Faculty : Department of Communication Disorders : Texas State University

Maria Diana Gonzales, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Dr. Gonzales

Associate Professor and Chair

Maria Diana Gonzales, Ph.D., CCC/SLP, earned a doctoral degree from Ohio University in Speech-Language Pathology in 1997. She is a bilingual speech-language pathologist who holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and is licensed to practice in the state of Texas. Dr. Gonzales has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in normal language development, childhood language disorders, assessment and intervention with culturally and linguistically diverse populations and second language acquisition. She has co-authored several manuscripts, written a book chapter, and presented numerous papers at state and national conferences.

Office: Health Professions Building, Room 170
Phone: 512-245-2330
Email: mg29@txstate.edu

Rahul Chakraborty, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Associate Professor
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Rahul Chakraborty, Ph.D., received his bachelor’s degree in Speech Therapy and Audiology and his master’s degree in Linguistics, both from Bombay University, India. He earned a doctoral degree from Purdue University in 2006. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses at Texas State. He has taught courses at University of Calcutta, India. His interdisciplinary research interests revolve around physiological evidence of first and second language interaction in adult bilinguals. He is the director of Speech kinematics laboratory.

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Office: Health Professions Building, Room 169
Phone: 512-245-2330
Email: rc39@txstate.edu

Celeste Domsch, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Assistant Professor

Dr. Celeste Domsch received her Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University, where she received a Doctoral Fellowship from the Bamford-Lahey Children's Foundation. Prior to coming to Texas State, she taught at Vanderbilt, Baylor University, and The University of Texas at Austin. Her research interests include lexical growth in children who are late to talk, and she is now collecting data on longer-term outcomes in this population. She has co-authored a publication on the development of C-V coarticulation, and has presented at regional and national conferences.

Office: Health Professions Building, Room 167

Phone: 512-245-6578

Email: cd23@txstate.edu

Valarie B. Fleming, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Assistant Professor

Dr. Fleming received her Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders from The University of Texas at Austin. Her research interests include cognitive and linguistic aging in normal and disordered populations, health literacy, and variables influencing access and utilization of health services in culturally and linguistically diverse populations. Dr. Fleming teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in cognitive rehabilitation, neuroanatomy, and neurogenic language disorders. She has rehabilitative experience with adolescents and adults in acute care, sub-acute care, and outpatient settings.

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Office: Health Professions Building, Room 166

Phone: 512-245-2330

Email: valarie.fleming@txstate.edu

Farzan Irani, Ph.D, CCC-SLP

Assistant Professor
Farzan Irani, Ph.D., CCC/SLP received his bachelor's degree in speech-language pathology and audiology at the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Mumbai India. He received his master's degree and earned his doctorate in Communication Sciences and Disorders at Bowling Green State University, OH. He has experience working as a graduate student and clinician at Bowling Green State University's Intensive Clinic for Adolescents and Adults. He also gained experience in delivering therapeutic services to People Who Stutter via telepractice during his doctoral program. His research interests include psychosocial aspects of stuttering, multicultural aspects of stuttering, and treatment effectiveness in stuttering.
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Office: Health Professions Building, Room 171
Phone: 512-245-2330
Email: fi10@txstate.edu

Maria Resendiz, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Assistant Professor

Ms. Resendiz earned her Ph.D.at the University of Texas at Austin, where she also earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees. She has worked with bilingual children and children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in school, rehabilitation, and early childhood settings. Her research interests include how children learn language, specifically the role of children’s experience with English in learning English grammar. She has co-authored publications on language learning within the context of narratives with children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and has presented at national conferences.

Office: Health Professions Building, Room 174

Phone: 512-245-2031

Email: mr54@txstate.edu

Alisha Richmond, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor

Dr. Alisha Richmond earned her doctorate in Communication Disorders from Florida State University. She holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Her research interests are Autism Spectrum Disorders and multicultural issues in communication sciences and disorders. She teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses within the department. She has served as a speech-language pathologist in outpatient and educational settings.

