Rae Sonnenmeier

Rae Sonnenmeier

CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Director of Clinical Education & Services
Phone: (603) 862-1860
Office: Communication Sciences & Disorders, Hewitt Hall Room 181, Durham, NH 03824
Websites:
Curriculum Vitae
Pronouns: She/her/hers

<p>Rae Sonnenmeier, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of New Hampshire's Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. A highly experienced clinician and educator, her expertise lies in early childhood speech and language disorders, communication needs of individuals with developmental disabilities, and gender-affirming voice and communication training with a focus on family- and client-centered care, evidence-based assessment and intervention practices, and high-quality supervision. In addition to teaching and mentoring students. Dr. Sonnenmeier serves as the Director of Clinical Education and Services, coordinating the on-campus CSD clinical programs, overseeing the graduate students' clinical experiences, and collaborating with community-based programs for high-quality externship placements. In 2012, Dr. Sonnenmeier received the Recognition Award from the Early Education and Intervention Network of New Hampshire for outstanding leadership and professional performance on behalf of young children and families in New Hampshire.</p>

Projects

NH-ME LEND

The NH and ME Leadership in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program (NH-ME LEND) is a collaboration among Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, the College of Health and Human Services at the University of New Hampshire, and the Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies/UCED at the University of Maine-Orono. The purpose of NH-ME LEND is to improve the health of children and youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities by preparing leaders to enter the field of maternal and child health.

Courses Taught

  • COMM 701/801: Principles of Assessment
  • COMM 703/803: Ethics and Professional Issues
  • COMM 723: Observation Skills in SLP
  • COMM 801: Principles of Assessment
  • COMM 821: Speech Sound Disorders
  • COMM 831: Early Childhood Language Dis
  • COMM 843: Augmentative & Alternative Cmm
  • COMM 870: Clinical Practicum
  • COMM 872: Externship
  • COMM 995A: Ind Stdy/Voice Disorders

Education

  • Ph.D., Communicative Disorders & Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo
  • M.A., Speech-Language Pathology, State University of New York at Buffalo
  • B.S.Ed., Education, State University of New York at Buffalo

Research Interests

  • Autism
  • Communicative Disorders, Speech
  • Early Intervention for People With Disabilities

Selected Publications

  • Humphreys, B. P., Couse, L. J., Sonnenmeier, R. M., Kurtz, A., Russell, S. M., & Antal, P. (2015). Transforming LEND Leadership Training Curriculum through the Maternal and Child Health Leadership Competencies. MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH JOURNAL, 19(2), 300-307. doi:10.1007/s10995-014-1587-8

  • Sonnenmeier, R. M., Jorgensen, C., Bates, K., Frechette, A., & Currin, J. (2011). "Nothing about us without us": Including people with disabilities as teaching partners in university courses. International Journal of Whole Schooling. Retrieved from http://www.wholeschooling.net/Journal_of_Whole_Schooling/IJWSindex.html

  • Jorgensen, C. M., McSheehan, M., & Sonnenmeier, R. M. (2010). The Beyond Access Model Promoting Membership, Participation, and Learning for Students with Disabilities in the General Education Classroom. Brookes Pub.

  • McSheehan, M. C. (2008). Membership, Participation, and Learning in General Education Classrooms for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders Who Use AAC.

  • Jorgensen, C. M., McSheehan, M., & Sonnenmeier, R. M. (2007). Presumed competence reflected in the educational programs of students with IDD before and after the Beyond Access professional development intervention. JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY, 32(4), 248-262. doi:10.1080/13668250701704238

  • McSheehan, M., Sonnenmeier, R. M., Jorgensen, C. M., & Turner, K. (2006). Beyond communication access - Promoting learning of the general education curriculum by students with significant disabilities. TOPICS IN LANGUAGE DISORDERS, 26(3), 266-290. doi:10.1097/00011363-200607000-00008

  • Sonnenmeier, R. M., McSheehan, M., & Jorgensen, C. M. (2005). A case study of team supports for a student with autism's communication and engagement within the general education curriculum: Preliminary report of the beyond access model. AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION, 21(2), 101-115. doi:10.1080/07434610500103608

  • Duchan, J. F., & Hewitt, L. E. (1994). Pragmatics from theory to practice. Allyn & Bacon.

  • HIGGINBOTHAM, D. J., SONNENMEIER, R. M., & DUCHAN, J. F. (1993). THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON FACILITATED COMMUNICATION. TECHNOLOGY AND DISABILITY, 2(3), 68-78. doi:10.3233/TAD-1993-2308

  • STATHOPOULOS, E. T., DUCHAN, J. F., SONNENMEIER, R. M., & BRUCE, N. V. (1986). INTONATION AND PAUSING IN DEAF SPEECH. FOLIA PHONIATRICA, 38(1), 1-12. doi:10.1159/000265814

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