Gabriella Marie Kittaneh
Midland Park,USA
Summary
Focused, committed, and compassionate student in NYU’s CSD Master of Science Program pursuing a career as a speech language pathologist.
Experienced with diagnosing and treating speech and language disorders in children and adults. Utilizes evidence-based therapeutic strategies to enhance communication abilities. Knowledge of various assessment tools and intervention techniques to tailor individualized treatment plans.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Graduate Student Clinician
Good Talking People, LLC
Teaneck, NJ
01.2025 - Current
- Develop individualized, measurable treatment goals and structured session plans tailored to each client’s strengths, needs, and functional communication outcomes.
- Provide individualized therapy in 60-minute clinic sessions utilizing the Social Thinking® Methodology for adolescents (ages 12–16) and young adults (ages 19–20), targeting pragmatic language, executive functioning, and social communication skills.
- Deliver 37-minute group therapy sessions for students ages 6–14 at Englewood Palisades Charter School (Englewood, NJ), focusing on language development, peer interaction, and social communication within the educational setting.
- Conduct comprehensive speech-language evaluations using standardized and non-standardized assessment tools, clinical observation, and caregiver input to inform diagnosis and intervention planning.
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation, including goal development, SOAP notes, and individualized intervention planning in accordance with professional standards.
Graduate Student Clinician
Sensory Kids & Social Minds
Jersey City, NJ
09.2025 - 12.2025
- Developed individualized, measurable treatment goals and structured session plans based on comprehensive assessment data, client strengths, and functional communication needs.
- Provided client-led, play-based therapy in 60-minute sessions for children ages 1–7, targeting early language development, social communication, joint attention, symbolic play, and feeding skills.
- Delivered intervention for Gestalt Language Processors (GLPs) using Natural Language Acquisition principles to support progression toward self-generated language.
- Supported Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) users through aided language modeling, device programming support, and caregiver coaching to promote functional communication across environments.
- Utilized the Zones of Regulation® Framework to foster emotional awareness and co-regulation skills and implemented the SOS (Sequential Oral Sensory) Feeding Approach with the Steps to Eating hierarchy to address sensory-based feeding challenges.
- Collaborated with occupational therapists, ABA therapists, and psychologists in interdisciplinary and co-treatment sessions to align goals and support sensory regulation, pragmatic language development, and functional participation.
- Conducted comprehensive evaluations using standardized and non-standardized measures, clinical observation, and caregiver interviews; maintained detailed clinical documentation including SOAP notes, treatment plans, progress reports, and evaluation summaries.
- Provided parent education and regular progress updates to encourage strategy carryover and consistency across home, clinic, and community settings.
Graduate Student Clinician
New York University Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic
New York, NY
09.2024 - 08.2025
- Conducted pediatric and adult speech-language evaluations in articulation, language, cognition, motor speech, and oral–sensorimotor functioning.
- Performed audiological screenings and interpreted findings to support diagnostic impressions and recommendations.
- Completed speech, language, cognition, and swallowing screenings for community populations at Early Head Start (University Settlement) and Hudson Guild’s Fulton Older Adult Center (NYC).
- Collaborated with graduate clinicians in the Pre-Clinical Apprentice Program (PCAP) to develop evidence-based treatment plans.
- Completed simulated diagnostic assessments across the lifespan using the SimuCase clinical training platform.
Tutor
Expert Tutoring and College Counseling
Wyckoff, NJ
10.2023 - 08.2025
- Responsible for preparing materials for tutoring sessions for students with various needs.
- Assist students K-12 with skill building, Orton Gillingham lessons, and standardized test preparation.
- Create individualized plans to help the student achieve their goals.
- Responsible for writing session summaries after each tutoring session which includes what was worked on and what goals were targeted and reached.
