Speech-Language Pathologist / Dysphagia & Choking
Contact this Expert Witness
- Company: SwallowStudy & Associates, LLC; SwallowStudy.com
- Phone: 617-875-5795
- Cell: 617-875-5795
- Website: www.swallowstudy.com
Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
Speech-Language Pathology and GeriatricsKeywords/Search Terms:
swallowing, swallowing disorders, dysphagia, oral, pharyngeal, esophageal, oropharyngeal dysphagia, vocal cords, vocal folds, larynx, aspiration, aspiration pneumonia, aspiration precautions, safety, stroke, choke, choking, asphyxiation, hypoxia, anoxiaEducation:
Master of Science (Communication Sciences and Disorders), University of Wisconsin-Madison; Bachelor of Science (Speech-Language Pathology), Indiana University of PennsylvaniaYears in Practice:
28Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:
11Additional Information
I am a medical Speech-Language Pathologist and a Board Certified Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders/Dysphagia (BCS-S). I achieved this BCS-S specialty certification in 2012. I have been a certified, licensed and practicing SLP since 1996, with licensure in Massachusetts from 1998 to current. I have enjoyed working as a dysphagia expert witness in litigation since 2016. I have reviewed over 55 cases, equally covering defendants and plaintiffs. I started SwallowStudy & Associates, LLC in January 2024 and now have an associate who is also a board certified specialist in swallowing and swallowing disorders: George Barnes, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S. Please see his listing as well. We both take cases nationally. I have worked with the adult and geriatric populations, specializing in dysphagia evaluation and management in long-term care, rehabilitation centers, and acute care with inpatients and outpatients. I have also been invited to nursing conferences to speak for nursing and nursing administration. Multidisciplinary collaboration and communication is essential in dysphagia care. I am a 10-time award winner of the ASHA Award for Continuing Education (ACE) in recognition of excellence in continued professional study (as of March 2023). In September 2019, I won the first Hormel Health Labs Health Hero Award: https://www.hormelhealthlabs.com/resources/health-hero-advances-dysphagia-research/. I was elected as a Board member of the American Board of Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders in November 2022. I am the founder of www.SwallowStudy.com: Dysphagia Resource for Professionals and People with Difficulty Swallowing. I started this website in 2014. I provide dysphagia expert consulting to companies and organizations through social media marketing, writings, webinars, live seminars, research and development departments, and advisory boards. In addition to my writings and resources on my website, I have published articles on numerous other websites and in the ASHA Leader. Special interests include: patient safety, choking prevention, standardizing dysphagia diets, aspiration pneumonia, oral hygiene/oral infection control, palliative care, and end-of-life decision-making. Please see www.SwallowStudy.com and my CV for more information on my work and services.