A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health, UBC.
I am pleased to announce that Dr. Paola Colozzo has been appointed Director, School of Audiology & Speech Sciences, for a five-year term effective to June 30, 2030.
Dr. Colozzo is an Associate Professor in the School of Audiology and Speech Sciences, and served as interim Co-Director from July 2022, then as interim Director from July 2023. During that time, she oversaw the expansion and distribution of the Speech-Language Pathology program to Victoria in 2024. Dr. Colozzo previously served as the School’s MSc Program Director for seven years.
A registered speech-language pathologist , Dr. Colozzo’s areas of expertise and specialization include language development, child language disorders, and interactions between language and cognition. She has a long-standing commitment to providing evidence-based services that are family-centred and adapted to the needs of all children and families. In recent years, Dr. Colozzo has led a number of projects, ranging from studies focused on better serving bilingual children with language disorders and developmental disabilities to exploring social communication in adolescents with autism and identifying barriers and facilitators to culturally-safe, family-centered intervention services for children who are deaf and hard of hearing.
As Director, School of Audiology & Speech Sciences, Dr. Colozzo will continue to provide leadership and strategic direction to the School. She will work collaboratively with the School’s faculty members, clinical educators and administrative staff as they conduct leading-edge research, educate future clinicians and scientists to become leaders in their fields, and actively engage community partners in alignment with the School’s mission and the Faculty of Medicine’s strategic plan.
Please join me in congratulating Dr. Colozzo on her appointment.
