Melinda Dolan

Melinda Dolan is a Clinic Instructor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at the University of New Mexico. She holds an M.S. in Communicative Disorders from UNM. With 28 years of experience as a speech-language pathologist (SLP) in Albuquerque Public Schools, she specialized in elementary and middle school levels, supervising graduate student practicums. Her expertise includes language-literacy interrelationship, social communication development in school-age and adolescent populations, and early language intervention.

Education:

• M.S., Communicative Disorders, University of New Mexico
• Bachelor’s degree in Communicative Disorders, University of New Mexico

Professional Contributions: Ms. Dolan has delivered inservice training on childhood language and literacy development for school staff and preschool parent/teacher groups. Her work emphasizes practical applications of research in educational settings.

Labs/Teams: Affiliated with UNM’s Speech and Hearing Sciences clinical programs, but no specific named lab is mentioned.