Speech Language Pathologist

• Aug 2019 - Present

Speech Language Pathologist

• Aug 2018 - Aug 2019

Speech-Language Pathologist

• Aug 2017 - Jul 2018

• Identified, assessed, treated, and assisted in the prevention of a variety of communication disorders in preschool to middle school aged children. • Served primarily students with autism spectrum disorders in self-contained classrooms for moderate to severe disabilities. • Educated teachers and staff in implementing the Picture Exchange Communication System. • Supervised speech-language pathology assistant. • Educated teachers, staff, and parents in aided language stimulation for students using AAC. • Collaborated closely with site and district administrators, teachers, paraprofessionals, and related service providers. Show less

Speech-Language Pathologist

• Aug 2015 - Jun 2017

• Identified, assessed, treated, and assisted in the prevention of a variety of communication disorders as the sole speech-language pathologist in the district • Supervised speech-language pathology assistant • Served students with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds district-wide from preschool to middle school age Alexander-2 • Developed and implemented Response to Intervention programs at district level for students at risk for communication disorders • Presented information on communication disorders at district level • Educated parents and faculty on communication disorders • Collaborated closely with site and district administrators Show less

Speech-Language Pathologist

• Aug 2013 - Jun 2015

• Identified, assessed, treated, and assisted in the prevention of articulation, language, resonance, fluency, and hearing disorders in preschool and school-aged children • Collaborated with a team of other professionals to ensure quality services • Managed a caseload of students placed both in general education and in self-contained classes for: students with autism, students with learning disabilities, and preschool students with severe disabilities. • Received departmental award for excellence Show less

Graduate Student Intern

• 2013 - 2013

Preschool speech and language intervention. Served clients with a variety of diagnoses. Preschool speech and language intervention. Served clients with a variety of diagnoses.

Graduate Student Intern

• 2013 - 2013

Assessed and treated adult swallowing, cognitive, language, and speech disorders primarily in an acute inpatient rehabilitation setting and as needed in an intensive care unit. Performed modified barium swallow studies under supervision. Observed Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES). Assessed and treated adult swallowing, cognitive, language, and speech disorders primarily in an acute inpatient rehabilitation setting and as needed in an intensive care unit. Performed modified barium swallow studies under supervision. Observed Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES).

• 2012 - 2013

Compiled and maintained spreadsheets and documents of student and client information at the University's Speech-Language Pathology Clinic. Catalogued clinic materials. Communicated available clinic services with clients and the public. Processed and organized billing information and client records.

• 2011 - 2013

Experiences included: Presence Covenant Medical Center, Urbana, Illinois 2013Outpatient and acute inpatient setting. Provided outpatient cognitive and language therapy to adults.Assessed swallowing disorders in inpatients.University of Illinois Speech-Language Pathology Clinic 2011-2012Assessment and intervention for adult dysphonia and adult fluency. Voice monitoring with Kay PentaxComputerized Speech Lab. Provided cycles therapy to phonologically-impaired preschool clients.Potomac Grade School, Potomac, Illinois 2011Assessed and treated articulation and language disorders in school-aged children. Assisted in theprevention of language disorders in preschool-aged children by instructing classroom-based grouplanguage lessons. Show less

• 2011 - 2012

Guided the development of professional writing skills and critiqued compositions.

Graduate Student Intern

• 2012 - 2012

Intervention and monitoring of geriatric cognitive, swallowing, and voice disorders. Intervention and monitoring of geriatric cognitive, swallowing, and voice disorders.

Graduate Student Intern

• 2012 - 2012

Evaluated feeding, voice, resonance, articulation, and language disorders and delays in children and young adults with orofacial anomalies on a multidisciplinary team. Evaluated feeding, voice, resonance, articulation, and language disorders and delays in children and young adults with orofacial anomalies on a multidisciplinary team.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

• 2009 - 2010

Collaborated with professionals in creating a meta-analysis of intervention techniques for children from birth to three years of age with expressive communication delays titled, “Individual and Group interventions to improve expressive and receptive language in late-talking children under 3 years of age”. Collaborated with professionals in creating a meta-analysis of intervention techniques for children from birth to three years of age with expressive communication delays titled, “Individual and Group interventions to improve expressive and receptive language in late-talking children under 3 years of age”.