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Charlotte Purcell

Purcell, Charlotte, SLPD, CCC-SLP

USF Speech-Language Clinic Director

Assistant Professor of Instruction

 

Phone: 813-396-0346
Office: PCD 2000A

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Charlotte Purcell King, SLPD, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS joined the USF Communication Sciences and Disorders as a full-time clinical instructor for the fall of 2023, serving as the interim Speech-Language Clinic Co-Director from August 2024-April 2025, and beginning her current role as the Clinic Director in May 2025. She completed her Clinical Doctorate in April 2022, during which time she completed a clinical research study comparing two different interventions for acquired apraxia of speech. Through this and past clinical research projects, she has had the opportunity to present at state, national, and international conferences. She has experience in the inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation settings, with a broad focus on adult neurogenic communication and swallowing disorders and primary interests in treating individuals with aphasia, motor speech disorders, and voice disorders. She completed board certification with the Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders. She is a certified SPEAK OUT!® Provider and also has certification in LSVT LOUD, as well as a Knowledge Badge in the Life Participation Approach for Aphasia (LPAA). She enjoys membership with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) as a S.T.E.P. mentor and Coordinating Committee member of SIG 2, and with the Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders (ANCDS) in the Clinical Research Committee. She enjoys sharing her passion with students for providing patient-centered and evidence-based care.

Education

Clinical Doctorate/SLPD

 Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions 2022
M.S. University of Rhode Island 2015
B.A. The George Washington University 2012

Teaching

SPA 6505 | Clinical Practicum

Recent Scholarly Activity

Publications:

King, C. R., Wambaugh, J., Maas, E. (2023). A comparison of Sound Production Treatment and Metrical Pacing Therapy for apraxia of speech. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 

Recent Presentations:

King, C. R., Wambaugh, J., Maas, E. (2023). A comparison of Sound Production Treatment and Metrical Pacing Therapy for apraxia of speech. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 

Recent Presentations:

King, C. R., Nealon, K., Bislick, L., Utianski, R., Wambaugh, J., Johnson, R., & Haley, K. (2025, May 30). Diagnostic strategies and tools in acquired apraxia of speech. Clinical Aphasiology Conference, Albuquerque, NM.

Bislick, L., Utianski, R., Haley, K., Nealon, K., King, C., Buchwald, A., Wambaugh, J., & Johnson, R. (2025, May 29). Underreported variables in AOS treatment studies: Implications for inclusive research. . Clinical Aphasiology Conference, Albuquerque, NM.

Gorajec, K., King, C. R., & Brandimore, A. (2024, December 6). Impact of the SPEAK OUT! Therapy Program With and Without EMST in Parkinson's Disease. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Seattle, WA.

King, C. R., & Brettman, I. (2024, April 5). Clinical Doctorate in Speech-Language Pathology: Professional Identifies, Attitudes, and Outcomes. [60-minute Conference Presentation]. Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders, New Orleans, LA.

Purcell, C. R., & Booker, K. J. (2022, October 6). Enhancing Objective Assessment in the Inpatient Rehabilitation Program [Conference Lecture Presentation]. Tennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists Convention, Knoxville, Tennessee.

Purcell, C. R., Wambaugh, J., & Maas, E. (2022, August 24-27). A comparison of Sound Production Treatment and Metrical Pacing Technique for apraxia of speech [Conference Poster Presentation]. International Conference on Speech Motor Control, Groningen, Netherlands. (Presented in-person)

Purcell, C. R., Wambaugh, J., & Maas, E. (2022, May 17-21). A comparison of Sound Production Treatment and Metrical Pacing Technique for apraxia of speech [Conference Poster Presentation]. Clinical Aphasiology Conference, Wrightsville Beach, NC. (Presented in-person)