Rebecca L. Jarzynski, Ph.D. CCC-SLP

Dr. Becca Jarzynski rejoined the CSD department in the fall of 2012, having previously worked part-time in the department from 2006-2008. Becca completed her baccalaureate degree in Communication Disorders at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 1998, her Master of Science degree in Communication Disorders at the University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire in 2000, and her PhD in Health Sciences through Northern Illinois University in August of 2023. She has also completed a graduate certificate in Behavioral Intervention in Autism through the University of Massachusetts-Lowell in 2008 and worked for a year as a Preparing Mentor in Evidenced-Based Practice through Wisconsin’s Birth-to-Three Program in 2011. Becca has worked as a pediatric speech-language pathologist, providing services through Eau Claire and Chippewa County’s Birth-to-Three programs as well as through the outpatient clinic at S.P.O.T.S. Pediatric Therapy/St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls. Her areas of interest and expertise include language facilitation and intervention with toddlers and young children, diagnostics in young children, assessment and intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders, coaching parents in the context of natural routines and activities and the provision of culturally and linguistically responsive evaluation and intervention services. She currently provides supervision for the evaluation and treatment of children at the CCD and teaches a variety of courses including Child Language Disorders, Serving Diverse Populations, Research Methods, and Birth-to-21 Methods. Her research interests relate to the provision of culturally and linguistically responsive services within CSD.