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Welcome to the official website of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. CSD is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of communication disorders, which includes hearing, speech, language, developmental problems, and related disorders.
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Faculty and Staff

Chair

Portrait of Lennette J Ivy, <span class='suffix'>Ph.D., CCC-SLP</span>

Lennette J Ivy, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Chair and Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Communication Sciences & Disorders

  • BS Speech Pathology, Mississippi Valley State University / Itta Bena, Mississippi (1975)
  • MS Speech Pathology, University of Mississippi / University, Mississippi (1987)
  • PHD Audiology, University of Memphis / Memphis, Tennessee (2004)

Email: livy@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-5130
Office: 302 George Hall

   

Faculty

Portrait of Stephanie Claire Henry Stevens, <span class='suffix'>M.S., CCC-SLP</span>

Stephanie Claire Henry Stevens, M.S., CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist and Clinical Instructor
Communication Sciences & Disorders

  • BA Communicative Disorders, University of Mississippi / University, Mississippi (1993)
  • MS Speech Pathology, The University of Alabama / Tuscaloosa, Alabama (1995)

Email: stephanie@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-5127
Office: 203 George Hall

Areas of expertise:

  • Communicative Disorders
  • Communicative Disorders, Articulation and Phonology
  • Communicative Disorders, Assessment
  • Communicative Disorders, Child Language
  • Communicative Disorders, Early Intervention
  • Communicative Disorders, Family Training
  • Communicative Disorders, School-Based Clinician
   
Portrait of Christy Lynn Coker, <span class='suffix'>M.C.D., CCC-SLP</span>

Christy Lynn Coker, M.C.D., CCC-SLP

Speech / Language Pathologist and Instructor
Communication Sciences & Disorders

  • BA Speech Pathology, Louisiana State University / Shreveport, Louisiana (1992)
  • MCD Communicative Disorders, Louisiana State University / Shreveport, Louisiana (1994)

Email: clcoker@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-5126
Office: 307 George Hall

Areas of expertise:

  • Communicative Disorders
  • Communicative Disorders, School-Based Clinician
   
Portrait of Bradley Thomas Crowe, <span class='suffix'>M.S., CCC-SLP</span>

Bradley Thomas Crowe, M.S., CCC-SLP

Co-Director Speech and Hearing Center and Clinical Instructor
Communication Sciences & Disorders

  • BA Communicative Disorders, University of Mississippi / University, Mississippi (1996)
  • MS Speech Pathology, University of Mississippi / University, Mississippi (1998)

Email: bcrowe@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-7271
Office: George Hall

   
Portrait of Amanda Tredway Devera, <span class='suffix'>M.S., CCC-SLP</span>

Amanda Tredway Devera, M.S., CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist and Clinical Instructor
Communication Sciences & Disorders

  • BA Communicative Disorders, Harding University / Searcy, Arkansas (1999)
  • MS Communicative Disorders, University of Mississippi / University Mississippi (2001)

Email: atdevera@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-1796
Office: 311 George Hall

   
Portrait of Robin Lynne Edge

Robin Lynne Edge

Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Communication Sciences & Disorders

  • BS Communicative Disorders, University of Georgia / Athens, Georgia (1998)
  • MED Speech Pathology, Valdosta State University / Valdosta, Georgia (2000)
  • PHD Communicative Disorders, University of Georgia / Athens, Georgia (2012)

Email: rledge@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-1796
Office: 303 George Hall

Areas of expertise:

  • Communicative Disorders
  • Communicative Disorders, Articulation and Phonology
  • Communicative Disorders, Assessment
  • Communicative Disorders, Child Language
  • Communicative Disorders, School-Based Clinician
  • Research Methods
   
Portrait of Carolyn Wiles Higdon, <span class='suffix'>Ph.D., CCC-SLP</span>

Carolyn Wiles Higdon, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Professor of Communication Sciences & Disorders
Communication Sciences & Disorders

