Kathleen M. Lehnert, MS
Speech-Language PathologyOtolaryngology
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Young Adult 18-25
- Adult 26-64
Languages
- English
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FemaleJohns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Kathleen M. Lehnert
Professional Titles
- Speech-Language Pathologist
- Listening and Spoken Language Specialist
- Certified Auditory Verbal Therapist
Primary Academic Title
Assistant in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Johns Hopkins Clinician
Background
Speech-language pathologist Kathleen Lehnert has over 30 years of experience helping children and adults to develop their listening and spoken language abilities. As a member of the Johns Hopkins Cochlear Implant Center, Lehnert offers auditory verbal therapy and aural rehabilitation. Additionally, she performs pre- and post-cochlear implant speech-language evaluations for children and adults, and is part of ongoing research conducted with people who have cochlear implants.
Lehnert earned her master’s degree in speech-language pathology from Loyola University Maryland.
Centers and Institutes
Research Interests
Research Projects:
- “Literacy Skills in Children with Cochlear Implants: The Importance of Early Oral Language and Joint Story Reading” PI: Jean DesJardin. House Ear Institute, Children’s Auditory Research and Evaluation Center, Los Angeles, CA. Transcription and video coding.
- “Mastery of Emergent Reading Skills in Children Who Undergo Cochlear Implantation Before 24 Months of Age” PI: Howard Francis, M.D. The Listening Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD.
- “Childhood Development after Cochlear Implantation (CDaCI)” PI: John K. Niparko, M.D. The Listening Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD.
Selected Publications
- How we do it: Keeping paediatric patients motivated during the cochlear implant rehabilitative process: Margaret Winter and Kathleen Lehnert, House Ear Institute Children’s Auditory Research and Evaluation Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Cochlear Implants International, Volume 5, Issue 1, Pages 9-12.
- The Speech-Language Specialist on the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Team: Sophie E. Ambrose, Dianne M. Hammes-Ganguly, and Kathleen M. Lehnert, House Ear Institute’s Children’s Auditory Research and Evaluation Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Clinical Management of Children with Cochlear Implants, Chapter 11, Pages 251-323.
- Speech and Language Evaluations of Children with Hearing Loss: Kathleen M. Lehnert, Deborah S. Grammer and Howard W. Francis, The Listening Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, USA; Sataloff’s Comprehensive Textbook of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chapter 15, Pages 175-181.
- Home Literacy Practices for Young Children with Cochlear Implants: Campbell, E. E., Bervinchak, D., DesJardin, J., Ceh, K., Lehnert, K., Grammer, D., & Francis, H. W. (2023); Communication Disorders Quarterly, 0(0).
Lectures & Presentations
The Facilitation of Language and Literacy Development Through the Exposure to Books at Home; May 11-14, 2016; CI2016.
Memberships
- Maryland State Board of Speech-Language Pathologists
Locations
- Levi Watkins, Jr., M.D., Outpatient Center
- 601 North Caroline Street, Floor 6, Baltimore, MD 21287
- Get Directions
- phone: 443-997-6467
- fax: 410-367-2365
Expertise
Education
- Graduate School: Loyola University Maryland, MS, 1995
Board Certifications
- Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP): American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), 1996
Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)