Lab Directors

Chris Dollaghan

Tom Campbell

Chris Dollaghan is a Professor in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, where she also serves as Associate Dean for Programs and Administration. She completed her BA in linguistics at Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT), her MA in communication disorders at the University of Montana (Missoula), and her PhD in communicative disorders at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Dollaghan studies the nature, identification and outcomes of language and other communication disorders in young children, including children with specific language impairment and children recovering from traumatic brain injury. Her interests also include evidence-based practice and the quality of evidence used in clinical decision-making. She is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and received the Honors of the Association in 2012.

Thomas Campbell completed his BA and MA in communication disorders at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and his PhD in communicative disorders from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to joining the Faculty in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences in 2006, he was was a Professor in the Department of Communication Science and Disorders at the University of Pittsburgh, and the Director of Audiology and Communication Disorders at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He is currently the Ludwig A. Michael, M.D. Executive Director of the Callier Center for Communication Disorders and the Sara T. Martineau Professor of Communication Disorders.

Dr. Campbell's research focuses on the identification of physiological, environmental and genetic variables for the early identification of speech and language disorders in children. His interests also include the development of communication technology to improve the diagnosis and treatment of individuals with communication deficits.