Meet Us
- Leadership
- Staff
- CSAD B.S. Faculty Advisors
- CSAD B.S. Faculty
- CSAD Second B.S. (CCE) Faculty
- CSAD M.S. Faculty
- Doctor of Audiology Faculty
- Maryjane Rees Center Faculty and Staff
- Adjunct (Volunteer) Faculty
Leadership
Kathleen Abendroth,Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-CL
Maryjane Rees Language, Speech and Hearing Center Clinic Coordinator
- Location: Folsom Hall 2207
- Phone: (916) 278-7732
- abendroth@csus.edu
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays/Tuesdays/Thursdays 11:00 AM-12:00 PM. Drop-in, no appointment needed.
- 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
- Location: Folsom Hall, Suite 1000, Room 188
- Phone: (916) 278-4675
- ariel.cassar@csus.edu
- Website
- CV / Bio
- 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
- Location: Folsom Hall 2404D
- Phone: (916) 278-6679
- tonia.davis@csus.edu
- Pronouns: (she/her)
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays/Tuesdays/Wednesday 10:00-11:00 AM. 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, Au.D. Program Director, Audiology Graduate Coordinator
- Location: Folsom Hall 2207A
- Phone: (916) 278-4701
- l.gaeta@csus.edu
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- Website
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays 1:30-3:30pm, Wednesdays 2:00-3:00pm, 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
- Location: Folsom Hall 2405
- Phone: (916) 278-6695
- hagge@csus.edu
- Website
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Tuesdays/Thursdays 11:00-12:30. By appointment at the weblink above
Heather Thompson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Department Chair, CSAD2B Coordinator, Professor
- Location: Folsom Hall 2406
- Phone: (916) 278-6654
- heather.thompson@csus.edu
- Pronouns: (She, Her, Hers)
- Website
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays 1:00-2:30 PM, Wednesdays 9:30-11:00 AM. By appointment at the weblink above.
Staff
Nyrill Azucena
Administrative Support Coordinator i Maryjane Rees Center – Audiology Clinic
- Location: Folsom Hall Suite 1000 Room #193
- Phone: (916) 278-4697
- n.azucena@csus.edu
Kaithleen Calitis
Administrative Support Coordinator I, Maryjane Rees Center - Speech and Language Clinic
- Location: Folsom Hall 2316
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- kaithleen.calitis@csus.edu
David Gleason
CSAD Department Administrative Support Coordinator II
- Location: Folsom Hall 2316
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- dgleason@csus.edu
CSAD B.S. Faculty Advisors
Lisa D'Angelo, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Associate Professor
- Location: Folsom Hall 2404A
- Phone: (916) 278-3912
- dangelo@csus.edu
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays 2:15-3:00/ Tuesdays 12:00-1:00/ Wednesdays 2:15-3:00 / Thursdays 3:00-3:30. 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
- Location: Folsom Hall 2404D
- Phone: (916) 278-6679
- tonia.davis@csus.edu
- Pronouns: (she/her)
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays/Tuesdays/Wednesday 10:00-11:00 AM. 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, Au.D. Program Director, Audiology Graduate Coordinator
- Location: Folsom Hall 2207A
- Phone: (916) 278-4701
- l.gaeta@csus.edu
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- Website
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays 1:30-3:30pm, Wednesdays 2:00-3:00pm, 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
- Location: Folsom Hall 2404E
- Phone: (916) 278-3589
- h.motallebzadeh@csus.edu
- Website
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays/ Wednesdays 10:30-11:30, Tuesdays 11:45-12:45. Email for appointment.
- Research: Computational, experimental and clinical research in hearing biomechanics
Aishah Y. Patterson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Associate Professor
- Location: Folsom Hall 2404B
- Phone: (916) 278-7341
- patterson@csus.edu
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- Website
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Tuesdays/Thursdays 10:30-11:30 AM , Wednesdays 2:00-4:00 PM. By appointment at the weblink above. Please email for availability outside of regular office hours
- 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
- Location: Folsom Hall 2404H
- Phone: (916) 278-7325
- celeste@csus.edu
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays/Tuesdays/Wednesdays 8:15-8:45 AM, Thursdays 12:30-1:30 PM. Email for appointment.
