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Rachel Powell

Adjunct Professor

Email Address:
rpowell1@lsu.edu

Office Phone:
985-515-1158

College:
Humanities & Social Sciences

Department:
Department of Communcation Sciences & Disorders

ACADEMIC DEGREES AND CERTIFICATIONS

  • Ph.D. (Communication Sciences and Disorders), Louisiana State University (2009)
  • MSc. (Speech-Language Pathology), University of Southern Mississippi (2003)
  • B. A. (Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology), University of Southern Mississippi (2001)

 

Research Interests

 Language Development, Language Disorders, Literacy Acquisition, Literacy Disorders, Speech Sound Disorders, Practice in School Settings, Service Delivery Models.

Teaching Experience

  • COMD 4381, Speech Sound Disorders
  • COMD 7480, Diagnostics 

Memberships

  • Member American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
  • Mississippi Department of Education 215 License Speech-Language Clinician
  • Mississippi Department of Health License, Speech-Language Pathologist

Publications

1. Powell, R.K., Schultz, J., Harvey, R., & Meaux, A.B. (in review) Maximizing student  outcomes in schools: Data-driven IEP goals and objectives aligned to the standards.  Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools.

2. Schulz, J., Powell, R. K., & Ross, K. Tutorial: Data collection and documentation strategies for speech-language pathology assistants. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 53, 1022-1036. https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_LSHSS-21-00151.  

3. Powell, R. K. (2018). Unique contributors to the curriculum: From research to practice for  speech-language pathologists in schools. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 49, 140-147. https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_LSHSS-17-0059.  

4. Powell, R. Developmental Language Disorders in Schools: Terminology under IDEA. Invited article for www.DLDandme.org.