RADFORD – Radford University communication sciences and disorders professor Corey Herd was recently appointed by Governor Timothy M. Kaine to the Virginia Interagency Coordinating Council for Early Intervention Services (VICC).

“We are extremely proud of Corey’s appointment,” said Raymond Linville, dean of RU’s Waldron College of Health and Human Services, which houses the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. “Her selection speaks to the tremendous work accomplished by our faculty members and their dedication to promote the highest levels of healthcare.”

As a member of the VICC, Herd’s duties will include collaborating with the State Educational Agency regarding the transition of toddlers with disabilities to preschool and other appropriate services, identifying fiscal sources and other support for early intervention services, preparing federal grant applications, promoting interagency agreements, and certifying an annual report to the governor and the U.S. Secretary of Education on the status of early intervention services within the Commonwealth.

“As a provider who has worked directly with young children and their families for more than 10 years, I am looking forward to collaborating with early intervention leaders from across the state while serving on the VICC,” said Herd. “Early intervention in Virginia is heading in a remarkable direction, and I am excited to be a part of this change and growth in the near future.”

Herd, who will serve a three-year term with the VICC, was nominated for the appointment by Cori Hill, a Virginia Early Intervention Training Specialist with the Virginia Integrated Training Collaborative, of which Herd is a member. Herd officially applied for the appointment in November.

Herd came to RU in 2007 and also serves as a speech-language pathologist and early intervention provider in the New River Valley and Roanoke areas. Prior to joining RU, she served as an assistant clinical specialist at Northeastern University and as an assistant clinical professor and clinical director at Idaho State University. Her research has been featured in Dissertation Abstracts International, and she has two articles scheduled to appear in an upcoming issue of Perspectives: ASHA Division 11 Newsletter.

Herd received a Ph.D. in health sciences from Touro University International in California, a master’s degree in communication sciences and disorders from Appalachian State University, and an undergraduate degree in speech pathology and audiology from James Madison University.

To learn more about RU’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Waldron College of Health and Human Services, visit http://wchs-web.asp.radford.edu/ or call (540) 831-7600.