Speech Language Pathologist

• Aug 2021 - Present

Speech-Language Pathologist working with a variety of students with language and articulation needs from Kindergarten through eighth grade. Speech-Language Pathologist working with a variety of students with language and articulation needs from Kindergarten through eighth grade.

Content Manager

• Oct 2020 - Present

Helping develop an amazing vocabulary app for kids to use their inferencing skills in order to determine and learn the meaning of a word using context and visuals. Helping develop an amazing vocabulary app for kids to use their inferencing skills in order to determine and learn the meaning of a word using context and visuals.

Beertender

• Sep 2020 - Present

Speech Language Pathologist

• Jan 2021 - Dec 2022

Beertender

• Feb 2017 - Oct 2021

SLP-CCC /Auditory Communication Specialist (ACS)

• Aug 2016 - Oct 2021

Working with children (K - 5th grade) with hearing loss and providing auditory training/rehabilitation services to enhance listening skills via hearing aids, BAHA's, cochlear implants and other amplification. I also provide speech and language services as related to academic curriculum and current speech and language needs. This program is the Cued Speech Program as part of the Deaf Hard of Hearing Program in MCPS. Working with children (K - 5th grade) with hearing loss and providing auditory training/rehabilitation services to enhance listening skills via hearing aids, BAHA's, cochlear implants and other amplification. I also provide speech and language services as related to academic curriculum and current speech and language needs. This program is the Cued Speech Program as part of the Deaf Hard of Hearing Program in MCPS.

Masters Speech-Language Pathology and Graduate Research Assistant

• Aug 2013 - May 2016

Worked as a Graduate Research Assistant in the Cochlear Implant Communication Lab while attending Graduate School to receive my Masters in Speech-Language Pathology. Worked as a Graduate Research Assistant in the Cochlear Implant Communication Lab while attending Graduate School to receive my Masters in Speech-Language Pathology.

Research Assistant and Early Interventionist

• Jun 2010 - Aug 2013

Helped conduct research looking at early detection of Autism in children. Lead teacher in early intervention classroom for 14-21 month olds. Early interventionist and research assistant for a research grant looking at increasing expressive and receptive language with the use of an augmented communication device. Helped conduct research looking at early detection of Autism in children. Lead teacher in early intervention classroom for 14-21 month olds. Early interventionist and research assistant for a research grant looking at increasing expressive and receptive language with the use of an augmented communication device.

Intern

• Sep 2008 - May 2009

Providing and summarizing information for parents who have children with developmental disabilities regarding the process of eligibility for services after a transition in the inner city schools of Rochester. Providing and summarizing information for parents who have children with developmental disabilities regarding the process of eligibility for services after a transition in the inner city schools of Rochester.

Intern

• Feb 2008 - May 2008

Served as teacher’s assistant and worked one on one with a child with autism who was non-verbal and used sign language, symbols and other sensory input to communicate. Served as teacher’s assistant and worked one on one with a child with autism who was non-verbal and used sign language, symbols and other sensory input to communicate.

Teacher Assistant

• Sep 2003 - Aug 2006

Integrated Daycare for children with and without special needs. Lead teacher in the morning and assisting in the afternoon. Integrated Daycare for children with and without special needs. Lead teacher in the morning and assisting in the afternoon.

Volunteer Coach

• Sep 2004 - Jun 2006

Worked one on one with a child with autism at a gym that emphasized an integrated class and a systematic routine. Learned about the deficit in sociability and observed firsthand how autism affects interactions with other children. Worked one on one with a child with autism at a gym that emphasized an integrated class and a systematic routine. Learned about the deficit in sociability and observed firsthand how autism affects interactions with other children.