MSLP Director | Professor

Elisa Huff, PhD

Dr. Huff teaches a broad range of undergraduate and graduate courses, including the MSLP Program's capstone courses. Her clinical practice focuses on fluency disorders, literacy, acquired disorders of speech, language and cognition, speech production disorders in children and voice and communication training for transgender adults.

Dr. Huff's primary research interests are twofold. One area of research interest is single subject case designs assessing impact of speech-language pathology services on persons' perceived quality of life. The second area of research interest is assessing preparedness of undergraduate students to enter graduate speech-language pathology programs and assessing graduate student outcomes.

Dr. Huff is a member of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) and several ASHA Special Interest Groups: Neurogenic Communication Disorders, Fluency and Fluency Disorders, Issues in Higher Education, Administration and Supervision and Gerontology. Dr. Huff is also a member of the International Fluency Association (IFA).

Contact Us

Center for Communication and Social Development

563-333-3920

huffelisag@ozone-1.com

Education and Training

PhD, The University of Iowa, Acquired Disorders of Speech and Language
MS, University of Minnesota, St. Cloud, Speech-Language Pathology
BS, University of Minnesota, Mankato, Speech-Language Pathology

Recent Publications

Huff, E., Bailinson, C., & Recine, R. (2017, November). Acquired student knowledge following an interprofessional case study event. Poster session presented at the annual American Speech Language and Hearing Association, Los Angeles, CA.
Huff, E., Jesenovec, H., & Valvick, G. (2017, November). Alumni perception of personal readiness for speech-language pathology internship. Poster session presented at the annual American Speech Language and Hearing Association, Los Angeles, CA.
Huff, E. & Fenske, A (2017, November). What's important to incorporate into one's application when re-applying to speech-language pathology graduate programs. Poster session presented at the annual American Speech Language and Hearing Association, Los Angeles, CA.
Huff, E., Pollack, S., & Kohrt, E. (2015, November). The effect of a graduate speech-language pathology program on preferred work setting. Poster session presented at the annual Iowa Speech-Language and Hearing Convention, West Des Moines, IA.
Huff, E. & Johannson, K. (2015, February). Computer-assisted treatment: Improving attention to aid in word retrieval in an individual with mild anomic aphasia. Poster session presented at the annual Illinois Speech Language Hearing Association State Conference, Rosemont, Illinois.
Huff, Lev, Waters, English, Johannson, Asaulenko, Siuchinski (2014, November). Five case studies: The additive effects of LumosityTM on therapy outcomes. Poster session presented at the annual Iowa Speech-Language and Hearing Convention, Iowa City, Iowa.
Huff, E., McMeen, M., Brannen, K., Flynn, K. & Garland, N. (2013, November). Effects of undergraduate major and institution on preparation for graduate study in speech-language pathology. Poster session presented at the annual American Speech Language and Hearing Association, Chicago, Illinois.
Huff, E. & Melzer, K. (2013, November). Generalization of fluent speech: A case study of an individual with Down Syndrome. Poster session presented at the annual American Speech Language and Hearing Association, Chicago, Illinois.
Huff, E. & Ferguson, B. (2013, November). Efficacy of the Compton P-ESL Program. Poster session presented at the annual American Speech Language and Hearing Association, Chicago, Illinois.
Huff, E., Tolley, L., Fuller, C., & Tregloan, M. (2013, November). Analyzing criteria of graduate admission applications in speech-language pathology. Poster session presented at the annual American Speech Language and Hearing Association, Chicago, Illinois.