Ellen Rassas Cohn

Background

Cohn, Ellen Rassas was born on January 12, 1953 in Long Branch, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Harold and Beverly (Edelson) Rassas.

Education

Bachelor in Speech Pathology, Rutgers University, 1974; Master of Science in Speech Pathology, Vanderbilt University, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy in Comm. Disorders, U. Pittsburgh, 1981.

Career

Instructor, U. Pittsburgh, 1978-1992; clinical assistant professor, U. Pittsburgh, since 1992. Speech-language pathologist cleft palate center U. Pittsburgh, 1976-1978. Research associate cleft palate center school dental medicine U. Pittsburgh, 1977-1985, craniofacial abnormalities team division plastic surgery, 1977-1985, dentofacial abnormalities team department orthodontics, 1977-1985.

Consultant, private practice, since 1985. Advisory U. Pittsburgh chapter National Student Speech Language Hearing Association, since 1995. Community director Presbyterian U. Hospital, Pittsburgh, since 1996.

Advisory bd.VNA, Pittsburgh, 1996. Consultant AlliedSignal Inc., United States Bureau Mine Safety, Equitable Gas Company. Private practice, presenter in field.

Achievements

• Ellen Rassas Cohn has been listed as a noteworthy Communications educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Videofluoroscopic Studies of Speech in Patients with Cleft Palate

    (In Videofluorscopic Studies of Speech in Patients with Cl...)

  • Videofluoroscopic Studies of Speech in Patients with Cleft Palate by M. Leon Skolnick (1989-10-11)

Membership

Chairperson public relations committee Federation Cleft Palate Clinics Commonwealth Pennsylvania, 1981-1983, craniofacial committee, 1981. Member executive management committee, finance committee, facilities planning committee, professional and academic affairs committee MontefioreHosp., 1988-1990, vice Chairman of the Board trustee, 1990. Member board directors fundraising committee capital giving campaign Shadylane School, 1989-1990.

Member board of trustees, finance and audit committee Montefiore U. Hospital, 1990-1991. Member board directors, program planning committee Jewish Family and Children's Svc., 1990-1991. Coordinator department committee United Way Campaign, U. Pittsburgh, since 1992, field service review committee health and education, since 1993.

Member religious school committee Rodef Shalom, since 1993. Member volunteer pool U. Pittsburgh, since 1994. Member professional advising committee Sivitz Hospice, 1995-1996.

Member American Speech Language Hearing Association (certified clinical comptence, congressional action contact since 1981, coordinator congressional action contact network Pennsylvania 1986-1988,continuing education administrator U. Pittsburgh since 1983), American Association College Pharmacy, Cleft Palate Craniofacial Foundation (audiovisual committee 1980-1981, publication review committee 1981, co-chair public relations committee 1981-1982, chair public relations committee 1982-1983, chair media committee 1983-1986, 88, chair finance resources committee 1987, board directors 1989-1991, interprofessional education committee 1991), American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association (time and place committee convention planning 1981, local arrangements committee 1992-1993), Eastern Comm. Association, Pennsylvania Speech Hearing Association (speech pathology trang. committee 1981, student essay contest review committee 1981, session chair annual convention 1996), S.W. Pennsylvania Speech Language Hearing Association (program committee 1982-1983, nominating committee 1984, president-elect 1985, president 1986, past president, board directors 1987), Speech Comm. Association, Ladies Hospital Aid Society Western Pennsylvania (life, president 1988-1990, board directors, member long range planning committee since 1990, president since 1996).

Connections

Children: Jamie, Abby.

Father:

Harold Rassas

Mother:

Beverly (Edelson) Rassas

child:

Abby Cohn

child:

Jamie Cohn