Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

Education:

B.S., McNeese State University.  Speech and Communication; 1989.

Ph.D., Louisiana State University.  Communication Sciences and Disorders, 1995.

Certification/Licensure:

ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence – Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP)
North Carolina License – Speech-Language Pathology

Specialties:
Preschool and School-age Speech and Language Disorders
Autism 

Digital Media: CSD Applications

Advocacy, Equity, and Access in CSD

Teaching:
CSD 2366 – Communication Development

CSD 3201 – Language Disorders in Children

CSD 3202 – Speech Disorders across the Lifespan
CSD 5676 – School Age Language Disorders

Biography:

Dr. Monica L. Bellon-Harn is a Professor of Speech-Language Pathology in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences. She earned her doctorate from LSU in 1995 and began her academic career with a clinical scholar’s focus on child speech and language disorders. Her career trajectory includes leadership roles such as department chair and founder of a graduate CSD program and SLP clinic. She is pleased to be in a faculty role with a renewed focus on teaching and scholarly activity.

Her current scholarly work centers on the role of digital media in CSD practice, health equity and access, and communication support for autistic individuals. She has developed clinical programs and community partnerships to support children and families, including literacy-based interventions and college success programs for autistic students. Through her work, she bridges research, teaching, and service to enhance communication access across diverse populations.

Representative Publications (past 5 years)

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=yGlWaysAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra

Santhanam, S., Bellon-Harn, M., Wilson, K., Kashinath, S., & VanUitert, V. (in press). Role of SLPs with autistic college students on college campuses: A viewpoint. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.

Mohanan, R., Aithal, V., Veena, D., & Bellon-Harn, M. (2025). Effectiveness of Video-Based Instruction with Additional Components to Improve Conversational Skills in Autistic Children: A Systematic Review. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.

Bellon-Harn, M. & Morris, L. (2025). Examining the Impact of an Online, Asynchronous Social Justice Program on Undergraduate Communication Sciences and Disorders Students. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups (SIG 10).

Bellon-Harn, M. L., Saar, K. W., Santhanam, S., & Heydari, S. (2025). The diagnostic journey of autistic women as shared on TikTok. Research in Autism, 120, 202529.

Williams, E., Bellon-Harn, M., & Morris, L. (2024). “You’re going to serve people from all different backgrounds”: CSD Students’ Perceptions of an Introductory Online Social Justice Program. Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences and Disorders, 8(3). 

Bellon-Harn, M. L., & John, S. (2024). Clinical utility of shared book reading on YouTube: An analysis of metadata, evidence-based content, understandability, and actionability. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 26(4), 556-565.

Jacob, R. S., John, S., Bellon-Harn, M. L., & Manchaiah, V. (2024). Exploring maternal interactions during shared book readings in Indian home contexts. Early Childhood Education Journal, 52(6), 1011-1022.

Santhanam, S. & Bellon-Harn, M. (2022). Speech-Language Pathologist’s Role in Understanding and Promoting Self-Advocacy in Autistic Adults. AmericanJournal of Speech-Language Pathology, 31, 649-663.

Bellon-Harn, M., Byod, R., & Manchaiah, V. (2022). Applied Behavior Analysis as treatment for autism spectrum disorders: Topic modelling and linguistic analysis of reddit posts. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, Translational Research in Rehabilitation, 102.

Pandith, P., Johns, S., Bellon-Harn, M., & Manchaiah, V. (2022). Parental perspectives on storybook reading in Indian home contexts. Early Childhood Education Journal, 50, 315-325. 

Morris, L. & Bellon-Harn, M. (2021). Development and functionality of an internet-based, self-managed parent training program. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 30(2), 722-733.

Byers, B. & Bellon-Harn, M., Allen, M., Whisenhunt-Saar, K., Manchaiah, V., & Rodrigo, H. (2021). A comparison of treatment intensity and service delivery models on speech sound production with school-age children with articulation disorders in the public-school setting. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 52(2), 529-541.

Bellon-Harn, Ni, J., & Manchaiah, V. (2020). Twitter usage about Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism, 24(7), 1805-1816.

Azios, J. H., & Bellon-Harn, M. (2020). “Providing a perspective that’s a little bit different”: Academic and professional experiences of male speech-language pathologists. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1-12.

Bellon-Harn, M., Manchaiah, V., & Morris, L. (2020). Autism Online: A cross-sectional study of the portrayal of Autism Spectrum Disorders in YouTube videos. Autism, 24(1), 263-268.