About Dr. Linda L. Wellman

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• ​Over 33 years of experience as a Speech-Language Pathologist

• Current member of the Leadership Council for the College of Allied Health Sciences, University of Cincinnati

• Current member of COPAA (Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates)

• Current Vice President of Legislation and Advocacy for the Ohio Speech-Language Hearing Association

• Worked in public and private school settings including a private school for students with learning disabilities

• Past Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Cincinnati in the

• Taught undergraduate and graduate courses at Miami University, Oxford and University of Cincinnati in literacy and school procedures for Speech-Language Pathologists

• Served as Doctoral Research Assistant and Data & Research Coordinator for a United States Department of Education Grant: Project of National Significance

• Co-director for a United States Department of Education: Pupil Personnel Grant focused on authentic/performance-based assessment of literacy within the academic context

• Areas of research and interests include:

  • the relationship between cognition, language and literacy within the academic/curricular contexts 

  • collaborative models for student support

  • performance-based/authentic assessment

  • advocacy for the school-based SLP 

• Past member of the Ohio Licensure Board of Speech-Language Pathology and  Audiology:

  • Served as Chairperson for the Professional Competency Committee

• Received the Outstanding Educator Award from the Southwest Ohio Special Education Regional Resource Center for development of school-based collaborative teams

• Has delivered presentations on the local, state and national levels on various topics:

  • Cognitive theories ​of reading development

  • IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)

  • Sp​eech-language foundations for literacy development

  • Executive function's role in learning

  • Collaboration for student support in school

  • Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS): Intervention process

  • Engaging the adolescent learner

  • Assessment of cognitive-linguistic foundations for reading and writing within the academic context