Experience

Spectrum Transformation Group

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of ABA Services

  • Jan 2023 - Present



The Faison Center

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Speech Language Pathologist Supervisor, Behavior Analyst-

  • Jun 2017 - Jan 2023

  Supervise a department of speech-language pathologists including clinical fellows. Supervise a department of speech-language pathologists including clinical fellows.



The Faison School for Autism

• Richmond, VA

• Speech-Language Pathologist

  • Jun 2012 - Jan 2023



University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Coder

  • Sep 2011 - May 2012

  The developers of the Advancing Social-Communication and Play (ASAP) intervention predict that changes in social communication and play skills will have cascading effects on joint engagement in the classroom setting. To back up this assumption with data, engagement states of preschoolers in their classrooms are recorded and across a variety of settings, both pre- and post-intervention. The developers of the Advancing Social-Communication and Play (ASAP) intervention predict that changes in social communication and play skills will have cascading effects on joint engagement in the classroom setting. To back up this assumption with data, engagement states of preschoolers in their classrooms are recorded and across a variety of settings, both pre- and post-intervention.



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• Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Tutor

  • Jun 2011 - May 2012

  Provided tutoring to clients with autism using verbal behavior and general ABA principles.

• Graduate Student Clinician- Private Practice Setting (Children and Teenagers)

  • Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  Administered therapy using verbal behavior procedures, serving children and teenagers with autism. Provided in-service trainings to families, company staff, and schools. Speech-therapy services were provided in the clinic, schools, and homes of the children and teens with autism. Traveled across the state to homes to provide informal assessments and recommendations for services.



Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Student Clinician- Clinic Setting (Children and Teenagers)

  • Aug 2011 - Dec 2011

  Worked on the following multidisciplinary team clinics: Hearing and Development Clinic, Turner's Syndrome Study Clinic, Preschool Autism Assessment, Consultation, and Training Clinic, and the School Age Team Clinic. Gained skills in obtaining language samples, administering standardized tests, and writing comprehensive reports with appropriate recommendations. Worked on the following multidisciplinary team clinics: Hearing and Development Clinic, Turner's Syndrome Study Clinic, Preschool Autism Assessment, Consultation, and Training Clinic, and the School Age Team Clinic. Gained skills in obtaining language samples, administering standardized tests, and writing comprehensive reports with appropriate recommendations.



Whitaker School

• Butner, NC

• Graduate Student Clinician- Residential School Setting (Teenagers)

  • Aug 2011 - Dec 2011

  Served teenagers aged 13-17 experiencing severe and persistent emotional challenges in a long-term treatment program. Many of these teenagers also have secondary conditions such as education, social, behavioral, neurological, or intellectual disabilities. Gained experience providing assessments to this specific population, and provided reports with recommendations to both the school staff and the child to consider. Served teenagers aged 13-17 experiencing severe and persistent emotional challenges in a long-term treatment program. Many of these teenagers also have secondary conditions such as education, social, behavioral, neurological, or intellectual disabilities. Gained experience providing assessments to this specific population, and provided reports with recommendations to both the school staff and the child to consider.



Carolina Living and Learning Center

• Pittsboro, NC

• Graduate Student Clinician- Intermediate Care Facility Setting (Adults)

  • Aug 2011 - Dec 2011

  Provided comprehensive speech and language assessments, and individualized treatment plans for adults with autism. Provided comprehensive speech and language assessments, and individualized treatment plans for adults with autism.



Durham Public Schools

• United States
• Education Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student Clinician- Elementary School Setting (Children)

  • Jan 2011 - May 2011

  Provided speech therapy services to two self-contained classrooms for students with autism, as well as provided inclusion services to those students mainstreamed. Provided additional fluency, articulation, and language therapy to other students at the school. Aided in standardized assessments, attended IEP meetings, and compiled therapy materials. Provided speech therapy services to two self-contained classrooms for students with autism, as well as provided inclusion services to those students mainstreamed. Provided additional fluency, articulation, and language therapy to other students at the school. Aided in standardized assessments, attended IEP meetings, and compiled therapy materials.



University of Massachusetts Amherst

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Clinician- International Teaching Assistant Workshop (Adults)

  • Jan 2010 - May 2010

  Gained experience in teaching accent modification, cultural immersion, and presentation/teaching skills for international graduate students. Gained experience in teaching accent modification, cultural immersion, and presentation/teaching skills for international graduate students.