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College of Health Professions


Department of Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology and Deaf Studies

Faculty and Staff

Karen Fallon, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Assistant Professor

Office:   Van Bokkelen, Room 103C
Phone:   410-704-2437
Fax:   410-704-4131
E-mail:   kfallon@towson.edu

Karen Fallon, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Education and Certification

  • Ph.D.: The Pennsylvania State University
  • M.S.: The Pennsylvania State University
  • B.S.: The Pennsylvania State University
  • Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology

Courses Taught

  • Language Development in Children
  • Language Disorders in Children
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication
  • Clinical Methods and Observation

Professional/Research Interests

  • Childhood Language Disorders
  • Language Development
  • Literacy
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication
  • Learning Disabilities

Selected publications

  • Fallon, K.A. (2004), The effects of direct instruction on the single-word reading skills of children who require augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). The Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 47(6). 1424-1439.
  • Fallon, K.A., Light, J. & Achenbach, A. (2003), The semantic organization patterns of young children: Implications for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), 19(2). 74-85.
  • Fallon, K.A., Light, J., & Kramer Paige, T. (2001), Enhancing vocabulary selection for non-speaking preschoolers: Development of a vocabulary selection tool. The American Journal of Speech Language Pathology, 10(1). 81-94.

 



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