Danika L. Pfeiffer, PhD, CCC-SLP

Dr. Danika Pfeiffer is an Assistant Professor in Speech-Language Pathology at Old Dominion University and a certified speech-language pathologist. She is Principal Investigator of the Collaboration in Research for Children's Language and Literacy (CiRCLL) Lab. Her primary research interest is in enhancing young children's early language and literacy skills through collaborative school-based partnerships. This includes providing educators with interprofessional training at the preservice and in-service levels. Danika serves as a member of the Council of Academic Program in Communication Sciences and Disorder's Interprofessional Education/Interprofessional Practice (IPE/IPP) Committee and has an Interprofessional Facilitator Certificate from the Texas Interprofessional Education Consortium. She has presented her research on the topic of interprofessional practice at the state, national, and international levels. 

Danika is also the Editor of Perspectives SIG 16: School Based Issues and serves on the SIG 16 Coordinating Committee. In addition, she hosts the About, From, & With podcast, sharing her experience pursuing a career in academia as well as others' journeys in the field of speech-language pathology. Lastly, she works closely with other scientists and clinicians as a volunteer collaborator with CSDisseminate. Their work aims to enhance research accessibility, rigor, and transparency in the field of Communication Sciences and Disorders and beyond.