Elizabeth A. Fausone, M.S., CCC-SLP

Affiliate Faculty

Office Address: 500 Lafayette Ave. NE, 303I

Phone:  (616) 331-5562

Email:  fausonee@gvsu.edu

Education:  

• B.S., Western Michigan University
• M.S., University of Michigan

Research Interests:

• Head and neck
• Swallowing disorders including videostroboscopy, video fluoroscopy, fiberoptic evaluations of swallowing and clinical assessments of swallowing 
• Voice disorders including treatment of the injured singer and treatment of chronic cough and vocal cord dysfunction

Teaching Interests:

• Voice disorders

Other Interest:

Josie Fowler, M.A., CCC-SLP

Affiliate Faculty

Office Address: 500 Lafayette Ave. NE, 303J

Phone: (616) 331-5565

Email:  fowlerjo@gvsu.edu

Education:

• B.A., University of Toledo
• M.A., Ohio State University

Research Interests:

• Communication and Dysphagia in individuals with tracheostomies

Teaching Interests:

• Speech-Language Pathology serving adults in acute care settings

Other Interests:

• Exploring Michigan, Yoga, Food

Pronouns:

• She/Her/Hers

Dan Halling, Ph.D., CCC-A

Professor and Department Chair

Office Address: 500 Lafayette Ave. NE, 204E

Phone: (616) 331-5604

Email:  halling@gvsu.edu

Education:

• B.S., Utah State University
• M.A., University of Northern Colorado
• Ph.D., Indiana University

Research Interests:

• Psychoacoustics and speech perception
• Hearing conservation, particularly related to recreational listening

Teaching Interests:

• Hearing Science
• Audiology
• Psychoacoustics
• Instrumentation

Other Interest:

• Family, quoting movie lines, woodworking

Kara Hotaling, Au.D., CCC-A

Affiliate Faculty

Office Address: 500 Lafayette Ave. NE, 303N

Phone: (616) 331-5992

Email:  hotalink@gvsu.edu

Education:

• B.S., SUNY Plattsburgh
• M.A., UNC-Greensboro
• Au.D. University of Florida

Teaching Interests:

• Aural Rehabilitation
• Audiologic Counseling
• Pediatric Audiology
• Clinical Audiology
• Instrumentation

Other Interests:

• Reading, family vacations, trivia games, amusement parks

Courtney Karasinski, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director

Office Address: 500 Lafayette Ave. NE, Suite 300, 303A

Phone: (616) 331-5670

Email:  karasinc@gvsu.edu

Webpage:  faculty.gvsu.edu/karasinski

Education:

• B.S., Illinois State University
• M.A., Western Michigan University
• Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Research Interests:

• The interplay between language ability and performance in core academic subjects and other cognitive processes in school-age children and adolescents
• Language differences and disorders in culturally and linguistically diverse children and adolescents
• Interprofessional education and practice

Teaching Interests:

• Language development
• Language disorders
• Articulation
• Phonological disorders

Other Interests:

• Sailing
• Spending time with my husband, three children, and boxer dog

Susan Kraus, M.Ed.

Academic Department Coordinator (staff)

Office Address: 500 Lafayette Ave. NE, 204C

Phone:  (616) 331-5627

Email:  krauss@gvsu.edu

Education:   

• B.S., Grand Valley State University
• M.Ed., Grand Valley State University

Other Interest:

• Reading, movies, pickleball, volleyball,  

Nicole V. Kreisman, Ph.D., CCC-A

Visiting Professor

Office Address: 500 Lafayette Ave. NE, 303M

Phone: 616-331-5605

Email:  kreisman@gvsu.edu

Education:

• B.A., University of Northern Iowa
• M.A., University of Memphis
• Ph.D., University of Florida

Research Interests:

• Person-Centered Care in Audiology Practice
• Quality of Life Measures for Older Adults who use Hearing Aids
• Group Auditory Rehabilitation Classes for Adults and their Partners
• Psychosocial Issues for School-Aged Children and Adolescents with Hearing Loss

Teaching Interests:

