About Us

Dr. Elizabeth Fagan, SLPD
Speech-Language Pathologist
Director
Fagan Center for Communication

Elizabeth is a licensed speech-language pathologist who has been in practice since 1978. She earned a B.S. and M.S. at the University of New Hampshire and SLPD at Nova Southeastern University. Doctoral dissertation research addressed nonverbal problem solving among children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders. Dr. Fagan has worked extensively with children on the autism spectrum, along with specializing in auditory processing disorders and cognitive processing disorders (working memory, processing speed, executive functions). She has worked in schools, consulted for schools and families, and provided lectures for physicians and psychiatrists. She is the director of the Fagan Center for Communication and is in the process of publishing the results of her research along with The Executive Function Profile (EFP).

Professional Volunteer
Hearts for Hearing-Donated Hearing Aid Program
Rotary International, Dominican Republic
Schools for the Deaf in Santiago and Santo Domingo
Good Samaritan Hospital La Romana

Professional Affiliations

• Member of the Attention Deficit Disorder Association
• Licensed by the Maine Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology
• Certified by Maine Department of Education
• Member Maine Speech/Language Association
• Member of the Autism Society of Maine
• Member of the Autism Society of America
• Member of the Asperger's Association of New England
• Roster Member of the American Academy of Audiology
• Honorary Member of Rotary International
• Member Brain and Learning Society
• Past member of the Board of Directors for Hear ME Now! School for Deaf/Oral Programs, Pineland Center, New Gloucester, Maine
• Past member of the Asperger's Service Providers through Maine Medical Center
• Past autism Specialist for the Autism Society of Maine