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Robert A. Pieretti, PhD, CCC-SLP (he/him/his)

Associate Dean
College of Health and Human ServicesCalifornia State University, Sacramento

Dr. Pieretti, Associate Dean in the College of Health and Human Services at California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State), is a tenured professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University. Dr. Pieretti served as Chair of the Department for 7 years and is the founder and director of the Sacramento State Literacy Connection. He was employed for 21 years as a speech-language pathologist in the Sacramento City Unified School District, formerly serving as the Head Language, Speech, and Hearing Specialist for the District. Dr. Pieretti’s scholarly interests include language disorders, language-based reading disorders, Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), and English Learners.  He has made over 100 presentations at the local, state, and national levels, co-authored literacy skill development materials, and published several co-authored peer-reviewed journal and periodical articles regarding his research and work supporting the language and literacy skills of both monolingual and bilingual students. He is a California Speech-Language Hearing Association (CSHA) Fellow and a co-author of CSHA’s position paper/resource guide: Roles and Responsibilities of Speech-Language Pathologists with Respect to Literacy in Children and Adolescents in California.

Financial Disclosures: Financial compensation from ASHA for these presentations; Co-authored and receives royalties for books related to this topic

Nonfinancial Disclosures: Co-authored the California Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CSHA) position paper: Roles and Responsibilities of Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) with Respect to Literacy in Children and Adolescents in California

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