Education
Master of Science - Communicative Sciences and Disorders
New York University, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, And Human Development
New York, NY08-2026
Bachelor of Science - Communicative Sciences and Disorders, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Studies (Minor)
New York University, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
New York, NY05-2024
Skills
- Proficient use of LAMP and Proloquo2Go
- Adept at PRAAT acoustic analysis software
- Proficient use of Boardmaker
- Familiar with Titanium Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
Certification
- MBSImP Student Training July 2025 - August 2025
- Drug and Alcohol Education, Child Abuse Identification, and School Violence July 2025
- Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) July 2025
- Comprehensive Orton-Gillingham Plus Certificate (30 Hours) July 2024 - August 2024
- Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA) September 2024
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) September 2024
- Collaborative Institutional Training Incentive (CITI) January 2024
Timeline
Graduate Student Clinician
Sensory Kids & Social Minds
09.2025 - 12.2025
Graduate Student Clinician
Good Talking People, LLC
01.2025 - Current
Graduate Student Clinician
New York University Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic
09.2024 - 08.2025
Tutor
Expert Tutoring and College Counseling
10.2023 - 08.2025
Bachelor of Science - Communicative Sciences and Disorders, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Studies (Minor)
New York University, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Master of Science - Communicative Sciences and Disorders
New York University, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, And Human Development
HONORS
Summa Cum Laude Spring 2024
University Honors Scholar: Founders Day Award Spring 2024
Dean’s List 2022-2023, 2023-2024
Employment
Tutor – Expert Tutoring and College Counseling, Wyckoff, NJ
October 2023 – August 2025
- Prepared instructional materials and delivered individualized tutoring for students K–12, including Orton-Gillingham literacy instruction, skill development, and standardized test preparation.
- Developed personalized learning plans and documented session goals, progress, and outcomes after each session.
RELATED COURSEWORK & TESTS ADMINISTERED
- Speech Sounds Disorders
- Language Disorders in Preschool Children
- Language Development Disorders in School-Aged Children
- Principles of Intervention
- Critical Evaluation of Research in CSD
- Dysphagia in Children and Adults
- Motor Speech Disorders
- Voice Disorders
- Adult Language Disorders
- Speech Science Instrumentation
- Stuttering and Cluttering
- Therapeutic Approaches in CSD: Aphasia
- Neurogenic Speech Disorders in Children
- Craniofacial Anomalies
- Culturally Responsive Practices I: Healthcare Settings & the Global Context
- Culturally Responsive Practices II: The Educational Context
- Tests Administered:
- Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation- 3rd Edition (GFTA-3)
- Test of Narrative Language- 2nd Edition (TNL-2)
- Social Language Development Test: Elementary (SLDT-E)
- Apraxia Battery for Adults (ABA)
- Oral Speech Mechanism Exam (OSME)
- Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE)
- Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10)
- 3 Ounce Water Swallow Test
- Shipley & McAfee Form 14-2 Cognitive-Linguistic Evaluation
Research
Biofeedback Intervention Technology for Speech Lab (BITS Lab), NYU
January 2024 - May 2024
- Engaged in research focused on various instrumentation utilizing acoustic and ultrasound biofeedback to aid in intervention for children with speech sound disorders.
- Responsible for performing acoustic coding and analysis tasks, including word level tagging on sound files using Praat software.
- Presented on recent research findings in the BITS Lab journal club.
Psycholinguistics, Aphasia, and Neuromodulation Lab, NYU
September 2023 - December 2023
- Engaged in research focused on using transcranial direct current stimulation on stroke patients suffering from aphasia, apraxia of speech, and dysphagia to rehabilitate language production.
- Responsible for performing acoustic coding on sound files of non-native English word clusters recorded by unimpaired patients using Praat software.
Community Service
COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Seeing Eye Dog Puppy Raiser / Trainer, Caring Eyes Puppy Club of Bergen County, NJ November 2007 – Present
- Actively participate in the raising and training of Seeing Eye dogs by hosting and caring for a dog for 18 months.
- Successfully raised and trained eight Seeing Eye dogs.
- Club President (2020, 2021) Communicated with members to plan exposure outings and fundraising events & run biweekly meetings