Brandon Eddy is a speech-language pathologist and Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences at Portland State University (PSU). Brandon teaches graduate and undergraduate level coursework at Portland State University. His clinical interests include augmentative and alternative communication, cleft and craniofacial disorders, and interdisciplinary practice. He maintains community affiliations with Shriners Children's Portland as a speech-language pathologist, and he also serves as a Research Associate with Dr. Melanie Fried-Oken’s REKNEW Lab within the Institute on Development and Disability at Oregon Health and Sciences University. He received his Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science at Pacific University Oregon, and completed his Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Iowa. Brandon has received comprehensive interdisciplinary training as a former trainee in the Iowa and Oregon Leadership Education in Neurodevelopment and related Disabilities (LEND) programs. He currently serves as an AAC specialist providing services to children with complex communication needs and their families. Brandon also serves as a member of the interdisciplinary Cleft Lip and Palate team at Shriners Children's Portland.
Areas of Expertise:
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Pediatric Speech and Language Assessment and Intervention
Cleft/Craniofacial Differences
Interdisciplinary Practice
Courses:
SPHR 464 Speech Sound Disorders in Children
SPHR 559 Augmentative and Alternative Communication
SPHR 564 Med SLP I
SPHR 567 Cleft and Craniofacial Disorders
Community Affiliation:
Shriners Hospitals for Children Portland
OHSU Institute on Development and Disability REKNEW Lab