KELLIE ANN SMITH760 Wildwood Dr. Youngstown, Ohio 44512 PHONE: (330)550-8795EMAIL: kas178@zips.uakron.edu

OBJECTIVE:

To obtain a full-time Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Fellowship position

EDUCATION:

The University of Akron 5/2014 - 8/2016

M.A., Speech Language Pathology

Passing score on National Speech Language Pathology Praxis Exam

The University of Akron 8/2010 - 5/2014

B.A., Speech Language Pathology and Audiology

SPECIALIZATION:

The U.S. Department of Education Graduate Studies Consortium in Listening and Spoken Language

Selected through process of interview and essay to receive additional educational coursework and practicum in Aural Habilitation, Telepractice and Hearing Loss

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:

UNC Chapel Hill, CASTLE, Durham, NC 5/2016 - 8/2016

Caseload includes individuals with severe to profound hearing loss ages 12 months to 23 years including those with Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, CHARGE syndrome, cleft palate and CMV

Practice Auditory-Verbal Therapy techniques to enhance listening and develop spoken language through use of cochlear implants and/or hearing aids

Serve as coach to parents to help build confidence and develop skills in becoming the primary facilitator of spoken language

Provide coaching to colleagues and outside professionals, such as teachers of the Deaf and school SLPs working with students who use hearing technology

Hear No Fear Support Group for Hearing Loss, Stow, OH 8/2014 - 5/2016 Target population of adults with mild- profound hearing loss ages 30-93,

including those with hearing aids and cochlear implants Prepare and facilitate discussion on selected topics and provide education to

individuals with hearing loss as well as their family members

University Hospitals, Westlake, OH 1/2016 - 5/2016 Caseload includes children ages 6 months to 8 years, including patients with complicated medical

history, developmental disabilities and cognitive deficits Create and implement treatment plans using Auditory Verbal Therapy

techniques for children with hearing aids and cochlear implants Assist in usage and learning of Augmentative Alternative Communication

device for child with Cerebral Palsy Develop home programs and provide direct parent coaching on listening and

spoken language strategies to ensure generalization at home Observed: 4 cochlear implant mappings, 1 activation, 2 cochlear implant

surgeries and Newborn Hearing Screenings

Sanctuary Health Network, Medina, OH 1/2016 - 5/2016 Caseload includes adults ages 55 to 94, including patients with complicated medical history, traumatic

brain injury, dysphagia, cognitive deficits and dementia Assist in Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing, Deep Pharyngeal

Neuromuscular Stimulation, Neuromuscular Electrical Simulation Therapy for swallowing, as well as formal and informal assessments of dysphagia and cognition

Collaborate with inter-professional team members to deliver functional and effective treatment

Brimfield Elementary School, Brimfield, OH 8/2015 - 12/2015

Caseload includes students Kindergarten to Fifth Grade with articulation, language and fluency disorders

Complete evaluations and development treatment plans for children with multiple disabilities including Intellectual Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, Selective Mutism, Hearing Loss and Seizure Disorder

Complete necessary legal documents such as Evaluation Team Reports, Individualized Education Plans, progress reports, parent invitations and Prior Written Notices

The University of Akron Audiology and Speech Center 8/2014 - 12/2015Auditory- Verbal Therapy Clinic

Caseload includes clients ages 15 months to 86 years with mild-severe hearing loss utilizing cochlear implants and/or hearing aids

Conduct speech and language evaluations and develop treatment plans for pre-lingual and post-lingual individuals

Provide Aural Habilitation or Rehabilitation utilizing Auditory Verbal Therapy principles

Service delivery provided live as well as Telepractice via the platforms Blackboard Collaborate and WebEx

Voice Clinic Provide service for individuals ages 23 to 65 with Traumatic Brain Injury and

Parkinson’s Disease as well as Transgender individuals Evaluate and develop treatment strategies to increase pitch, eliminate vocal

abuse patterns, improve intonation and pragmatics to assist client in finding a safe and authentic voice

Group therapy for Parkinson’s Disease that use strategies adapted from Lee Silverman Voice Techniques (LSVT-LOUD) to increase loudness and teach breath stream management. Implement cognition and memory strategies.

Participant of In-Motion Delay the Disease Course focusing on LSVT-BIG strategies

Language Learning Associates, Copley, OH 5/2015 - 8/2015

Caseload includes children grades 1 to 3, including those with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome and Cerebral Palsy

Develop and implement individual treatment plans for summer extended education with a large focus on development of social skills

Implement strategies adapted from Picture Exchange Communication for those with augmentative communication needs and educate staff to utilize strategies throughout school day to ensure carryover

Head Start- Oak Creek Campus, Akron, OH 8/2014 - 12/2014

Caseload includes preschool children, receiving interventions for kindergarten-readiness

Complete initial language, speech and hearing screenings Conduct evaluations, develop and implement treatment plans for children

with articulation, phonology, fluency, apraxia and language disorders

PUBLICATIONS:

Houston, T. K., Dr., Behl, D., Dr., & Smith, K. (2016). Ch. 18 Using Telepractice to Improve Outcomes for Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing Children & Their Families. A Resource Guide for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention, 18-1-18-18; EHDI E-Book, National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management, Utah State University: Logan, Utah.

Karen Anderson (TBA)

Non-presenting author at the 2015 ASHA Convention: Houston, K., Callanan, L., Flynn M., Pakenham, C., Moleski, A., Kus, N.,

Smith, K., & Barghouty, R., (2015) Connecting to Communicate: Using Telepractice to Serve Young Children with Hearing Loss &Their Families (PowerPoint Slides)

Houston, K., Callanan, L., Flynn M., Pakenham, C., Moleski, A., Kus, N., Smith, K., & Barghouty, R. (2015) Fathers of Children with Hearing Loss: Feelings and Service Provision (PowerPoint Slides).

Smith, K., Barghouty, R., Houston, K., Callanan, L., Flynn M., Pakenham, C., Moleski, A., &Kus, N. (2015) Hear No Fear: A Model of Adult Aural Rehab (Poster).

REFERENCES:

1. Dr. K. Todd Houston, PhD, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVTProfessor and Supervisor at The University of Akron, Akron, OH Mobile: (330) 903-0049 Work: (330-972-6141

2. Lindsay Zombek, M.A., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVTClinical Speech Language Pathologist at University Hospitals, Westlake, OHMobile: (216) 406-1913 Work: (216) 896- 1883

3. Maegan Evans, PhD, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVTClinical Speech Language Pathologist at UNC Cochlear Implant Center,

Durham, NCMobile: (803) 318- 1105

4. Kim Heflin, M.A., CCC-SLPSchool- Based Speech-Language Pathologist at Brimfield Elementary,

Brimfield, OHMobile: (330) 608- 8507