Speech-Language Pathology
Munroe-Meyer Institute
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450

Phone: 402-559-5751
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Professional Summary

Abby is a speech-language pathologist at the Monroe-Meyer Institute who started in October 2020. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics at Iowa State University in Ames, IA and a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Lincoln, NE. Abby completed her graduate externship here at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). She then obtained professional clinical experience at MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center in Sioux City, IA where she treated patients in the acute care, outpatient, acute rehabilitation, and skilled nursing settings prior to returning to UNMC to continue growing in her career. Her clinical interests include communication and swallowing with tracheostomized and ventilator-dependent patients, speech, language, and swallowing treatment following a stroke, and recovery from traumatic brain injuries. She also has experience with patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancer and is currently training to specialize in pediatric therapy within the acute care setting.

Specialty Certifications

• ASHA certificate of clinical competence in speech-language pathology
• Nebraska state licensed speech-language pathologist
• Iowa state-licensed Speech-Language Pathologist

Education

• MS, in Speech-Language Pathology – University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 2019
• BA, in Linguistics – Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 2017

Special Interests & Projects

• Adult and pediatric neurogenic communication and swallowing disorders
• Tracheostomized and mechanically-ventilated patients
• Head and neck cancer
• Interdisciplinary collaboration
• Patient and family education

Professional Affiliations

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
• Iowa Speech-Language-Hearing Association