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Dr. AnnMarie C. Knight
Dr. AnnMarie C. Knight

Dr. AnnMarie C. Knight

Program Director
Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology

Biography

Dr. AnnMarie Knight, PhD, CCC-SLP, serves as program director for the Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program that is currently in development.

Dr. Knight completed a Bachelor of Arts in Communications Sciences and Disorders at the University of South Florida and a Master of Arts and PhD in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Florida. She brings a wealth of experience and expertise to her role, having previously directed a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant (SLPA) program in South Carolina.

Dr. Knight’s doctoral research focused on rehabilitation of acquired language disorders and her areas of clinical expertise include medical speech-language pathology and evaluation and treatment of communication and swallowing disorders resulting from neurologic and respiratory disease/injury. More recently, her research has been student-focused related to effective pedagogy in communication sciences and disorders. She currently serves in state and national leadership roles through the South Carolina Speech-Language-Hearing Association (SCSHA), the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), and the Council for Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD). She was recently named to the CAPCSD AI Task Force, serves as Associate Coordinator for ASHA Special Interest Group 10: Issues in Higher Education, is the current SCSHA President and is an SLP member of the ASHA Council for Clinical Certification. She is an advocate for quality SLP academic and clinical training and for the ASHA SLP Assistant Certification (C-SLPA) program.

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Speech-Language Pathology, University of Florida
  • Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology, University of Florida
  • Bachelor of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of South Florida
  • Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
  • Oklahoma License, Speech-Language Pathology
  • South Carolina License, Speech-Language Pathology

Subjects Taught

  • Anatomy and Physiology of Speech, Language, and Hearing
  • Neuroscience for Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • Acquired Disorders of Communication and Swallowing
  • Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • Introduction to Audiology
  • Clinical Observations
  • Clinical Practicum
  • Clinical Simulation
  • Neuromotor Speech Disorders
  • Adult Language Disorders

Professional Memberships

  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
  • ASHA Special Interest Group 10: Issues in Higher Education
  • ASHA Special Interest Group 11: Administration and Supervision
  • Oklahoma Speech-Language-Hearing Association
  • South Carolina Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Awards and Honors

  • 2024 ASHA Convention Visionary Session Designation
  • 2023 CAPCSD Lisa Scott Leadership Academy
  • 2022 SCWHE Women’s Leadership Academy
  • 2021 Student Organization Advisor of the Year Award
  • 2020 SCICU Excellence in Teaching Award
  • 2020 ASHA Teaching Symposium on Foundational CSD Science Courses

Selected Publications

  • Peters, C. & Knight, A.M. (2023). Online program management (OPM) companies: Friend or foe of communication sciences and disorders higher education. ASHA Perspectives of the Special Interest Groups (SIG 10)

Selected Presentations

Invited:
  • Peters, C. & Knight, A.M. (2023). Online program management (OPM) companies: Friend or foe of communication sciences and disorders higher education. ASHA Special Interest Groups (SIG 10) Journal Club. October, virtual.
Presentations:
  • Chapman, L., Essig, J., Geels, P., Isaacson, H., Knight, A.M., Mandulak, K., Sauerwein, A., & Scripture, S. (2024). Elevate your teaching: Stories and lessons learned from an alternative grading faculty learning community (oral presentation). American Speech-Language Hearing Association Convention, December, 2023, Seattle, WA.
  • Knight, A.M., Yeager-Pelatti, C., Emory, S. & Deal, L.W. (2024). Profiles on professional leadership (oral presentation). South Carolina Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, February 2024, Spartanburg, SC.
  • Knight, A.M. & Peters, C. (2023). Online program management (OPM) companies: Friend or Foe of CSD Higher Education (oral presentation). American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, November 2023, Boston, MA.
  • Armstrong, E., Dunn, K. & Knight, A.M. (2023). Engaging undergraduate students in experiential learning: Thinking outside the box (oral presentation). American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, November 2023, Boston, MA.
  • Wolf, L., Knight, A.M., & Philbrick, T. (2023). How ASHA certified assistants promote practicing at the top of the license (oral presentation). American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, November 2023, Boston, MA.
  • Knight, A.M., Eversmann, J.E., Kneece, S., & Bunger, E.B. (2023). #SLPDay!: Resources to promote the SLP/SLPA professions and end the critical shortage (oral presentation). South Carolina Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, February, North Charleston, SC.
  • Knight, A.M., Walker, C. & Williams, S. (2023). The SLP/SLPA team: Strategies for effective supervision and collaboration (oral presentation). South Carolina Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, February, North Charlston, SC.

Selected Lectures

  • Oklahoma Baptist University, Introduction to Exercise Science guest lectureLong Island University, Introduction to Exercise Science guest lecture; Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • University of South Carolina, Neuroscience of Rehabilitation guest lecture
    SLP Panel: Entering the Neuro SLP World
  • Providence Health- Nursing Continuing Education
    Care of the Patient with Dysphagia