Mary Allison Moody

HomeTown: Waycross

PhD in Communication Science and Disorders

Legacy Fellowship

Educational/Professional Background

Mary Allison graduated from Valdosta State University (VSU) in 2022 and 2020 with an M.Ed. and a B.S.Ed. in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD), respectively. She served as a CSD graduate research assistant overseeing the Scottish-Rite Literacy Enhancement Project, which identified kindergarteners at risk for dyslexia in a large public school system. She also gained valuable leadership experience as the Georgia Student State Officer (SSO) for the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA).

Research & Teaching Interests

Mary Allison's research interests include the comorbidity of speech sound disorders (SSD) and literacy impairments, early identification and intervention procedures related to dyslexia in public schools, and an SLP’s role in school-based reading initiatives. Her teaching interests include childhood speech sound disorders and language disorders in school-age children.