Janet Preis

Janet Preis serves as Associate Professor and Department Chair of the Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences at Loyola University Maryland, where she has held faculty positions since 1994. Previously the graduate program director for 12 years, she oversees accreditation compliance, student mentoring, and curriculum development within the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association framework.

Education

• Ed.D. in Special Education, Johns Hopkins University, 2002
• Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS) in Speech-Language Pathology, Loyola College, 1993
• M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology, Towson State University, 1985
• B.S. in Speech-Language Pathology, Towson State University, 1982

Research Focus

Dr. Preis maintains dual research trajectories: autism spectrum intervention examining music's impact on language functioning and emotion recognition in ASD populations, and pedagogical innovation pioneering anti-racism, diversity, equity, and justice (DEIJ) integration across clinical education curricula. Her sociolinguistics expertise informs investigations into social communication disorders across diverse populations.

Scholarly Trends

Recent publications (2018-2022) reveal concentrated efforts in DEIJ implementation within CSD education and interprofessional collaboration, particularly with nursing programs. Her work demonstrates methodological diversity spanning single-case autism interventions, emotion recognition studies using multimodal stimuli, and IPE simulation effectiveness research for tracheostomy care scenarios.

Academic Leadership

As Department Chair, Dr. Preis mentors graduate students while teaching core courses including Autism Spectrum Intervention, Cultural Diversity, and Sociolinguistics. Her leadership emphasizes Loyola's Ignatian values through clinical education reforms that address healthcare disparities and promote compassionate interdisciplinary practice.

Interprofessional Initiatives

She spearheads simulation-based collaborations between speech-language pathology and nursing students, developing protocols for complex patient care scenarios that enhance team communication and clinical decision-making in tracheostomy management and poverty-affected populations.