Maureen Costello-Yacono, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Dr. Costello is a speech-language pathologist, educator, clinician, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in speech-language pathology. She currently serves as Director of Clinical Education and Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at La Salle University, where she also advises students in the Pre-SLP program. Her academic and professional career reflects a strong commitment to clinical education, student mentorship, evidence-based practice, and the preparation of future speech-language pathologists.

Throughout her career at La Salle University, Dr. Costello has taught undergraduate, graduate, and Pre-SLP courses in communication sciences and disorders. Prior to serving as Director of Clinical Education, she was the Clinic Director at La Salle University for nearly a decade.

Dr. Costello’s clinical experience includes working with pediatric and adult populations in medical and rehabilitation settings. Her clinical and research interests have focused particularly on acquired communication disorders, including aphasia, apraxia, agraphia, and disorders of language and cognition. Her scholarship has examined treatment approaches for aphasia and writing disorders, as well as the relationship between reading, writing, memory, and language. Her peer-reviewed publications include research on aphasia treatment, dysgraphia, orthographic working memory, and clinical supervision using telepractice technologies.

Education

Ph.D. in Health Sciences with Specialization in Speech-Language Pathology, Seton Hall University
M. S. in Speech-Language Pathology, La Salle University
B. S. in Health Sciences, Duquesne University

Certifications and Licenses

Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology—American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Pennsylvania License to practice Speech-Language Pathology
New Jersey License to practice Speech-Language Pathology

Teaching

COSD 501: Introduction to Clinical Practicum
COSD 516: Clinical Practicum and Procedures
COSD 616: Advanced Clinical Practicum and Procedures
COSD 202: Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism
COSD 100: Introduction to Language and Communication
COSD 102 WB: Introduction to Communication Disorders
COSD 308 WB: Introduction to Clinical Procedures

Presentations

Copy and Recall Therapy for Phonological Dysgraphia. Poster Presentation at the Academy of Aphasia Meeting, October 2012, San Francisco, California.

Oral Reading and Writing in Conduction Aphasia. Poster Presentation at the International Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics Conference, July 2012, Cork, Ireland.

Using a Semantic Feature Analysis (SFA) Treatment to Improve Conversational Discourse and Working Memory in Fluent Aphasia: A Pilot Study. Poster Presentation at the Clinical Aphasiology Conference, May 2012, Lake Tahoe, California.

Semantic Feature Analysis for Working Memory and Aphasic Conversation. Poster Presentation at the 2011 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, November 2011, San Diego, California.