Communication Sciences and Disorders

Personnel

Dr. Megan Israelsen-Augenstein is an Assistant Professor at West Virginia University specializing in developmental language disorder and narrative intervention. Her research focuses on improving implementation of evidence-based practices through innovative training models for graduate students and clinicians. With experience in early intervention and school-based settings, she integrates research, teaching, and clinical practice to support children with language-related learning difficulties. She regularly presents nationally and internationally on advancing clinical education and intervention outcomes.

Franchesca Sulli

Franchesca Sulli

Franchesca Sulli is a first-year graduate student in the Speech-Language Pathology Master’s program at West Virginia University. She is actively engaged in studying and analyzing narrative language samples, collecting data for classroom language intervention, and utilizing the Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts to evaluate linguistic abilities in children. Her research interests include the typical development of language in comparison to language acquisition in children with Developmental Language Disorder, cleft palate and craniofacial research, and speech and language intervention for children and adults.

Hannah Gain

Hannah Gain

Hannah Gain is a second-year graduate student in the Speech-Language Pathology Master’s program at West Virginia University. She is from Morgantown, WV, and is currently a graduate lab manager for both the Supporting Language and Academic Performance through Stories (SLAPS) Lab and the School-Aged Language Acquisition (SALAD) Lab, under the supervision of Dr. Megan Israelsen. In her role, Hannah manages the daily operations for several research grant projects. These projects include a whole-classroom narrative intervention study, a multi-university complex syntax study, and a program focused on narrative-based professional training for SLPs across West Virginia. After graduation, Hannah plans to pursue a career working with school-aged children in a private practice or educational setting.

Holland Quinn

Holland Quinn

Holland Quinn is a second-year graduate student in the Audiology doctoral program at West Virginia University. She’s from Ashburn, VA and currently works as a graduate research assistant in both the Supporting Language and Academic Performance through Stories (SLAPS) Lab, the School-Aged Language Acquisition and Disorders (SALAD) Lab and on the Complex Syntax Study, supervised by Dr. Megan Israelsen. After graduating, Holland plans to pursue a career in Audiology working with children in a hospital setting.