Maura Tourian, MS, CCC-SLP

Maura Tourian, M.S., CCC-SLP is a speech-language pathologist with a research focus, who provides project coordination on the PIPA study for the UNC site. Past academic research roles include managing pediatric research in the UNC Craniofacial Center, and behavioral studies with young children with autism in the UNC Speech and Hearing Sciences Department, as well as the Duke University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She has also supported international regulatory and patient safety efforts in clinical trials and post-marketing studies as an Operations Specialist at IQVIA, a contract research organization. Roles as Speech-Language Pathologist in schools, homes, and pediatric rehabilitation settings, Clinical Instructor of speech-language pathology graduate students at the MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston, MA, and Program Implementation Coordinator for children with autism at the Monarch School in Chagrin Falls, OH have all contributed to Maura’s professional mission to enhance children’s development, well-being, and quality of life. Maura received a B.A. in Child Development from Connecticut College and M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.