Academic and Clinical Faculty

See Also: Hearing & Speech Center | Audiology Clinic | Child Hearing Services | Pediatric Language Clinic |
UT Medical Center | Emeritus Faculty

Name Title Area of Expertise Phone Email
Interim Chair of Department
Ashley Harkrider, Ph.D. Associate Professor Physiological Correlates of Auditory Perception 865-974-1810 aharkrid@utk.edu
Interim Program Director
Patrick N. Plyler, Ph.D. Associate Professor Diagnostic audiology, amplification, and aural rehabilitation. Current research projects are examining the effectiveness of digital hearing instruments as well as the efficacy of bone-conducted otoacoustic emissions. 865-974-7588 pplyler@utk.edu
Academic Faculty
Molly Erickson, Ph.D. Associate Professor Voice and Speech Science 865-974-9895 merickso@utk.edu
Mark Hedrick, Ph.D. Associate Professor Speech perception, psychophysics 865-974-8105 mhedric1@utk.edu
Patti Johnstone, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Director of Audiology Unaided, aided and prosthetic spatial hearing; Hearing loss prevention 865-974-3319 pjohnst1@utk.edu
Colleen Karow, Ph.D. Associate Professor Adult Neurologic Communication Disorders and Dysphagia 865-974-1789 ckarow@utk.edu
Kristin A. King, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Assistant Professor Adult and Child Neuropathological Disorders; cognitive-linguistic processing, hemispheric processing 865-974-5277 kking29@utk.edu
Tim Saltuklaroglu, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Stuttering, Speech Perception, Speech Production 865-974-0355 tsaltukl@utk.edu
Ilsa Schwarz, Ph.D. Professor Child Language and Literacy 865-974-5019 ischwarz@utk.edu
Deborah von Hapsburg, Ph.D. Associate Professor Pediatric audiology, and Bilingual language perception. 865-974-0354 dvh@utk.edu
Clinical Faculty - Hearing and Speech Center
Ann Michael, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Director of Clinical Services Language and literacy skills in young children 865-974-5451 amichae3@utk.edu
Carol Sheridan, M.A., CCC-SLP Clinical Coordinator,
Clinical supervisor
Pediatric language 865-974-4641 csherida@utk.edu
Sue Bessel Hume, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Clinical supervisor Voice disorders, phonological and structural speech disorders 865-974-5451 shume@utk.edu
Teresa Renee Vaughn, M.A., CCC-SLP Clinical supervisor Pediatrics, autism, apraxia, pervasive language delay, early childhood education 865-974-0658 tvaughn@utk.edu
Clinical Faculty - Audiology Clinic
Beth Humphrey, Au.D., CCC-A Clinical supervisor Diagnostic audiology and amplification for both pediatric and adult populations, cochlear implant programming, cochlear implant mapping and auditory processing evaluations 865-974-2548 humphre1@utk.edu
Erin Plyler, Au.D., CCC-A Clinical supervisor Serves pediatric patients birth through 21 years old. Specializing in pediatric diagnostics, amplification (hearing aids and FM systems) and auditory processing evaluations 865-974-3765 erinp@utk.edu
Nancy Schay, Au.D., CCC-A Clinical supervisor Adult diagnostic & amplification services; Auditory & vestibular electrophysiological assessment 865-974-5453 nschay@utk.edu
Kelly Yeager, Au.D., CCC-A Clinical supervisor Primarily serves birth to age 21 including, infant hearing screenings / electrophysiological diagnostic evaluations, audiological behavioral diagnostic evaluations, hearing aid/ FM evaluations/fittings, cochlear implant mapping and family support/education. 865-974-1799 kyeager@utk.edu
Clinical Faculty - Child Hearing Services
Velvet Buehler, M.A., CCC-SLP, CCC-A Associate Director, CHS
Clinical supervisor
Aural habilitation for children with hearing impairments; aural habilitation for children with cochlear implants; evaluation of children with central auditory processing disorders (CAPD); evaluation and fitting of amplification devices 865-974-1798 velvet@utk.edu
Kimberly C. Jenkins, M.A., CCC-SLP Clinical supervisor Pediatric aural habilitation; Aural-Oral communication assessments with children who utilize hearing aids and cochlear implants (pre and post-cochlear implant evaluations); sign language, treatment of children with auditory processing disorders; sensory integration dysfunction; family support/parent education 865-974-4758 kclift@utk.edu
Emily Noss, M.A., CCC-SLP Clinical supervisor Pediatric Aural Habilitation for children who use cochlear implants and hearing aids; Aural/Oral communication assessments; pre- and post-cochlear implant evaluations; Aural Habilitation pre-school program; parent support and education; adult cochlear implant auditory training 865-974-1788 eclark1@utk.edu
Paige Hutchins, M.A., CCC-SLP Clinical Supervisor Pediatric and adult aural habilitation therapy; Aural-oral communication assessments; Pre and post cochlear implant evaluations for children and adults; Family support/parent education 865-974-1797 phutchin@utk.edu
Casey Surber, M.A.   Aural-oral communication assessment; Aural habilitation services to children and adults with hearing aids, cochlear implants, and FM systems; Evaluation and treatment of articulation and language delays/ Central Auditory Processing Disorders; Family support/parent education 865-974-3761 csurber@utk.edu
Clinical Faculty - Pediatic Language Clinic
Vickie Barnes, M.A., CCC-SLP Clinical supervisor Pediatrics (birth-to-three); specifically in the areas of autism/PDD, sensory integration / motor development, augmentative communication, oral motor stimulation, and apraxia 865-974-6702 vbarnes1@utk.edu
Sabrina Smiley Evans, M.S., CCC-SLP   Early Intervention for children (0-3), with primary areas of interest in autism spectrum disorders and feeding disorders 865-974-6703 ssmiley@utk.edu
Emeritus Faculty
Carl Asp, Ph.D. Emeritus Verbotonal and Speech Science   casp@utk.edu
Samuel B. Burchfield, Ph.D. Emeritus Amplification   samburch@utk.edu
Jerry Carney, Ph.D. Emeritus Professional Development, Structural Disorders   jcarney@utk.edu
Jack Ferrell, M.A. Emeritus Hearing Conservation and Sound Level Measurement   cjf01@comcast.net
Anna K. Nabelek, Ph.D. Emeritus Hearing Aid Outcome 865-974-1806 anabelek@utk.edu
Igor Nabelek, Ph.D. Emeritus Speech Perception   nabeleki@utk.edu
James W. Thelin, Ph.D. Emeritus Clinical procedures in audiology. Hearing/vestibular disorders, communication development in CHARGE syndrome. 865-974-1796 jthelin@utk.edu