Faculty/Staff/PhD
Clinical Faculty
King, Charlotte, SLPD, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS
USF Speech-Language Clinic Director
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Phone: 813-396-0346
Office: PCD 2000A
Charlotte Purcell King, SLPD, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS joined the USF Communication Sciences
and Disorders as a full-time clinical instructor for the fall of 2023, serving as
the interim Speech-Language Clinic Co-Director from August 2024-April 2025, and beginning
her current role as the Clinic Director in May 2025. She completed her Clinical Doctorate
in April 2022, during which time she completed a clinical research study comparing
two different interventions for acquired apraxia of speech. Through this and past
clinical research projects, she has had the opportunity to present at state, national,
and international conferences. She has experience in the inpatient and outpatient
rehabilitation settings, with a broad focus on adult neurogenic communication and
swallowing disorders and primary interests in treating individuals with aphasia, motor
speech disorders, and voice disorders. She completed board certification with the
Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders. She is a certified SPEAK OUT!庐 Provider
and also has certification in LSVT LOUD, as well as a Knowledge Badge in the Life
Participation Approach for Aphasia (LPAA). She enjoys membership with the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), participating in recent years as a S.T.E.P.
mentor and Coordinating Committee member of SIG 2, and with the Academy of Neurologic
Communication Disorders (ANCDS) in the Evidence-Based Clinical Research Committee
on acquired apraxia of speech. She enjoys sharing her passion with students for providing
patient-centered and evidence-based care.
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Clinical Doctorate/SLPD |
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions | 2022 |
| M.S. | University of Rhode Island | 2015 |
| B.A. | The George Washington University | 2012 |
Teaching
SPA 6505 | Clinical Practicum
Recent Scholarly Activity
Publications:
King, C. R., Wambaugh, J., Maas, E. (2023). A comparison of Sound Production Treatment and Metrical Pacing Therapy for apraxia of speech. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.
Recent Presentations:
Smith, J., King, C., & Maxfield, N. D. (2025). A stage-1 trial of a hybrid speech-focused treatment for stuttering delivered in a non-residential semi-intensive format. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 85, 106148.
King, C. R., Nealon, K., Bislick, L., Utianski, R., Wambaugh, J., Johnson, R., & Haley, K. (2025, May 30). Diagnostic strategies and tools in acquired apraxia of speech. Clinical Aphasiology Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
Bislick, L., Utianski, R., Haley, K., Nealon, K., King, C., Buchwald, A., Wambaugh, J., & Johnson, R. (2025, May 29). Underreported variables in AOS treatment studies: Implications for inclusive research. . Clinical Aphasiology Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
Gorajec, K., King, C. R., & Brandimore, A. (2024, December 6). Impact of the SPEAK OUT! Therapy Program With and Without EMST in Parkinson's Disease. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Seattle, WA.
King, C. R., & Brettman, I. (2024, April 5). Clinical Doctorate in Speech-Language Pathology: Professional Identifies, Attitudes, and Outcomes. [60-minute Conference Presentation]. Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders, New Orleans, LA.
Purcell, C. R., & Booker, K. J. (2022, October 6). Enhancing Objective Assessment in the Inpatient Rehabilitation Program [Conference Lecture Presentation]. Tennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists Convention, Knoxville, Tennessee.
Purcell, C. R., Wambaugh, J., & Maas, E. (2022, August 24-27). A comparison of Sound Production Treatment and Metrical Pacing Technique for apraxia of speech [Conference Poster Presentation]. International Conference on Speech Motor Control, Groningen, Netherlands. (Presented in-person)
Purcell, C. R., Wambaugh, J., & Maas, E. (2022, May 17-21). A comparison of Sound Production Treatment and Metrical Pacing Technique for apraxia of speech [Conference Poster Presentation]. Clinical Aphasiology Conference, Wrightsville Beach, NC. (Presented in-person)