Bertha Smith Clark, Ph.D.

Professor, Communication Disorders

Mail: MTSU Box 364
Murfreesboro , TN 37132
Office: BDA 206

Voice: (615) 898-2272
Fax: (615) 898-5826
Email: bertha.clark@mtsu.edu

Education:

• Ph.D. Vanderbilt University, 1982
• M.A. George Peabody College for Teachers, 1965
• B.S. Tennessee State University, 1964

Honors:

• MTSU John Pleas Faculty Award
• Tennessee Board of Examiners for Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Tennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists Honors of the Association Award

Areas of research and teaching:

• Aphasia
• Mother-Child Interaction
• Early Language Intervention
• Aural Rehabilitation
• Stuttering
• Voice and Diction
• Public Speaking
• Language and speech disorders in adult populations

Professional Memberships and Certifications:

• American Guidance Service Advisory Board
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
• Tennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists
• ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology
• Tennessee Licensure in Speech-Language Pathology

Courses taught:

• CDIS 3450 Fluency Disorders
• CDIS 4500 Training for the Hearing Impaired
• CDIS 4850 Speech-Language Disorders in the Adult Population
• CDIS 4500 Speech-Language Pathology Practicum
• COMM 2150 Voice and Diction