Who We Are

Elaine Hitchcock, PhD, CCC-SLP

Principal Investigator, Director

Elaine Hitchcock is the Chairperson and a professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Montclair State University. Dr. Hitchcock is a certified speech-language pathologist with over 20 years of clinical experience working with multiple clinical populations including individuals with speech sound disorders, motor speech disorders, and voice disorders. She co-founded the Voice Center at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in 1995 before leaving to pursue her doctoral degree. Dr. Hitchcock received her Ph.D. in speech-language pathology from New York University in 2005, with a specialization in phonology and acoustics. She has an active research agenda focusing on developmental aspects of phonology as well as visual biofeedback techniques for diagnosis and treatment of speech and voice disorders.

hitchcocke@montclair.edu

Robbie Lazarus, MA, CCC-SLP

BTC Clinical Director/Research Clinician

Robbie is the clinical director of the Biofeedback Treatment Clinic (BTC), providing direct supervision to graduate students during visual biofeedback interventions. Robbie is also a research clinician in the lab and an instructor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Montclair State University. She received a M.A. from American University and a M.A. from Montclair State University.

lazarusro@montclair.edu

Laura Ochs, MA, CCC-SLP

Research Project Manager/Research Clinician

Laura is the project manager and research clinician in the Clinical Biofeedback Laboratory at Montclair State University. Her current research includes treatment of residual speech sound disorders using biofeedback technology via teletherapy. Laura also currently serves as an adjunct professor for the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at MSU. Laura received her M.A. from Montclair State University.

ochsl@montclair.edu

Sarah Granquist, MA, CCC-SLP

Research Clinician

Sarah is a research clinician in the Clinical Biofeedback Laboratory at Montclair State University. Sarah has over 16 years of experience as a speech-language pathologist and has spent 10 years as a treating clinician in our lab! She also works as a speech language specialist at a public school district in Bergen County, working with children in grades K-5.

granquists@montclair.edu

Megan Matson, MA, CCC-SLP

Research Clinician

Megan is a research clinician in the Clinical Biofeedback Laboratory at Montclair State University. Megan officially joined the CBL in September 2024 with 15 years of clinical expertise as a speech-language pathologist in the public school system. Megan received her M.A. from Seton Hall University.

matsonm@montclair.edu

Sam Ayala, MS, CCC-SLP

Research Clinician

Samantha is a research clinician in the Clinical Biofeedback Lab at Montclair State University. Samantha received her M.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Teachers College, Columbia University in 2020 and has been a part of the CBL since 2021. She is also currently a speech-language specialist at a New Jersey approved private school for children with disabilities serving students ages 5-21.

ayalasa@montclair.edu

Michelle Swartz, PhD, CCC-SLP

MSU-CBL Consultant; Stockton University-Assistant Professor

Michelle is a certified speech-language pathologist and an assistant professor at stockton University. She received her Ph.D. from MSU in 2022, an M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology from MSU in 2014 and an M.S. in Biomedical Science from Barry University in 2009. Her research interests include visual biofeedback for the treatment of motor speech disorders.

swartzm@montclair.edu

Amanda Eads, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Scientist

Amanda is a Postdoctoral Scientist at Montclair State University. Amanda received her M.A. in Sociolinguistics from North Carolina State University in 2016 and her Ph.D. in Communicative Sciences & Disorders from NYU this past summer. She is excited about biofeedback technology and increasing accessibility of biofeedback services through software development and clinician training.

eadsa@montclair.edu

Hannah Ferguson

Graduate Research Assistant

Hannah is a first-year graduate student in the Department of Communicative Sceince and Disorders at Montclair State University, where she works as a research assistant in the CBL. She recently finished a postgraduate associate position at the Yale Child Study Center where she researched reading disability. She looks forward to assisting with hands-on research and learning more about biofeedback and speech sound science.

fergusonh1@montclair.edu

Mehr Manzoor, PhD

Graduate Research Assistant

Mehr is a first-year graduate student in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Montclair State University. She holds a PhD in Health Policy and Management from Tulane University and recently served as a Health Specialist at the National Institutes of Health. She is excited to bring her background in health policy and research to the field of communication sciences and disorders, while learning more about speech sound science and biofeedback mechanisms.

manzoorm2@montclair.edu

MSU-CBL Alumni

Cory Pinto

Maddie Russell

Amy Rosen

Madeline Cheyne

Nadine Helwani

Dana Catalano

Tatiana Feldman

Lauren Dioguardi

Melissa Lopez

Maya Brisman

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