People
Each faculty and clinical staff member holds the ASHA Certification of Clinical Competence in his or her area of specialty. Professional clinicians and researchers themselves, faculty members are dedicated to both clinical and teaching excellence, with small classes that ensure individual attention for students.
Faculty
Teri James Bellis
Department Chairperson
Director, Speech and Hearing Center
Professor
Central Auditory Processing Disorders, Advanced Research Methods, Diagnostic Audiology, Genetics of Hearing Loss, Clinical Audiology
Northwestern University, 1999
USD Neuroscience Group
Liane Grayson
Assistant Professor
Language Disorders in Children, Advanced Language Disorders, Disorders of Phonology/Articulation, Diagnostics in SLP
Northwestern University, 1994
Elizabeth Hanson
Assistant Professor
Augmentative/Alternative Communication, Advanced Communication Science, Research Methods, Neuromotor Speech Disorders
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2005
Marni Johnson Martin
Assistant Professor
Audiology Clinic Coordinator, Hearing Science, Audiology Practice Management, Amplification, Hearing Conservation, Clinical Audiology
Pennsylvania College of Optometry, 2006
Jessica Messersmith
Assistant Professor
Psychoacoustics, Signal Encoding, Cochlear Implants, Anatomy and Physiology, Clinical Audiology
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 2009
Terri Shive
Assistant Professor
Aural Rehabilitation and Counseling, Pediatric Audiology, Pathologies of Hearing, Clinical Audiology
Central Michigan University, 2007
Mandy Williams
Assistant Professor
Fluency Disorders, Voice Disorders, Acquired Disorders of Language and Cognition, Craniofacial Anomalies
University of Nevada, 2004
Angie Brown
Instructor
Clinical Speech-Language Pathology
University of South Dakota, 1991
Becky Cermak
Instructor
Clinical Speech-Language Pathology
Distance Liaison
University of South Dakota, 2004
Jane Clem Heinemeyer
Instructor
Dysphagia, Clinical Speech-Language Pathology
University of South Dakota, 1981
Elizabeth DeVelder
Instructor
SLP Clinic Coordinator, Language Development, Clinical Speech-Language Pathology
University of South Dakota, 1998
Solveig Korte
Instructor
Phonetics, Speech Science, Clinical Speech-Language Pathology
Ohio University, 1979
Tracey Lorang
Instructor
Clinical Speech-Language Pathology
University of Northern Iowa, 1995
Adjunct Faculty
Kenneth M. Scott, MD, FACS, FRCSC
Board Certified Neuro-Otologist, Adjunct Associate Professor, Balance Function, Cochlear Implants
University of British Columbia, 1991
Matthew Rumsey
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Amplification, Balance, Clinical Audiology
Central Michigan University, 2002
Kristen Kaufman
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Balance, Cochlear Implants, Clinical Audiology
Pennsylvania College of Optometry, 2005
Support Staff
Patsy O'Neal
Senior Secretary
Maris Hauger
Department Senior Claims Clerk/Secretary
Kim Peterson
Secretary
USD Scottish Rite Children's Clinic, Sioux Falls
