Dr. Matt Zellner is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology at Ithaca College and a licensed speech-language pathologist. He teaches courses related to pediatric speech and language disorders at the graduate and undergraduate levels. and provides clinical supervision in the Ewing Clinic.
Dr. Zellner's research is centered around expanding access to diagnosis and communication intervention for autistic children. His primary line of research involves leveraging state and national datasets to explore community and geographic factors influencing access to and utilization of diagnostic and early intervention services, as well as the influence of COVID-19 on these services.
His broader research interests include developing and evaluating interventions that leverage theatre and drama methods (including improv) to support the communication skills and community participation of both autistic children and adults, as well as exploring new approaches for teaching counseling skills to speech-language pathology graduate clinicians.