Madeline Sullivan
Arlington,VA
Summary
Dedicated speech-language pathologist with clinical experience across pediatric and adult populations, with a focus on feeding and swallowing, myofunctional therapy, articulation, language and hearing loss. Experienced in evaluating and treating a range of communication disorders, collaborating with caregivers and interdisciplinary teams, and adapting therapy to support functional communication across settings.
Overview
1
1
Certification
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Speech and Language Pathologist
Ivy Health
Alexandria, Virginia
03.2026 - Current
- Implement oral myofunctional therapy to address tongue thrust, reduced lingual and labial strength and coordination, and open-mouth posture, with treatment targeting nasal breathing and appropriate oral resting posture.
- Evaluate and identify oral myofunctional disorders, including ankyloglossia, maxillary labial frenulum tie, buccal tie, and malocclusion, and assess their impact on oral function and speech production.
- Provides specialized pediatric feeding and swallowing care for patients with oral and pharyngeal phase dysphagia, including conducting comprehensive evaluations and implementing individualized treatment plans to improve oral motor skills, swallowing safety, and functional feeding skills
- Identifies patient needs beyond speech-language intervention and advocated for referrals to audiology, ENT, psychology, and developmental pediatrics to support accurate diagnosis and whole-child care.
Speech-Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow
Ivy Health
Alexandria, Virginia
06.2025 - 03.2026
- Delivered individualized speech-language therapy and comprehensive evaluations using standardized and dynamic measures to 40 + patients weekly aged 17 months to 18 years within a multidisciplinary clinic setting alongside occupational and physical therapy teams.
- Introduced and supported Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems for children with complex communication needs, including caregiver training to increase functional communication across home and therapy settings.
Clinical Externship
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland
01.2025 - 05.2025
- Provided outpatient and inpatient acute rehabilitation services for adult population with diagnoses including aphasia, executive dysfunction, dysphagia, apraxia, dysarthria, multiple sclerosis.
- Developed and presented a final project focused on “Supporting Recovery: Family Education for Communication Disorders Following Brain Injury,” highlighting evidence-based home strategies and researched apps to enhance communication.
- Delivered a research presentation on dysphagia in dementia, emphasizing its frequent underdiagnosis and the importance of clinician and family education for improved identification and individualized management.
- Assisted in the administration of Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) and Modified Barium Swallow (MBS) by preparing food and liquid consistencies, observing swallow function, and supporting implementation of compensatory strategies to improve swallowing safety.
Clinical Externship
SpeechPathways
Westminster, Maryland
09.2024 - 12.2024
- Planned and implemented treatment for a wide variety of communication disorders for patient with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), cerebral palsy, dysarthria, orofacial myofunctional disorder (OMD), feeding disorder, articulation disorder, mixed expressive-receptive language disorder and fluency disorder.
- Implemented strategies such as the complexity approach and Talk Tools to increase overall speech production and improve oral motor planning.
- Observed lactation therapy session for mother and 2-month-old post lip and tongue tie surgery, focusing on feeding strategies, baby latching techniques, and parent education
Education
Master of Science - Speech-Language Pathology
Loyola University, Maryland
Baltimore, MD05-2025
Bachelor of Science - Communication Sciences And Disorders
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA05-2023
Certification
- Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology
- Virginia State License in Speech Language Pathology
- Heartsaver CPR/AED and First Aid Adults and Pediatrics
Timeline
Speech and Language Pathologist
Ivy Health
03.2026 - Current
Speech-Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow
Ivy Health
06.2025 - 03.2026
Clinical Externship
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
01.2025 - 05.2025
Clinical Externship
SpeechPathways
09.2024 - 12.2024
Master of Science - Speech-Language Pathology
Loyola University, Maryland
Bachelor of Science - Communication Sciences And Disorders
James Madison University