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Sandra Seaman

PhD, CCC-SLP, MD License, OH License

Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology Director

Associate Professor

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Dr. Sandra Seaman is an Associate Professor and the Program Director of ºÚÁÏרÇøâ€™s Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology program. She has served as the Program Director since December 2024 after coming to ºÚÁÏרÇø as the Program Capstone Coordinator in June 2021.  

Dr. Seaman is a proud graduate of the University of Kentucky (B.A., ‘88) and the University of Cincinnati (M.A., ‘90; Ph.D., ‘09). Dr. Seaman has over 35 years of clinical experience and 20 years of teaching and research experience. As an Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati, adjunct faculty at Towson University, and Associate Professor here at ºÚÁÏרÇø, she has taught courses across all levels from undergraduate through PhD in CSD. Areas of teaching and research interest include phonetics, clinical processes, language development and disorders, literacy, speech sound disorders, Autism, and evidence-based practice, as well as AAC, teacher coaching, interprofessional collaboration, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. She has published and presented her work at local, regional, state, and national conferences.

Dr. Seaman is passionate about service and collaboration. She serves actively locally, at the university, and nationally. Dr. Seaman is a former School’s Representative, Past President, and a Fellow of the Ohio Speech Language and Hearing Association. She has also served on multiple convention committees and as the Ohio ASHA State Education Advocacy Leader (SEAL) representative. She is currently serving her second term on the Academic Affairs committee for the Council on Academic Programs in CSD (CAPCSD).