Jennifer Herndon Vinson, Ed.D., CCC-SLP
Professor and Program Director – Communicative Sciences and Disorders (CSD)
jennifer.vinson@aamu.edu
Office phone: (256) 372-4035
Location: CCN 104 / Office #16
Dr. Jennifer Herndon Vinson received her doctorate in
Administration from Nova Southeastern University; masters in
Communicative Sciences and Disorders from Radford
University and bachelors in Speech Pathology / Special
Education from Alabama A&M University. Dr. Vinson is
Professor and Program Director of the Communicative Sciences
and Disorders Program. She has been employed by the
University since 1982. Dr. Vinson has served in elected and
appointed state and national positions over her career. In the
state she has served as the elected President, Vice President and Membership Secretary of the
Speech and Hearing Association of Alabama (SHAA) and as the elected President, Secretary and
Treasurer of the North Alabama Speech and Hearing Association (NASLHA). Nationally, she
serves as the appointed Alabama Liaison for Public Schools for the American Speech-LanguageHearing Association (ASHA). Dr. Vinson has received several national awards including the
ASHA National Advisor of the Year Award, the ASHA Golden Apple Award and six ASHA ACE
Awards. In the state she has received the SHAA Honors of the Association Award, the
Distinguished Service Award, the Presidential Gavel Award and seven Certificates of
Appreciation. For professional volunteerism, the Community Action Agency awarded her the 25
Year Volunteer Award and she has received numerous Appreciation Awards from local school
systems in the north Alabama region. Her research and teaching interests include vocal disorders,
vocal hygiene/conservation; curriculum change in teacher preparation programs; classroom
acoustics, and diagnostic/therapeutic techniques for hard of hearing/deaf, voice and stuttering
patients.