School of Professional Studies - Dean Lynne W. Clark
Lynne W. Clark,
Dean
The School of Professional Studies
Education |
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| B.S. Speech Correction | Elmira College |
| M.S. Speech-Language Pathology | Columbia University |
| Ph.D. Speech and Language Science/ Gerontology |
The Graduate Center of City University of New York |
| Post-Doctoral Professional Certificate | -HER/Bryn Mawr College, Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration -Conflict Resolutions Institute, Harvard University's Center for Conflict Resolution -ACE's Office of Women in Higher Education Leadership Forum for Advanced Women Administrators -Harvard's Institute for Educational Management |
Honors and Awards
- New York State Speech, Language and Hearing Association’s Distinguished Achievement Award.
- American Speech, Language and Hearing Associations Certificates of Excellence and Appreciation.
- Mature Media National Award for Stayed Tuned: The Challenge of Hearing Loss.
- Fellow, Brookdale Center on Aging.
- Case Center for Urban Gerontology, Graduate Fellowship, City University of New York.
- Speech Rehabilitation Administration, Graduate Fellowship, City University of New York.
Lynne W. Clark, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Professional Studies
Dr. Lynne W. Clark serves as the third Dean of the School of Professional Studies. Prior to coming to WestConn in 2001, she served as the Dean of the School of Health Sciences at Hunter College of City University of New York. She is a graduate of Elmira College (B.S.), Columbia University (M.S.) and CUNY's Graduate Center (Ph.D.). After professionally practicing as a speech-language pathologist for 16 years in adult rehabilitation centers and extended health care facilities, she became a full-time college instructor. Dr. Clark, who first taught at Queens College, CUNY, joined the faculty at Hunter College in 1984, where she served for eleven years as Chair of the Communication Sciences Program at Hunter College. In 1994, she was elected to CUNY's Doctoral Faculty in the Speech and Hearing Sciences Program. She also served on the faculty of the Hunter-Mount Sinai Geriatric Education Center for 12 years, and as a Fellow of the Brookdale Center on Aging. Dr. Clark is nationally known for her expertise and clinical research in gerontology, which encompasses the effects of normal aging on communication and the communication changes associated with Alzheimer's disease. She has authored two books, Communication Disorders of the Older Adult, and Faculty and Student Challenges in Facing Cultural and Linguistic Diversity, as well written over 40 journal articles and book chapters. Dr. Clark has impressive record of research and development grants, collectively totaling over 2 million dollars of funding from U.S. Department of Education, New York State Department of Health, U.S. Health and Human Resources Administration, Connecticut Department of Higher Education and Connecticut State Department of Education. Dr. Clark has held various elected leadership positions in national, state amd women's professional organizations, such as serving as an American Speech, Language and Hearing Association's Legislative Counselor, has made over 100 professional presentations, and received various professional honors and awards, such as the New York State Speech, Hearing and Language Association's Distinguished Achievement Award. Currently, she is the Connecticut Co-ordinator for American Council of Education Office of Women in Leadership in Higher Education, and serves as board member for several educational and health organizations in the western region of Connecticut.