- 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.
Soumya Venkitakrishnan, Au.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, CSAD Au.D. Program
- Location: Folsom Hall 2404G
- Phone: (916) 278-4899
- s.venkitakrishnan@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays 8.30 to 9.30, Wednesdays 8.30 to 9.30, Thursdays 3:00-4:00 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
Joseph Arata, M.S., CCC-SLP
CSAD Part-Time Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle A
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- Joseph.arata@csus.edu
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Tuesdays 4:00-4:30 pm and 7:15-7:45 pm, Thursdays 4:00-4:30pm. Drop-in, no appointment needed.
Lisa D'Angelo, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Associate Professor
- Location: Folsom Hall 2404A
- Phone: (916) 278-3912
- dangelo@csus.edu
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays 2:15-3:00/ Tuesdays 12:00-1:00/ Wednesdays 2:15-3:00 / Thursdays 3:00-3:30. 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
- Location: Folsom Hall 2404D
- Phone: (916) 278-6679
- tonia.davis@csus.edu
- Pronouns: (she/her)
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays/Tuesdays/Wednesday 10:00-11:00 AM. 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
- Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle D
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- keith.haberstock@csus.edu
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Wednesdays 12:45-1:30. Email Instructor to schedule.
Kelly Louney, M.S., CCC-SLP
CSAD Part-Time Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall 2306B
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- louney@csus.edu
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: By appointment. Email Instructor to schedule.
Hamid Motallebzadeh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, CSAD Au.D. Program
- Location: Folsom Hall 2404E
- Phone: (916) 278-3589
- h.motallebzadeh@csus.edu
- Website
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays/ Wednesdays 10:30-11:30, Tuesdays 11:45-12:45. Email for appointment.
- Research: Computational, experimental and clinical research in hearing biomechanics
Aishah Y. Patterson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Associate Professor
- Location: Folsom Hall 2404B
- Phone: (916) 278-7341
- patterson@csus.edu
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- Website
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Tuesdays/Thursdays 10:30-11:30 AM , Wednesdays 2:00-4:00 PM. By appointment at the weblink above. Please email for availability outside of regular office hours
- 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
- Location: Folsom Hall 2404H
- Phone: (916) 278-7325
- celeste@csus.edu
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays/Tuesdays/Wednesdays 8:15-8:45 AM, Thursdays 12:30-1:30 PM. Email for appointment.
- 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.
Soumya Venkitakrishnan, Au.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, CSAD Au.D. Program
- Location: Folsom Hall 2404G
- Phone: (916) 278-4899
- s.venkitakrishnan@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays 8.30 to 9.30, Wednesdays 8.30 to 9.30, Thursdays 3:00-4:00 PM. Email Instructor to schedule.
- Research: Translational research that can improve clinical practice both diagnostically and in the area of hearing rehabilitation.
Razi Zarchy, SLPD, CCC-SLP
CSAD Part-Time Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall 2306C
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- razi.zarchy@csus.edu
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays 12:00-12:45 Pm, 3:15-4:00 PM / Tuesdays 10:45-11:45 AM / Wednesdays 10:30-11:00 AM. 12:00-12:45 PM / Thursdays 3:00-3:45 PM. Drop-in or email for appointment.
- 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.
CSAD Second B.S. (CCE) Faculty
Kathleen Abendroth,Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-CL
Maryjane Rees Language, Speech and Hearing Center Clinic Coordinator
- Location: Folsom Hall 2207
- Phone: (916) 278-7732
- abendroth@csus.edu
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays/Tuesdays/Thursdays 11:00 AM-12:00 PM. Drop-in, no appointment needed.
- 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
- Location: Folsom Hall 2404A
- Phone: (916) 278-3912
- dangelo@csus.edu
- CV / Bio
- 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
- Location: Folsom Hall 2404D
- Phone: (916) 278-6679
- tonia.davis@csus.edu
- Pronouns: (she/her)
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays/Tuesdays/Wednesday 10:00-11:00 AM. 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
- Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle D
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- keith.haberstock@csus.edu
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Wednesdays 12:45-1:30. Email Instructor to schedule.
