Amy Tepper, Ed.D., CCC-SLP
Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Program Director for the M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology

  atepper@thiel.edu
  724-789-2298
  Glen Johnson Center

Amy Tepper, Ed.D. is program director of Thiel College’s Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology and a professor of communication sciences and disorders. She leads a graduate program launched in 2020 that prepares students to become speech-language pathologists through evidence-based practice, interprofessional education and service to rural and underserved communities.

A licensed speech-language pathologist with more than two decades of clinical experience, Tepper has nearly 10 years in higher education as a professor and academic leader. Before joining Thiel, she was a tenured associate professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Baldwin Wallace University, where she served on faculty governance and curriculum committees and as a Faculty Fellow.

Her work centers on removing barriers to learning, supporting diverse learning profiles and fostering equitable, inclusive education. She earned a doctorate in disability and equity in education from National Louis University, where her dissertation examined mitigating disabling barriers in education. She holds both a master’s and a bachelor’s degree in communication disorders and sciences from Eastern Illinois University.

Tepper is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and has held leadership roles with the Ohio Speech-Language-Hearing Association, including Director of Advocacy. She has presented widely at state, national and international conferences. She is co-author of the book “Grounded in Greater: A Faith-Informed Approach to K–12 Education and Beyond,” and is developing clinical education handbooks for students and clinical faculty in communication sciences.

Guided by a commitment to belonging and culturally responsive, relationship-rich training, Tepper highlights Thiel’s flexible cohort start dates, small class sizes and close mentorship with professors and clinical educators. Under her leadership, MS-SLP students gain hands-on clinical practicum experience, build strong care plans for clients with speech, language and swallowing disorders, and prepare for clinical certification and state licensure—clear next steps for prospective students exploring a communication sciences and disorders major, a speech pathology master’s degree, or careers in speech therapy and SLP.