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Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Chapel Hill, Nc

Serve as lead investigator and director on multiple research projects, including Project Converse (PI), Building Bridges (co-PI) and Project Open (co-PI). Teach classes in speech-language pathology. Mentor graduate students and participate on dissertation committees for PhD candidates.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Directed the research activities related to two Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs funded projects, including Big Words Science and Project Core.

Wexford, Pennsylvania

Provided comprehensive treatment targeting speech, language, communication, literacy and social skill development. Worked with children ages 3 through 21 years with language impairments, learning disabilities, autism, developmental delays, multiple disabilities and related.

Directed the design, development and evaluation of educational content, including curricular materials, augmentative communication supports, and symbol libraries. Managed a cross-functional development team of 22 professionals.

Served 22 school districts in and around Portland, Oregon as an augmentative communication specialist. Provided consultative services to teams implementing assistive technology for students with significant communication disabilities and severe orthopedic impairments.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Responsible for the design, development, implementation and evaluation of educational materials and programs to support professional development. Contributed to new product development, user-interface design, and software and hardware testing.

Responsible for teaching undergraduate and graduate speech-language pathology students through a combination of traditional face-to-face lectures, on-line discussions and conferences, and guided independent study.

Responsibilities included the evaluation and treatment of patients with disorders of communication, swallowing, and cognition as a result of MS, ALS, SCI, CVA and TBI. Evaluated pediatric patients for potential speech, language, and/or hearing deficits. Designed and implemented a variety of augmentative communication systems

Responsibilities included the evaluation and treatment of patients with disorders of communication, swallowing, and cognition as a result of multiple sclerosis (MS), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), spinal cord injury (SCI), cardiovascular accident (CVA) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Gained extensive experience working within a multidisciplinary team environment, and counseled and educated patients and their families regarding rehabilitation options post traumatic events.

Ph.D., Computing Technology In Education

M.S., Speech-Language Pathology

B.S., Speech-Language Pathology