Kelly Louney, M.S., CCC-SLP
CSAD Part-Time Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall 2306B
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- louney@csus.edu
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: By appointment. Email Instructor to schedule.
Hamid Motallebzadeh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, CSAD Au.D. Program
- Location: Folsom Hall 2404E
- Phone: (916) 278-3589
- h.motallebzadeh@csus.edu
- Website
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays/ Wednesdays 10:30-11:30, Tuesdays 11:45-12:45. Email for appointment.
- Research: Computational, experimental and clinical research in hearing biomechanics
Celeste Roseberry-McKibbin, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Professor
- Location: Folsom Hall 2404H
- Phone: (916) 278-7325
- celeste@csus.edu
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays/Tuesdays/Wednesdays 8:15-8:45 AM, Thursdays 12:30-1:30 PM. Email for appointment.
- 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
- Location: Folsom Hall 2406
- Phone: (916) 278-6654
- heather.thompson@csus.edu
- Pronouns: (She, Her, Hers)
- Website
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays 1:00-2:30 PM, Wednesdays 9:30-11:00 AM. By appointment at the weblink above.
CSAD M.S. Faculty
Kimberlee Adonna, M.S. CCC-SLP
CSAD Part-Time Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle B
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- kim.adonna@csus.edu
Joseph Arata, M.S., CCC-SLP
CSAD Part-Time Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle A
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- Joseph.arata@csus.edu
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Tuesdays 4:00-4:30 pm and 7:15-7:45 pm, Thursdays 4:00-4:30pm. Drop-in, no appointment needed.
Sumner Blanchard, Ph.D. CCC-SLP
CSAD Part-Time Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle C
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- sumner.blanchard@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Wednesdays 1:00-2:00 PM. Drop-in, or email for appointment.
- Specialty & Interests: Specialty and Interests: Aphasia, Cognitive-Linguistic Disorders, Dysphonia, Dysphagia, Tracheoesophageal Prosthesis, Videofluoroscopic swallowing evaluation, Nasendoscopy
Traci Bean, M.A. CCC-SLP
CSAD Part-Time Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle C
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- t.bean@csus.edu
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Tuesdays 5:00-5:45 PM via Zoom. Email or TEAMS message for appointment.
Alix Bowen, M.S. CCC-SLP
CSAD Part-Time Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle A
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- alix.bowen@csus.edu
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- CV / Bio
- Specialty & Interests: No course assignments for Spring 2025.
Jennifer Brickley, M.A., CCC-SLP
CSAD Part-Time Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle C
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- jennifer.brickley@csus.edu
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: By appointment. Email Instructor to schedule.
Shauna Brown, M.S. CCC-SLP
CSAD Part-Time Faculty
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- Shauna.brown@csus.edu
- CV / Bio
- Specialty & Interests: No course assignments for Spring 2025.
Nancy Castignetti, M.Ed., MS, CCC-SLP
Adjunct (Volunteer) Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle D
- nancy.castignetti@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: By appointment. Email Instructor to schedule.
- Specialty & Interests: Mentor/Clinical Supervisor for Leadership Educational in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) program
Lauren Cook, M.S. CCC-SLP
CSAD Part-Time Faculty
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- lauren.cook@csus.edu
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Fridays 1:00-3:00 PM online via TEAMS. Email or TEAMS message for appointment.
Autumn Dalton, M.S. CCC-SLP
CSAD Part-Time Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle B
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- autumn.dalton@csus.edu
- CV / Bio
- Specialty & Interests: No course assignments for Spring 2025.
Lisa D'Angelo, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Associate Professor
- Location: Folsom Hall 2404A
- Phone: (916) 278-3912
- dangelo@csus.edu
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays 2:15-3:00/ Tuesdays 12:00-1:00/ Wednesdays 2:15-3:00 / Thursdays 3:00-3:30. 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
- Location: Folsom Hall 2404D
- Phone: (916) 278-6679
- tonia.davis@csus.edu
- Pronouns: (she/her)
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays/Tuesdays/Wednesday 10:00-11:00 AM. 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
- Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle C
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- Specialty & Interests: No course assignments for Spring 2025.
