Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
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ASSESSMENTS & CLINICAL EVALUATION PROCEDURES
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Alexa Gofis

SCOTTSDALE,Arizona

Summary

Graduate Speech-Language Pathology student at Midwestern University with experience working with both pediatric and adult populations. Passionate about providing functional, individualized therapy that supports meaningful communication and quality of life. Dedicated to building strong relationships with clients and families while helping individuals reach their personal communication goals.

Overview

1
1
Certification
2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Practicum III: Voice Disorders and AAC

06.2026 - Current
  • Providing assessment and treatment for individuals with dysphonia and voice disorders.
  • Implementing voice therapy techniques including resonant voice therapy, SOVTEs, PhoRTE, diaphragmatic breathing, and vocal hygiene education to improve vocal quality and efficiency.
  • Facilitating communication and social participation for adults using AAC within a supportive group setting.

Practicum II: Pediatric Speech Sound Disorders

03.2026 - 05.2026
  • Provided therapy for adolescents with speech sound, fluency, cluttering, and resonance disorders.
  • Utilized traditional articulation therapy targeting /r/, /l/, and /th/ productions while incorporating fluency-enhancing and self-monitoring strategies.

Practicum I: Adult Neurogenic Communication

12.2025 - 02.2026
  • Provided assessment and treatment for adults with cognitive-communication and language disorders including traumatic brain injury, stroke, and aphasia secondary to glioblastoma.
  • Targeted executive functioning, attention, sequencing, prosody, self-monitoring, and word retrieval using evidence-based interventions including Semantic Feature Analysis.
  • Developed functional, patient-centered treatment plans that incorporated client goals and family participation.

Paraprofessional

Munhall Elementary School
Saint Charles, IL
06.2024 - 08.2024

• Supported students with autism in a culturally diverse summer classroom through individualized instruction and communication-focused activities.
• Provided 1:1 support for a student with behavioral needs and assisted students with AAC device use to support participation and communication.

Education

Master of Science - Speech-Language Pathology

Midwestern University
Glendale, AZ
05-2027

Bachelor of Science - Communication Sciences and Disorders

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
05-2025

Skills

  • EPIC
  • Teletherapy
  • Hearing Screenings
  • Oral Mechanism Examinations
  • AAC Support
  • Cognitive-Communication Intervention
  • Patient & Family Education
  • Cultural Humility & Responsiveness

Certification

  • SPEAK OUT!
  • Supported Conversation for Adults with Aphasia (SCA)
  • MoCA Training
  • CPR/BLS

Timeline

Practicum III: Voice Disorders and AAC

06.2026 - Current

Practicum II: Pediatric Speech Sound Disorders

03.2026 - 05.2026

Practicum I: Adult Neurogenic Communication

12.2025 - 02.2026

Paraprofessional

Munhall Elementary School
06.2024 - 08.2024

Master of Science - Speech-Language Pathology

Midwestern University

Bachelor of Science - Communication Sciences and Disorders

University of Wisconsin-Madison

ASSESSMENTS & CLINICAL EVALUATION PROCEDURES

  • MoCA
  • GFTA-3
  • Arizona Articulation and Phonology Scale
  • TNL-2
  • SSI-4
  • CAAP-2
  • Hearing Screenings
  • Oral Mechanism Examinations
  • Western Aphasia Battery - Revised
  • Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status

Clinical Observations

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison

-Completed 25 ASHA-guided observation hours

  • Mayo Clinic Arizona

-Observed modified barium swallow study (MBSS) procedures

-Performed oral mechanism examinations and dysphagia assessment procedures