20 faculty and 0 courses in Communication Disorders at University of Houston.
- Stephanie K. Daniels, Professor h-index 31
Dr. Daniels’ research, funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs, is focused on neurogenic dysphagia, primarily stroke. She has pursued an understanding of the neural underpinnings of swallowing and stroke-related dysphagia and developin
- Margaret Lehman Blake, Professor h-index 19
The right side of the brain plays an important role in communication, primarily in expressing and understanding intended meaning within a given context. Apragmatism is a disorder of cotenxt-dependent communication associated with damage to
- Ferenc Bunta, Professor h-index 18
The core of Dr. Bunta's research is the study of bilingual and cross-linguistic phonological acquisition. There are multiple on-going projects that investigate various aspects of phonological acquisition and representation cross-linguistica
- Amber Thiessen, Associate Professor h-index 11
Es on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for adults with acquired neurological disorders. Dr. Thiessen teaches graduate courses in cognitive disorders and augmentative and alternative communication. Education Ph.D., Speec
- Seoung Hoon Park, Assistant Professor h-index 11
Dr. Park focuses on neurophysiological mechanisms underlying impaired motor control and learning in individuals with neurological diseases and development of novel rehabilitation tools and protocols for improving functional motor control wi
- Monique T. Mills, Professor h-index 10
African American English Educational disparities Narrative assessment School-age children For more information, view Dr. Mills’s research page and lab page . Research Grants (past 5 years) 2023 – 2024 ASHFoundation New Century Sc
- Ashwini Joshi, Associate Professor, Interim Department Chair, PhD Program Director h-index 10
Focus on voice and voice disorders. Her current research focuses on identifying low-cost assessment tools for voice disorders and, on post-surgical voice rest. Education Ph.D., Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Heather Dial, Assistant Professor h-index 9
In the cognitive and neural processes supporting speech perception and language comprehension, with a focus on how these processes are impacted in stroke-induced and primary progressive aphasia. Outside of work, Professor Dial loves to
- Brett Welch, Assistant Professor h-index 5
Dr. Welch’s research sits at the intersection between psychology and communication. He seeks to understand both how psychological processes like personality and psychopathology influence how people communicate, but also how one’s communicat
- Austin Thompson, Assistant Professor h-index 5
Dr. Thompson uses state-of-the-art technology to analyze the speech of individuals with and without dysarthria, a neurological motor speech disorder, aiming to develop effective assessment and treatment approaches that enhance speakers’ com
- Michelle L. Ivey, Instructional Professor h-index 2
Focus on children with communication disorders, especially with autism spectrum disorders and young, pre- or early-verbal children. She enjoys investigating evidence-based means to help these individuals improve communication and have
- Allyson Schaff, Instructional Assistant Professor
- Byron Ross, Instructional Professor, Post-Baccalaureate Leveling Program Director
- Chereece N. Andrews, Clinical Associate Professor
Pediatric audiology, and aural rehabilitation. Education Au.D., Doctor of Audiology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL B.A., Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Teaching Introduction
- Katherine Ermgodts, Clinical Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Program Director
- Laura Cizek, Clinical Professor, Master's Program Director
- Merrilee Gietz, Instructional Associate Professor
Dr. Gietz’ research interests are ASL literature, ASL linguistics and interpreting in ASL. Selected Publications Marchut, A., Pudans-Smith, K., Gietz, M. , Andrews, J., & Clark, D, (2021). A case study of mentoring Deaf academics: The P
- Naomi Sheneman, Adjunct Instructional Assistant Professor
Dr. Sheneman’s research interests reflect the interdisciplinary nature of interpreting research, drawing from the disciplines of linguistics, ethics, teaching and learning, specialized interpreting, disability studies, and social justice. S
- Raven S. Watkins, Professor of Practice
- Terrell E. Brittain, Instructional Assistant Professor
Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-01.