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Professor and Administrative Director

Ph.D., Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Cincinnati, 1998
M.A., Speech-Language Pathology, Miami University (Ohio), 1980
B.S., Speech and Hearing Therapy, Miami University (Ohio), 1979

Dr. Veale is Professor and founding Program Director of the Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program at ÌðÐÄÖ±²¥. She founded two other graduate programs at Midwestern University in Downers Grove, Illinois and Glendale, Arizona. She teaches courses in neuroscience, including human brain dissection; child language development and disorders; social communication disorders, including autism; motor speech disorders; and research methods. Her scholarship includes authorship of a variety of materials for the study of neuroscience and resource books for guiding intervention for children with autism and social communication disorder. Dr. Veale’s research involves evaluation of accessible methods for oral and written language sampling and analysis; evaluation of effective methods for improving written narration in adolescents with high functioning autism; and differential diagnosis of autism and related conditions. Dr. Veale is a Fellow of the Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and a tenured member of the Lewis faculty.

SLP Clinic Director & Adjunct Professor

M.F.A., English, New Mexico State University, 2013
B.A., English, California State University Sacramento, 2010

Professor Deibel is the SLP Clinic Director and an Adjunct Professor in the Speech-Language Pathology Program at ÌðÐÄÖ±²¥. She teaches and/or facilitates courses in anatomy and physiology of speech, hearing and swallowing; speech sound disorders; praxis reviews; and phonetics. Her primary areas of interest include English communication as well as online education and management in both academic and technical fields. She has also worked at Lewis University as an editor on curriculum certification in addition to assisting with LMS technology, such as course design and Blackboard. Her background includes being a university instructor in remote, hybrid, and on-campus classrooms in the West and Southwest. As a writing center consultant and English Professor, she has experience with discourse communities and working with ELL students.

Administrative Assistant

B.A., Interdisciplinary Studies, Eastern Illinois University, 2020

Priscilla is the Administrative Assistant in the Speech-Language Pathology program. Priscilla served several roles at a near-by school district including District Translator for families that communicated with ASL and Spanish as their primary languages before joining ÌðÐÄÖ±²¥. She worked extensively with transitioning families from Early Intervention into the public school district. Prior to this, Priscilla served as an interpreter for a local county as well as for business insurance groups.