Ali Lopez Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

North Bergen, Nj

• Provide individualized and group therapy to a caseload of 119 school-aged children with a variety of communication impairments in two schools.• Create engaging and effective therapy sessions focused on expressive and receptive language, articulation, fluency, social communication, and the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC).• Conduct speech and language assessments for students on caseload.

• Analyzed transcriptions of patients of Dr. Roberta Elman and calculated correct informational units (CIUs).• Attended Conversation Analysis (CA) Workshop lead by Dr. Nina Simmons-Mackie.

Cresskill, Nj

• Provided individualized and group therapy in a subacute rehabilitation and long-term care mixed setting to a caseload of 20 patients with various speech and swallowing disorders. • Administered tests and conducted therapy sessions in English and Spanish.• Collaborated with nurses, CNAs, doctors, physical therapists, occupational therapists, respiratory therapists, and nutritionists to ensure patient-centered care.• Assessed and evaluated client skill level and improvements.• Educated and provided support for family members and caregivers• Presented in-service to rehabilitation team based on case study about the use of AAC for a patient with a total glossectomy status-post head and neck cancer.

Montclair, Nj

• Collaborated with students, alumni, staff and faculty to improve writing skills such as argument development, research synthesis, and brainstorming with the ultimate goal of having writers achieve long-term improvement, confidence, and independence.• Instructed writers of varying language backgrounds, varying severities of physical disabilities, and varying severities of learning disabilities. • Developed individualized session strategies to address the goals identified by the writer at the beginning of each session.• Created multimodal materials for workshops offered to students and faculty.

• Provided individual and group therapy to adults and children over the course of three semesters• Enhanced diagnostic skills by selecting and administering appropriate assessments for each client.• Extensive experience in treating:o Moderate cognitive-linguistic impairment secondary to a diagnosis of Alzheimer’so Mild conductive aphasia o Adult client presenting with a tongue thrusto Moderate dysarthria o Communication group therapy for adults presenting with mild to severe fluent aphasia or dysarthriao Speech sound disorderso Autism Spectrum Disordero Language delayo Fluency disorders

Master Of Arts - Ma, Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

Activities and Societies: Kappa Delta, NSSLHA, Honors College, New Student Programs