Speech Language Pathologist

• Jul 2017 - Present

Speech Language Pathologist

• Mar 2018 - Apr 2019

Graduate Student Clinician

• Feb 2017 - Jul 2017

Graduate Student Clinician

• Sep 2016 - Jul 2017

• Provide aural rehabilitation, dysphagia and speech and language services for eight students and two student groups ranging in age from 15-22 years old with a variety of neurologic diagnoses • Evaluate speech and language, augmentative and alternative communication and social pragmatic skills • Collaborate closely with the behavior analyst to foster functional, vocationally relevant communicative behaviors • Document client progress in IEP and three-year reevaluation meetings with guardians and an interdisciplinary team as well as through the Autism Curriculum Encyclopedia software by the NECC Show less

Graduate Student Clinician

• May 2016 - Aug 2016

• Provided speech and language services to 12 students with a variety of diagnoses, disabilities and medical conditions including feeding sessions with three students • Documented client progress through classroom meetings, written progress notes and evaluation • Created and implemented a tactile communication system for the visually and medically impaired school population • Provided speech and language services to 12 students with a variety of diagnoses, disabilities and medical conditions including feeding sessions with three students • Documented client progress through classroom meetings, written progress notes and evaluation • Created and implemented a tactile communication system for the visually and medically impaired school population

Graduate Student Clinician

• Jan 2016 - Apr 2016

•Provided language therapy for an adult client with moderate Broca’s aphasia due to left hemisphere CVA •Created and implemented weekly treatment plans covering verbal and expressive reading and writing tasks using the evidence-based Verb Network Strengthening Training (VNeST) approach to target anomia •Documented client progress through weekly S.O.A.P. notes and a semester progress report•Collaborated with a clinical supervisor to research treatment methods to improve fluent reading in aphasics and therapy strategies for increasing verbal and written output Show less

Volunteer

• Oct 2011 - Dec 2015

•Read and talked to children ranging from infancy to 8-years-old to provide language stimulation •Created and conducted arts and crafts, songs and dancing activities to improve fine and gross motor skills of the shelter children

Apprentice

• Feb 2013 - Apr 2015

•Assist three clinical supervisors, two professors and the clinic director with various projects ranging from separating audio files on Pratt to coordinating and corresponding with other Northeastern departments on behalf of the clinic•Manage and ensure the safety of important undergraduate, graduate and patient files through HIPAA guidelines

Mentor/Teaching Assistant

• Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

•Support freshmen in the college transition by answering tough questions relating to being away from home, time management, navigating campus-life and other transitional topics•Work closely with my co-mentor and the honors faculty to create and carry out academic activities relating to Boston and Northeastern University, including counseling students on how to setup an e-portfolio and advised them on appropriate content for portfolio submission

Graduate Student Clinician

• Jan 2016 - Apr 2016

•Collaborated with one graduate student clinician to create a weekly literacy lesson plan based on a children’s book •Facilitated a story telling of a children’s book to six K1 students and incorporate writing tasks, “wh-“ question tasks, and early literacy target activities •Administered CELF-P2 and “A Couple of Ducks,” a Northeastern University screening tool created by speech-language pathologists Dr. O’Neil-Pirozzi and Susan Fine, to screen phonological processing and early literacy in 160 K1 students. Show less

Teaching Assistant

• Jul 2014 - Dec 2015

•Assisted in running all developmental groups with certified clinicians, including a Rainbow Dance group •Managed, updated and ensured the safety of client paperwork and files •Created all intake, review, transition, IFSP, and evaluation packets •Observed two Speech-Language Pathologists on home visits pertaining to clients with speech delays and TBIs, as well as a Social Worker on a home visit of a young girl with motor and speech delays •Assisted in running all developmental groups with certified clinicians, including a Rainbow Dance group •Managed, updated and ensured the safety of client paperwork and files •Created all intake, review, transition, IFSP, and evaluation packets •Observed two Speech-Language Pathologists on home visits pertaining to clients with speech delays and TBIs, as well as a Social Worker on a home visit of a young girl with motor and speech delays

Student Abroad

• May 2015 - Jun 2015

•Completed two courses in Comparative Study of Healthcare and Research for 4 weeks while studying abroad and immersed in Scottish culture and society •Observed and participated in multiple traumatic brain injury support groups and therapy sessions in various hospitals and outpatient facilities •Conducted and collected research data from surveys for Dr. O’Neil-Pirozzi’s “Thinking about Memory” study related to memory and memory loss on healthy individuals in the community •Completed two courses in Comparative Study of Healthcare and Research for 4 weeks while studying abroad and immersed in Scottish culture and society •Observed and participated in multiple traumatic brain injury support groups and therapy sessions in various hospitals and outpatient facilities •Conducted and collected research data from surveys for Dr. O’Neil-Pirozzi’s “Thinking about Memory” study related to memory and memory loss on healthy individuals in the community

Special Needs Travel Counselor

• Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

•Supervised a 9-year-old girl with diabetes and a 13-year-old girl with severe bipolar and anxiety disorder •Attended to campers’ needs relating to diabetes and bi-polar/anxiety disorders •Collaborated with the camp director, senior staff and other counselors to ensure a safe experience for campers •Supervised a 9-year-old girl with diabetes and a 13-year-old girl with severe bipolar and anxiety disorder •Attended to campers’ needs relating to diabetes and bi-polar/anxiety disorders •Collaborated with the camp director, senior staff and other counselors to ensure a safe experience for campers

Babysitter

• Jan 2007 - Aug 2012

•Worked with a young boy with autism from infancy through until six years of age •Collaborated with family members to implement school-based speech-language and communication techniques into the home environment •Documented and monitored eating habits to measure dietary and nutritional intake •Provided significant amounts of sensory stimulation and facilitated opportunities for child to communicate effectively •Observed child in integrated pre-school class to learn techniques for maintaining appropriate levels of communication Show less