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Kellyn Hall

Professor, Graduate Studies Coordinator, Communication Sciences and Disorders

Kellyn Dailey Hall, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is a teacher, clinician, researcher and author with over 30 years of experience working in a variety of academic and medical settings. She is a professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, where she teaches graduate courses in medical speech-language pathology and directs student-led research. She is the president of the North Carolina Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the  American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) state advocate for Medicare policy for North Carolina.  She has been published widely in the areas of dysphagia management in culturally diverse populations and culturally responsive practices in healthcare. Her passion for teaching is only exceeded by her love of ice cream.

Education

Ph.D. University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL 1991
M.S. Baylor University 1984
B.S. Baylor University 1983

 

Service

  • Elected VP for Professional and Government Affairs, North Carolina Speech-Language-Hearing Association
  • Chair, North Carolina Speech-Language-Hearing Association Health Care Committee
  • Editorial board member, Journal of Communication Disorders
  • Member, ASHA
  • Member, Dysphagia Research Society
  • Member, National Foundation of Swallowing Disorders
     

Certifications

  • Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
  • National Center for Speech Telehealth/American Telepractice Association Certification
  • Registered SPEAK OUT!® Provider, Parkinson Voice
  • Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) Micro-credential in Promoting Engaged and Active Online
  • ACUE Micro-credential in Designing Learner-Centered and Inclusive Courses Online
  • Certificate of Completion from Coursera in Essentials in Clinical Simulations across the Health Professions

Courses

EDSH 5724 - Dysphagia
EDSH 5720 - Neuroanatomy
EDSH 5775 - Ethics in Communication Disorders
EDSH 5770 - Voice Disorders
EDSH 5771 - Fluency Disorders
EDSH 5798 - Research Design
EDSH 5786 - Capstone

Publications

  • Webb, K., Graves, L., Keller-Bell, Y., & Hall, K.D. (in press). A Case Study of Integrating Interprofessional Education in a Community Health Strategy: Collaboration Among Allied Health Programs. The ABNF Journal. (in press).
  • Johnson, L.W. & Hall, K.D. (2023). Counseling Confidence in Pre-Service and Early Career Speech-Language Pathologists. In Review: Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 8(5), 1027-1038. https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2023_PERSP-22-00224
  • Hall, K.D. (2022). Tele-ethics in communication disorders: Asking the right questions, finding the right answers. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups; 7, 18-26. https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_PERSP-21-00211
  • Johnson, L.W. & Hall, K.D. (2022). A scoping review of cognitive assessment in adults with acute traumatic brain injury. American Journals of Speech-Language Pathology, 32 (2), 738-756. https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_AJSLP-21-00132
  • Hao, G., Ni, A., Chang, Y. J., Hall, K., Lee, S. H., Chiu, H. T., Yang, S. F., Sheu, K. L., & Chen, S. C. (2022). Improve the clinical effective decision of the oral feeding readiness in preterm infants: Revise and validate the TC-POFRAS. Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 15(2), 317–325.
  • Hall, K. D. (2020). Dysphagia Management in Culturally-Linguistically Diverse Populations. In D. Scott (Ed.), Cases on Communication Disorders in Culturally Diverse Populations (pp. 217-238). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-2261-5.ch011
  • Hall, K.D. & Johnson, L. W. (2020). The three CCC’s of dysphagia management: Culturally competent care. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups; 5( 4 ), 1000-1005. https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2020_PERSP-19-00112
  • Marra, M., Hall, K.D., & Cromartie F.J. (2019). Voice Health in Pre-Service Physical Education Majors: A Pilot Study. The Sports Journal; 21, 1-9. https://thesportjournal.org/article/voice-health-in-pre-service-physical-education-majors-a-pilot-study/
  • Hall, K.D. and Gilliland, H. (2019). Changing the long-term care culture through interprofessional practice: An SLP-Led initiative. Perspectives of the ASHA Interest Groups; 2(4), 313-321. https://doi.org/10.1044/2019_PERS-SIG2-2018-0005