Biography
Joe Ashenden’s primary responsibilities include providing clinical education and classroom teaching in the undergraduate and graduate programs. Ashenden also acts as an advisor for the master’s speech-language pathology program. Ashenden joined the department from Pittsburgh Public schools, where he served as a speech-language pathologist for students in grades kindergarten through 12. Ashenden is passionate about clinical education and the role school-based speech-language pathologists can play in supporting children with disabilities and their families.
Education
- Bachelor of Arts in Communication Science and Disorders, University of Pittsburgh
- Master of Arts in Speech-language Language Pathology, University of Pittsburgh
- Doctorate in Speech-language Pathology, Northwestern University
Research Interests
- Clinical education in speech-language pathology
- School-based service delivery in speech-language pathology
Professional Organization Appointments
- Member, American Speech-language-hearing Association (ASHA)
- Member, Pennsylvania Speech-language-hearing Association (PSHA)
- Member, Council for Academic Programs in Communication Science and Disorders (CAPCSD)