Faculty & Staff

Areas of Specialization: adults who have neurogenic swallowing and communication disorders including aphasia, apraxia, dysarthria, cognitive-communication disorders, dysphagia, tracheostomy/ventilator, in acute medical and rehabilitation settings. 

Areas of Specialization: Adult neurology, specifically aphasia, traumatic brain injury, dysphagia and technology/apps for the adult neurology population.v

Areas of Specialization: pediatric populations, specifically phonological, articulation, language and social language disorders; autism population, pediatrics through adults

Areas of Specialization: Dr. Caesar’s research interests focus on language and literacy assessment in bilingual and bi-dialectical populations.  Specifically, the over-arching focus of her research has been to advance clinical practice by addressing the challenges faced by SLPs as they attempt to provide appropriate services to individuals who are culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD).  The adequate preparation of SLP personnel for serving CLD children and their families is also an area that she investigates.

Areas of Specialization: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, child language and literacy, inclusive supports for intellectual and developmental disabilities

Areas of Specialization: Areas of clinical interests include dysphagia, speech, language and voice diagnostic and rehabilitation, with a specialty in head and neck cancer.  Clinical experiences include adult inpatient, acute rehabilitation and outpatient settings at the Milton J. Dance Jr., Head and Neck Center at Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC), the Johns Hopkins Voice Center at GBMC and Mayo Clinic-Rochester. 

Areas of Specialization: Adult Neurogenic Communication Disorders, Aphasia, Motor Speech Disorders

Areas of Specialization: Disorders of Voice (including Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion; Chronic Cough), Respiration, Resonance

Areas of Specialization: Areas of clinical interest/specialization include adult acute care, dysphagia and neurology. Clinical experience in acute care, acute rehabilitation, subacute rehabilitation, and outpatient rehabilitation at the University of Maryland Medical Center, R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Good Samaritan Hospital, Good Samaritan Nursing Center, Union Memorial Hospital, and the Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC). Areas of pedagogical interest include educating the whole student, fostering community and belonging in face-to-face and online courses, and Ignatian integration.

Areas of Specialization: nclude assessing and treating adults with neurological disorders who have dysphagia, aphasia, apraxia, dysarthria, cognitive-communication disorders, trach/vent or require augmentative and alternative communication adults with neurological disorders in the acute care setting who have dysphagia, aphasia, apraxia, dysarthria, cognitive-communication disorders, and require augmentative and alternative communication 

Areas of Specialization: Working with families; individuals with Down syndrome infancy to adulthood; language disorders in infants, toddlers, and children; speech and language development; articulation and phonology; speech intelligibility; childhood apraxia of speech

Areas of Specialization: Adult Acute Care, Dysphagia, Cognitive Communication, Palliative Care, Tracheostomy Management, & Mechanical Ventilation

Areas of Specialization: Providing comprehensive interdisciplinary (IAC) speech- language evaluations and recommendations for children ages 6-18; assessment and treatment of children from birth to 21 years of age with various speech-language disorders including: receptive-expressive language delay, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), global language delay, pragmatic language delay, cortical visual impairment, and conditions associated with cerebral palsy; pediatric traumatic brain injury treatment and community re-entry; pediatric feeding disorders 

Areas of specialization: Auditory Processing Disorders in Children; Aural Rehabilitation in Children and Adults; Identification of hearing deficits in children with a special interest in children with multiple disabilities, including blindness,and autism spectrum disorders

Areas of Specialization: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Language Development, Ignatian Pedagogy, White Privilege

Areas of specialization: diagnostic audiology and management across the lifespan; hearing aid assessment and treatment for pediatrics and adults; tinnitus assessment and treatment; (central) auditory processing evaluation; clinical supervision of audiology and speech-language pathology graduate students

Areas of Specialization: Children and Adolescents with Language and Literacy Differences; Children and Adolescents with Traumatic Brain Injury; Adolescents and Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; Training in Self-Advocacy for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 

Area(s) of Specialization: Her professional focus centers on providing comprehensive, person-centered care for neurodiverse individuals, including those with autism, ADHD, and learning disabilities. She specializes in the implementation of assistive technology ranging from low-tech to high-tech solutions alongside targeted treatment for childhood apraxia of speech and phonological disorders. Her work also includes differential diagnosis for children from multilingual backgrounds, ensuring culturally and linguistically responsive care.

Areas of Specialization: Dr. Siren’s areas of clinical and research interest include the acoustic analysis of speech and the use of technology to remediate speech sound disorders. Her scholarship also focuses on best practices in speech education, with a particular focus on classroom strategies to facilitate learning of complex topics. Recent research focuses on cognitive processing in individuals who are bilingual. 

Areas of Specialization: Neurological rehabilitation of cognitive-communication and swallowing disorders

Areas of Specialization: Areas of interest include Auditory Processing Evaluation and Treatment, Interprofessional Team Evaluation and Intervention, Amplification and Aural Rehabilitation, American Sign Language, Identification of School Age Children with Hearing Deficits