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Leadership

Kathleen Abendroth,Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-CL

Maryjane Rees Language, Speech and Hearing Center Clinic Coordinator

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: By appointment. Email Instructor to schedule.
  • Duties: Dr. Abendroth is the clinic coordinator for the Maryjane Rees Language, Speech and Hearing Center.

Ariel Cassar, Au.D. CCC-A

AuD Program Clinical Education Coordinator

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  • Office Hours: By appointment at weblink above.
  • Duties: Dr. Cassar is the audiology Clinical Education Coordinator for the Maryjane Rees Language, Speech and Hearing Center- Audiology Clinic and a lecturer for the Doctor of Audiology Program at CSUS.

Tonia Davis, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Associate Professor, SLPA Program Coordinator

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: Mondays and Wednesdays 9:30-11am Drop-in, No Appointment needed.
  • Specialty & Interests: Tonia N. Davis, PhD, CCC-SLP is an associate professor and licensed speech language pathologist. Research/clinical interests include neurodevelopmental disabilities and pediatric feeding/swallowing.

Laura Gaeta, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, CSAD Dept. Vice Chair, Au.D. Program Director, Audiology Graduate Coordinator

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: Tuesdays 3-4pm, Wednesdays 2:30-3:30pm, Thursdays 9:30-10:30am. Schedule appointments at website link above
  • Duties: Dr. Laura Gaeta is an associate professor and Au.D. Program Director in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.

Darla Hagge, Ph. D., CCC-SLP

CSAD MS Graduate Coordinator, Professor

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: By appointment at weblink above

Heather Thompson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Department Chair, CSAD2B Coordinator, Professor

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  • Office Hours: Summer 2024: Mondays 2:30-4:00 PM, Wednesdays 9:30-11:00am. Schedule at weblink above

Staff

Nyrill Azucena

Administrative Support Coordinator i Maryjane Rees Center – Audiology Clinic

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Kaithleen Calitis

Administrative Support Coordinator I, Maryjane Rees Center - Speech and Language Clinic

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David Gleason

CSAD Department Administrative Support Coordinator II

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CSAD B.S. Faculty Advisors

Lisa D'Angelo, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Associate Professor

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: Wednesdays 3-4:30 PM, Thursdays 12-1:30 PM, Drop-in, No Appointment needed
  • Research: Dr. Lisa D’Angelo has been a Speech-Language Pathologist for 35 years in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and schools. An Associate Professor, she teaches neurological development and disorders.

Tonia Davis, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Associate Professor, SLPA Program Coordinator

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: Mondays and Wednesdays 9:30-11am Drop-in, No Appointment needed.
  • Specialty & Interests: Tonia N. Davis, PhD, CCC-SLP is an associate professor and licensed speech language pathologist. Research/clinical interests include neurodevelopmental disabilities and pediatric feeding/swallowing.

Laura Gaeta, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, CSAD Dept. Vice Chair, Au.D. Program Director, Audiology Graduate Coordinator

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: Tuesdays 3-4pm, Wednesdays 2:30-3:30pm, Thursdays 9:30-10:30am. Schedule appointments at website link above
  • Duties: Dr. Laura Gaeta is an associate professor and Au.D. Program Director in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.

Hamid Motallebzadeh, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, CSAD Au.D. Program

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: Email Instructor to schedule. Monday 12:00-1:30 PM and 3:30 – 4:00 PM, Wednesday 3:15 – 4:30 PM.
  • Research: Computational, experimental and clinical research in hearing biomechanics

Aishah Y. Patterson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Associate Professor

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: Wednesdays 11:00am - 12:30pm; 2:00pm - 3:30pm by appointment. Follow weblink to schedule.
  • Specialty & Interests: Dr. Patterson is a licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathologist with clinical and supervisory experience across the lifespan. Her research includes measuring physiological stress responses.

Soumya Venkitakrishnan, Au.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, CSAD Au.D. Program

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: Mondays: 12:00-1:00 PM, 3:15-4:15 PM. Wednesdays :3:15-4:15 PM. Email Instructor to schedule.
  • Research: Translational research that can improve clinical practice both diagnostically and in the area of hearing rehabilitation.

