W. Matthew Gillispie, CCC-SLP
- Affiliate Faculty, Indigenous Studies
- Clinical Professor, Schiefelbusch Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic
Contact Info
Lawrence
1200 Sunnyside Ave.
Lawrence, KS 66045
Biography —
Dr. Gillispie is a clinical professor and speech-language pathologist in the Department of Speech-Language-Hearing: Sciences & Disorders and the Intercampus Program in Communicative Disorders. He is also director of the Schiefelbusch Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic where he provides speech-language pathology services and clinical education. Dr. Gillispie is interested in preschool and school-age speech, language and literacy disorders, as well as culturally responsive services, especially to children and families from Native American communities.
Education —
Specialization
- Speech-language pathology
- Communication disorders
- Communication sciences
- Language disorders
- Literacy disorders
- Native American
- American Indian
Research —
Dr. Gillispie's clinical and research interests include the assessment and intervention of preschool and school-age children with speech, language and literacy disorders. He is also interested in assessment and intervention considerations when working with Native American children. From 2013 to 2020, Dr. Gillispie was the project director for Culturally Responsive Early Literacy Instruction: American Indian/Alaskan Native (CRELI: AI/AN), a personnel preparation grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs.
Teaching —
Dr. Gillispie spends most of his work day providing clinical education to undergraduate and first-year graduate students enrolled in clinical practicum (SPLH 672, 862, 864). It's an opportunity for him to share his clinical expertise and passion with future speech-language pathologists. Dr. Gillispie was project director for a personnel preparation grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education: Office of Special Education Programs. Culturally Responsive Early Literacy Instruction: American Indian/Alaska Native was a 7-year grant (2014-2020) supporting speech-language pathology graduate students interested in working with Native American communities. In the classroom, Dr. Gillispie enjoys teaching SPLH 888/889 Multicultural Issues in Speech-Language-Hearing and a summer seminar, SPLH 764 Culturally Responsive Literacy Instruction. Last, he also works with undergraduate and graduate students completing independent studies and research projects in topics related to his interests and expertise.
Selected Publications —
Suswaram, S., Perelmutter, B., Keuwo, R., & Gillispie, W.M. (2022). “I truly feel like I have been hustling on my own”: Minority Graduate Students’ Experiences in Communication Sciences and Disorders Programs. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 7(4), p. 1106-1119. (Reviewed/Refereed)
Gillispie, M. (2021). Culturally Responsive Language and Literacy Instruction with Native American Children. Topics in Language Disorders, 42(2), 186-199. (Reviewed/Refereed) (Invited)
Gillispie, M. (2016). Need for Culturally Responsive Literacy Instruction in Native American Communities. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 1(2), 56-68. (Reviewed/Refereed)
Awards & Honors —
University of Kansas Diversity Scholar, Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Kansas, 2018-20
Certificate of Appreciation, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), 2015
Service —
Dr. Gillispie is active in multicultural issues and considerations within speech-language pathology as well as in higher education. Dr. Gillispie has been a member of the Native Faculty and Staff Council at KU since 2010, and is a former president of the council. He has also served on the University's Diversity Council, KU-Haskell Advisory Committee, the Provost's Diversity Equity & Inclusion Workgroup, and KU's Diversity Scholars program. He is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Native American Caucus, and served as member to ASHA's Multicultural Issues Board from 2013 to 2015.
Memberships —
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Native American Caucus