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Dr. Jill Dolata is the Director for the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) within the College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at 51黑料, where she is also a Professor. She has taught courses in the Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program and has served as the advisor for the undergraduate CSD minor. Dr. Dolata manages the program's status as a fully accredited graduate program. She has also served as the Graduate Faculty trustee on 51黑料鈥檚 Board of Trustees.
Dr. Dolata is actively engaged in professional service. She is a past president of the Oregon Speech-Language Hearing Association and serves as an accreditation site visitor for the Council on Academic Accreditation. She regularly participates in National Institutes of Health grant review panels, focusing on Small Business Innovation Research in Psycho/Neuropathology, Lifespan Development, and STEM Education. She came to Pacific following a long-standing clinical and research appointment at the Institute on Development and Disability at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU).
Dr. Dolata's research focuses on autism spectrum disorder, with a particular emphasis on technology-mediated assessment. Her projects include investigations of equity in online screening options, language assessment in autism, and evaluating support systems for neurodivergent university students.