Suggested Characteristics
Suggested characteristics of members include being a community agency representative/administrator; SLP or AUD in private practice; local schools lead SLP or director for students with special needs; First Steps Coordinator/Director or other administrator from an agency providing professional services, and a rehabilitation representative (preferably SLP or related therapy) from a local hospital.
Term of Service
Board members will be appointed for three years. To enable new people to be invited to the board in the future, a member can serve a maximum of two consecutive three-year terms. A member must be off the board for at least one year before being eligible for additional terms.
Member Responsibilities
Each board member is expected to:
- Attend one meeting per year
- Actively participate in the functioning of the board
- Be available for individual consultation to the CSD department chairperson
- Actively engage in suggesting clinical practicum sites, provide contacts for possible funding sources for the specific projects, aid in enhancing community awareness
- Write or sign letters endorsing the CSD department’s solicitations
Officers and Committee Members
The board will elect a chairperson and vice-chair/secretary. Minutes will be taken during the meeting. The board chairperson will maintain the official record of the board deliberations and work.
Current officers and committee members are:
- Theresa Oberley 2006-2011 (FWCS), Chairperson
- Robin Foust 2011-current (Lutheran Rehabilitation Hospital), Vice-Chairperson
- Nancy Loraine 2006-2010 (Turnstone)
- Lucy Hess 2011-current (Former CSD Dept Chair)
- Dr. Mohan Rao 2006-2010 (ENT Associates)
Alumni
The CSD department maintains contact with alumni through routine surveys after graduation, invitations to special departmental events, requests for CSD majors to observe alumni in professional practice in the Fort Wayne area, and through the departmental newsletter ApplAUSe.
Donation Information
The CSD department has several needs that alumni and community members may support. Donations of books related to our field and current copies of professional journals (within the last five years) to the CSD Donewald Library will be greatly appreciated. Questions or inquiries regarding donations should be forwarded to Dr. Jonathan Dalby.
Address
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Neff Hall 279
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
2101 E. Coliseum Boulevard
Fort Wayne IN 46805-1499
Phone: 260-481-6410
Fax: 260-481-0289
Department Administrative Assistant
Joanne Blosser
Email: blosserj@ipfw.edu
Office Hours
Office, Lab, and Library, Fall and Spring Semesters
Monday - Thursday 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday - variable
(Summer hours vary - please contact the office)
Faculty
Regular and Limited Term Lecturers have mailboxes in the CSD office, which are available for correspondence. Email addresses and contact information for IPFW faculty or staff is available using the faculty and staff directory on the website.
Faculty & Staff
Regular Faculty
The regular faculty of the IPFW CSD department include:
Jonathan Dalby, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Interim Chair
Office: Neff Hall 279C
Email: dalbyj@ipfw.edu
Phone: 260-481-6409
CSD 30200 & 30600 during fall and spring terms
Research interests include:
Acoustic and articulatory phonetics, foreign-accented speech intelligibility,
computer-based speech intelligibility training
Mrs. Sharon Egly, M.A.T., CCC-SLP
Continuing Lecturer
& Communication Disorders Clinic Director
Office: Neff Hall 239B
Email: eglys@ipfw.edu
Phone: 260-481-6952
CSD 54900 during spring term
CSD 39900 & 40500 & 41600 during fall term
Visiting Faculty
Joy Musser, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
- CSD 11500 during fall and spring terms
- CSD 30400 during fall and spring terms
Faculty Emerita:
Lucille J. Hess, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Honors of the Indiana Speech-Language Hearing Association
Friends of IPFW Outstanding Teacher Award
Professor Emerita
hess@ipfw.edu
Pauline T. Flynn, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Fellow of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association
Honors of the Indiana Speech-Language Hearing Association
Professor Emerita
paulineTFWIN@aol.com
Associate Faculty/Limited Term Lecturers
Associate Faculty/Limited Term Lecturer vary from one semester to the next. Current members of our associate faculty are listed in semester course listings for fall, spring, and summer.
Contact information for associate faculty may be obtained from the IPFW Faculty & Staff Directory or from the department administrative assistant. The following list presents a guide for determining the availability of associate faculty and the courses they teach:
Mr. Lynn Frye, M.A.
- CSD 18100, 18200, 28300 and 28400 (ASL series)
- Summer ASL courses as needed
Sarah Miner, Au.D.
- CSD 46000 during fall and spring term
- CSD 55000 during fall and spring term
Mrs. Chanda Lichtsinn, M.A., CCC-SLP
IPFW Associate Faculty Teaching Award
- CSD 11500 during fall and spring terms
- CSD 30900
Mrs. Anita Tom, M.S., CCC-SLP
- CSD 11500 during fall and spring terms
- CSD 43000 during spring terms
Administrative Assistant
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Joanne Blosser
Email: blosserj@ipfw.edu
Phone: 260-481-6410
2101 E. Coliseum Blvd.
