Evelyn R. Klein, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-CL ASHA Fellow

Evelyn R. Klein, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-CL is a full professor at La Salle University in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders where she teaches, supervises, and advises students pursuing degrees in speech-language pathology. She holds professional licensures as a speech-language pathologist and psychologist. Bridging the two disciplines, her post-doctoral training is in clinical neuropsychology from Drexel University. Dr. Klein is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). She holds Supervisory Certification in Special Education from the Pennsylvania Department of Education and is an ASHA Board-Certified Specialist in Child Language. She was also awarded the state Clinical Achievement Award from the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Dr. Klein is a recipient of the Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award and the Distinguished Faculty Scholarship Award from La Salle University.

As a practicing clinician, Dr. Klein continues to assess and treat children, teens, and adults. Her areas of specialization include selective mutism, autism spectrum disorders, language-learning disabilities, acquired language disorders, stuttering, and counseling for communicative disorders. Active in research, Dr. Klein mentors undergraduate and graduate students, presenting at annual conventions, regionally and nationally.

At La Salle University, she has been instrumental in co-developing the CASTLE Center for Comprehensive Assessments in connection with the La Salle speech-language community clinic. Dr. Klein is published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and has co-authored textbooks and treatment manuals including ECHO: A Vocal Language Program for Easing Anxiety in Communication; EXPRESS (Expanding Receptive and Expressive Skills through Stories); More Than Fluency: The Social, Emotional, & Cognitive Dimensions of Stuttering; and Acquired Language Disorders: A Case-Based Approach (4th edition) in addition to the Focus On Function series. She is an expert reviewer for academic journals and serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of the national Selective Mutism Association.

Areas of Expertise

Language Disorders

Selective Mutism

Autism Spectrum Disorders

Counseling

Education
Ph.D., Psychology, Temple University

Post-Doc Fellowship, Neuropsychology, Drexel University

M.A., Speech-Language Pathology, The College of New Jersey

B.S., Speech Pathology and Audiology, Pennsylvania State University