  • BS Communicative Disorders, Kent State University / Kent, Ohio (1970)
  • MA Communicative Disorders, Kent State University / Kent, Ohio (1972)
  • PHD Communicative Disorders, University of Georgia / Athens, Georgia (1987)

Email: chigdon@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-5122
Office: 308 George Hall

Areas of expertise:

  • Assistive Technology, Augmentative Communication
  • Autism and Early Intervention
  • Case Management and Life Care Planning
  • Central Auditory Processing Disorders
  • Communicative Disorders
  • Education, Multicultural Education
  • Evidence Based Medicine and Clinical Outcomes
  • Health Care Administration
  • Health Outcomes and Economics
  • Laryngectomy, Medical Voice Issues, Spasmodic Dysphonia,
  • Oral and Pharyngeal Dysphagia
  • Pharmacology and Communication Disorders
  • Voice Science
   
Portrait of Lisa Fratesi Ivy, <span class='suffix'>M.S., CCC-SLP</span>

Lisa Fratesi Ivy, M.S., CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist and Clnical Instructor
Communication Sciences & Disorders

  • BA Communicative Disorders, University of Mississippi / University, Mississippi (1987)
  • MS Speech Pathology, University of Mississippi / University, Mississippi (1989)
  • Member, American Speech Language Hearing Association
  • Member, International Association of Orofacial Myology

Email: lisaivy@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-5291
Office: Communication Sciences and Disorders, 206 George Hall

Areas of expertise:

  • Communicative Disorders, Articulation and Phonology
  • Communicative Disorders, Child Language
  • Communicative Disorders, Early Intervention
  • Communicative Disorders, Mouth Breathing / the Negative Impact
  • Communicative Disorders, Oral Myofunctional Disorders and Craniofacial Differences
   
Portrait of Rebecca Lowe, <span class='suffix'>Au.D., CCC-A</span>

Rebecca Lowe, Au.D., CCC-A

Clinical Assistant Professor and Co-Director of Speech and Hearing Clinic
Communication Sciences & Disorders

  • BA Communicative Disorders, University of Mississippi / University, Mississippi (1989)
  • MA Audiology, Kansas State University / Manhattan, Kansas (1994)
  • AUD Audiology, Central Michigan University / Mt Pleasant, Michigan (2008)
  • Interim Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies
  • Member of ASHA

Email: rl1@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-7574
Office: 101 George Hall

   
Portrait of Gregory John Snyder, <span class='suffix'>Ph.D.</span>

Gregory John Snyder, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Communication Sciences & Disorders

  • BS Psychology, Wheaton College / Wheaton Illinois (1995)
  • MS Communicative Disorders, East Carolina University / Greenville North Carolina (1997)
  • PHD Communicative Disorders, East Carolina Univesity / Greenville North Carolina (2004)
  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
  • National Stuttering Association

Email: gsnyder@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-1202
Office: George Hall

Areas of expertise:

  • Research Methods
  • Speech Science
  • Stuttering
   
Portrait of Anne Lloyd Williams, <span class='suffix'>Au.D., CCC-A</span>

Anne Lloyd Williams, Au.D., CCC-A

Clinical Audiologist and Clinical Instructor
Communication Sciences & Disorders

  • DA Audiology, University of Florida / Gainesville, Florida (2004)

Email: alwillia@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-7271
Office: George Hall

   
Portrait of Debra Bishop

Debra Bishop

Clinical Records Coordinator
Communication Sciences & Disorders

Email: dchinaul@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-7950
Office: 100-D George Hall

   
Portrait of Beth Wilburn Shoffner

Beth Wilburn Shoffner

Senior Secretary
Communication Sciences & Disorders

Email: bshoffne@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-7652
Office: 303 George Hall

   
Portrait of Cheryl D Martin

Cheryl D Martin

Clinical Records Clerk
Communication Sciences & Disorders

Email: cmartin@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-5682
Office: 100d George Hall