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
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