Adrienne Pitt

Assistant Professor of Practice, SLP Coordinator

Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Address: BKC 301
Lincoln NE 68583-0738
Phone: 402-472-2145 On-campus 2-2145
Email: apitt2@unl.edu

Adrienne Pitt, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, joined the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as a lecturer and clinical supervisor in August 2019, and was promoted to assistant professor of practice in July 2021. She teaches courses on clinical methods and language disorders 5-21.

Adrienne's clinical and research interests include developing assessment and intervention techniques to enhance verbal and augmentative communication for individuals with minimal verbal skills, including individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities. More specifically, she is interested in differences in how individuals with autism perceive visual stimuli (e.g. pictures, objects, line drawings) and aims to develop guidelines for selecting optimal visual stimuli for individuals with autism to promote enhanced communication.

After completing her bachelor's in exercise science and master's in speech language pathology at the University of South Carolina, Adrienne spent three years as a speech-language pathologist in North Carolina and Texas. She then entered the doctoral program in speech-language hearing at the University of Kansas, a degree she completed in 2020.

Education

Ph.D., Speech-Language Hearing, University of Kansas, 2020
M.S.P., Speech-Language Pathology, University of South Carolina, 2013
B.S., Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, 2011

Areas of Expertise

Language acquisition and child language disorders
Receptive language assessment in persons with minimal verbal expression
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Symbol learning and selection

Honors and Recognition

2016, Intervention Services Star Award, Coppell Independent School District
2013, Most Outstanding Master's Student Award, Communication Sciences & Disorders, University of South Carolina
2007-13, Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholar, University of South Carolina
2007-11, Capstone Scholar, University of South Carolina

Experience

2021-present, Assistant Professor of Practice, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2019-21, Lecturer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2017-18, Speech-Language Pathologist, Horizon Academy, Kansas City, Kansas
2015-16, Speech-Language Pathologist, Coppell Independent School District, Coppell, Texas
2014-15, Speech-Language Pathologist, Cottonwood Nursing and Rehabilitation, Denton, Texas
2013-14, Speech-Language Pathologist, Cheshire Center, Greensboro, North Carolina

Memberships

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Nebraska Speech-Language-Hearing Association
National Association of Neonatal Therapists