Prior to joining the Speech & Hearing Sciences program
at PSU in 2001, she worked as a speech-language pathologist in a medical
setting for 15 years. Susan's clinical
area of expertise is adult acquired neurogenic communication disorders.
Since beginning
work at PSU as a clinical instructor, Susan has expanded the client base for
individual clinical sessions on-campus, while also growing the clinical
experience to include working with adults in groups both on and off
campus.
Susan is a
co-director of PSU's Stroke Camp, an intensive two-day camp for stroke
survivors with aphasia and their families, where students are able to work with
clients in a naturalistic setting. Susan
has also worked with stroke survivors with aphasia and their families in
developing and maintaining self-help support groups in the community.
