Lucinda Dean

Lucinda Dean

Professor of Practice

Research Interests: Evaluation and treatment of adults with neurogenic communication disorders, and children with feeding and swallowing disorders

 
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Curriculum Vitae
Tags: Communication Sciences and Disorders SLH-Faculty Callier-Faculty

Professional Preparation

M.S. - Communication Disorders
University of Texas at Dallas - 1988
B.S. - Communication Disorders
University of Northern Colorado - 1986

Appointments

West Cluster Team Leader and Speech-Language Pathologist
Plano Independent School District [2000–Present]
Speech-Language Pathologist, Chief Speech-Language Pathologist and Manager
Medical City Dallas Hospital [1993–2000]
Speech-Language Pathologist
Healthtech, Inc. [1992–1993]
Speech-Language Pathologist
Baylor University Medical Center [1988–1992]

Projects

Oral Motor Speech Disorders: Evaluation and Treatment
2003–2003 Lecture for the Texas Speech- LanguageHearing Association Convention, April 2003
Oral Motor Speech Disorders: Evaluation and Treatment
2002–2002 Lecture for the Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologist of North Dallas, February 2002
Pediatric Feeding Disorders
2001–2001 Conference for the Huntsville Independent School District, June 2001
Pediatric Feeding Disorders
2001–2001 Conference for the Leander Independent School District, June, 2001
Pediatric Feeding Disorders
2000–2000 Conference for Region X to area speech-language pathologists and occupational therapists, October 2000

Additional Information

18 years experience as a speech language pathologist
PERSONAL STATEMENT

I provide supervision and instruction for speech language pathology graduate students in the Communication Disorders department. I have worked in a variety of medical and educational settings with the adult and pediatric populations over the past twenty years. My personal interests include adult neurogenic communication disorders, pediatric speech/language and feeding/swallowing disorders, and social communication disorders with adults who have Asperger’s syndrome. I provide direct client intervention and student training in these areas through a variety of practicum settings.

I currently teach courses in the areas of adult neurogenic communication disorders, pediatric motor speech and swallowing disorders, and public school methods for the speech language pathologist. I provide frequent continuing education courses to professional speech language pathologists in a variety of educational and medical settings throughout the community including local school districts, Rehabilitation hospitals, Region X, the Texas Speech Language and Hearing Association, and local Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) agencies. I also have provided direct consultation work for local school districts for evaluation and treatment of children with feeding and swallowing disorders. I have developed a modified barium swallow study program with a local pediatric imaging center for student training where over 500 children in the community have been served in the last few years.

I have also developed an adult social communication group that supports young adults in the community with Asperger’s syndrome. In this group, discussion regarding social communication skills needed for the college and work settings is provided. Additionally, the group members volunteer at a local non for profit agency to better generalize social communication skills to an outside setting under my supervision. I have also helped to develop a continuing education group for professionals in the community regarding pediatric dysphagia in coordination with Callier Speech Language Pathologists. This group meets twice per year and provides evidenced based practice education from local community professionals.