Faculty and Staff
Faculty
Smith-Olinde Laura, Ph.D., CCC-A, Professor, Department Chair and Director, Audiology
- Ph.D. – Hearing Science; Louisiana State University
- Research Interests: Psychoacoustics; Cognition and Hearing; Educational Scholarship
- Teaching Interests: Acoustics and Psychoacoustics; Research Methods; Basic Diagnosis; Medical Audiology; Genetics; Gerontology
- Phone: (501) 686-8613
- Email: LSO@uams.edu
Atcherson, Samuel, Ph.D., CCC-A, Professor
- Ph.D. – Audiology, University of Memphis.
- Research Interests: Auditory (Electro)physiology; Hearing Assistive Technology; Auditory (Re)habilitation, Health Literacy
- Teaching Interests: Anatomy and Physiology, Electrophysiology, Auditory Processing.
- Phone: (501) 526-4325
- Email: SRAtcherson@uams.edu
- Click here to view Dr. Atcherson’s webpage.
Bracy, Connie, M.S., CCC-SLP, Advanced Instructor/Clinic Director for Speech-Language Pathology
- M.S. – Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Research Interests: Child Language: Development and Disorders; Social Aspects of Language; Clinical Instruction
- Teaching Interests: Clinical Diagnostics
- Phone: (501) 603-1014
- Email: cbbracy@uams.edu
Gentry, Betholyn, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Professor and Co-Director of the AR Consortium for the Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders, and Director, Speech-Language Pathology
- Ph.D. – Speech-Language Pathology; Memphis State University.
- Research Interests: Pragmatic language disorders; Learning disabilities; Sickle cell disease and communication disorders; Multicultural issues; and Autism spectrum disorders.
- Teaching Interests: Language assessment and intervention; Learning Disabilities; Counseling in Communication Disorders; Differential Diagnosis; Articulation Disorders.
- Phone: (501) 603-1010
- Email: bfgentry@uams.edu
- Click here to view Dr. Gentry’s webpage.
Howard, M. Bryson, Au.D., CCC-A, Assistant Professor
- Au.D. – Audiology; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Teaching Interests: Amplification; Diagnostic Audiology
- Phone: (501) 526-4234
- Email: MBHoward@uams.edu
Jones, Barbara, M.S., CCC-SLP, Clinical Instructor
- M.S.; Texas Christian University
- Research Interests: Supervision; Teletherapy; Social Communication
- Teaching Interests: Teletherapy; Social Communication; Autism
- Phone: (501) 682-1456
- Email: BJones3@uams.edu
Mahurin, Stacey, M.S., CCC-SLP/A, Clinical Instructor
- M.S.; Southern Methodist University
- Research Interests: Phonemic Awareness; Orthographic Mapping
- Teaching Interests: Identification and Remediation of Reading Disabilities
- Phone: (501) 603-1019 and (501) 569-8903
- Email: SLMahurin@uams.edu
Martin, Patti, Ph.D., CCC-A, Adjunct Associate Professor
- M.S. – Audiology; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Ph.D. – Public Policy (focus: Children with Special Health Care Needs); University of Arkansas
- Research Interests: Pediatric Diagnostics; Newborn Hearing Screening; Family Support; Social Determinants of Health
- Teaching Interests: Pediatric Diagnostic Audiology; Pediatric Habilitation
- Phone: (501) 364-6686
- Email: martinpf@archildrens.org
Moser, Dana, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Assistant Professor
- Ph.D. – Communication Sciences and Disorders; University of South Carolina.
- Research Interests: Aphasia Treatment & Recovery; Brain Plasticity; Neuromodulation; Translational Neuroscience.
- Teaching Interests: Aphasia; Neurogenic Communication Disorders; Speech Anatomy & Physiology.
- Phone: (501) 603-1011
- Email: DRMoser@uams.edu
Pultro, Jayme, Au.D., CCC-A, Assistant Professor
- M.S. – Audiology; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Au.D. – Audiology; University of Florida
- Research Interests: Diagnostic Audiology; Hearing Conservation; Evaluation of Vestibular System; Cochlear Implant Technology
- Teaching Interests: Amplification; Deaf Culture; Hearing Conservation; Practice Management
- Phone: (501) 686-8125
- Email: JPultro@uams.edu
Robinson, Greg, Ph.D., Associate Professor
- Ph.D. – Speech-Language Pathology; Michigan State University.
- Research Interests: Sociolinguistics; Phonological Acquisition and Disorders; Cross-Dialectal Speech Perception; Sociolinguistics/Multicultural Issues.
- Teaching Interests: Sociolinguistics; Phonological Acquisition and Disorders; Phonetics; Introduction to Communication Disorders; Language Disorders in Young Children.
- Phone: (501) 683-7307
- Email: GCRobinson@uams.edu
Smiley, Donna, Ph.D., CCC-A, Adjunct Associate Professor
- M.S. – Audiology; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Ph.D. – Hearing Science; University of Tennessee Knoxville
- Research Interests: Classroom acoustics, school-based audiology services, and hearing screenings
- Teaching Interests: School-Based Audiology, Introduction to Audiology
- Phone: (501) 680-2718
- Email: smileydf@archildrens.org or dfsmiley@uams.edu
Williamson, Shana, M.S., CCC-SLP, Instructor for Speech-Language Pathology
- M.S. – Communication Sciences and Disorders; University of Central Arkansas
- Research Interests: Evaluation and Treatment of Adults with Acquired Brain Injury; Social Aspects of Language in Adults and impact on vocational skills; Clinical Instruction
- Teaching Interests: Organization and Administration of Clinical Programs, Clinical Application Skills in Adults with Acquired Brain Injury, Simulation Lab Training, Clinical Diagnostics with Adults
- Phone: Clinic: (501) 569-8908; UAMS Office: (501) 603-1015
- Email: sfwilliamson@uams.edu
Staff
Laura Bertram, Research Assistant
Telephone: (501) 683-7579
E-mail: llbertram@uams.edu
Lydia Buie, Business Administrator
Telephone: (501) 569-3156
E-mail: lcbuie@uams.edu
Natasha Stephens, Clinic Manager
Telephone: (501) 569-3155
E-mail: nystephens@uams.edu
Additional/Adjunct Faculty
Instructors: Jeff Adams, Ed.D.; Jody Cerrato, M.S.; Kristie Croom, M.S.; Rebecca Domon, M.S.; John Halloran, M.S.; Emily Hankins, M.S.; Timothy Lim, Au.D.; Holly Marvin-Pruss, Au.D.; Terry McCoy, Au.D.; Beth Nutt, M.S.; Ashlen Thomason, Ph.D.; Robert Traynor, Ed.D.
Emeritus Faculty:
Thomas Guyette, Ph.D.; Patricia K. Monoson, Ph.D.; James C. Montague Jr., Ph.D.; Shirley J. Pine, Ph.D.; Maurice A. Weatherton, Ph.D.