Biography
Shae Dean, M.A., CCC-SLP, is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Disorders. She received her B.S. and M.A. in Communication Disorders from Marshall University, and joined the department of Communication Disorders in August 2015. Prior to that, she acquired 15 years of clinical experience in public schools, acute, skilled nursing, long term care, and home health settings. Professor Dean’s clinical focus includes preschool and school age population, in particular expressive and receptive language disorders, speech sound disorders, and genetic and/or craniofacial abnormalities. In addition, Professor Dean participates as a member of a multidisciplinary team housed in Marshall University Speech and Hearing Center that serves to evaluate children with suspected autism spectrum disorders. She also provides supervision at off campus practicum sites, including River Park Hospital and school-based services in Cabell County, WV. Professor Dean has lectured in several graduate and undergraduate education courses to provide insight to future educators regarding speech/language services in the public-school system, and on Individualized Education Program (IEP) development and implementation. She has represented the Marshall’s Communication Disorders department at the WV State Capital in Charleston for Marshall Day at the capital and collaborates with Tri-County YMCA to provide speech/language/hearing screenings at wellness events in the community. She is married and resides in Winfield, WV with her husband and two children, Kennedy and David.