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Ruth Grossman
Assistant Professor (2008)
B.S., Boston University; M.S., Boston University; Ph.D., Boston University
http://blog.emerson.edu/ruth_grossman/

Dr. Grossman's research interests are in the field of autism spectrum disorders, specifically the integration and production of verbal and nonverbal communication, such as the use of facial expressions and prosody during verbal interaction. She has published articles in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, and other refereed journals. She has taught classes in adult neurogenic disorders, neuro-anatomy/physiology, and child language development, presenting information from clinical, research, and theoretical perspectives.


Full Time Faculty

Daniel Kempler, Chair and Professor

Cynthia Bartlett, Graduate Program Director and Associate Professor

Amit Bajaj, Associate Professor

Timothy Edgar, Graduate Program Director for the Health Communication Program and Associate Professor

Belinda Fusté-Herrmann, Assistant Professor

Ruth Grossman, Assistant Professor

Jon Honea, Scientist-in-Residence

Vinoth Jagaroo, Associate Professor

David Luterman, Professor Emeritus


David Maxwell, Professor

Eileen McBride, Scholar-In-Residence

Tracy McLaughlin-Volpe, Assistant Professor

Alisa Morgan, Faculty-In-Residence

Wyatt Oswald, Assistant Professor
On Leave

Mark Parker, Assistant Professor

Eiki Satake, Associate Professor

Amy Vashlishan Murray, Assistant Professor

Julie Volkman, Assistant Professor

Part Time Faculty
Maria Armour
Cathy Bakkensen
Thomas Bicki
Keiko Brynildsen
Carol Cayer-Meade
Laura Glufling-Tham
Wende Grass
David Kociemba
Lisa Lavoie
Rochelle Lipschultz
Betsy Micucci
Joe Moran
Benjamin Papandrea
John Pirone
Marnie Reed
Richard Shupert
Thomas Smithyman
Sandra Cohn Thau
Nancy Vincent
Carol Zurek
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