Laura Pitts, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-S
Associate Professor of Speech-Language Pathology
Laura Pitts, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-S
Associate Professor of Speech-Language Pathology
Postdoctoral Fellow in the Center for Aphasia Research and Treatment, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Northwestern University
Ph.D., Florida State University
M.A., University of Northern Iowa
B.A., University of Northern Iowa
Swallowing Disorders/Dysphagia, Pediatric Feeding Disorders
Introduction to Neurogenic Disorders
Neuroscience and the Study of Communication Disorders
Pediatric Feeding Disorders: Bottle feeding/breastfeeding and the development of feeding skills, Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Approach to Feeding, Supporting Oral Feeding in Fragile Infants (SOFFI), and Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy.
Rehabilitation: Swallowing recovery via neuromodulatory- and exercise-based protocols for survivors of stroke, brain or cervical spinal cord injury, or head/neck cancer. Early intervention and care for persons with Parkinson's disease/ Parkinson's plus syndromes or neurodegenerative disease. Treatment of Aphasia and Apraxia of Speech.