Rae M. Sonnenmeier, Ph.D.
Rae M. Sonnenmeier, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is Clinical Associate Professor in the
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and with the Institute
on Disability/UCED at the University of New Hampshire and is an adjunct assistant
professor of pediatrics with the Dartmouth Medical School. She served as
Interdisciplinary Training Director for the New Hampshire Leadership Education
in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) program at the University of New
Hampshire from 1999 to 2009. Dr. Sonnenmeier is an expert in the areas of inter -
disciplinary practice, augmentative communication techniques, and the inclusion
of students who experience significant disabilities, including students with autism
spectrum disorders. Currently, she is collaborating on an Office of Special Education
Programs project that prepares speech-language pathologists in the area of
augmentative and alternative communication to support the academic learning
of students with significant disabilities. She regularly presents at state, national,
and international conferences and does technical assistance in the New England
region.