Communication Sciences and Disorders Faculty and Staff
Building Lifelong Relationships
In the CSD Department, our faculty and staff are educators and mentors. We work closely with our undergraduate and graduate students to provide them with evidence-based teaching approaches and clinical experiences. We are passionate about the profession of speech-language pathology and share that passion with each of our students.
Abby Hemmerich is a professor in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Prior to coming to UW-Eau Claire, she practiced clinically in acute care, rehabilitation, and outpatient speech-language pathology settings. Her main area of academic and clinical expertise is voice disorders.
Sarah Schellinger is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. 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 Communications Sciences and Disorders department. She also supervises hearing screening teams in both the fall and spring semesters.
239 Water Street
Eau Claire, WI 54702
Spring Semester: Tues/Thurs 8:00 to 9:30 AM; Wed 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Summers: By appointment
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).
239 Water Street
Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004
