Biography
Jennifer Baker, M.A.,CCC-SLP, C-SLDS is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Disorders. She received her master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology from Miami University in 2007 and has practiced as a pediatric speech-language pathologist in outpatient settings, preschool settings, and early intervention before joining the Communication Disorders Department at Marshall in 2010. Jen enjoys teaching undergraduate courses in speech and language development, diagnostic procedures, and therapeutics. She also provides clinical education for graduate students in the Marshall Speech and Hearing Center and serves as the chair of the Graduate Admissions Committee. Her clinical and research interests include child language and literacy, hearing loss, early intervention, and strategies for clinical education. In 2023, Jen became certified as a Structured Literacy Dyslexia Specialist. She is involved in projects aimed at supporting struggling readers and their families, and developing professional education related to the science of reading and dyslexia.