Faculty & Staff
Department Chair
Tonya Bergeson, PhD is Professor and Chair in the SLHS department at Butler University, as well as the Richard M. Fairbanks Endowed Chair of Communication. Her research focuses on music and language across the lifespan, particularly maternal speech and singing to infants with and without hearing loss and effects of music on sundowning symptoms in adults with dementia.
Faculty & Staff
Rachel Hahn Arkenberg, PhD CCC-SLP, CLC is an assistant professor in the SLHS department at Butler University and medical speech-language pathologist specializing in feeding and swallowing. Dr. Hahn Arkenberg’s research focuses on using a dynamic systems approach to characterize feeding and speech development in infants, with the eventual aim of creating interventions to maximize feeding skill and family flourishing for those impacted by Pediatric Feeding Disorder.
Mary Gospel is a senior clinical faculty member in SLHS. Her primary academic interests are in adult neurogenic disorders, but she also enjoys teaching courses in phonetics and phonological development and disorders. She is the director of the Butler Aphasia Community, a clinical practicum opportunity. Up to 25 people in the community with aphasia come to campus weekly for 2 1/2 hours to work on their communication skills with 12 supervised undergraduate students. She is active in service, serving on a variety of university, college, and departmental committees. She also is the volunteer speech-language pathologist for a community aphasia support group that meets monthly.
Sofia Souto is an Associate Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at Butler University. Her main research area is child language, with an emphasis on preschool-aged children with developmental language disorder (DLD).
Jenna Voss, PhD, is an experienced faculty member, educator of deaf-and-hard-of-hearing (DHH) students and Listening and Spoken Language Specialist, Auditory-Verbal Educator (LSLS Cert. AVEd). Dr. Voss is passionate about the preparation of high-quality speech-language pathologists and educators, both through pre-service and in-service educational models. Voss mentors professionals to improve family-centered early intervention practices, and promotes interprofessional and collaborative practices. For more than 20 years, her scholarly priorities have focused on promotion of equity and inclusion, implementation of family-centered practices, and implementation of effective practices in personnel preparation. Dr. Voss presents internationally and has co-authored two texts: Small Talk: Bringing Listening and Spoken Language to Your Young Child With Hearing Loss & Case Studies in Deaf Education: Inquiry, Application and Resources. Dr. Voss currently serves on the Council on Education of the Deaf board of directors. As a seasoned presenter and learning facilitator, Dr. Voss offers workshops, mentoring, coaching, consulting, and listening and spoken language intervention. Connect at www.jennavoss.com.