Rate My Professor Louise Keegan

Louise C. Keegan, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS, serves as Associate Professor of Speech-Language Pathology and Interim Associate Provost and Dean of the College of Health at Moravian University. She earned her PhD in Applied Language and Speech Sciences from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and her BSc in Speech Language Therapy from University College Cork, Ireland. As a licensed speech-language pathologist and ASHA Fellow, Keegan's research centers on cognitive-communication disorders following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Her investigations include identifying linguistic skills in individuals with post-TBI cognitive-communication impairments using various linguistic analysis methods, developing optimal group interventions for chronic difficulties, and advancing the scholarship of teaching and learning through constructivist approaches such as experiential and problem-based learning. She also employs clinical sociolinguistics and qualitative methods in her work on acquired neurogenic communication disorders in adults.

In her career at Moravian University, Keegan has held key appointments including Associate Dean of Rehabilitation Sciences and leadership in the School of Rehabilitation Sciences. She teaches in the Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program, the Speech-Language Pathology Doctorate program, and undergraduate Health Sciences courses, while providing clinical services to individuals with TBI. Keegan has authored more than 30 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, such as 'Assessing Conversation after Traumatic Brain Injury' (2023, Plural Publishing), 'Acquired Speech and Language Disorders after Traumatic Brain Injury' (2021, Springer Publishing), and 'Clinically Applicable Sociolinguistic Assessment for Cognitive-Communication Disorders' (2023, American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology). Additional publications include 'Virtual INSIGHT: Improving Natural Social Interaction' (2022) and 'Health Care Experiences of Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injuries' (2023). She has delivered over 100 presentations at national and international conferences, including a keynote address at the 14th World Congress on Brain Injury titled 'Who am I: Communication of Identity after Traumatic Brain Injury' (2023), and contributed to podcasts on TBI interventions and problem-based learning. Her research has received funding from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, contributing to advancements in TBI communication assessment and treatment.