Cheryl Councill

Cheryl Councill received her B.A. and M.S. degrees in speech-language pathology/audiology from Loyola College in Maryland.  She worked at St. Francis School for Special Education in Baltimore before joining the clinical faculty at Loyola in 1984.  Her expertise is in the area of early language intervention and Down syndrome.  With her colleagues, Cheryl has published articles in "Baltimore's Child: A Special Edition," "Infant-Toddler Intervention," and "Down Syndrome Quarterly."  She is participating in ongoing longitudinal research on speech and language development in children with Down syndrome and a database to develop test scores for children with Down syndrome using standardized speech and language tests. She also serves as coordinator of clinical internships for the department.