Experience

Crossroads Continuum

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Speech Language Pathologist

  • Jul 2021 - Present



Groton Dunstable Regional

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Speech Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow

  • Aug 2020 - Jul 2021

  •Provides diagnostic and therapeutic services to a caseload of ~40 students with identified communication disabilities in the areas of pragmatic language, expressive, receptive, and narrative language, articulation, and fluency disorders. •Implements Social Thinking model into child-centered pragmatic language intervention to a range of students aged 5-11 with diagnoses of autism, developmental delays, generalized anxiety disorder, and other neurological disorders. •Actively collaborates weekly with interdisciplinary staff and family members as a team through co-treats, team meetings, parent contact, and consultations to ensure individualized and harmonized support for each of my students. •Builds and manages IEPs to define and update student learning objectives as well as instructional accommodations and modifications to foster student success and generalization of learned skills in all educational settings. Show less



Northwell Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student Intern

  • Jan 2020 - May 2020

  Administered individualized treatment to patients with dysarthria, aphasia, apraxia, cognitive-communication disorders, dysphagia, and Parkinson’s disease to restore or improve communicative function while aimed at enhancing quality of life. Conducted comprehensive communicative evaluations on patients with speech, language, cognitive-linguistic, voice, and swallowing disorders utilizing a variety of assessment tools such as a non-standardized battery, BDAE-3, and WAB-R. Provided interdisciplinary care coordinated with in-house OTs, PTs, and physiatrists in outpatient center. Show less



Rebecca School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Student Intern

  • Sep 2019 - Dec 2019

  Implemented DIR/Floortime model into child-centered speech and language intervention to a range of young adult students aged 10-21 with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), cerebral palsy, and other developmental disabilities. Conducted poetry-themed group language intervention for young adults with ASD utilizing rhythmic-based techniques. Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members such as families, PTs, OTs, teachers, counselors, social workers, and music therapists to ensure coordinated and individualized care for each student on my caseload. Show less



TERENCE CARDINAL COOKE HEALTH CARE CENTER

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Student Intern

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Administered person-centered speech, language, swallowing, and counseling services to adults with late stage Huntington’s disease (HD) and hyperkinetic dysarthria in continuing care community. Conducted comprehensive communication and swallowing evaluations on patients with HD, dysarthria, and dysphagia. Facilitated use of low-tech (i.e., communication book) and high-tech (i.e., Tobii Dynavox) AAC devices to support production of functional communication. Provided therapeutic feedings for patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia. Show less



NYU Steinhardt Communicative Sciences & Disorders

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Student Clinician

  • Sep 2018 - Aug 2019

  Administered individualized speech and language intervention to a range of clients across the lifespan with articulation disorders, aphasia, expressive/receptive language disorders, cognitive-communication disorders, and voice disorders. Implemented evidence-based practice techniques such as Semantic Feature Analysis, Thematic Language Stimulation, Verb Network Strengthening Treatment for Aphasia, and Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports (PBIS). Led and designed group language intervention for adults with cognitive-communication disorders, aphasia, dysarthria, dysphonia, and apraxia of speech to support functional communication utilizing low-tech and high-tech AAC devices. Collaborated weekly with supervisors to track progress and further develop goals for clients on current caseload. Conducted comprehensive speech and language evaluations for a variety of populations, as well as a voice evaluation and counseling services for a transgender client seeking voice modification services. Administered comprehensive audiological evaluations and hearing screenings on clients with hearing concerns across the lifespan by conducting pure-tone-audiometric and tympanometric testing in audiometric booth. Show less



Creative Steps Learning Center

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Student Clinician

  • Jan 2019 - May 2019

  Implemented classroom-based language and pre-literacy enrichment to mono- and multilingual preschool students. Designed and administered group language-centered activities targeting multimodal (i.e., gestural, verbal, or AAC) production of verbal language and/or prelinguistic behaviors. Implemented classroom-based language and pre-literacy enrichment to mono- and multilingual preschool students. Designed and administered group language-centered activities targeting multimodal (i.e., gestural, verbal, or AAC) production of verbal language and/or prelinguistic behaviors.



HASC - The Hebrew Academy for Special Children, Inc.

• United States
• Education Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Teacher Aide

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Designed and implemented daily thematic classroom activities in integrated class of preschool-aged students with disabilities and typically-developing students. Collaborated with speech-language pathologist to update speech and language goals for student with selective mutism. Participated in classroom team meetings with speech-language pathologists, teachers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, social workers, and school psychologists to evaluate students’ yearly progress on their IEPs. Show less



Independent Support Services

• Greater New York City Area

• Certified Community Habilitation Worker

  • May 2016 - Aug 2017

  Supervised and accompanied a child with autism spectrum disorder to daily activities to support pragmatic language development and social interactions with peers in the local community. ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Supervised and accompanied a child with autism spectrum disorder to daily activities to support pragmatic language development and social interactions with peers in the local community. ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬



Kulanu Center for Special Services

• Cedarhurst, NY

• Paraprofessional

  • Jul 2016 - Aug 2016

  Evaluated cognitive skills of a student with autism spectrum disorder daily on his yearly goal chart per his IEP. Responsible for feeding, changing and the general safety of children with autism and sensory/behavioral needs. Collaborated with special education teacher to update yearly educational goals on students’ IEPs. Evaluated cognitive skills of a student with autism spectrum disorder daily on his yearly goal chart per his IEP. Responsible for feeding, changing and the general safety of children with autism and sensory/behavioral needs. Collaborated with special education teacher to update yearly educational goals on students’ IEPs.



George W Hewlett High School

• Hewlett, New York

• Speech Language Pathology Intern

  • May 2016 - Jun 2016

  -Shadowed and observed two Speech Language Pathologists' instruction of appropriate social skills to Life Skills class. -Taught to properly operate and utilize a student’s NOVA Chat device to assist with clear communication expression. -Shadowed and observed two Speech Language Pathologists' instruction of appropriate social skills to Life Skills class. -Taught to properly operate and utilize a student’s NOVA Chat device to assist with clear communication expression.