Ann W. Kummer, PhD, CCC-SLP, FASHA, retired as Senior Director of the Division of Speech-Language Pathology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center after more than four decades of service. During her tenure, the program became the nation’s largest and one of its most respected. She also served as Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Professor of Otolaryngology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. She is now Professor Emerita.
During her career, Dr. Kummer has delivered over 400 national and international lectures on cleft palate, craniofacial anomalies, resonance disorders, velopharyngeal dysfunction, and professional practices. She taught a graduate-level course on craniofacial conditions at five universities for many years. In addition to this textbook, now in its 5th edition, Dr. Kummer has published over 30 book chapters and over 70 peer-reviewed articles. Additional contributions include development of the SNAP-R Test, which is incorporated into the Pentax Medical Nasometer software, and co-development of professional workflow software, which received the International IBM Beacon Award in 1996.
Dr. Kummer has received numerous professional honors, including state and national association awards, distinguished alumni recognitions, and ASHA’s Honors of the Association, the organization’s highest award.