Sean Green, M.S., CCC-SLP
CSAD Part-Time Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle D
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- sean.green@csus.edu
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Email Instructor to schedule.
Keith Haberstock, M.S., CCC-SLP
CSAD Part-Time Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle D
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- keith.haberstock@csus.edu
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Wednesdays 12:45-1:30. Email Instructor to schedule.
Darla Hagge, Ph. D., CCC-SLP
CSAD MS Graduate Coordinator, Professor
- Location: Folsom Hall 2405
- Phone: (916) 278-6695
- hagge@csus.edu
- Website
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Tuesdays/Thursdays 11:00-12:30. By appointment at the weblink above
Stephanie Jacobson, M.A., CCC-SLP
CSAD Part-Time Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle D
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- s.d.jacobson@csus.edu
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: 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
- Location: Folsom Hall 2306B
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- louney@csus.edu
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: By appointment. Email Instructor to schedule.
Paige Mains, M.S. CCC-SLP
CSAD Part-Time Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle C
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: By appointment. Email Instructor to schedule.
Marcella Mojibi
CSAD Part-Time Faculty
- Location: Folsom 2000
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- Marcella.mojibi@csus.edu
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: By appointment. Email Instructor to schedule.
Donna Northcutt, M.S., CCC-SLP
CSAD Part-Time Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle B
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- donna.northcutt@csus.edu
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: 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
Karen Oakley, M.S. CCC-SLP
CSAD Part-Time Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle B
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- karen.oakley@csus.edu
Aishah Y. Patterson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Associate Professor
- Location: Folsom Hall 2404B
- Phone: (916) 278-7341
- patterson@csus.edu
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- Website
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Tuesdays/Thursdays 10:30-11:30 AM , Wednesdays 2:00-4:00 PM. By appointment at the weblink above. Please email for availability outside of regular office hours
- 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.
Gabriel Plaza-Garcia, M.S. CCC-SLP
CSAD Part-Time Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle A
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- g.plaza-garcia@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays/Wednesdays 5:00-5:30 PM. Drop-in, no appointment needed.
Celeste Roseberry-McKibbin, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Professor
- Location: Folsom Hall 2404H
- Phone: (916) 278-7325
- celeste@csus.edu
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays/Tuesdays/Wednesdays 8:15-8:45 AM, Thursdays 12:30-1:30 PM. Email for appointment.
- 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.
Aathirai Sharma, M.S. CCC-SLP
CSAD Part-Time Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle D
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays & Wednesdays 12:15 pm-1:00 pm. Drop-in, no appointment needed
Juan Vazquez, M.S. CCC-SLP
CSAD Part-Time Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle A
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: By appointment. Email Instructor to schedule.
Kathryn Vigil, M.S., CCC-SLP
CSAD Part-Time Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle B
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- kathryn.vigil@csus.edu
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: 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.
Molly Walker, M.S. CCC-SLP
CSAD Part-Time Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle B
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- molly.walker@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Tuesdays 12:00-1:00 PM. Drop-in, no appointment needed.
Kristin Weitz, M.Ed. CCC-SLP
CSAD Part-Time Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle C
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- kristen.weitz@csus.edu
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: 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
- Location: Folsom Hall 2306C
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- razi.zarchy@csus.edu
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays 12:00-12:45 Pm, 3:15-4:00 PM / Tuesdays 10:45-11:45 AM / Wednesdays 10:30-11:00 AM. 12:00-12:45 PM / Thursdays 3:00-3:45 PM. Drop-in or email for appointment.
- 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
- Location: Folsom Hall 2306B
- Phone: (916) 278-5378
- jithin.balan@csus.edu
- Website
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Monday-Thursday 10.30 a.m. -12.00 p.m. By appointment at the weblink above
- 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
- Location: Folsom Hall, Suite 1000, Room 188
- Phone: (916) 278-4675
- ariel.cassar@csus.edu
- Website
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Wednesdays/Fridays 9:00-11:00 AM. By appointment at the 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
- Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle D
- Phone: (916) 278-4697
- stephanie.cate@csus.edu
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Thursdays 7:00-8:00 PM Online (Zoom). Email for appointment.
