Deborah Moncrieff, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
About Deborah Moncrieff
Dr. Moncrieff joined the faculty as assistant professor in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Memphis in 2018. Dr. Moncrieff received her BA in English Literature from the University of Rochester, and after raising three children, returned to graduate school and received her MS in Audiology and PhD in Cognition and Neuroscience from the University of Texas at Dallas. She has served in tenure-track and clinical faculty positions at the Universities of Florida, Connecticut and Pittsburgh, changing locations to expand her understanding of auditory processing disorders in children across diverse populations. In addition to behavioral techniques, she has utilized multi-channel electrophysiologic techniques and functional brain imaging to explore the neurophysiologic underpinnings of auditory processing disorders. Her research has been funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Lions Hearing Research Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education.