Kristy Weissling

Interim Department Chair, Professor of Practice, SLP Director

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

Address: BKC 301
Lincoln NE 68583-0738
Phone: 402-472-2498 On-campus 2-2498
Email: kristy.weissling@unl.edu

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Kristy S.E. Weissling, SLP.D., CCC-SLP, is a professor of practice, SLP program coordinator, and on-campus SLP clinic coordinator in the Barkley Speech Language and Hearing Clinic. She began serving as the interim chair for the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders in January 2023.

Kristy's primary interest is acquired neurogenic communication disorders. Her other interests include augmentative and alternative communication, adult developmental communication differences, and cognitive linguistic changes in aging. In addition to her clinic responsibilities, Kristy co-teaches the Augmentative and Alternative Communication course, the Adult Cognition and Language course, and the Clinical Decision Making 1 course. Additionally, she teaches electives in Aphasia and Dementia for the department.

Kristy received her professional doctorate from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and earned her master's and bachelor's degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Prior to working at the Barkley Memorial Center, Kristy was a Program Instructor at Nova Southeastern University and also worked in a variety of adult settings, including acute care hospitals, rehabilitation centers, skilled nursing facilities, group homes for the developmentally disabled, free standing pediatric and adult clinics, and outpatient rehabilitation centers.

Kristy is a member of ASHA and the Nebraska Speech-Language Hearing Association (NSLHA). She is currently the vice president of the Nebraska Stroke Association.

Education

SLP.D., Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology, Nova Southeastern University, 2006
M.S., Speech Language Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1990
B.S., Education, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1988

Areas of Expertise

Aphasia, dementia, traumatic brain injury
Motor speech disorders
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
Assessment

Honors and Recognition

2023 and 2022, Donald R. & Mary Lee Swanson Award for Teaching Excellence, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2006, Outstanding Dissertation, Nova Southeastern University
2003 and 2001, Teaching Faculty Member of the Year - Programs in Speech Language and Communication, Nova Southeastern University NSSLHA Chapter Award

Experience

2023-present, Interim Department Chair, Special Education and Communication Disorders, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2021-present, Professor of Practice, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2014-present, Clinic Coordinator, Barkley Speech Language and Hearing Clinic - Speech & Language Services, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2016-present, Speech-Language Pathology Program Coordinator, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2014-2021, Associate Professor of Practice, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2003-present, Adjunct Instructor, Nova Southeastern University
2009-14, Assistant Professor of Practice, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2003-09, Lecturer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1996-2003, Instructor, Nova Southeastern University
1996, Speech Therapist, Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1992-95, Speech Therapist, Yakima Valley Hearing and Speech Center, Yakima, Washington
1990-92, Speech Therapist, Sunrise Rehabilitation Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Memberships

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Nebraska Speech-Language-Hearing Association
International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication