Rhea Paul PhD, CCC-SLP
Professor (Adjunct) in the Child Study Center
Biographical Info
Rhea Paul, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is Professor and Director of the Communication Disorders section in the Developmental Disabilities Clinic. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1981, and has taught language development and disorders in children for over 25 years. She is author of over 70 articles in refereed journals and seven books. At the Child Study Center, she heads the Laboratory for Developmental Communication Disorders within the Autism Program, where she conducts research on communication in autism spectrum disorders, including research on early identification of ASD, auditory preferences and vocal development in infants and toddlers, pragmatic and prosodic skills in school-aged children with ASD, increasing speech in preverbal children and improving conversational skills for high-functioning individuals.
Education & Training
- Ph.D.
- University of Wisconsin (1981)
- Clinical Fellow
- Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison, Waisman Center for Child Development (1980 - 1981)
Honors & Recognition
- Fellow
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (1991) - Faculty Scholar
Southern Conn. State U. (6/99) - Slifka/Ritvo Award for Innovative Clinical Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders
International Society for Autism Research (2010) - Editor's Award
American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology (9/96)
Professional Service
- President, Connecticut Speech-Language-Hearing Association (6/08 - 5/10)
