Speech Language Pathologist, Auditory Verbal Therapist

• Sep 2022 - Present

Graduate Research Assistant

• May 2020 - Oct 2022

• Designed stimuli and fidelity protocols, randomized treatment conditions, and implemented an intervention for 30 participants involved in the Virtual Vocabulary Intervention Study for early elementary-aged children with and without hearing loss via teletherapy.• Administered and scored standardized speech and language assessments including Arizona-4, EOWPVT-4, PPVT-5, TEWL-3, WMRT-III, TELD-3, TWS-5, TOPEL, CELF-4, IGDIs, TOWRE-2, CTOPP-2, BRSA-3, and PTONI for the Early Literacy and Language Acquisition (ELLA) Study for children with hearing loss, a longitudinal study spanning 4 years to 5th grade, in-person and virtually.• Interviewed mothers of children with hearing loss via telepractice with open-ended questions related to child’s diagnosis and decisions. • Administered and scored Parent Stress Index-4 (PSI-4), Scale of Parental Involvement and Self-Efficacy for Children with Hearing Loss (SPISE), MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories, Parents’ Evaluation of Aural/Oral Performance of Children (PEACH), and a measure of hearing loss health literacy adapted from Outcomes of Children with Hearing Loss Hearing Aid Checklist. Show less

Undergraduate Research Assistant

• Jan 2017 - May 2020

• Developed an 8-week family training video series in Spanish to teach print concept knowledge to bilingual children with hearing loss in partial completion of UofSC Honors College curriculum: “Importance of Print Referencing for Bilingual Children with Hearing Loss”.• Elicited, transcribed, and coded 12-minute language samples from children with and without hearing loss using the Hadley protocol.• Administered, scored, and analyzed standardized speech and language assessments including Arizona-4, EOWPVT-4, PPVT-5, WMRT-III, TELD-3, TWS-5, TOPEL, CELF-4, IGDIs, and PTONI for the Early Literacy and Language Acquisition (ELLA) Study. Show less

Graduate Clinician

• May 2022 - Aug 2022

• Designed and implemented daily classroom-based group intervention sessions focused on phonemic and phonological awareness, expressive and receptive language, oral motor, articulation, and pragmatics for 14 preschoolers, 3 of whom have bilateral hearing loss. • Performed daily equipment checks and Ling 10 sound checks for children with amplification (cochlear implants, hearing aids). • Designed and implemented daily classroom-based group intervention sessions focused on phonemic and phonological awareness, expressive and receptive language, oral motor, articulation, and pragmatics for 14 preschoolers, 3 of whom have bilateral hearing loss. • Performed daily equipment checks and Ling 10 sound checks for children with amplification (cochlear implants, hearing aids).

Graduate Clinician

• Aug 2020 - May 2022

• Utilized ICF framework while creating speech and language evaluation reports, treatment plans, session notes, and progress reports for patients with communication disorders including mixed receptive-expressive language disorder, social pragmatic communication disorder, specific reading disorder, speech and language development delay due to hearing loss, expressive language disorder, phonological disorder using evidence-based practice for clients aged 2-79 years. • Designed and implemented culturally appropriate language, articulation, literacy, early intervention and pragmatic intervention in English and Spanish with clients presenting with speech and language disorders secondary to diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss. • Administered and scored Goldman Fristoe Test of Articulation-3 (GFTA-3) Spanish Edition and English Edition, Oral and Written Language Scales-2 (OWLS-2), Arizona Articulation Phonology Scale-4 (Arizona-4), Infant-Toddler Meaningful Auditory Integration Scale (IT-MAIS), Meaningful Use of Speech Scale (MUSS), Rossetti Infant-Toddler Language Scale, Preschool Language Scale-4 (PLS-4). • Performed otoscopy, tympanometry, and hearing screenings on patients 6 months to 92 years in clinic and as part of Prisma Health’s craneofacial team. Show less

