Rhea Paul

Rhea Paul, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is retired Professor and Founding Chair of the Speech-Language Pathology Department at Sacred Heart University, author of over 100 refereed articles, 50 book chapters and 10 books. She has served as Editor for Language at the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. She received the Editor’s Award from the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology in 1996, and the Ritvo/Slifka Award for Innovative Clinical Research from the International Society for Autism Research. She has been a Fellow of ASHA since 1991, and received Honors of the Association in 2014. She currently directs the "ABCs4ASD" Training Grant from the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs, aimed at providing interprofessional training for supporting students with autism in acquiring literacy.