CSD Faculty

Graeme Bird

Professor of Linguistics
Professor of Classics
Linguistics Program Director

Dr. Bird is a native of New Zealand and has been teaching full-time at Gordon since 2001. His interests include Greek and Latin language and literature, Indo-European linguistics, and early English literature. He is a participant in the Harvard-affiliated Homer Multi-text Project, with a chapter in a book due out in the fall dealing with a celebrated medieval manuscript of Homer's Iliad. He enjoys exploring the connections between ... more ➔

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Susan Bobb

Professor of Psychology

Dr. Bobb joined the Gordon faculty in the fall of 2015, coming from Northwestern University where she had been a Research Associate working on the neural correlates of bilingual language processing and cognitive control. Dr. Bobb’s research program is broadly developmental, using both behavioral methods (e.g., eye-tracking; response times) and neuroscience methods (e.g., EEG) to investigate the process of learning a first or second language ... more ➔

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Sean Clark

Professor of Kinesiology
Director, Health Professions

Dr. Clark joined the kinesiology faculty at Gordon College in 2000 and serves as the department chair. Dr. Clark teaches courses that focus on the neurophysiological and mechanical basis of human movement. He also serves as the Director for the Gordon College Center for Balance Mobility and Wellness.  

Dr. Clark’s research interests focus broadly on the coordination and multisensory control of posture and orientation. His ... more ➔

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Rachel de Nijs

Adjunct Professor for Communication Sciences and Disorders

Rachel de Nijs, MA, CCC-SLP is a Speech-Language Pathologist with clinical experience through the lifespan, from pediatric feeding and swallowing therapy through end-of-life care. Rachel has experience in private practice, outpatient head and neck cancer clinic, the schools, and skilled nursing facilities. She has special interest in the areas of voice and swallowing in head and neck cancer patients, dysphagia management, and ... more ➔

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Jonathan Waller

Adjunct Professor for Communication Sciences and Disorders

Jonathan Waller, MA, CCC-SLP, is a medical Speech-Language Pathologist practicing in Atlanta. He has extensive experience treating adults in the outpatient and acute care settings. He has a special interest in swallowing disorders and currently works in a dedicated multi-disciplinary head and neck surgery clinic treating patients with head and neck cancer. He has guest lectured at several universities and enjoys training students during their ... more ➔

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Amanda Warren

Lecturer in Communication Sciences & Disorders

Amanda Warren, MS, CCC-SLP, is a medical Speech-Language Pathologist practicing in the city of Boston, with extensive experience in outpatient, acute care, rehabilitative care, skilled nursing and home care environments. She teaches at the undergraduate and graduate level in the field of speech-language pathology. She has special interests in dysphagia management, augmentative communication, end of life care, patient-family advocacy and education, ... more ➔

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