CSAD B.S. Faculty

Lisa D'Angelo, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Associate Professor

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: Wednesdays 3-4:30 PM, Thursdays 12-1:30 PM, Drop-in, No Appointment needed.
  • Research: Dr. Lisa D’Angelo has been a Speech-Language Pathologist for 35 years in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and schools. An Associate Professor, she teaches neurological development and disorders.

Tonia Davis, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Associate Professor, SLPA Program Coordinator

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: Mondays and Wednesdays 9:30-11am Drop-in, No Appointment needed.
  • Specialty & Interests: Tonia N. Davis, PhD, CCC-SLP is an associate professor and licensed speech language pathologist. Research/clinical interests include neurodevelopmental disabilities and pediatric feeding/swallowing.

Keith Haberstock, M.S., CCC-SLP

CSAD Part-Time Faculty

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: By appointment Wednesdays 12:45-1:30. Email instructor to schedule.

Kelly Louney, M.S., CCC-SLP

CSAD Part-Time Faculty

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: By appointment. Email Instructor to schedule.

Aishah Y. Patterson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Associate Professor

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: Wednesdays 11:00am - 12:30pm; 2:00pm - 3:30pm by appointment. Follow weblink to schedule.
  • Specialty & Interests: Dr. Patterson is a licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathologist with clinical and supervisory experience across the lifespan. Her research includes measuring physiological stress responses.

Celeste Roseberry-McKibbin, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Professor

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: Email Instructor to schedule (Mondays/Wednesdays 7:45-8:45, Tuesday/Thursdays 9:45-10:15.)
  • Specialty & Interests: She's sole- or coauthored 17 books and made 700+ presentations at the local through international levels. Her specialties are service delivery to English learners and students experiencing poverty.

CSAD Second B.S. (CCE) Faculty

Kathleen Abendroth,Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-CL

Maryjane Rees Language, Speech and Hearing Center Clinic Coordinator

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: By appointment. Email Instructor to schedule.
  • Duties: Dr. Abendroth is the clinic coordinator for the Maryjane Rees Language, Speech and Hearing Center.

Lisa D'Angelo, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Associate Professor

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: Wednesdays 3-4:30 PM, Thursdays 12-1:30 PM, Drop-in, No Appointment needed..
  • Research: Dr. Lisa D’Angelo has been a Speech-Language Pathologist for 35 years in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and schools. An Associate Professor, she teaches neurological development and disorders.

Tonia Davis, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Associate Professor, SLPA Program Coordinator

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: Mondays and Wednesdays 9:30-11am Drop-in, No Appointment needed.
  • Specialty & Interests: Tonia N. Davis, PhD, CCC-SLP is an associate professor and licensed speech language pathologist. Research/clinical interests include neurodevelopmental disabilities and pediatric feeding/swallowing.

Keith Haberstock, M.S., CCC-SLP

CSAD Part-Time Faculty

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  • Office Hours: Summer 2024: By appointment Wednesdays 12:45-1:30. Email instructor to schedule.

Kelly Louney, M.S., CCC-SLP

CSAD Part-Time Faculty

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: By appointment. Email Instructor to schedule.

Hamid Motallebzadeh, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, CSAD Au.D. Program

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: Email Instructor to schedule. Monday 12:00-1:30 PM and 3:30 – 4:00 PM, Wednesday 3:15 – 4:30 PM.
  • Research: Computational, experimental and clinical research in hearing biomechanics

Celeste Roseberry-McKibbin, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Professor

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  • Office Hours: fall 2024: Email Instructor to schedule.
  • Specialty & Interests: She's sole- or coauthored 17 books and made 700+ presentations at the local through international levels. Her specialties are service delivery to English learners and students experiencing poverty.

Heather Thompson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Department Chair, CSAD2B Coordinator, Professor

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  • Office Hours: Summer 2024: Mondays 2:30-4:00 PM, Wednesdays 9:30-11:00am. Schedule at weblink above

CSAD M.S. Faculty

Joseph Arata, M.S., CCC-SLP

CSAD Part-Time Faculty

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: By appointment. Email Instructor to schedule.

Traci Bean, M.A. CCC-SLP

CSAD Part-Time Faculty

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  • Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle C
  • Phone: (916) 278-4867
  • CV / Bio
  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: By appointment. Email Instructor to schedule.

