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Thomas Sather
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Tom Sather, Ph.D. CCC-SLP

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Associate Professor

Contact Information

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Human Sciences and Services 120
239 Water Street
Eau Claire, WI 54701
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Education

Education

  • Ph.D., Western Michigan University (Interdisciplinary Health Sciences)
  • M.S., University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (Communication Disorders)
  • B.A., University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (Communication Disorders) 
  •  Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC)
Teaching and Research Interests

Teaching and Research Interests

  • Aphasia
  • Adult neurogenic communication disorders
  • Motor speech disorders
  • Dysphagia
  • Medical service delivery models for speech-language pathology services
  • Community service delivery models for adult chronic speech and language needs
  • Flow and engagement
  • Experience Sampling Methodology (ESM)
  • Optimal classroom pedagogies
Published Research

Published Research


Journal Publications
Off, C. A., Kim, E., Devanga, S. R., & Sather, T. (2023). Proceedings of the 2022 International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference: The Engaged Community. Journal of Communication Disorders, 106, 106383-106383.

Strong, K. A., & Sather, T. W. (2023). “It’s not often that people want to hear me talk about my life”: Storytelling experiences of people with aphasia in an interdisciplinary songwriting project. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1-13.

Hoepner, J. K., Sather, T. W., Homolka, T., & Clark, M. B. (2021). Immersion learning at an aphasia camp: Analysing student video reflections. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1-11.

Hoepner, J. K., & Sather, T. W. (2020). Teaching and Mentoring Students in the Life Participation Approach to Aphasia Service Delivery Perspective. Invited manuscript for Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 5(2), 397-413.

Sather, T., Jarzynski, R., & Hoepner, J. (2019). Service Delivery Models. In Damico, J. & Ball, M. (Eds.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.

Hoepner, J., Hemmerich, A., & Sather, T. (2019). Trauma to Speech and Hearing Mechanisms. . In Damico, J. & Ball, M. (Eds.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.

Hoepner, J., & Sather, T. (2019). Everyday technologies to support cognition and communication. In C.M. Hayre, D. Muller, & M. Scherer (Eds.), Everyday Technologies in Healthcare.

Arzbecker, L. J., Blacklock, E. A., Crumb, A. M., Doyle, J. D., Esveld, M., Grelson, S. L., ... & Pulley, T. L. (2018). SoTL Lab: Undergraduate student-faculty collaborative research in teaching and learning in CSD. Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders, 2(2), 8.

Hoepner, J., Buhr, H. Johnson, C. Sather, T, & Clark (2018). Interactions between the environment, physical demands, and social engagement at an aphasia camp. Journal of Interactional Research in Communication Disorders, 9, 1, p. 44-75.

Baier, C., Hoepner., J., & Sather, T. (2017). Exploring Snapchat as a dynamic capture tool for social networking in persons with aphasia. Aphasiology. 1.

Hoepner, J., Baier, C., Sather, T., & Clark, M. (2017). A pilot exploration of Snapchat as an aphasia-friendly social exchange technology at an aphasia camp. Clinical Archives in Communication Disorders, (web), doi: https://doi.org/10.21849/cacd.2016.00087.

Hoepner, J., Hemmerich, A., & Sather, T. (2017). Trauma to Speech and Hearing Mechanisms. In Damico, J. & Ball, M. (Eds.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications Inc.

Sather, T., Howe, T., Nelson, N., & Lagerwey, M (2017). Optimizing the experience of flow for adults with aphasia by reducing barriers and enhancing facilitators. Topics in Language Disorders, 37, 1, p. 25-37.

Hoepner, J., Clark, M., Sather, T., & Knutson, M. (2012). Immersion learning at Aphasia Camp. EBE Briefs: Evidence-Based Education, September, 1-10.

Hintgen, T., Clark, M., Johnson, K., Radichel, T., & Sather, T. (2000). Volunteers, communication and relationships: Synergistic possibilities. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 7 (2).

Book Chapters
Sather, T., Keegan, L., Hemmerich, A., & Hoepner, J. (2024). Experiential Learning. In Ginsberg, S., Friberg, J., & Visconti, C. (Eds.). Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences and Disorders. (Invited chapter).

Sather, T., & Howe, T. (2021). The role of the environment: Supporting language, communication, and participation. In Holland, A., & Elman, R. (Eds.). Neurogenic Communication Disorders and the Life Participation Approach: The Social Imperative in Supporting Individuals and Families. (Invited chapter).

Honors And Recognition

Honors And Recognition

Fellow - American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA)