Lesley Mayne, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Dr. Lesley Mayne joined the Communication Sciences and Disorders faculty at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire in 2020 after five years of serving on the faculty at California Baptist University. She completed her undergraduate degree in Communication at the University of Southern California, her master’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders at California State University, Fullerton, and her Ph.D. in Special Education at Claremont Graduate University. Dr. Mayne spent nearly 20 years in public schools and private practice working with children and adults before transitioning to a faculty role where her research interests include augmentative and assistive communication and pedagogy. She co-authored a book with Dr. Sharon Rogers published in 2020 titled, Augmentative and Assistive Communication with Children: A Protocol and Intervention Plan to Support Children with Complex Communication Profiles. Her current augmentative and assistive communication research interests focus on bridging communication between AAC users and communication partners as well as young adults with complex communication profiles in work and community settings. Her pedagogical research interests include developing courses that maximize student engagement and learning through research to practice.