Hanna Hearn
Johanna (Hanna) earned her bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from West Chester University of Pennsylvania in 2016 and earned her master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Vanderbilt University in 2018. After finishing her master’s degree, she worked at University of Maryland Medical Center and then in the public schools in Delaware. She was the recipient of the 2023 Sertoma Communicative Disorders Scholarship and the American-Speech Language Hearing Association Early Career Achievement certificate.
Her research interests include the identification and treatment of literacy impairments in children with speech sound disorders as well treatment of severe speech sound disorders. She is a trainee on a Leadership Training Grant from the US Department of Education.
Research Information
SCIENTIFIC EXTRAMURAL PRESENTATIONS
Grillo, E., MacArthur, K., Fedak, E., Hattier (Hearn), J. M.,& Zborowski, E. (2016, November). Pilot results of a voice evaluation app. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, Philadelphia PA.
Hearn, J. M., Phillips, G., Schuele, C. M. (2023, February). A systematic review of literacy impairments in children with speech sound disorders: Preliminary results. Poster presented at the Annual Middle Tennessee State University Literacy Studies Conference, Murfreesboro TN
Hearn, J. M., Phillips, G., Feldman, J., Krimm, H., Schuele, C. M. (2023, September) Literacy outcomes for school-aged children with speech sound disorders: A systematic review. Poster presented at the Temple University Eleanor M. Saffran Conference, Philadelphia, PA
SCIENTIFIC INTRAMURAL PRESENTATIONS
Hattier (Hearn), J. M. (2018, January). Skin conductance as a predictor of stuttering persistent in preschool-aged children. Oral presentation at Vanderbilt University Hearing and Speech Case Conference.
Hearn, J. M., Phillips, G., Schuele, C. M. (2023, March). A systematic review of literacy impairments in children with speech sound disorders: Preliminary results. Poster presented at the Vanderbilt University Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences Poster Symposium.
Hearn, J. M. (2023, April). Storybook intervention for children with speech sound disorders: A case study. Oral presentation at Vanderbilt Hearing and Speech Science Research Colloquium.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PRESENTATIONS
Hattier (Hearn), J. M. (2017, February): Literacy development in Williams Syndrome: Better late than never. Oral presentation at Vanderbilt University Hearing and Speech Case Conference.
Schuele C. M., Hearn, J. M., Phillips, G. (2023, April). Children with persistent speech impairments: Considerations for teaching reading. Oral presentation presented at the International Dyslexia Association: Tennessee Chapter RISE Conference, Brentwood, TN
Schuele, C. M., Hearn, J. M. (2023, August) Clinical Education: What Makes “Good” Feedback? Oral presentation at Vanderbilt School Speech-Language Pathology Conference
AWARDS & HONORS
West Chester University Honors College Alumni Scholarship Award 2014, 2015, 2016
Member, Alpha Mu Gamma–National Collegiate Foreign Language Honor Society, inducted 2015
Member, Omicron Delta Kappa–National Collegiate Leadership Honor Society, inducted 2015
Dr. and Mrs. Charles S. Swope Memorial Award, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 2015
Donna M. Carney Sustained Service Scholar, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 2016
Vanderbilt University Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences Graduate Student Tuition Award and Stipend, 2022-present
Award for Continuing Education, American Speech-Language Hearing Association, 2022
Distinguished Early Career Professional Award, American Speech-Language Hearing Association, 2023
Saffran Student Scholar Award, Temple University, Supported by NIH/NIDCD, 2023
Sertoma Communicative Disorder Scholarship, 2023
Vanderbilt Dept. of Hearing and Speech Sciences Poster Competition: Third Place Poster, 2023