Clinical Practice

Certified and licensed Clinical Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) since 1987

• SLP program innovator and developer

• Contract negotiator

• Mentor for Clinical Fellows

• Expertise in:

  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) evaluations as a collaborative service provider with people from a variety of age and diagnostic groups

  • home-school collaborations

  • in-home family and client training

  • school consultations

  • out-patient rehab

  • in-patient speech generating device (SGD) evaluations and treatment

• Concentration in:

  • adult dysphagia

  • acquired brain injuries

  • progressive neuromuscular disorders

  • voice disorders

  • transgender voice adjustment

  • developmental disabilities

• Strong:

  • communication and collaboration skills

  • client/patient and family advocacy skills

Lisa on her Clinical Experience

"I really don’t like the word 'pathologist' in our professional title.  I believe it sends a message that we are ‘pathologizing’ our clients, students, or patients.  Instead, I like to think that what we do is help scaffold speech, language or communication abilities that these people already possess in different ways. I believe we are present in these people’s lives to teach or give them the tools and strategies to be better communicators for different reasons.

Designing individualized lessons should stem from the child's interests and afford many opportunities to build language. When I was an AAC practitioner, I asked 'What can I do that will provide the aided communicator with a way to narrate, direct, plan or question?' I consider aided language input as a means to scaffold language development for social communication."