Alix Bowen, M.S. CCC-SLP

CSAD Part-Time Faculty

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: By appointment. Email Instructor to schedule.

Jennifer Brickley, M.A., CCC-SLP

CSAD Part-Time Faculty

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: By appointment. Email Instructor to schedule.

Shauna Brown, M.S. CCC-SLP

CSAD Part-Time Faculty

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: By appointment. Email Instructor to schedule.

Lauren Cook, M.S. CCC-SLP

CSAD Part-Time Faculty

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: By appointment. Email Instructor to schedule.

Autumn Dalton, M.S. CCC-SLP

CSAD Part-Time Faculty

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  • Office Hours: Spring 2024: By appointment. Email Instructor to schedule.

Lisa D'Angelo, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Associate Professor

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: Wednesdays 3-4:30 PM, Thursdays 12-1:30 PM, Drop-in, No Appointment needed.
  • Research: Dr. Lisa D’Angelo has been a Speech-Language Pathologist for 35 years in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and schools. An Associate Professor, she teaches neurological development and disorders.

Tonia Davis, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Associate Professor, SLPA Program Coordinator

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: Mondays and Wednesdays 9:30-11am Drop-in, No Appointment needed.
  • Specialty & Interests: Tonia N. Davis, PhD, CCC-SLP is an associate professor and licensed speech language pathologist. Research/clinical interests include neurodevelopmental disabilities and pediatric feeding/swallowing.

Alicia Fletcher, M.S. CCC-SLP

CSAD Part-Time Faculty

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  • Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle C
  • Phone: (916) 278-4867

Sean Green, M.S., CCC-SLP

CSAD Part-Time Faculty

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: Email Instructor to schedule.

Darla Hagge, Ph. D., CCC-SLP

CSAD MS Graduate Coordinator, Professor

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: By appointment at weblink above

Stephanie Jacobson, M.A., CCC-SLP

CSAD Part-Time Faculty

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: By appointment. Email Instructor to schedule.
  • Specialty & Interests: Stephanie is a bilingual adult medical SLP with experience in acute care, home health, mobile FEES, & telehealth settings. Expertise includes dysphagia, critical care, & head/neck cancer management.

Kelly Louney, M.S., CCC-SLP

CSAD Part-Time Faculty

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: By appointment. Email Instructor to schedule.

Marcella Mojibi

CSAD Part-Time Faculty

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: By appointment. Email Instructor to schedule.

Donna Northcutt, M.S., CCC-SLP

CSAD Part-Time Faculty

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: By appointment. Email Instructor to schedule.
  • Specialty & Interests: Donna is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist with clinical, administrative, and supervisory experience in a wide variety of settings including medical, private practice, and education

Aishah Y. Patterson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Associate Professor

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: Wednesdays 11:00am - 12:30pm; 2:00pm - 3:30pm by appointment. Follow weblink to schedule.
  • Specialty & Interests: Dr. Patterson is a licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathologist with clinical and supervisory experience across the lifespan. Her research includes measuring physiological stress responses.

Celeste Roseberry-McKibbin, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Professor

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: Email Instructor to schedule (Mondays/Wednesdays 7:45-8:45, Tuesday/Thursdays 9:45-10:15.)
  • Specialty & Interests: She's sole- or coauthored 17 books and made 700+ presentations at the local through international levels. Her specialties are service delivery to English learners and students experiencing poverty.

Kathryn Vigil, M.S., CCC-SLP

CSAD Part-Time Faculty

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: By appointment. Email Instructor to schedule.
  • Specialty & Interests: I enjoy mentoring students in the Maryjane Rees Language Speech and Hearing Center at CSUS. It's my way of giving back and collaborating with future clinicians in the field of speech pathology.

Kristin Weitz, M.Ed. CCC-SLP

CSAD Part-Time Faculty

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: By appointment. Email Instructor to schedule.
  • Specialty & Interests: Kristen has a variety of experience including working in multiple private practices, leadership/management, rehabilitation hospital, adjunct professor, and running her own private practice.

Razi Zarchy, SLPD, CCC-SLP

CSAD Part-Time Faculty

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: By appointment. Email Instructor to schedule.
  • Specialty & Interests: Razi Zarchy worked with deaf and hard of hearing children in the schools ages birth to 18 for 12 years. He is now a lecturer in Communication Sciences and Disorders and Deaf Studies.