Graduate Clinician

• Jan 2022 - Apr 2022

• Designed and implemented evidence-based, family-centered AAC, feeding, articulation, expressive-receptive language, fluency, and pragmatic intervention to clients in the early intervention age group (birth to 3 years) while collaborating with a team of speech language pathologists, occupational therapists, and early interventionists to provide continuum of care. • Administered, scored, and documented the Receptive-Expressive Emergent Language Test (REEL-4) and PLS-5 in English and Spanish. • Provided insurance-approved documentation for evaluation, progress reports, plans of care, and session notes through ClinicSource. Show less

Graduate Clinician

• Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

•Collaborated with Richland County Library, Latina Comunicación, Richland 2 ESOL program, and UofSC senior clinical supervisor to develop summer reading outreach program for bilingual English-Spanish 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders in a local Spanish-speaking community. •Implemented the 5 week Really Great Reading curriculum for “SORing to Summer School Success” to teach reading and spelling using scientifically aligned methods. •Collaborated with Richland County Library, Latina Comunicación, Richland 2 ESOL program, and UofSC senior clinical supervisor to develop summer reading outreach program for bilingual English-Spanish 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders in a local Spanish-speaking community. •Implemented the 5 week Really Great Reading curriculum for “SORing to Summer School Success” to teach reading and spelling using scientifically aligned methods.

Graduate Clinician

• Jun 2021 - Jul 2021

• Administered in English and Spanish, scored, and provided documentation in ClinicSource utilizing the Expressive One Word Picture Vocabulary Test-4 (EOWPVT-4) and Receptive One Word Picture Vocabulary Test-4 (ROWPVT-4) for a school-aged student with a severe communication disorder secondary to Autism Spectrum Disorder and Childhood Apraxia of Speech. • Administered, scored, and provided documentation on the GFTA-3 for 3-year-old with severe articulation and phonological disorder and Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals-5 (CELF-5) for school-aged student with severe receptive and expressive language delays secondary to Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder via teletherapy. Show less

Graduate Clinician

• Jan 2021 - Apr 2021

• Provided speech and language intervention for preschool and elementary school students ages 3-6 years with communication disorders including speech sound disorders, fluency disorders, and mild to severe language and literacy disorders utilizing evidence-based practice. • Collaborated with special education classroom teachers to provide push-in therapy services during classroom activities and school’s occupational therapist to provide co-treatment sessions addressing preschool-age student’s expressive and receptive language disorder following diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorder and development delay. • Implemented low and high-tech augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) solutions (wego™10A, Bigmack Communication Button Switch) for student with severe language impairment following diagnosis of suspected Childhood Apraxia of Speech and student with severe expressive and receptive delays due to developmental delay. • Administered, scored, and provided documentation on the GFTA-3, OWLS-2, CELF-5, Clinical Assessment of Articulation and Phonology-2 (CAAP-2), Preschool Language Scales-5 (PLS-5) English and Spanish editions, Test of Language Development-5 (TOLD-5), Test of Early Language Development-4 (TELD-4), Kaufman Speech Praxis Test for Children (KSPT). • Participated in and assisted with documentation for individualized education plan (IEP), transition, and dismissal meetings for students with speech sound and language disorders using EasyIEP™ software. Show less

Graduate Clinician

• Aug 2020 - Nov 2020

• Designed and implemented evidence-based dysphagia, language, and cognition intervention in English and Spanish with adult clients presenting with swallowing, speech, and language disorders secondary to diagnoses of stroke, Dementia (Alzheimer’s and Lewy Body), Congestive Heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and Parkinson’s. • Collaborated with rehabilitation team of nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and dietitians to provide evidence-based care. • Administered in English and Spanish, scored, and produced Medicare approved documentation of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Saint Louis University Mental Status Exam, Dementia Rating Scale, and Cognitive Linguistic Quick Test to assess cognitive function of patients in an in-patient rehabilitation unit. Show less