Research Interests
clinical educationlanguage pragmaticsscholar-practitioner modelclinical service deliveryspeech-language pathologists
Opportunities
Work Study Positions Available: No
Grant Funded Positions Available: No
Course-Credit Research Opportunities Available: No
Volunteer Research Positions Available: No
Biography
Dr. Gunter earned the B.A. degree (with honors) in Speech-Language Pathology from The University of Tennessee-Knoxville and the M.A. degree in Speech-Language Pathology from The University of Memphis.. She then completed a Clinical Fellowship in Childhood Aphasia at The University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center-Memphis. She then earned the Ph.D. degree in Communication Sciences from The University of Texas-Austin. Prior to her appointment at West Chester University, she held an appointment as Assistant Professor and Clinic Coordinator, then an appointment as Associate Professor (with tenure) and Clinic Coordinator at Iowa State University-Ames. In addition, she was named a Fulbright Scholar and, with support from the Council for the International Exchange of Scholars, held a one-year appointment as a visiting professor in the Institute of Health Care at The University of Malta. While her clinical interests have centered on the diagnostic process, Dr. Gunter has also instructed on various dimensions of typical and atypical communication and has pursued her scholarly interest in clinical practice and clinical education issues. Dr. Gunter has maintained an active consultation practice in which she has provided diagnostic services across a variety of clinical practice sites, as well as communication enhancement services to individuals with communication differences who are interested in improvement of personal and professional communication skills. Dr. Gunter has been a leader in state and national level professional associations as an officer and a publication editor. She served on the Executive Boards for the Iowa Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ISHA) and the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association (PSHA) and was Editor of the PSHA Journal . She also served on the state Executive Board for one other professional association. She also served on the national Steering Committee for SIG 11 (Clinical Administration and Clinical Supervision) and was Editor of the SIG 11 publication, Perspectives on Administration and Supervision. She also served on the national Executive Board for two other professional associations.
