Areas I Teach
As Professor and Chair of the Graduate Admissions Committee in the 51³Ô¹Ï School of CSD, Dr. Kerry Mandulak has seen firsthand the power of using holistic review for graduate admissions to advance equity and inclusion in processes, and subsequently, increase diversity in myriad dimensions, of the speech-language pathology and audiology workforce. Dr. Mandulak has made it her life’s mission and focused research agenda to continue the national conversation around this important work through investigation and community building around inclusive admissions processes. She is active in the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences & Disorders (CAPCSD), the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), and has served as VP of Finance as well as President of the Oregon Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Dr. Mandulak serves as the advisor and liaison for the undergraduate program, which is a minor degree in Communication Sciences & Disorders. She teaches both Phonetics and Speech Science in the undergraduate college. At the graduate level, Dr. Mandulak is able to teach within her areas of clinical expertise, which includes both Stuttering and Cleft and Craniofacial Conditions (as part of the Advanced Speech Sound Disorders course). Within all of her teaching, Dr. Mandulak implements multiple inclusive teaching methods, including alternative grading.
Dr. Mandulak received her undergraduate degree at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA; her master’s degree at the University of Iowa; and her doctoral degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Originally from the Philadelphia area, she and her family are well-settled into the Pacific Northwest, and have no plans to ever leave (if possible)! Dr. Mandulak identifies as neurodivergent (ADHD) and as a strength, is skilled at hyperfocusing; currently, those interests include being a novice birder, cheering on any and all college gymnastics teams, serving as her older son’s most enthusiastic fan at lacrosse games, doing lots of crafts with her younger son, and trying to plan to visit all of the places in Oregon and Washington with her husband and family!
Curriculum Vitae (pdf)