Dr. Adrianna (Anna) Noyes PhD, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor, School of Rehabilitation ScienceDr. Noyes (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Science. She is a speech-language pathologist with over a decade of clinical experience, primarily serving pediatric populations across preschool, K–12, outpatient, and teletherapy settings. Most recently, she expanded her clinical scope to include speech, language, and swallowing services for both children and adults in a hospital setting in California during the summer of 2025. Dr. Noyes earned her Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Utah State University in 2013, her Master of Science from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire in 2019, and her PhD from Penn State University in 2024. Her research centers on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), with a particular emphasis on formal and informal mental health supports for AAC users. She is currently involved in collaborative, community-engaged research with clinicians, professionals, and members of the AAC community to improve mental health services and overall quality of life for AAC users. Dr. Noyes is committed to inclusive and participatory research practices. She believes that research should not be conducted about a population but rather with them. Her work is deeply informed by the lived experiences of AAC users and emphasizes co-development, sensitivity, and meaningful dissemination.
Research Area(s)
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- Mental health supports for AAC users
- Training for mental health professionals
- Quality of life outcomes for individuals who use AAC
- Community-informed and participatory research practices
- Inclusive and ethical research methodologies involving disabled populations
- Qualitative research methods
- Mixed methods research design
- Scoping and systematic literature reviews