Helen Long, PhD, CCC-SLP

Principal Investigator

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Biography

Helen Long, PhD, CCC-SLP (she/her) is an Assistant Professor at Case Western Reserve University. Her research aims to advance the early identification and intervention of communication and speech support needs in children with neuromotor disabilities with a particular emphasis on cerebral palsy. The long-term goal of this work to better facilitate targeted early intervention services for speech and AAC. This research is clinically informed by her experiences as a speech-language pathologist (SLP). 

Helen is also a co-founding collaborator of CSDisseminate, a collaborative group of scientists and clinicians dedicated to promoting the accessibility, transparency, and reproducibility of research across the CSD community.

Teaching

COSI 453: Articulation and Phonological Disorders
3 cr, CWRU MA SLP Program
This course explores typical articulatory and phonological development, theoretical models of phonological acquisition, and methods for assessing, diagnosing, and treating developmental speech sound disorders (SSDs), including articulation and phonological impairments.

COSI 561: Neuromotor and Craniofacial Disorders
3 cr, CWRU MA SLP Program
This course examines congenital and acquired motor speech disorders, including dysarthria, apraxia, and cleft palate. Students explore speech subsystems, underlying neurological and structural causes, and interdisciplinary assessment and treatment approaches across the lifespan.

COSI 600: Special Topics: Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC)
2 cr, CWRU MA SLP Program
This course provides an in-depth exploration of AAC for children and adults with complex communication needs. This course uses case-based learning to develop critical thinking skills in dynamic assessment, intervention, goal-setting, and interprofessional collaboration through collaborative problem-solving to support communication across settings and AAC users.

Academic Experience

  • Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH, USA
    Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences | 2024–Present

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, WI, USA
    NCATS TL1 Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Clinical & Translational Research | 2023–2024
    NICHD T32 Postdoctoral Researcher, Waisman Center for Developmental Disabilities | 2021–2023

Education

  • University of Memphis | 2020
    Memphis, TN, USA
    PhD in Communication Sciences & Disorders

  • Florida State University | 2012
    Tallahassee, FL, USA
    MS in Speech-Language Pathology

  • Indiana University - Bloomington | 2010
    Bloomington, IN
    BA in Speech & Hearing Sciences; Slavic and Eastern European Languages and Cultures

Clinical Experience

  • Speech-Language Pathologist | 2014–2021
    Invo-Progressus Therapy, Shelby County Schools, Memphis, TN, USA
    • Shrine School for Children with Disabilities
    • Lucie E. Campbell Elementary School
    • Scenic Hills Elementary School
  • Speech-Language Pathologist | 2012–2014
    Easterseals Massachusetts, Worcester, MA
    • Fall River Early Childhood Center, Fall River, MA
    • Algonquin Regional High School, Northborough, MA
    • LifeStream, Inc., New Bedford, MA