Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Faculty and Staff

Tom Sather is a Professor at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire in the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences department. He is also an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, and speech-language pathologist at Mayo Clinic Health System – Eau Claire. He teaches and works clinically in the areas of adult neurogenics, aphasia, community aphasia programming, and medical speech-language pathology service delivery. He is a board member of the Chippewa Valley Aphasia Group and the Chippewa Valley Aphasia Camp, past president of Aphasia Access, and a Fellow of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association. 

Sarah Schellinger is an Associate Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. She teaches courses in Phonetics, Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing, and Motor Speech Disorders. Prior to working as a faulty member, she practiced as a medical speech-language pathologist in acute care, long-term acute care, and rehabilitation settings. 

Dr. Smith teaches the introduction to audiology course given in the department. She also supervises hearing screening teams in both the fall and spring semesters. 

Ms. Angie Sterling-Orth, Graduate Program Coordinator and Clinical Professor joined the department in August of 2002. She spends her time in the department supervising in the clinic and off-campus, teaching graduate level coursework in child methods, teaching undergraduate coursework in aural rehabilitation, and serving as Graduate Program Coordinator. Ms. Sterling-Orth co-authored the text Guide to Clinical Supervision (2017).

 

Ms. Katy Teska joined the Department in summer 2023 as the academic department associate.  Her role serves as operations manager for the Department and for the UWEC Speech & Language Clinic.  She coordinates the departmental budgets, assists the clinic director in administration, arranges ASHA-approved professional seminar events, manages departmental publications and serves as administrative assistant to the department administrators. Her previous role was as a program manager for a grant supporting K-12 districts and schools with the implementation of an equitable, multi-level system of support.   She has supported the development of professional learning opportunities focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion and has a passion for implementing and improving policies and practices in all systems.