Judith K. Montgomery, PhD, CCC-SLP

Professor and Director of the Communication Sciences and Disorders Program; Chapman University

Dr. Judith Montgomery’s research focuses on the effects of hearing loss on adults and children; child language and vocabulary development; and response to intervention models for speech language pathologists in schools. She worked for 23 years as an SLP, elementary principal, and then Director of Special Education in school districts in southern California. A Board Certified Specialist in Child Language, she is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Communication Disorders Quarterly. She received the Annie and John Glenn Award for Outstanding Leadership in School-Based Speech Language Services and has received honors from California Speech Hearing Association and the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA). She has served as president of four national organizations, including ASHA. Dr. Montgomery has authored or coauthored over 40 articles, 12 books, and one standardized test of receptive and expressive vocabulary development.