Sara Mann Kahris (she/her/hers), M.S.Ed.

Ms. Mann Kahris is a graduate of SUNY Buffalo State and joined the department in 1996. She served as a clinical supervisor and instructor until summer 2020,at which time she was appointed the Graduate Program Director. Prior to coming to Buffalo State, Ms. Mann Kahris provided speech-language therapy services to adults at the former West Seneca Developmental Center and to children through the Early Intervention Program, The Committee on Preschool Education and at several local Head Start programs. She is passionate about academic advisement, clinical supervision, service delivery models, program development, and written language assessment and treatment. Mann Kahris loves to sing, go to concerts and owns a local restaurant.

EDUCATION

• M.S. Ed.  Speech-Language Pathology, SUNY Buffalo State
• B.A.        English, University at Buffalo

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• United University Professions, department representative

CLINICAL INTERESTS & EXPERTISE

• Clinical Supervision
• Program Development
• Written Language Assessment and Treatment
• Peer Mentoring

COURSES TAUGHT AT BUFFALO STATE  

• SLP 100 Student Speech Clinic
• SLP 429 Clinical Activity
• SLP 505 Graduate Practicum in an Educational Setting
• SLP 515 Clinical Practicum
• SLP 611 Externship in Communication Disorders

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Mann Kahris, S. (2021). The Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic Continues to Serve the Western New York Community. The Communicator, 51 (3) 8-9
• Mann Kahris, S., & Cinotti, T. (2019, April). The Intensive Language, Literacy and Auditory Processing Clinic at SUNY Buffalo State Speech-Language Hearing Clinic. The Communicator, 49 (2) 8-9.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

• Mann Kahris, S., & Cinotti, T. (2018, November 17). Clinical Skill Development for Graduate Clinicians: Five Essential Elements of Intensive Summer Programming. Presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association annual convention Boston, MA.
• Cinotti, T., Mann Kahris, S. (2018, March 5), Auditory Processing and Written Language Disorders.  Presented at Buffalo Public Schools Staff Development, Buffalo, NY.
• Mann Kahris, S., Cinotti, T. & Budin, K. (2018, January 25). Social Language in Adults. Presented at the Restoration Society Staff Development Day, Buffalo, NY.
• Mann Kahris, S., & Bailey-Jones, K. (2014, November). A Model for Clinical Skill Development Through Systematic Supervision of First Year Graduate Students. Presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association annual convention Orlando, FL.

POSTER SESSIONS  

• McNerney, K. M., & Mann Kahris, S. M. (2022, November). Incorporating Professional Issues into the Graduate Curriculum: There’s a Badge for That! Virtual poster presented at the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana.
• Mann Kahris, S., & Cinotti, T. (2018, November 17). Clinical Skill Development for Graduate Clinicians: Five Essential Elements of Intensive Summer Programming. Presented at the Buffalo State Faculty/Staff Research and Creativity Fall Forum, Buffalo, NY.