Mary Jo Cooley Hidecker, Ph. D,CCC-A/SLP

Assistant Professor

mjchidecker@uca.edu

Education

• M.S., Epidemiology  - Michigan State University
• Ph. D.. Audiology and Speech Sciences - Michigan State University
• M.A., Speech Pathology and Audiology - University of Iowa
• B.A., Honors in Speech and Hearing Sciences, Psychology, and English minor

Courses

• Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
• Audiology
• Research Projects

Classes

• 4311    Audiology                           
• 6317    Augmentative Alternative Communication                                    

                               

Clinical Areas of Emphasis

• Family-Centered Evidence-Based Practice (EBT)
• Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
• Cerebral Palsy
• Autism

Current Research

Dr. Hidecker's Research Team of undergraduate and graduate students meets weekly. Any student interested in learning more about research is invited to attend. No previous research experience is required.

• Autism classification using a World Health Organization framework, The International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF)
• Use of Communication Function Classification System (CFCS) for cerebral palsy.
• Increasing communicative participation as an intervention outcome
• Family issues in early AAC intervention

Future Research

• Applying family paradigms to communication disorders.
• Communication disorder epidemiology in cerebral palsy
• Validating the CFCS in autism, post-stroke, and other populations
• Evaluating early intervention practices using AAC

Recognition

• Phi Beta Kappa
• Phi Beta Phi

Dr. Hidecker's Links

• Dr. Hidecker's Faculty Research Page

Contact Information

• Email: mjchidecker@uca.edu
• Office number: 501-450-3310
• Location: SLHC Room 118
• Office hours:  by appointment