Associate Professor in the department since 1993. She currently teaches courses in Phonetics and Phonological Development (CDS 2100), Clinical Techniques (CDS 3900), Introduction to Communication Disorders & Sciences (CDS 2000), and special topics in supervision (CDS 5400). She has served as the faculty advisor for Eastern's student speech organization, NSSLHA in the past. Ms. Smitley published a book, A Sound Start - Phonemic Awareness Lessons for Reading Success with two EIU colleagues. She is an active member of the Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ISHA). In the past she worked as a speech language pathologist in both private practice and school systems.
B.S. Eastern Illinois University 1987
M.S. Eastern Illinois University 1988
Courses Taught:
CDS 2000 – Introduction to Communication Disorders and Sciences CDS 2100 – Phonetics and Phonological Development CDS 3900 – Clinical Techniques in Communication Disorders and Sciences
CDS 4900 – Clinical Practicum, CDS
CDS 5910 – Diagnostics CDS 5400 – Supervision in Communication Disorders
CDS 5800 – Grand Rounds
CDS 5900 – Clinical Practicum, CDS
Research Interests:
Reading disabilities, phonemic awareness, clinical and supervisory processes
Publications:
Book - McCormick, C., Throneburg, R. & Smitley, J. (2002). A Sound Start: Phonemic Awareness Lessons for Reading Success. New York, NY. The Guilford Press.
