The AAC professionals identified below have expressed their willingness to provide advice and consultation to the DMERC Medical Directors or other Medicare decision makers in regard to AAC device claims. None of these individuals is affiliated with any AAC device manufacturers or vendors.
DMERC Region A
Catherine Brown-Herman, M.S., C.C.C.-S.L.P.
Augmentative Communication Consultant
161 Tilton StreetTilton,
New Hampshire 03276-5763
v: 603-286-5479
f: 603-286-4579
email: catherine@cyberportal.net
Kathryn L. Garrett, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
Department of Speech-Language Pathology
Duquesne University
600 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15282-2231
v: 412-396-4219
f: 412-396-4196
email: garrettk@duq.edu
Arlene Kraat, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Linguistics & Communication Disorders
Queens College
City University of New York
65-30 Kissena Boulevard
Flushing, New York 11367
v: 718-997-2940
f: 718-997-2935|email: arlene_kraat@qc.edu
Iris Fishman, M.A., C.C.C.- S.L.P.
Director, Kornreich Technology Center
National Center for Disability Services
201 I.U. Willets Road
Albertson, New York 11507
v: 516-465-1635
f: 516-465-3744
email: ifishman@ncds.org
DMERC Region B
Pat Ourand, M.S., C.C.C.-S.L.P.
23 Kirwin Court
Baltimore, Maryland
v: 410-661-8894
f: 410-661-3031
email: pourand@home.com
Sheela Stuart, Ph.D.
Director, Speech-Language Pathology
Services, Department of Hearing and Speech
Childrens National Medical Center
111 Michigan Avenue, N.W., Room 1250
Washington, D.C. 20010
Lynn A. Sweeney, M.A., C.C.C.-S.L.P.
Sweeney Communication & Consultation Services
2020 South Mission, PMB 234
Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48858
v: 517-775-8082
f: 517-773-6969 box 234
email: N/A
Julia M. King, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication
University of Washington, Oshkosh
800 Algoma Boulevard
Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901
v: 920-424-1148
f: 920-424-1764
email: kingj@uwosh.edu
DMERC Region C
Frank DeRuyter, Ph.D.
Chief, Division of Speech Pathology& Audiology
Clinical Associate Professor,
Department of Surgery
Duke University Medical Center
DUMC 3887
Durham, North Carolina 27710
v: 919-684-6271
f: 919-684-8298
email: deruy001@mc.duke.edu
Mary Ann Romski, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Communication Sciences
Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3083
v: 404-651-3469
f: 404-651-1409
email: jourmar@panther.gsu.edu
Maggie Sauer, M.S., S.L.P.- C.C.C.Research Assistant Professor
Program Administrator
KBR Ability Program, Dept. of Allied Health Sciences
CB 7120 Wing E Medical School
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
v: 919-966-8828
f: 919-966-8384
email: msauer@css.unc.edu
Carolyn Watkins, Ph.D.
Watkins & Associates
1150 Hammond Drive
Suite C-3110
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
v: 770-393-1340
f: 770-393-9740
email: cwwatkins@aol.com
DMERC Region D
David R. Beukelman, Ph.D.
Barkley Professor of Communication Disorders
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
P.O. Box 830732
202 Barkley Center
Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0732
v: 402-472-5463
f: 402-472-0406
email: dbeukelman1@unl.edu
Sarah Blackstone, Ph.D.
Augmentative Communication, Inc.
One Surf Way
Suite 237
Monterey, California 93940
v: 831-649-3050
f: 831-646-5428
email: sarahblack@aol.com
Lynn E. Fox, Ph.D.Assistant Professor
Speech & Hearing Science Program
P.O. Box 751
Portland State University
Portland, Oregon 97207-0751
v: 503-725-3188
f: 503-725-5385
email: foxl@ohsu.edu
Melanie Fried-Oken, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Neurology
Oregon Health Sciences University
Child Development & Rehabilitation Center, P.O. Box 574
Portland, Oregon 97201-0574
v: 503-494-4632
f: 503-494-6868
email: friedm@ohsu.edu
Pamela Mathy, Ph.D.
Clinical Professor & Director of Clinical Services
Arizona State University
Main Campus, P.O. Box 870102
Tempe, Arizona 85287-0102
v: 480-965-1974
f: 480-965-8516
email: pmathy@asu.edu
Kathryn Yorkston, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Box 356490
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington 98195-6490
v: 206-543-3134
f: 206-685-3244
email: yorkston@u.washington.edu