Associate Professor

Email: jpreis1@loyola.edu

Education

• Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, Doctorate in Education (Ed. D.), concentration in Special Education, May, 2002.
• Loyola College, Baltimore, MD, Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS) in Speech-Language Pathology, 1993.
• Towson State University, Towson, MD, M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology, 1985.
• Towson State University, Towson, MD, B.S. in Speech-Language Pathology, 1982.

Areas of Specialization

• Autism; Language Development; Language Disorders; Social Communication; Sociolinguistics

Achievements Past 5 Years

• Preis, J. (November, 2022). Attitudes, Knowledge, and Skills Towards Racial Equity in CSD: A Comparison Across Groups. Paper accepted for the annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, New Orleans, LA. 
• Preis, J. (November, 2022). Integration of Equity, Inclusion, and Racial Justice into a CSD Graduate Curriculum. Accepted paper for the annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, New Orleans, LA. 
• Preis, J. (November, 2021). Integration of Equity, Inclusion, and Racial Justice into a CSD Graduate Curriculum. Paper accepted at the annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Washington, DC. 
• Renaud, A., Alexander, T., Atticks, A., Preis, J. & Henson, A. (March, 2020). Utilizing IPE to enhance collaboration between nursing and speech-language pathology students in patients with tracheostomies. Poster presentation at the Nursing Education Research Conference, Washington, D.C. (*conference cancelled due to COVID-19) 
• Preis, J., Atticks, A., Renaud, A., Henson, A., & Alexander, T. (November, 2019). IPE simulation: Enhancing collaboration between nursing and speech-language pathology students for improved patient care. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Orlando, FL. 
• Preis, J., Wilson, K., Harris, C., & Atkinson, S. (November, 2019). Bridging the gap between research and clinic: How to incorporate single-case design research methods into practice for children with autism spectrum disorder. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Orlando, FL. 
• Preis, J., & Vincent, K. (November, 2018). Social justice and speech-language pathology: Addressing poverty through interprofessional education. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Boston, MA. 
• Coiro, M.J., & Preis, J. (2018). Increases in graduate students’ interprofessional competence associated with clinical training activities. Health and Interprofessional Practice, 3(3), 1-12. Doi: https://doi.org/10.7710/2159-1253.1142  
• Wilson, K., & Preis, J. (2018). Ability of adults with autism spectrum disorder to identify emotions using visual and musical stimuli. International Journal on Disability and Human Development, 17(2), 1-12.  

About Janet Preis

Janet Preis, Ed. D., CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist who received a doctorate in special education from The Johns Hopkins University in 2002. She received her M.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Towson University in 1985 and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Speech-Language Pathology from Loyola College (now University) in 1994. She has been on the faculty at Loyola University MD since 1994, initially as a part-time clinical specialist and currently as an associate professor. Dr. Preis served as the graduate program director for 12 years responsible for student enrollment, compliance with ASHA and CAA Standards, and most enjoyably, teaching, mentoring, and advising graduate students. At present, she is the Department Chair, privileged to work with and lead an amazing group of talented and compassionate faculty and staff in the Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences. Previously, she worked in the MD school systems including Harford County, Howard County, and Baltimore County Public Schools, primarily with students ages 3 to 5 years. At present, Dr. Preis has experience teaching undergraduate and graduate courses including Autism Spectrum Intervention, Cultural Diversity, Tests and Measurements, School Aged Language Intervention, Research Strategies, and Sociolinguistics. Her research interests are two-fold: (a) children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders, specifically the impact of music on language functioning; and (b) teaching pedagogies for students in speech-language pathology, particularly the integration of anti-racism, diversity, equity, and justice across courses. Finally, Dr. Preis has found Loyola University Maryland, especially the Department of SLHS, to be a place of great challenge, compassion, and care. It is a place where we are all stiving to follow the Ignatian call to ‘be attentive, be reflective, and be loving.’