Ciara Leydon is an Associate Professor of Communication Disorders in Sacred Heart University's College of Health Professions. She is currently Chair of Communications Disorders & Program Director Grad Speech Language Pathology. Leydon's Ph.D. in Speech Language Pathology is from Northwestern University. She also holds a M.A. in Speech Language Pathology from George Washington University and a B.A. in Economics from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.

Before joining the SHU faculty Leydon was Assistant Professor of Speech Communication Sciences & Disorders at Brooklyn College, as well as Associate Scientist in the Department of Surgery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Certification/Training:

-American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP)

-Connecticut license to practice Speech Language Pathology

-Lee Silverman Voice Treatment