Carly Dinnes

Bio

Coming soon.

Experience and Interests

Teaching

• Assistant Professor, UW-Stevens Point (2023-present)
  Assistant Professor, Bowling Green State University (2019-23)

Research Interests

• Acquired cognitive and linguistic communication difficulties
• Brain injury and neurodegenerative disorders
• Interventions for writing, cognition, and language
• Compensatory strategy training

Professional Experience

• Speech-Language Pathologist, Millennium Therapy, Southeast Iowa (2014-19)

Presentations and Publications

Publications

• Hux, K., & Dinnes, C. (Eds.). (2022). Assisting survivors of traumatic brain injury: The role of speech-language pathologists (3rd ed.). Pro-Ed. 
• Dinnes, C., Hux, K., Holmen, M., Martens, A., & Smith, M. (2018). Writing changes and perceptions after traumatic brain injury: “Oh, by the way, I can’t write.” American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 27(4), 1523-1538. https://doi:10.1044/2018_AJSLP-18-0025

Involvement

Professional Memberships

• Member, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s Special Interest Group 2: Neurogenic Communication Disorders
• Member, Wisconsin Speech-Language-Hearing and Audiology Association (WISHA)
• Member, American Congress of Rehabilitative Medicine (ACRM)

Fun Facts

Best advice you ever received?

There’s no such thing as perfect. Do what you can, then look for ways to improve. And there are always ways to improve.

What did you want to be when you were growing up?

Paleontologist.

What do you enjoy most about teaching?

Taking information and framing it in a way that students see how it applies to their everyday life.

A piece of advice for students in your school?

Learning should be challenging but not frustrating or impossible. Spend 15 minutes on a task; if you still don’t understand or haven’t found a way to make things work, ask for help.