Professor Mili Mathews, PhD.
Dr. Mili Mathew received her PhD in Speech Language Pathology from the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, University of Mysuru, India, and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Macquarie University, Australia. She has over 18 years of experience in academia, both in India and the US. Dr. Mathew’s teaching interests are in the areas of Augmentative and Alternative Communication and Neurogenic Communication Disorders, specifically motor speech disorders and Aphasia. Her clinical interests are in the areas of speech and swallowing disorders in infants and children, as well as adults with acquired neurogenic speech and language disorders. Dr. Mathew’s research focuses on the foundational knowledge of hand gestures as well
as the as the interplay between linguistic and cultural factors in the production of gestures. She will head Molloy CSD’s Multimodal Communication Lab (MCL), where she will explore the semantic and prosodic relationship between gestures and spoken language and its implications for treatment in persons with neurogenic communication disorders, such as aphasia.
Dr. Shakibai is an Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Molloy University. She joined us in the Fall of 2023 upon relocating from California. Dr. Shakibai earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences from the City University of New York's Graduate Center. She is also a licensed and certified SLP and a certified Yoga instructor. Dr. Shakibai incorporates wellness into her research interests and agenda, and has published in several peer -reviewed journals. Dr. Margaret Shakibai, PhD, CCC-SLP,
Farewell and Best Wishes Dr. Zoe Thijs Ph.D. Dr. Thijs, formerly an assistant professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department, has moved on to a new position. We will miss Dr. Thijs, her endless energy, and her innovative research and teaching. Dr. Thijs is truly a scientist vested in clinical application of her work and ensuring student clinicians acquire the knowledge and skills to be the best possible SLP’s.
Best wishes to Dr. Zoe Thijs on her future endeavors!
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