Office: Health Professions Building, Room 169

Phone: 512-245-6175

Email: ar47@txstate.edu

Erica Almaraz M.S. CCC-SLP

Program Faculty

Erica Almaraz graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Baylor University in 2001, and received a Master’s Degree from Texas State University in 2006. She holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech Language Hearing Association and is licensed to practice in the state of Texas. She was previously employed as a school-based speech-language pathologist for six years.

Office: Health Professions Building, Room 260
Phone: 512-245-3509
Email: ec1110@txstate.edu

Jennifer L. Johnson, M.S. CCC-SLP

Ms. Jennifer Johnson

Jennifer L. Johnson, M.S. CCC-SLP holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre Performance from Western Michigan University and received a Master of Science in Communication Disorders from Texas State University. She holds a certificate of Vocology from the University of Iowa and has extensive clinical experience in the area of voice. She was formerly the senior voice pathologist for Robert T. Sataloff, M.D. and Associates and Instructor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine where she was actively involved in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows, as well as speech-language pathologists and singing voice specialists from around the world. She also has been active in research with the American Institute of Voice and Ear Research and with the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine.

Office: Health Professions Building, Room 247
Phone: 512-245-2036
Email: jj43@txstate.edu

Ms. Linda Johnson

Program Faculty

Linda Johnson, M.Ed. CCC received her masters degree in speech pathology from Southwest Texas State University and has worked extensively in the field of speech and language pathology with children, adolescents and adults. In addition to many years of clinical practice, Ms. Johnson has worked on program development and in management of inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation programs. Ms. Johnson also has offered clinical practicum supervision for Texas State student speech clinicians in various settings. Currently, she specializes in adult neurogenic and swallowing disorders.

Office: Health Professions Building, Room 249

Phone: 512-245-4356
Email: lj19@txstate.edu

Jana Proff, M.S., CCC-SLP

Senior Lecturer

Ms. Proff graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Communication Disorders from Texas State University in 2000 and earned a Master's degree from James Madison University in Virginia in 2002. She was awarded the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association and licensed to practice in the state of Texas. She was previously employed at McKenna Health System in New Braunfels, Texas for four years evaluating and treating adult neurogenic patients in the acute care, acute rehabilitation, home health, and outpatient settings and pediatric clients in the outpatient clinic.

Office: Health Professions Building, Room 231-D

Phone: 512-245-6658

Email: jh95@txstate.edu

Clarissa Rodriguez, M.S., CCC-SLP

Lecturer and Co-Clinic Director

Clarissa Rodriguez, M.S., CCC-SLP, graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from The University of Texas at Austin, and a Master's degree from Texas Woman’s University. She is a bilingual speech-language pathologist who holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and is licensed to practice in the state of Texas. She was previously employed as a school based speech-language pathologist for nine years.

Office: Health Professions Building, Room 247

Phone: 512-245-6800

Email: cr48@txstate.edu

Lori Stiritz, M.A., CCC-A

Senior Lecturer and Audiologist

Audiologist since 1983 and has been licensed in the State of Texas since 1993. Her clinical specialty is the diagnosis and treatment of auditory processing disorders. Ms. Stiritz teaches the undergraduate classes related to hearing (CDIS 3469: Introduction to Hearing Science, CDIS 4420: Audiology, CDIS 4370: Aural Rehabilitation), Neuroanatomy (CDIS 3412), and the graduate-level audiology practicum courses (CDIS 5321).

Office: Health Professions Building, Room 173
Phone: 512-245-2330
Email: ls12@txstate.edu

Renee Wendel, M.S., CCC-SLP Ms. Wendell

Senior Lecturer and Co-Clinic Director

Renee Wendel earned a Master's Degree from Texas State University in 1994.
She teaches advanced clinical practicum and internship in communication disorders and has extensive clinical practice in the area of adult neurogenic communication disorders.

Office: Health Professions Building, Room 101A
Phone: 512-245-8240
Email: rw18@txstate.edu

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