Dean Tanya Gallagher
- Dean, College of Applied Health Sciences
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- 110 Huff Hall
- 1206 S. Fourth St.
- Champaign, IL 61820
- Phone: (217) 333-2131
- Fax: (217) 333-0404
- Contact through e-mail.
Dr. Tanya M. Gallagher became Dean of the College of Applied Life Studies in December, 1998, succeeding Interim Dean Robert Sprague. As a Professor of Speech and Hearing Science, Dr. Gallagher has served on the faculties of the University of Michigan and McGill University prior to coming to UIUC. She has held several leadership positions including Director of the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Associate Dean for Allied Health Sciences, and Associate Dean, University Affairs, Planning & Resources, Faculty of Medicine at McGill University.
Dr. Gallagher is a past president of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation having served her professional association as its Vice-President for Research and Technology, Chair of the Publications Board and Council of Editors, and Editor of the Journal of Speech-Language and Hearing Research. She is also an advisor to the National Center for Treatment Effectiveness in Communication Disorders and has been Co-Project Officer of the National Treatment Outcomes in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Project.
Dr. Gallagher, an alumnae of the University of Illinois, earned her bachelor’s degree in speech-language pathology (1967), master’s degree in speech-language pathology (1969) and doctorate in speech and language science (1971) at UIUC. Her research has recently focused on brain-behavior relationships in populations at high risk for communication disorders and head and neck post-treatment effects following treatments for oral-pharyngeal cancer.
