Academic Interests Clinical instruction in speech-language pathology graduate program Teaching undergraduate courses Top Scholarly Accomplishments While at the University of Washington, I was on a committee to plan, develop and execute an annual Aphasia Day for the community (free event) Speaking at community supervision trainings Previous Experience 13 years of clinical (medical) SLP 3.5 years as clinical instructor at the University of Washington in Seattle Clinical assistant professor at MSU since January 2012 Hometown Born in NY; Florida; Seattle the past 17 years Hobbies Walking Hiking Gardening Cooking Reading Enjoying music, theater and music Future Goals and Aspirations Increase caseload of adults with communication/cognitive disorders at MSU speech and hearing clinic Become involved in university committees