Amy E. Skinder-Meredith

Responsible for teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, mentoring students in research, and serving on department, college, and national committees.

Lead SLP assessment and recommendations for the interprofessional Providence Craniofacial team and provide education and counseling to families with children born with cleft.

• Led strategic planning and curriculum development; oversaw department operations and faculty development.
• Co-lead of Education Pillar, College Strategic Planning Committee (2023)
• Service on Faculty Senate, EFSCOM Cabinet, and CQI Committees
• Planned and oversaw meetings in accordance with governing documents.
• Maintained impartiality and objectivity during meetings and decision-making.
• Initiated strategy to drive company growth and increase market share and profitability.
• Cultivated department-wide culture of innovation and collaboration.
• Navigated the separation from our joint program with Eastern Washington University to improve the quality of our department in coursework, clinic, and research.
• Facilitated the promotion of four clinical faculty and the promotion and tenure of four tenure-track faculty.
• Assisted in starting two new clinics, an SLP services clinic and an ASD diagnostic clinic for our graduate student training.

Worked collaboratively with another university program to ensure quality instruction and clinical supervision of our graduate students, while navigating COVID guidelines and procedures. At this time, we had a joint program with Eastern Washington University-Communication Sciences and Disorders.

• Oversaw graduate curriculum, student progression, counseled students, mediated issues between graduate students and faculty, and accreditation preparation

Organized and led seven service learning trips to Zacapa, Guatemala, for students in speech and hearing sciences and provided assessment, management, and education for families with communication, cognition, and swallowing disorders for all ages in a variety of settings.

Taught undergraduate and graduate courses, provided clinical supervision, and started an innovative camp for children with childhood apraxia of speech.

Taught undergraduate and graduate courses, mentored students in research and clinic, provided undergraduate advising, and conducted research in childhood apraxia of speech and teaching pedagogy.

Taught undergraduate and graduate courses, mentored students in research and clinic, provided undergraduate advising, and conducted research in childhood apraxia of speech and patient-centered communication.

Taught undergraduate courses and provided clinical supervision to graduate students while working on my PhD.

.Responsibilities included assessment and treatment of clients of all ages in a variety of settings across the country (e.g., Head Start, preschool, K-12, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, inpatient and outpatient care, home care in MA, MN, ME, and WA)

Provided assessment and management of communication and cognitive disorders for birth to three with an interdisciplinary team.