Ellie Cooper

Dr. Ellie Cooper is a certified Speech-Language Pathologist, Listening and Spoken Language Specialist (LSLS Cert. AVT), and Assistant Professor in the Master of Speech-Language Pathology program at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. Before entering academia, she worked clinically providing intervention to children who were deaf or hard of hearing and their families at Arkansas Children’s Hospital where she was a member of the cochlear implant team, an educational speech-language pathologist, and worked in early intervention. Dr. Cooper is also a member of the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH). Her research focuses on improving language, literacy, and hearing health outcomes for children who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as supporting their caregivers and the professionals who serve them.