Communicative Sciences and Disorders - Faculty and Staff

The CSAD program includes faculty and staff with a diverse background in child and adult speech, language, hearing, and swallowing disorders who have experience in both medical and educational settings. Faculty members include:

Jessica Sullivan, Ph.D
Assistant Professor/Department Chair
jessica.sullivan@hamptonu.edu

Carla Jones, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
carla.jones@hamptonu.edu

Dorian Lee Wilkerson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Associate Professor
dorian.wilkerson@hamptonu.edu

Alva Cook, M.Ed., CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor/Director of Hampton Speech, Language, Hearing Clinic
alva.cook@hamptonu.edu

Debra Dwight, Ed.D, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor, Graduate Coordinator
debra.dwight@hamptonu.edu

Safiya Ferryman, M.S. CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor, Clinical Education and Externship Coordinator
safiya.ferryman@hamptonu.edu

Seijra Toogood, SLPD, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Coordinator
seijra.toogood@hamptonu.edu

Pearl Byrd
Administrative Assistant
pearl.byrd@hamptonu.edu

Adjunct Faculty Members Include:

Katrina Brown-Bankins, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Founder and Owner
Bankins Communications & Consulting, LLC

Melonie Melton, M.S., CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
New Horizons Regional Educational Centers

Katrina Brown-Bankins, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Founder and Owner
Bankins Communications & Consulting, LLC

Tamara Freeman-Nichols  CCC-SLP EdD
Speech and Support Services Specialist
West Point Public Schools

Visiting Faculty:

Lauren Calandruccio Ph.D, CCC-A

Professor

Case Western Reserve

Laura Verdun M.S. , CCC-SLP

Voice Trainer

Julia Irwin Ph.D

Professor

Southern Connecticut University