Katherine Ermgodts M.A., CCC-SLP
Externship Coordinator and Adjunct Lecturer
- Phone: (713) 743-0909
- Email: kermgodts@uh.edu
- Office: 137 Clinical Research Center
Katherine Ermgodts is staff speech-language pathologist and adjunct lecturer. Her responsibilities include providing speech-language evaluation and treatment to a variety of clients, both children and adults, in our clinic and in the community. Services in the community include; speech and language therapy for various preschools, screening services for the Head Start program, speech and language services and consultation at the University of Houston Charter School. Ms. Ermgodts also coordinates the externship program for graduate students. Her professional interests include early identification of language disorders, supervision, and language learning disabilities in adolescents and adults.
Ms. Ermgodts earned a Bachelor of Arts in Audiology and Speech Science from Michigan State University in 1991. At Michigan State University she completed an externship that focused on providing speech-language services in the public school system. She attended graduate school at the University of Houston and completed a Master of Arts degree in Communication Disorders in 1994. During her graduate program Ms. Ermgodts was awarded a Veterans’ Affairs Traineeship at the Houston VA Hospital.
Education
- M.A., University of Houston, Major: Communication Disorders
- B.A., Michigan State University, Major: Audiology and Speech Science
Teaching
Clinical Procedures I (COMD 4489)
Conceptual models and application strategies for clinical management.
Professional Writing in COMD (COMD 2380)
Co-taught with COMD faculty and University of Houston Writing Center.
Recent Presentations
Texas Speech, Language Hearing Association Annual Convention (3/2007)
- Presented: Language Learning Disabilities in an Adult: Implications for Treatment
Texas Speech, Language Hearing Association Annual Convention (3/2006)
- Presented: Using a Phonological Processing Treatment Approach to Modify Vietnamese Accent
Texas Speech, Language Hearing Association Annual Convention (3/2004)
- Presented: Managing Group Therapy in Clinic Practicum
- Poster Session: Matching Supervisory Style to Student Expectation
Professional Licensure and Certification
- Certificate of Clinical Competence, June 1995-present
- Texas State License in Speech-Language Pathology, September 1994-present
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), Member; June 1995-present
