Deborah Welling, AuD, CCC-A/FAAA

Assistant Dean for Dual Degree Programs and Associate Professor
Department of Speech-Language Pathology

Assistant Dean for Dual Degree Programs and Associate Professor
Department of Speech-Language Pathology

I am the Assistant Dean for Dual Degree Programs and an Associate Professor. I earned my Bachelor of Arts degree in communication arts and sciences from Hofstra University, master's degree in audiology from Queens College of the City University of New York, and doctoral degree in audiology from the University of Florida.

I am a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA); a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology (AAA); and a past member of the New Jersey Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NJSHA), for whom I have served as Vice-Chair of the Higher Education Committee. I am also a member of ASHA Special Interest Group 9: Hearing and Hearing Disorders in Childhood.

In my current role as Assistant Dean for Dual Degree programs, I oversee dual degree programs that combine undergraduate degree majors within the College of Arts and Sciences, and the College of Education and Human Services, with graduate degree programs in Athletic Training, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant and Speech-Language Pathology within the School of Health and Medical Sciences. I am also an Associate Professor, having taught undergraduate and graduate-level courses that covered anatomy and physiology of the auditory system, fundamentals of sound (acoustics), basic and advanced audiologic measurement and interpretation, and aural habilitation and rehabilitation. I have previously served as Director of Clinical Education in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology; and provided clinical and academic advising, and mentoring for undergraduate- and graduate-level students.

Prior to joining the faculty at Seton Hall University, I spent more than 20 years in direct clinical service provision and supervision, with extensive experience in the behavioral assessment of the very young and difficult-to-test populations. I have also had extensive involvement with interdisciplinary screening and evaluation processes in the early intervention, preschool, and school-aged populations, with an emphasis on (central) auditory processing assessment.