
Speech Pathology & Audiology - About Us
Western Illinois University Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology is proud of the competent and compassionate clinicians we produce from our program. Connections are important and we base much of what we do on facilitating those connections. Faculty teach courses specific to their areas of interest, but they are also providing the supervision in clinic for those same clients. Each faculty member is licensed and certified as an audiologist and/or speech-language pathologist. We bring years of clinical experience from hospitals, schools, industry, specialty clinics, skilled nursing facilities, home health, and private practice. We aim to provide our students with the tools they will need to become independent clinical professionals.
Faculty and Staff
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Amanda B. Silberer
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Amy R. Burke
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Julie L. Cox
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Julie L Curless
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Emilee Doyle
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Heidi Elbe
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Katherine Hamilton
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Morgan Hentzel
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Angi Martin
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Jennifer McGarry
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Nicole Pierson
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Haleigh Ruebush
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Michael Sharp
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Daniel G. Vieu
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Jennifer Grimm
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Jennifer Howard
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Contact Us
You can contact us via email or call the office phone at 309.298.1955 and we will get back to you shortly.
- Department Chair/Program Director: Amanda Silberer (AB-Silberer@wiu.edu)
- Graduate Coordinator: Julie Cox (JL-Cox3@wiu.edu)
- Undergraduate Advisor: Jennifer Grimm (JK-Grimm@wiu.edu)
- Speech Clinic Coordinator: Katie Hamilton (KS-Mamilton@wiu.edu)
- Audiology Clinic Coordinator: Michael Sharp (MK-Sharp@wiu.edu)
WIU Speech-Language Hearing Clinic Information
To schedule an appointment or for more information, call our office at 309.298.1955
Speech Language Clinic Hours:
- 8:00AM - 4:30PM (Monday through Friday)
Hearing Clinic Hours:
- 9:00AM - 4:00PM (Tuesday and Thursday, by appointment only)
Availability
WIU is a teaching institution and WIU Speech-Language Hearing Clinic is a student learning environment and therefore is open during the academic school year and a six-week summer session when students are on-campus taking courses. The clinic is not open between semesters or when WIU is closed for holidays and breaks.
Speech Therapy appointments are scheduled by semester and are for the duration of the semester. Appointments are first come, first serve. A current School IEP or Speech Diagnostic Report is required before services can be offered. Our clinic offers a limited number of Speech Diagnostic appointments each semester. To be added to the Speech Diagnostic waiting list, our Clinic Intake forms must be completed and returned to us. Please contact our office for more information.
Directions to Western Illinois University Speech-Language Hearing Clinic
1 University Circle
2nd floor, Memorial Hall
Phone: 309.298.1955
Directions to Memorial Hall and Parking for Clinic:
Scan the QR code.
This will provide you the means to get directions from your address to WIU Speech Language Hearing Clinic and to the parking lot used for the clinic.
To download the directions to Memorial Hall and Parking for Clinic in PDF.
- Directions to Memorial Hall
- Parking Instruction for Clinic
- Parking Registration for Clinc
- Parking Map for Clinic
Direction on Google Map
Parking instructions:
If you email us or call us we can send you a parking pass before your appointment. If your appointment is within a week, the easiest way is to pick it up when you are here. Information we need for your parking pass is the make/color and license plate of the car that will be parked in the lot. The lot is marked on the map as WIU Speech/Hearing Clinic Parking. There are designated slots with speech and hearing signs but you can park anywhere in this lot if you have a parking pass. Parking is just off of Sherman Drive, between Seal Hall and Tillman Hall.
Canceling or Changing appointment:
Call 309.298.1955 and we can ensure your clinician and the supervisor are aware that the appointment is canceled. If you have trouble getting here using the directions just call us and we can help direct you here.
Basic contact information:
wiu.edu/spa has all of the information you need to access our services, supervisors, and program information.
Quick Access:
- Hearing Clinic: Mike Sharp (309.298.1955)
- Speech Clinic and Evaluations: Katie Hamilton (309.298.1955)
- Program Questions: Amanda Silberer (309.298.1955)
Schedule an Appointment
"There is no better way to see all we have to offer than to schedule a campus visit!
Contact Amanda Silberer at AB-Silberer@wiu.edu to schedule a facility tour!"
Equity & Equality Group
Our department proudly offers a student-organized, student-led equity & equality group. Our mission is to increase knowledge and awareness of the inequities many of the clients we serve as speech pathologists and audiologists face. Topics such as racial biases, socioeconomic issues, inequality in the school system, inequality in our healthcare system, and the LGBTQ community are discussed in monthly or biweekly meetings. Facts and statistics are presented on the chosen topic, followed by discussions on how such issues may impact our clients and how we can navigate each situation to ensure our clients receive the best possible services across all settings.
For more information, contact Angi Martin (AL-Martin6@wiu.edu).
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