- 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, Au.D. Program Director, Audiology Graduate Coordinator
- Location: Folsom Hall 2207A
- Phone: (916) 278-4701
- l.gaeta@csus.edu
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- Website
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays 1:30-3:30pm, Wednesdays 2:00-3:00pm, 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.
Leigh Ann Higa, Ph.D.
CSAD Doctor of Audiology Program Part-Time Faculty
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays 7:00-7:00 PM. By appointment. Email Instructor to schedule.
- Specialty & Interests: Pediatric Audiologist at Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento. Part time faculty and clinical supervisor at CSUS.
Kelly Miller, Au.D
CSAD Doctor of Audiology Program Part-Time Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle B
- kelly.miller@csus.edu
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays 4:00-6:00 PM. Online. 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
- Location: Folsom Hall 2404E
- Phone: (916) 278-3589
- h.motallebzadeh@csus.edu
- Website
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays/ Wednesdays 10:30-11:30, Tuesdays 11:45-12:45. Email for appointment.
- Research: Computational, experimental and clinical research in hearing biomechanics
Mary Lo THomas, Pharm.D.
CSAD Doctor of Audiology Program Part-Time Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle B
- Phone: (916) 278-2935
- mary.lo.thomas@csus.edu
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Fall only. No course load spring and summer sessions.
- 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
- Location: Folsom Hall 2404G
- Phone: (916) 278-4899
- s.venkitakrishnan@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays 8.30 to 9.30, Wednesdays 8.30 to 9.30, Thursdays 3:00-4:00 PM. Email Instructor to schedule.
- Research: Translational research that can improve clinical practice both diagnostically and in the area of hearing rehabilitation.
Tracy Volkman, Au.D.
CSAD Doctor of Audiology Program Part-Time Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle B
- Phone: (916) 278-4697
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Email for appointment.
Kenneth Wood, Au.D.
CSAD Doctor of Audiology Program Part-Time Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall 2000 Cubicle C
- Phone: (916) 278-4697
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Email for appointment.
Razi Zarchy, SLPD, CCC-SLP
CSAD Part-Time Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall 2306C
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- razi.zarchy@csus.edu
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays 12:00-12:45 Pm, 3:15-4:00 PM / Tuesdays 10:45-11:45 AM / Wednesdays 10:30-11:00 AM. 12:00-12:45 PM / Thursdays 3:00-3:45 PM. Drop-in or email for appointment.
- 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.
Maryjane Rees Center Faculty and Staff
Kathleen Abendroth,Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-CL
Maryjane Rees Language, Speech and Hearing Center Clinic Coordinator
- Location: Folsom Hall 2207
- Phone: (916) 278-7732
- abendroth@csus.edu
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays/Tuesdays/Thursdays 11:00 AM-12:00 PM. Drop-in, no appointment needed.
- 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
- Location: Folsom Hall Suite 1000 Room #193
- Phone: (916) 278-4697
- n.azucena@csus.edu
Kaithleen Calitis
Administrative Support Coordinator I, Maryjane Rees Center - Speech and Language Clinic
- Location: Folsom Hall 2316
- Phone: (916) 278-4867
- kaithleen.calitis@csus.edu
Ariel Cassar, Au.D. CCC-A
AuD Program Clinical Education Coordinator
- Location: Folsom Hall, Suite 1000, Room 188
- Phone: (916) 278-4675
- ariel.cassar@csus.edu
- Website
- CV / Bio
- Office Hours: Spring 2025: Wednesdays/Fridays 9:00-11:00 AM. By appointment at the 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
Stephanie Rivera Tran
Adjunct (Volunteer) Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall room 2316
- sriveratran@csus.edu
- Duties: Clinical Fellowship (CF) SLP trainee in the Leadership Educational in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) program. 2024-2025
Varun Varadarajan
Adjunct (Volunteer) Faculty
- Location: Folsom Hall room 2316
- Specialty & Interests: Dr. Varun Varadarajan, MD is a Neurotologist and Skull Base Surgeon with Sacramento Ear, Nose & Throat