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Phone: PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEE-mail: EMAIL AVAILABLECarpentersville, ILEDUCATIONUniversity of Kansas: Anticipated Graduating class of Street Address Kansas City & Lawrence, KS Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology 3.8 GPA Northern Illinois University: Graduating class of 2022 Dekalb, IL Bachelor of Science Degree with Summa Cum Laude 3.9 GPA Elgin Community College: Graduating class of 2020 Elgin, IL Associate in Science Degree with Honors 3.8 GPAUNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CLINICSMinds Matter Home Health Spring 2024 Provided services in patients home, public spaces, and during interdisciplinary team meetings. Provided therapeutic services to patients with brain injuries, addressing disorders in social skills, expressive and receptive language, swallowing, cognition, voice, and articulation. Managed a diverse patient population, including secondary diagnoses such as Autism and Cerebral Palsy. Treatment approaches included Copy and Recall Treatment (CART), Attentive Reading and Constrained Summarization (ARCS), Semantic Feature Analysis (SFA), and swallowing exercises. The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus Topeka, KS Fall 2023 Inpatient and Acute Rehabilitation settings for primarily assessing and treating patients post-stroke, and Outpatient for assessing swallow of patients with Head and Neck Cancer. Completed screening and assessments including the Saint Louis University Mental Status (SLUMS), bedside swallowing assessment, and Modified Barium Swallow studies. Treatment approaches included education and use of memory strategies, scanning/attention strategies, and education on safe swallowing strategies, exercises, and maneuvers. Endoscopy Clinic Kansas City, KS Summer 2023 Included clinical experience shadowing a registered SLP and anesthesiologist in operating rooms. Cultivated patient rapport, obtained informed consent, and delivered tailored patient education to a diverse population of culturally varied and medically stable individuals. Utilized endoscopic instrumentation to examine the airway and vocal folds. Aphasia Group Clinic Kansas City, KS Summer 2023 A treatment group for people with varying severity and types of aphasia. Included opportunities for emotional support and multimodal communication strategies through conversation. Facilitated conversation by creating opportunities to communicate, ratifying messages to the group, modeling and establishing group rules, and encouraging use of strategies. Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Kansas City, KS Summer 2023 Outpatient clinic focused on providing interdisciplinary care for adults with neurodegenerative diseases. Assessed and provided patient education on swallowing and voice changes associated with primary diagnosis. Recommended strategies for effective communication and more comfortable swallowing. Modified services to culturally diverse population. Horizon Academy Roeland Park, KS Fall 2022 Worked in a school setting with children ages 6-18, primarily serving those with Autism and/or Dyslexia. Conducted evaluations and provided treatment for speech-sound disorders and receptive language delays. Provided pull-out services for articulation, reading, and inferencing in individual and small group settings. Implemented push-in services to facilitate class-wide instruction on inferencing, pragmatics, and problem-solving. Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA) Group via Zoom through University of Kansas Medical Center Fall 2022 Adult tele-practice group, primarily consisting of those with Spinocerebellar Ataxia, receiving SPEAK OUT! LOUD Crowd treatment. Therapeutic approach consisted of individualized models and feedback targeting participants unique speech characteristics to promote purposeful and clear speech. Individual Adult Clinic Kansas City, KS Fall 2022 Individual clinic for in-person assessment and treatment. First Patient seen for increasing pitch variance and rate of speech, due to dysarthria. Second patient seen for executive function skills such as planning and organizing, due to traumatic brain injury. Therapeutic approaches included Phonation Resistance Training Exercises (PhoRTE), Goal Plan Do Review training, reports of patient satisfaction through Goal Attainment Scaling, and family and individual counseling. RESEARCHALL-CAN-Converse Lab Kansas City, KS Summer 2023 Spring 2024 Contributed to research study by Marion Leaman Ph.D., CCC, SLP and Lisa Edmond, Ph.D., CCC, SLP called ECoLoGiC (Expanding Communication and Language Opportunities Grounded in Conversation) Treatment. Transcribed monologues and conversations between participants with aphasia and conversation partners. Observed and checked fidelity and agreement for assessments administered for baseline. CERTIFICATIONBasic Life Support Certification Summer 2015 Current PROFESSIONAL AFFLIATIONSIllinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ISHA) National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) EXTRA CURRICULAR/VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCESCOMDSA - NSSLHA Chapter Fall 2020 Spring 2022 Attended speaker seminars and workshops relating to speech-language pathology and audiology on professionalism, issues in the field, and speaker reports on treatment experiences. Participated in fundraising and education of student body on speech and language related issues and diagnoses. Participated in community events for diverse populations with special needs. Zoom Pals with Pine Acres Rehabilitation & Living Center Fall 2020 Spring 2022 Tele-practice conversations with residents experiencing symptoms of dementia. Opportunity for education on progressive dementia and discrediting myths of dementia and Alzheimers Disease. Explored the benefit of familiar, emotional music on memory and cognition. SWANS - Students Who Are Not Silent Fall 2018 Spring 2020 Advocate group for LGBTQIA rights that offered a safe space for LGBTQIA people, those who are questioning their sexual and gender identities, and allies to socialize and build a sense of community. Provided education for student body about LGBTQIA issues such as hate crimes, political cases, acceptance/ tolerance, HIV/AIDS, and stereotypes.Rho Theta Kappa Honors Society Fall 2018 Spring 2020 Honors society that provided academic resources and scholarships. Promoted opportunities for community involvement and volunteer work. |
