People

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People

Our Staff

Rajinder Koul, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Director Rajinder Koul is the Director of the Woolfolk Center for Language Disorders Research and Chair of the department and Houston Harte Centennial Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. He holds a Ph.D. in Speech-Language Pathology with an emphasis in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) from Purdue University. He served as the Chair, Associate Dean for Research, and Assistant Vice President for Research at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center before joining the University of Texas at Austin.
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Corinne Neal, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Associate Director Corinne Neal is the Associate Director of the Woolfolk Center for Language Disorders. She holds a Ph.D. with an emphasis in child language disorders and augmentative and alternative communication from The University of Kansas. She previously ran multiple research studies investigating child language and literacy from birth to adolescence at The University of Kansas Medical Center.
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Julie Westerman

Administrative Associate Julie Westerman holds her master’s in educational administration. She has prior experience administering education abroad programs at UT-Austin. She is a returned peace corps volunteer (RPCV) Nicaragua 2010-2012. She is an alumna of the Texas Council for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (TCDD) Partner’s in Policymaking program. She assists the center in administrative needs and communicates with families and our community partners.
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Jahaira Hernandez

Speech-Language Pathologist Jahaira Hernandez is a bilingual speech-language pathologist with over 5 years experience working with children with language disorders. She received her masters from The University of Texas at Austin and has experience in the schools and private practice settings.

Woolfolk Center Advisory Board

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Mindy S. Bridges, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Associate Professor, Department of Hearing and Speech
The University of Kansas Medical Center

Courtney Byrd - Executive Director

Courtney Byrd, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Texas at Austin
Director, Arthur M. Blank Center for Stuttering Education and Research

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Kristin Ferrell, PhD

Senior Project Director, WPS
Head of Research Adaptations and Translations

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Z. Leah Harris, MD

Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Physician in Chief, Dell Children's Medical Center
Director, Dell Pediatric Research Institute

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David Paydarfar, MD

Professor & Chair, Department of Neurology at Dell Medical School
Director, Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences
Affiliated Faculty, Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences

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Paul Rathouz, Ph.D.

Director, Biomedical Data Science Hub
Professor, Department of Population Health

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Sheri Ravenscroft, MD, FAAP

Chief, Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics
Director, Dell Children's Comprehensive Autism Program
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Dell Medical School-University of Texas, Austin

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Raúl Rojas, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Professor, Department of Speech-Language-Hearing
The University of Kansas