Faculty and Staff

Celia Bassich, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Clinical Associate Professor

Education and Certification

• PhD.: University of Maryland at College Park
• M.A.: Catholic University of America
• B.A.: Catholic University of America
• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology
• Licensed by the Maryland Board of Examiners

Courses Taught

• Speech Science
• Adult Neurogenic Speech Disorders
• Voice Disorders

Professional Interests

• Adult Neurogenic Voice and Speech Disorders
• Consultant to National Parkinson Foundation
• Speech Pathology faculty member of the Allied Team Training Program for Parkinson disease

Research Interests

• Dr. Bassich's primary research interests are focused in the area of voice and speech symptoms associated with Parkinson's disease.  She is involved in clinical research and maintains currency in recent investigations of speech, voice and swallowing EBP in persons with Parkinson's disease.  She disseminates this information at invited workshops for professionals  (Springfield, MO Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Conference, Sept. 2010; Allied Team Training for PD, sponsored by the National Parkinson Foundation, Chapel-Hill, NC, March 2011 & Arlington, VA, March 2012) and at invited workshops for persons with Parkinson disease, Johns-Hopkins Movement Disorders Clinic, PD 201, Sept. 2011;  Martinsburg West Va.  Parkinson Support Group,  Nov. 2011).