Suzanne Evans Morris,
Ph.D. is a speech-language pathologist in private
practice near Charlottesville, Virginia. With more than
45 years of clinical experience, she is nationally and
internationally known for her work in identifying and
treating young children with pre-speech and feeding
disorders. Dr. Morris maintains a practice that includes
direct clinical work, continuing education workshops,
development of clinical materials, and clinical research.
She is the director of New Visions, which sponsors
innovative workshops for the teaching of feeding-related
skills, and provides family-oriented clinical services.
Dr. Morris received her B.A. in Logopedics and Education
from the University of Wichita in 1960 and her M.A.
(1962) and Ph.D. (1970) in Communication Disorders from
Northwestern University. She has studied
Neurodevelopmental Treatment approaches extensively in
England, Switzerland, and the United States, and is a
speech instructor for the Neurodevelopment Treatment
Association Inc. She is an active member of the
Professional Division of The Monroe Institute, and has
been a Gateway Outreach Trainer since 1986.
Dr. Morris has published dozens of articles in major
journals, and is the author of the Pre-Speech
Assessment Scale, a rating scale for the measurement
of pre-speech behaviors in children from birth through
two years, and co-author of Pre-Feeding Skills: A
Comprehensive Resource for Mealtime Development, 2nd
edition, andthe Mealtime Participation
Guide.