Doctor of Audiology Faculty

Jithin Balan, Ph.D., CCC-A

Assistant Professor, CSAD Au.D. Program

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  • Specialty & Interests: Jithin Balan.,Ph.D is a full-time faculty member and a licensed Audiologist in the Department of Communication Science and Disorders. He is a certified by American Board of Audiology (ABA).

Ariel Cassar, Au.D. CCC-A

AuD Program Clinical Education Coordinator

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  • Office Hours: By appointment at weblink above
  • Duties: Dr. Cassar is the audiology Clinical Education Coordinator for the Maryjane Rees Language, Speech and Hearing Center- Audiology Clinic and a lecturer for the Doctor of Audiology Program at CSUS.

Stephanie Cate, Au.D.

CSAD Doctor of Audiology Program Part-Time Faculty

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  • Office Hours: Spring 2024: By appointment. Email Instructor to schedule.
  • Specialty & Interests: Patient-focused clinical audiologist with passion for aiding patient and their families through diagnostics and treatment of hearing and balance disorders.

Laura Gaeta, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, CSAD Dept. Vice Chair, Au.D. Program Director, Audiology Graduate Coordinator

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: Tuesdays 3-4pm, Wednesdays 2:30-3:30pm, Thursdays 9:30-10:30am. Schedule appointments at website link above
  • Duties: Dr. Laura Gaeta is an associate professor and Au.D. Program Director in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.

Kelly Miller, Au.D

CSAD Doctor of Audiology Program Part-Time Faculty

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: By appointment. Email Instructor to schedule.
  • Specialty & Interests: Pediatric Audiologist at Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento. Part time faculty and clinical supervisor at CSUS.

Hamid Motallebzadeh, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, CSAD Au.D. Program

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: Email Instructor to schedule. Monday 12:00-1:30 PM and 3:30 – 4:00 PM, Wednesday 3:15 – 4:30 PM.
  • Research: Computational, experimental and clinical research in hearing biomechanics

Mary Lo THomas, Pharm.D.

CSAD Doctor of Audiology Program Part-Time Faculty

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  • Specialty & Interests: I graduated from Univeristy of the Pacific in 2005 with my Doctorate of Pharmacy Degree. I am currently a pharmacy manager at Safeway Pharmacy.

Soumya Venkitakrishnan, Au.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, CSAD Au.D. Program

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: Mondays: 12:00-1:00 PM, 3:15-4:15 PM. Wednesdays :3:15-4:15 PM. Email Instructor to schedule.
  • Research: Translational research that can improve clinical practice both diagnostically and in the area of hearing rehabilitation.

Maryjane Rees Center Faculty and Staff

Kathleen Abendroth,Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-CL

Maryjane Rees Language, Speech and Hearing Center Clinic Coordinator

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  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: By appointment. Email Instructor to schedule.
  • Duties: Dr. Abendroth is the clinic coordinator for the Maryjane Rees Language, Speech and Hearing Center.

Nyrill Azucena

Administrative Support Coordinator i Maryjane Rees Center – Audiology Clinic

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Kaithleen Calitis

Administrative Support Coordinator I, Maryjane Rees Center - Speech and Language Clinic

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Ariel Cassar, Au.D. CCC-A

AuD Program Clinical Education Coordinator

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  • Office Hours: By appointment at weblink above.
  • Duties: Dr. Cassar is the audiology Clinical Education Coordinator for the Maryjane Rees Language, Speech and Hearing Center- Audiology Clinic and a lecturer for the Doctor of Audiology Program at CSUS.

Adjunct (Volunteer) Faculty

Nancy Castignetti, M.Ed., MS, CCC-SLP

Adjunct (Volunteer) Faculty

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  • Duties: Mentor/Clinical Supervisor for Leadership Educational in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) program

Stephanie Rivera Tran

Adjunct (Volunteer) Faculty

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  • Duties: Clinical Fellowship (CF) SLP trainee in the Leadership Educational in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) program. 2024-2025

Varun Varadarajan

Adjunct (Volunteer) Faculty

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  • Location: Folsom Hall room 2316
  • Specialty & Interests: Dr. Varun Varadarajan, MD is a Neurotologist and Skull Base Surgeon with Sacramento Ear, Nose & Throat
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