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Debra Schober-Peterson, Ph.D.

Clinical Associate Professor of Communication Disorders, CCC-SLP
Director of the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic
Phone: 404-413-8304
Email: dspeterson@gsu.edu

Department of Educational Psychology & Special Education
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 3979
Atlanta, GA 30302-3979


Education
Ph.D., Speech and Hearing Science, University of Illinois, 1988

M.A., Speech and Hearing Science, University of Illinois, 1985

B.S., Speech Pathology Education, Illinois State University, 1982

Major Areas of Interest
Debra Schober-Peterson is currently a Clinical Associate Professor in Communication Disorders. She teaches courses in the areas of language development, language disorders, diagnostic methods, and speech sound disorders. She also supervises students in on-campus and off-campus clinical experiences. Her research interests include phonological development, pragmatic language disorders, early intervention for children with language disorders, and clinical supervision.

Dr. Schober-Peterson is the Director of the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic at Georgia State University. The Clinic provides evaluation and therapy services in language disorders, voice disorders, fluency disorders, speech sound disorders, and hearing disorders to the University and Atlanta community. Dr. Schober-Peterson also frequently consults with speech-language pathologists in the community and provides in-services to school systems and consortiums.

Dr. Schober Peterson has over 20 years of experience working with children and adults with speech and language impairments. She especially enjoys working with toddlers and preschoolers with language and speech sound disorders.


Courses Taught

  • EXC 4320: Introduction to Language Disorders
  • EXC 7450: Language Disorders in Children
  • EXC 7520: Speech Sound Disorders
  • EXC 7560: Diagnostic Methods in Speech and Language
  • EXC 7630: Introduction to Clinical Methods: Policies, Procedures, and Programming in Communication Disorders
  • EXC 7910: On-Campus Clinical Practicum
  • EXC 7950: Medical Internship Communications Disorders Program

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