Doctoral Students
Anne Reed
Anne is a doctoral candidate and comes to us with valuable experience working in public schools as well as with students with dyslexia. Her research interests include speech sound disorder therapy dosage and intensity on progress, type of reading instruction and its impact on future special education referrals, and state stakeholder (e.g., DOE, legislators) awareness of new speech sound development data and the subsequent impact on SPED eligibility. Anne is currently working on a single case experimental design study, using practice-based coaching to help speech-language pathology assistants and paraeducators use shared book reading techniques.
Her favorite children’s book is “Little Owl’s Night” by Divya Srinivasan.
Mary Allison Moody
Mary Allison is a Ph.D. student and Legacy Fellow in the School of Communication Science Disorders, studying under Dr. Kelly Farquharson’s direction. She graduated from Valdosta State University (VSU) in 2022 and 2020 with an M.Ed. and a B.S.Ed. in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD), respectively. Mary Allison was a CSD graduate research assistant overseeing the Scottish-Rite Literacy Enhancement Project, which identified kindergarteners at risk for dyslexia in a large public school system. She also gained valuable leadership experience as the Georgia Student State Officer (SSO) for the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA). Mary Allison’s research interests include the comorbidity of speech sound disorders (SSD) and literacy impairments, the comprehensive assessment of SSDs, early identification and intervention procedures related to dyslexia in public schools, and the SLP’s role in school-based reading initiatives. Her teaching interests include clinical phonetics and childhood speech sound disorders.
Favorite Children’s Book: Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
Lydia Kim
Lydia is a doctoral student who moved from Seoul, South Korea in 2022, accompanied by her three beloved cats: Glen, Chico, and Mini. She holds a BA in Special Education and Psychology and an MA in Communication Science and Disorders, both from Ewha University in Seoul. Lydia has experience working as a SLP in the field of psychiatry, including positions at the National Mental Health Hospital and the Seoul I Clinic.
Her research focuses on the risk and protective factors associated with children who have reading disabilities. More specifically, she has a keen interest in the role of orthographic facilitation in aiding vocabulary acquisition for children with dyslexia and examining the sound discrimination abilities in children with speech sound disorders.
Her favorite children’s book is ‘Hansel and Gretel’ by the Brothers Grimm!
Master’s Students
Cadee Cooper
Georgie Fill
Undergraduate Students
Briana Johnson
Olivia Arnold
Sophia Drift
Katherine Lozano
Jillian Kessler
Maggie Acquaviva
Kara Brodley
Katelyn Peterson
Lillian Jaques-Baker
Katelin Milligan
Ella Johanson
CLaSS Lab Alum
2024 Graduates
Chloe Molinaro (Undergraduate honors thesis)
Katie McGrane (Undergraduate honors thesis)
Kenzlie Kolmetz
Allianne Bryan
Elaina Huerta
Natalee Escobar
Emily Cabrera
Jamie Matarazzo
Christy Timm Fulkerson (doctoral student rotation)
In Memory of Allison Zimmon
2023 Graduates
Taylor Tokos
Paige Lovell (Master’s thesis)
Rebecca Summy (doctoral student rotation)
2022 Graduates:
Hannah LeBlanc
Briana Acevedo (Master’s thesis)
Kaia Stevenson (Undergraduate honors thesis)
Avery Alderman
2021 Graduates:
Kara Smith
Falyn Marks
Shay Fitzgerald
Chessa Goodman
Caitlin Fechtel
Kim Kolaci
Paige Lovell (Undergraduate hono
Former UROP students:
Maggie Acquaviva
Jillian Kessler
Elaina Huerta
Natalee Escobar
Kevin Miller
Andrea Lopez
Alyssa Ranieri
2020 Graduates:
Kristen Wood
Erica Kochis
Kelsey Paulk
Katie Goodwin (Undergraduate honors thesis)
June Kassolis (Undergraduate honors thesis)
Vicki Zilbergleyt
Michelle Chavarro (Master’s thesis)
2019 Graduates:
Cassidy Flechaus
Alum from the CLaSS Lab at Emerson College:
Carolyn Babeu – 2018 graduate (thesis student)
Divya Swaminathan – 2018 graduate (Divya’s thesis was published here)
Caroline Shea – 2018 graduate
Catherine DiBona – 2019 graduate
Clare Mitchell – 2019 graduate
Jen Kurzrok – 2019 graduate
Brittany Schoellkopf – 2017 graduate (undergrad)
Lisa Boldini – 2017 graduate (Lisa’s thesis was published here)
Sydney Macnaughton – 2017 graduate
Kelsey Parent – 2017 graduate
Kayla MacKay – 2017 graduate (thesis student)
Corinne Zmoos – 2017 graduate
Lauren Gallagher – 2017 graduate
Stephanie Habib – 2016 graduate