2.1 CSD Leadership and Audiology Faculty

Marjorie Nicholas, PhD, CCC-SLP, FASHA, is a Professor and the Chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders specializes in adult neurogenic communication disorders.

Lesley Maxwell, MS, CCC-SLP, is an Associate Professor and the Associate Chair for the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. She is a specialist in pediatric speech-language pathology and clinical education with interests in the areas of interprofessional education, leadership development, early childhood disorders of communication, autism, school-age language learning disabilities, phonological disorders, and language and literacy instruction in regular education classrooms.

Andrea Pittman, PhD, CCC-A, is a Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and is the Program Director of the Clinical Doctorate in Audiology. She also directs research in pediatric audiology and hearing devices.

Emily Jo Venskytis, AuD, ABAC, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Director of Clinical Education for the AuD program. She is a pediatric audiologist with interests in cochlear implants and bone anchored devices, interdisciplinary teams, and difficult to test patients. 

Julie Arenberg, PhD, CCC-A, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at Harvard Medical School and the Director of Clinical Audiology Research and Education at Massachusetts Eye and Ear (MEE). She serves as the MEE liaison to the AuD program at the Institute.