Faculty and Staff

Karen Fallon, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Associate Professor

Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Program Director

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
• Clinical Methods and Observation
• Research writing in communication disorders

Professional/ Research Interests

• Literacy
• Childhood Language Disorders
• Language Development
• Learning Differences
• The Adolescent & Adult Language and Literacy Clinic (ALL Clinic)

Selected Publications

• Fallon, K.A. & Katz, L.A. (in press). Providing Written Language Services in the Schools: The Time is Now. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in the Schools.

• Katz, L.A., Maag, A., Fallon, K.A., Blenkarn, K., & Smith, M.K. (2010). What Makes a Caseload (Un)Manageable? School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists Speak. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 41, 139-151.

•  Fallon, K.A. (2008). AAC in the schools: Current issues and future directions. Perspectives. 17, 1. 6-12.

• Fallon, K.A., Light, J., McNaughton, D., Drager, K, & Hammer, C. (2004) Improving the reading skills of individuals who require augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). The Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 47(6).1424-1439

• Fallon, K.A. & Katz. L.A. (2008). Augmentative and Alternative Communication and Literacy Teams: Facing the Challenges, Forging Ahead. Seminars in Speech and Language, 29, 2. 112-119.