The (Speech) Path Less Traveled
BLAZING A TRAIL IN THE FIELD OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
Brianna Miluk, M.S., CCC-SLP, CLC @pediatricfeedingslp Happy PFD Awareness Month! And shout out to the depths of Instagram for introducing me to Bri Miluk, a.k.a. @pediatricfeedingslp. Bri is an AMAZING pediatric feeding therapist and emerging leader in our field. When I discovered that we are the same age, I guffawed. In her short career, she …
Photo courtesy of: communication.northwesterrn.edu/faculty I first discovered the brilliant work of Dr. Megan Roberts after reading her article in the April 2019 issue of the ASHA Leader. In Seeing Autism Signs? Speak Up and Guide Parents to See Them Too, Megan discusses the crucial role of early interventionists in raising the conversation with parents when …
As home health therapists, sometimes we find ourselves on the isolated Therapy Island, population of one... Traveling from patient to patient, we live in our cars and don't interact much with other therapists throughout the day. To overcome this isolation and challenge myself to keep learning, I listen to SLP podcasts during my commutes. One …
Chelsia Latney, M.S., CCC-SLPClinical Manager, DC Strong Start About six months ago, I made a career transition into the early intervention world here in DC, as a provider within the DC Strong Start Early Intervention Program (DCEIP). DC Strong Start is a statewide multidisciplinary program that provides early intervention services for infants and toddlers (age …
I was drawn to Shari Robertson's (speech) path after reading a recent interview within The January issue of The ASHA Leader. Shari commented on her impressive, dynamic, and fascinating journey with the simple acknowledgment: "I like to do different things". From reading the article, it was clear that Dr. Robertson has a passion for connecting …
Meet Elise Davis-McFarland, PhD, CCC-SLP One of the inspirations for this blog was a conversation I had with a friend and fellow SLP, Kelly. Upon entering the 'real world', we were, for the first time, removed from our academic SLP bubble, and were beginning to conceptualize our futures as speech-language pathologists. One of our …
Meet Michelle Dawson, M.S., CCC-SLP It's safe to say I have a professional crush on Michelle Dawson. About a month ago, I had the privilege of attending her lecture, Pediatric Dysphagia: Establishing the Brain-Mouth-Gut Connection in Silver Spring, MD. Not only was her lecture incredibly informative and clearly evidence-based, but her energy, story telling, and …
Meet Wendy LeBorgne, PhD, CCC-SLP In the area of voice pathology, vocal wellness, and vocal athletics, Dr. Wendy LeBorgne is crushing it. In her recent Ted Talk , Vocal Branding: How Your Voice Shapes Your Communication Image, she shares that, "your voice is like your thumbprint or your facial features. It is unique …
Meet Mishelle Rudzinski, M.A., CCC-SLP In graduate school, I had the opportunity to enroll in an advanced course in Pediatric Feeding. As speech pathologists, we often receive ample training in dysphagia management for adults, but children are a whole different ball game. Anatomy, physiology, feeding behaviors, and developmental trajectories are incredibly different from the adult …
Meet Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox I met Dr. Wilcox two years ago while completing my M.S. at Purdue University (Boiler Up!). Being a Boilermaker himself, he was visiting Purdue for an alumni event and made the time to speak with our SLP graduate class. He shared about his journey--beginning with a Master's degree from Purdue …
The (Speech) Path Less Traveled 