Rebecca M. Fischer, Ph.D.

Professor and Program Coordinator, Communication Disorders

Mail: MTSU Box 364
Murfreesboro , TN 37132
Office: BDA 316B

Voice: (615) 904-8541
Fax: (615) 898-5826
Email: rebecca.fischer@mtsu.edu

Education:

• Ph.D. Vanderbilt University, 1990
• M.S. McGill University, 1980
• B.A. Trinity University, 1973

Honors:

• MTSU Outstanding Teacher Award
• MTSU Liberal Arts Outstanding Advisor Award

Areas of research and teaching:

• Family Intervention for Children with Hearing Loss
• Early Language
• Development and Intervention
• Speech Perception
• Teaching Auditory-Verbal Skills
• Assessing Preschool and School-Age Children’s Hearing

Professional Memberships and Certifications:

• American Academy of Audiology
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
• Tennessee Academy of Audiology, President
• Tennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists
• Chair, Public School Committee
• ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology
• Certificate in Auditory-Verbal Training
• Tennessee Licensure in Audiology

Courses taught:

• CDIS 3150 Phonetics
• CDIS 3250 Speech and Language Development
• CDIS 3350 Hearing Problems and Testing
• CDIS 4750 Advanced Audiology
• CDIS 4950 Special Topics: Research Methods
• CDIS 4700 Audiology Practicum