• Clinical Education in Audiology
• Aural Rehabilitation and Hearing Technologies
• Pediatric and Educational Audiology
• Geriatric Audiology
• Counseling in Communication Disorders

Other Interests:

• Reading
• Movies
• Travelling
• Singing
• Spending Time with Family and Friends

Laura Lenkey, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Assistant Professor

Office Address: 500 Lafayette Ave. NE, 303F

Phone: 231-838-5619/616-331-5609

Email:  lenkeyl@gvsu.edu

Education:

• B.S., Northern Illinois University
• M.A., Northern Illinois University
• Ph.D., Florida State University

Research Interests:

• Neuro-Cognitive Communication
• Practice-Based Evidence
• Professional Program Development
• Hippotherapy
• Telepractice

Teaching Interests:

• Adult Neuro-Communication Disorders
• Motor Speech Disorders
• Aphasia
• Dysphagia

Other Interests:

• Family
• Equestrian Activities
• Health and Travel
• MSHA Executive Board

Shannon Lorenz, M.S., CCC-SLP

Affiliate Faculty and Clinical Education Coordinator

Office Address: 500 Lafayette Ave. NE, 303G

Phone: (616) 331-5568

Email:  lorenzsh@gvsu.edu

Education:

• B.S., 
• M.A., Western Michigan University

Teaching Interests:

• Clinical education
• Language development
• Communication disorders in children
• Clinical methods

Other Interests:

• Spending time with family, friends, and pets; sports; candid photography; yoga; football

Denise A. Ludwig, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, FNAP

Professor and Assistant Department Chair

Office Address: 500 Lafayette NE, 303O

Phone: (616) 331-5563

Email:  ludwigde@gvsu.edu

Education:

• B.S., Western Michigan University
• M.S., The University of Michigan
• M.Ed., Grand Valley State University
• Ph.D., Western Michigan University

Research Interests:

• Early intervention for integrated service delivery for children age birth-five
• Early Intervention andragogy models of parent coaching
• Integrated clinical education
• Phonological and language development
• Interprofessional education and Interprofessional practice

Teaching Interests:

• Early Intervention – Infant, Toddler, Preschool
• Phonological and Language Development
• Clinical Education
• Counseling for Communication Disorders
• Interdisciplinary Education

Beth Macauley, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, HPCS

Associate Professor and Admissions Coordinator

Office Address: 500 Lafayette Ave. NE, 303B

Phone:  (616) 331-5617

Email:  macauleb@gvsu.edu

Education:  

• B.A., University of Florida
• M.A., University of Florida
• Ph.D., University of Florida

Research Interests:

• Effectiveness of hippotherapy
• Brain-behavior relationships
• Aphasia
• Dysphagia
• Quality of life

Teaching Interests:

• Anatomy and Physiology
• Neurology
• Speech Science

Other Interest:

• Children's sporting events
• Musical events
• Flute
• Reading
• Traveling

Wil A. Rankinen, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Program Director

Office Address: 500 Lafayette Ave. NE, 303D

Phone: (616) 331-5541

Email: wil.rankinen@gvsu.edu

Education:

• B.A., Michigan State University
• M.A., Indiana University
• Ph.D., Indiana University

Research Interests:

• Sociolinguistics; sociophonetics; speech science; language regard; geolinguistics
• Formant measurement and extraction methods; speaker normalization
• Supporting undergraduate research:
  • The S4 Research Laboratory (current and past studies)
  • Honors Projects (current and past studies)

Teaching Interests:

• Phonetics
• Speech Science
• Applied Research Methods

Other Interests:

• Life-long education
• Family-time
• Woodworking

Cara M. Singer, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Assistant Professor

Office Address: 500 Lafayette Ave. NE, 303L

Phone: 616-331-5564

Email:  singerca@gvsu.edu

Education:

• B.A., University of Michigan
• M.A., University of Iowa
• Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Research Interests:

• Stuttering persistence and recovery
• Treatment outcomes related to stuttering
• The role of feedback in speech-language treatment
• Addressing explicit and implicit biases related to speech-language disorders

Teaching Interests:

• Stuttering
• Pediatric Speech and Language Disorders
• Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice
• Counseling

Other Interests:

• Food and Travel