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Ashley Drewry

Albuquerque,NM

Summary

Laryngenesis Therapy, LLC - Albuquerque, NM

Graduate Student Clinician

  • Develop individualized treatment methods and materials for adults with language disorders secondary to neurocognitive events.
  • Administer clinical swallowing assessments and subsequent treatment strategies for adults secondary to neurocognitive events and with degenerative diseases.

New Mexico Preschool for the Deaf - Albuquerque, NM

Graduate Student Clinician

  • Planned, prepared, and delivered expressive and receptive language therapy in spoken, signed, and augmentative communication modalities for children who are deaf and hard of hearing.
  • Performed language assessments with the PLS-5 in both spoken and signed modalities.
  • Documented performance toward language goals in soap notes.
  • Participated in individual education plan and individualized family service plan meetings as the speech pathology team member.

University of New Mexico Hospital - Albuquerque, NM

Graduate Student Clinician

  • Performed case history and oral mechanism examinations in outpatient departments of ENT and radiology for voice and swallowing assessments.
  • Integrated the IDDSI swallowing framework to prepare foods and liquid for VFSS and FEES swallow studies.
  • Analyzed pediatric videofluoroscopic swallow studies and adult fiberoptic endoscopic evaluations for swallowing deficits.
  • Composed written documents for charting assessment processes, results, diagnoses, and recommendations.

UNM Speech Language and Hearing Clinic- Albuquerque, NM

Graduate Student Clinician

  • Educated patients in anatomy and physiology for voice and swallowing, vocal hygiene, and safe swallow strategies.
  • Conducted clinical swallow examinations and swallowing treatment for pediatric populations of premature infants and young children with neurological and developmental disabilities.
  • Incorporated communication partner training and caregiver communication training, as well as motivational interviewing in assessments and treatments for voice and cognitive linguistic patients.
  • Trialed stimulability testing of voice, voice affirmation,, and cognitive linguistic treatments for adults, and compensatory swallow strategies for children and adults.
  • Implemented personalized cognitive linguistic, fluency, voice, and voice affirmation assessments and treatments for the adult population.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Graduate Assistant

University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
08.2023 - Current
  • Grade assignments, quizzes, exams, and projects in the graduate level voice course as well as undergraduate level hearing and balance disorders, audiological assessment, aural rehabilitation, and introduction to communication disorders course.
  • Provide comprehensive educational feedback to students in various areas of communication disorders; fluency, language, articulation, phonology, swallowing, voice, hearing, and motor speech.
  • Administered training for student clinicians in utilizing equipment and materials for oral mechanism examinations, swallow screenings, perceptual voice assessments, and diagnostic hearing tests.
  • Create and compile course materials (i.e., assignments, quizzes, study guides, PowerPoint lectures and lecture video recordings).
  • Assist front desk staff to check in patients and bill insurance/take payments.

Teacher’s Assistant

University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
09.2022 - 05.2023
  • Implemented comprehensive educational feedback in audiological diseases, assessment processes, and aural rehabilitation treatments, as well as vocal health and hygiene, perceptual and acoustic voice assessments, and voice treatment approaches.
  • Developed supplemental lectures and resources for confidentiality and privacy of client information, international classification of functioning and disability, and professional writing.

Study Facilitator

Eastern Washington University
Spokane, WA
09.2021 - 05.2022
  • Established study strategies, activities, and materials for enhanced learning of coursework in the undergraduate level of anatomy and physiology, speech acoustics, neuroanatomy and neurogenic disorders, as well as hearing and balance disorders, audiological assessment, and aural rehabilitation courses.
  • Coordinated supplemental lectures and reviews of comprehensive material in areas of voice and hearing.
  • Trained students in utilizing technology and equipment for screening and assessing audiological and voice disorders.

Education

Master of Science - Speech And Hearing Sciences

University Of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
05-2024

Bachelor of Arts - Communication Sciences And Disorders

Eastern Washington University
Spokane, WA
05-2022

Skills

UNM Dysphagia Lab - Albuquerque, NM

Graduate Research Assistant

Repository Project

  • Transcribed and coded videoflouroscopic swallow studies of pediatrics and adults for swallow deficits due to head and neck cancer with CLAN software
  • Collected data for PAS scores, MBS ratings, and residue ratings through analysis of videofluoroscopic swallow studies

Pediatric Infant Normative Data Project

  • Compile written documents such as an IRB proposal, research protocols, and literature review for pediatric normative data research study
  • Collect qualitative data through focus groups with swallowing clinicians on parameters of typical versus atypical swallow study diagnoses in pediatric infants
  • Collect quantitative data through analysis of videofluoroscopic swallow studies for safety, timing, and efficiency

Intensive Dysphagia Treatment Program - Raymond G Murphy VA - Albuquerque, NM -

Speech Pathology Volunteer Research Assistant

  • Analyze patient questionnaires during pre and post dysphagia treatment programs to determine outcomes of intervention
  • Review patient performance data during dysphagia treatments using IOPI, EMST, as well as restorative and compensatory swallow strategies

Certification

MoCA certified – recertify 10/18/24

SpeakOUT certified - recertify 1/1/25

Sandy Hirsch Gender Affirming voice training

Pediatric Dysphagia: Interpretation of VFSS, management and treatment planning

Observations

Spokane Ear Nose and Throat Clinic: Audiology

  • Diagnostic Hearing Tests
  • Tympanometry
  • Otoacoustic emissions
  • Balance testing

Raymond G Murphy VA: Speech

  • VFSS swallow studies
  • Stimulability testing EMST & IOPI
  • FEES swallow studies
  • Videolaryngoscopy
  • PD assessment and voice Tx
  • Bedside swallow tests
  • Bedside cognitive screenings

Raymond G Murphy VA: ENT

  • cochlear implant surgeries

Leadership

Equity group member – February 2022 – May 2024

Multicultural Club Secretary - April 2021-May 2022

National ASHA member - September 2020 - current

NSSLHA UPCD chapter member - September 2020 – May 2022

Health Science Education Outreach member - September 2021 – May 2022

Volunteer and Outreach

Ronald McDonald House of Charity Volunteer - Spokane, WA

  • meal preparation for hospital patients and families
  • housekeeping
  • transportation to and from Hospital and doctors’ appointments

Corbin Senior Center Volunteer - Spokane, WA

  • event server
  • office keeping
  • meal assistance through preparation and serving

Steps for Autism walk 2022 – Spokane, WA

Storehouse Food pantry –Albuquerque, NM

  • Packaging groceries and home good items

Timeline

Graduate Assistant

University of New Mexico
08.2023 - Current

Teacher’s Assistant

University of New Mexico
09.2022 - 05.2023

Study Facilitator

Eastern Washington University
09.2021 - 05.2022

Master of Science - Speech And Hearing Sciences

University Of New Mexico

Bachelor of Arts - Communication Sciences And Disorders

Eastern Washington University
Ashley Drewry