Faculty/Staff/PhD

Clinical Faculty

Charlotte Purcell

Purcell, Charlotte, SLPD, CCC-SLP

 

Assistant Professor of Instruction

 

Phone: 813-396-0346
Office: PCD 3004

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Charlotte Purcell, SLPD, CCC-SLP joined the USF Communication Sciences and Disorders as a full-time clinical instructor for the fall of 2023. 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 has specialty certifications in LSVT LOUD and SPEAK OUT! therapy programs. She enjoys membership with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) as a S.T.E.P. mentor and Program Development Committee member of SIG 2, and with the Academy of Neurogenic 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:

(In Press) 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. 

*King is married name that will be on publication, not yet legally changed.

Recent Presentations:

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)