Susan Lenihan, Ph.D., CED

Professor, Director of Deaf Education

Education:

• BA   Deaf Education, Fontbonne College
• MS   Education, Trinity University
• PhD  Education, Saint Louis University

Research Area/Scholarly Interest:

• Children who are deaf/hard of hearing, listening and spoken language development, parent-child communication, literacy development, personnel preparation

Recent Publications/Conference Presentations:

Publications:

• Lenihan, S. and Sager, N. (2010, November 23). ASHA-CED Committee Leaves Policy Document Legacy, ASHA Leader,
• Voss, J. and Lenihan, S. (2010). Improving Outcomes for Children Living in Poverty. Volta Voices, 18(1), 16-19.
• Lenihan, S. (2010).  Trends and Challenges in Teacher Preparation in Deaf Education. The Volta Review, 110(2), 117-128.
• Rice, G. and Lenihan, S.  (2010). Fontbonne University:  Collaboration in speech-language pathology and early intervention in deaf education. The Volta Review, 110(2) 293-296.

Presentations:

• Mentoring Professionals Serving Children with Hearing Loss, AG Bell Listening and Spoken Language Symposium, Washington DC, July 2011
• Improving Outcomes for Children Living in Poverty, Videoconference presentation for graduate students at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, February 2011.
• Preparing Collaborative Speech-Language Pathologist for Augmentative Communication and Cochlear Implants, Poster Presentation, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Conference (with G. Rice), November 2010.
• Improving Outcomes for Children Living in Poverty, Central Institute for the Deaf Professional Development Day (with J. Voss), November 2010.
• Improving Outcomes for Children Living in Poverty, Videoconference presentation for graduate students at the University of Southern Mississippi, November 2010.
• Improving Outcomes for Children Living in Poverty, Hear Indiana Annual Conference, October 2010.
• Supporting Family Literacy with Research-Based Strategies, Hear Indiana Annual Conference Keynote Presentation, October 2010.
• Models and Principles of Early Intervention, Videoconference at University of Santo Tomas, Philippines Department of Education, October 2010.
• Multidisciplinary Team: Early Intervention, Videoconference at University of Santo Tomas, Philippines Department of Education, October 2010.
• Improving Outcomes for Children Living in Poverty, Statewide Conference on Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Dallas, TX. (with J. Voss), July 2010.
• Supporting Family Literacy with Research-Based Strategies, Statewide Conference on Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Dallas, TX, July 2010.
• A Service Learning Project in Costa Rica. AG Bell 2010 Biennial Convention.  Orlando, FL. (with T. Azofeifa and J. Voss), Summer 2010.
• Improving Outcomes for Children Living in Poverty.  AG Bell 2010 Biennial Convention.  Orlando, FL. (with G. Rice and J. Voss), Summer 2010.
• Professional Preparation in Listening and Spoken Language.  AG Bell 2010 Biennial Convention.  Orlando, FL.  Professional panel, Summer 2010.
• Early Intervention in Deaf Education, Children’s Hospital, San Jose, Costa Rica, March 2010.
• Improving Outcomes for Children Living in Poverty, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Conference, Chicago, IL (with G.Rice and J. Voss), March 2010.
• Preparing Professionals to Improve the Outcomes for Children Who Are Deaf/Hard of Hearing Living in Poverty, Association of College Educators-Deaf/Hard of Hearing, Lexington, (with G. Rice and J. Voss), February 2010.
• Classroom Techniques to Enhance Language for Literacy, Bi-National Symposium on Hearing Loss, El Paso, February 2010.
• Classroom Techniques to Enhance Language for Literacy, Clarke Mainstreaming Conference, Springfield, MA, October 2009.
• Cochlear Implants and Deaf Culture, Fontbonne National Student Speech, Language, Hearing Association, October, 2009.
• Deaf Education in the 21^st Century, Fontbonne University Alumni Weekend, September 2009.
• Identification and Early Intervention for Children with Hearing Loss, with J. Voss, University Santa Paula, March 19, 2009.
• Identification and Early Intervention for Children with Hearing Loss, with J. Voss, Interamerica University, San Jose, Costa Rica, March 17, 2009.
• Supporting Family Literacy with Research-Based Strategies, with G. Rice, 2009 Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Conference, Dallas, TX, March 2009.
• Doctoral Preparation in Education of DHH students: Data, Needs, Concerns, and the Way Ahead, with H. Johnson, S. Antia, and K. Benedict, New Orleans, LA, March 2009.
• Mentoring Beginning Professionals in Deaf Education, with K. Stein, AG Bell Convention, Milwaukee, WI, June 2008.

Professional Organizations:

• Missouri: Elementary, 1-8; Kindergarten; Deaf/Hearing Impaired, K-12;Learning Disabilities, K-12
• Council on Education of the Deaf (CED): Professional

Courses taught:          

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Contact information:

Communication Disorders and Deaf Education

Fontbonne University

6800 Wydown Boulevard

Saint Louis, MO  63105

Email: slenihan@fontbonne.edu

Phone: (314) 889-1461

Office: East 208

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