Faculty & Staff

Christina Pelatti, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Division Director
Associate Professor
843-792-3348 | pelatti@musc.edu

Lori-Ann Ferraro, Ph.D., MA, CCC-SLP

SLP Director of Clinical Education
Assistant Professor
843-792-6946 | ferrarlo@musc.edu

Terry Hopkins-Rossabi, Ph.D., MS, CCC-SLP

Assistant Professor
843-792-4375 | hopkinth@musc.edu

Sabrina Horvath, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Assistant Professor
843-792-9363 | horvaths@musc.edu

Janina Wilmskoetter, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Assistant Professor
843-792-5782 | wilmskoe@musc.edu

Lauren Dickerson

Assistant Director of Student Services
Office of Student Services
843-792-2115 | meltonl@musc.edu

Lauren Funke

Human Resources Manager
Department of Clinical Sciences and
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
843-792-7473 | funkel@musc.edu

Melissa Greene

Program Coordinator
Clinical Education
843-792-4036 | serranom@musc.edu

Diane Haskins

Program Assistant
Division of Speech-Language Pathology
haskinsd@musc.edu

Katie Weas

Business Manager
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
843-792-8542 | weask@musc.edu

Diane Andrews, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Pediatric Speech & Language, Dysphagia, Down Syndrome

Lauren Berg, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Pediatric Language, Articulation, and Cognitive-Communication Disorders, Alternative and Augmentative Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome

Deena Schwen Blackett, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Postdoctoral Fellow
Areas of Expertise: Stroke-Related Cognitive-Communication Disorders, Aphasia, Aging, Emotion Processing, Clinical Research 

Julie Blair, MA, CCC-SLP, Cert LSVT, BCS-S

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Head and Neck Cancer, Trachs and Vents, Dysphagia and Voice Disorders

Heather Shaw Bonilha Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Department of Health Sciences and Research
Areas of Expertise: Dysphagia, Dysphonia, Academic Mentorship

Priscilla Brown, MSR, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Adult Dysphagia, Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders, Traumatic Brain Injury, Tracheostomy and Ventilator Dependency, Neurological Disorders

Melissa Cooke, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Pharyngeal and Esophageal Dysphagia, FEES, MBSS, High Resolution Manometry, Voice and Airways Disorders, Head and Neck Cancer, Laryngectomy/TEP, Trach Care

Kate Davidson MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Research Associate, Dept. of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
Areas of Expertise: Oropharyngeal and Esophageal Dysphagia, Voice Disorders, Head and Neck Cancer, High-Resolution Pharyngoesophageal Manometry, Laryngology Practice Support

Rebecca Brannon Dearie, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health

Amy Dickson, MHA, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Adult Acute Care, Medically Fragile/ICU Population, Trachs and Vents, Dysphagia, Acute Neurological Disorders, Clinical Education

Grea Durkee, MSR, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Voice and Swallowing

Maclain Edwards, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Areas of expertise: Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders, Cleft Lip/Palate, Craniofacial Anomalies, Early Childhood Language Development

Carley Evans, MS, BA

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health

Michelle Geers, MS

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health

Olivia Gettys, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Adult Acute Care, Trachs & Vents, Adult Dysphagia

Mary-Chase Godwin, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Adult Acute Care, Dysphagia, Trachs and Vents, Neurological Disorders, Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders

Kirby Gooding, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health Neurologic Rehabilitation Institute
Areas of Expertise: Cognitive-Communication Disorders, Aphasia, Dysphagia, and Motor-Speech Disorders Resulting from TBI, Stroke, or Progressive Neurologic Diseases

Janet Horn, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Program & SLP Manager for Aphasia Clinical Trials, Speech-Language Pathologist
Areas of Expertise: Adult Dysphagia, Adult Aphasia, Stroke-related Disorders, Clinical and Administrative-level Research

Kim Phillips Ibinger, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Adult Acute Care, Adult Dysphagia

Tiffany Johnson, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health

Emily Lynn, M.Ed., CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Swallowing and Language Disorders (especially in neuro patients) and Bilingualism

Brian Martin, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Head and Neck Cancer Including Laryngectomy Management, Pre and Post-operative Evaluation and Treatment of Speech and Swallowing, Management of Radiation-Induced Speech and Swallowing Disorders

Elizabeth McDonald, MSP, CCC-SLP, LSVT-Loud

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Early Childhood Language Development, Pediatric Language Disorders, Fluency, Augmentative-Alternative Communication, Phonology and Articulation, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome

Samantha McDonald, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders, Early Childhood Language Development

Heather McGhee, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders, Cleft Lip/Palate, Craniofacial Anomalies, Trach/Vent, Velopharyngeal Insufficiency

Keeley McKelvey, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders, Trach/Vent, Early Childhood Language Development, Hearing Loss

Anne Merkel, MA, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Adult Acquired Neurogenic Disorders of Cognitive-Communication, Language and Dysphagia Resulting from Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, or Progressive Neurologic Diseases

Melissa Montiel, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Cleft Lip/Palate, Craniofacial Anomalies, Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders, Fluency, Phonology and Articulation, Velopharyngeal Insufficiency

Michelle Donnelly Moore, MSP, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Adult Acute Care, ALS Clinic, Intra-Operative Speech, and Language Mapping

Nevitte Morris, MS, CCC-SLP, Cert AVT

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Hearing Loss, Auditory Verbal Therapy, Early Childhood Language Development, Pediatric Language Disorders, Phonology and Articulation

Katie Murphy Williams, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Adult Acute Care, Acute Stroke Management and Other Acute Neurological Disorders, ALS, Dysphagia, Aphasia

Jordan Patrick, MSP, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Adult Acute Care

Frances Puckette, MSP, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Early Childhood Language Development, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Pediatric Language Disorders, Down Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Phonology, Articulation

Erin Reedy, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Adult Dysphagia, Neurologic Disorders, Esophageal Dysphagia

Stephanie Schank, MSP, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders, Early Childhood Language Development

Audra Schiller, MSR, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Adult Acute Care, Dysphagia, Trachs and Vents

Krysten Sears, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Voice and Swallow in Professional Voice Users, Head and Neck Cancer, Movement Disorders

Shannon Swartz, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Adult Acute Care with Special Interest in Trauma and Burn Injuries, Dysphagia, Cognitive-communication Disorders, LSVT Certified

Kikki Thayer, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIS

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Neurogenic Cognitive and/or Communication Disorders in Adolescents and Adults, Pediatric and Adult Concussion/Mild TBI

Caroline Warren, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Dysphagia, Trachs/Vents, and Laryngology Practice Support

Leslie Wilfong, MSP, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders, Early Childhood Language Development Pediatric Language Disorders, Cognitive-Communication Disorders

Alison Wilson, MA, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Adult Acute Care, Adult Dysphagia, FEES, and MBSS

Hannah Cornett, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
Areas of Expertise: Head and Neck Cancer including Laryngectomy Care, Dysphagia, Tracheostomy Management, and Program Development.