Abby Crimmins, MS, CCC-SLP

Abby Crimmins, MS, CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist and the Clinical Training Coordinator at the University of Nebraska Medical Center's Munroe-Meyer Institute in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology.

Languages Spoken: English

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Professional Bio

Crimmins joined the inpatient Speech Language Pathology Department at the Munroe-Meyer Institute in 2020 following her clinical fellowship training at MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center. She has since expanded her involvement in the department to include joining the outpatient Head & Neck Cancer Clinic in 2021 and becoming the Clinical Training Coordinator in 2023. Crimmins has a passion for clinician and student education as well as multidisciplinary collaboration. This is evidenced by frequent invitations to guest lecture for multiple disciplines (e.g., Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, Respiratory Therapy), provide inservice training opportunities within her department, and present at both state and national conventions.

Clinically, Crimmins evaluates and treats inpatients and outpatients across a wide variety of populations and disorder areas. However, she has a special interest and advanced training in adult dysphagia, including performing modified barium swallow studies (MBSS) and flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES), head and neck cancer, including pre- and post-operative speech and swallowing interventions, laryngectomy care, trismus, and radiation-related speech and swallowing impairments, and tracheostomy/ventilator-dependent populations. She additionally has collaborated with SLP faculty and other departments within Nebraska Medicine to provide knowledge, training, and augmentative and alternative communication tools to intensive care units for individuals who are unable to verbally communicate or whose verbal communication abilities are significantly impaired (e.g., extensive facial trauma).

Crimmins provides patient care services at the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute Department of Speech-Language Pathology.

Clinic Locations:

Munroe-Meyer Institute.
Fred and Pamela Buffett Head & Neck Cancer Clinic.

MS: Speech-language pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2019.
BA: Linguistics (Communication Disorders), Iowa State University, 2017.

Specialty Certifications

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Certificate of Clinical Competence.
Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing.
Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile Certified Clinician.
Nebraska state licensed Speech-Language Pathologist.

Focus Areas

Adult dysphagia.
Augmentative and alternative communication in the inpatient setting.
Complex upper airway disorders.
Head and neck cancer.
Tracheostomy/ventilator-dependent patient care.

Honors

MMI Phoenix Award in Education – Staff, Munroe-Meyer Institute, 2024.

Close up of hands using cell phone; Credit John Mark Smith, Pexels.

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