Bachelor's degree in Linguistics, Cornell University.

Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology, Ithaca College.

16 years in practice as a Speech Language Pathologist.

Experience working with young children and teens with autism, language delays/disorders, learning disabilities, and other developmental disabilities.

SLP by day, then I go into the phone booth and change into Firefighter/EMT by night and weekend.

Particular interests:

--workplace communication

--communication differences between workplaces that are predominately male vs female

--teaching non-literal language to people with autism

--phonetics and phonology, which are sorely under-taught in Speech-Language Pathology

--use of verbal and nonverbal communication skills to defuse tension and minimize danger in first-responder situations