Lindsey J. Miller E-Mail: lindsj25@yahoo.com Portfolio Link: https://sites.google.com/site/slplindseymillereportfolio/

Objective To make a difference in the lives of individuals with communication and swallowing disorders by providing the highest level of evidence-based practice in order to promote successful functional outcomes in their lives. Skills

• Solid academic record; excellent references from professors and previous employers • A positive and confident personality blended with strong work ethic • Dependable with good leadership qualities • Goal oriented individual who is able to work well under pressure to meet deadlines • Organized with good time-management skills • Eloquent communicator with experience in public speaking • Creative, high energy problem solver

Education Marshall University, Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology 2016

• Expected graduation August 2016 • GPA: 4.0.

Marshall University, Bachelor of Science in Communication Disorders 2014 2010-2014

• Named the outstanding undergraduate in communication disorders • One of nineteen who received a 4.0 overall GPA out of over 1500 graduates. • Minor in Psychology

Honors Scottish Rite Scholarship 2014 West Virginia Speech-Language and Hearing Association Scholarship 2015 Certification/Licensure License in Speech Language Pathology Pending August 2016 CPR Certification Issued 7/2015; Needs Renewed 7/2017

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Study Abroad Opportunity Montego Bay, Jamaica 2013 & 2014 2013 & 2014 Participated in a two-week learning experience in Montego Bay, Jamaica in In May of 2013 and 2014. This experience included working with seven other students and supervisors at a school for the deaf as well as a school for children with autism. This opportunity provided therapeutic experience with language stimulation and a variety of other clinical skills. Research and Poster Presentations Coleman, C., Miller, L., Dowler, K., Schmidt, C., & Leiman, B. (2015). Community centered stuttering assessment: Questionnaires for clinical practice. Presented at the annual convention of the American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association, Denver, CO. Coleman, C., Miller, L., & Weidner, M. E. (2015). A Clinical Tutorial in Stuttering: Case Vignette. Perspectives in Fluency and Fluency Disorders, 25(1), 5-9. doi: 10.1044/ffd25.1.5. Miller, L., Coleman, C., Maltempie, E., Johnson, A., & Wolfe, M. (November, 2014) Using parents’ perceptions in assessment of children who stutter. Presented at the annual convention of the American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association, Orlando, FL. Coleman, C., Baker, J., Scott, N., Dowler, K., & Miller, L. (November, 2013). Assessing stages of grief in children who stutter. Presented at the annual convention of the American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association, Chicago, IL. Clinical Practicum Experience Marshall University Speech and Hearing Center September 2014-August 2016

• Facilitated therapy services to clients with a variety of speech and language disorders, cognitive impairments, and feeding disorders (Ages 8-11)

• Collaborated with clinic supervisor, teachers, and other speech-language pathologists • Performed evaluations and re-evaluations and prepared diagnostic reports (Ages 8-13) • Developed lesson plans and documented progress regarding the speech and language

goals • Implemented evidence-based therapeutic approaches centered around the client’s

individual needs • Provided parent education and take-home activities • Client’s Treated at MU/Age and Disorder

o Age 5: Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Phonological Disorder o Age 6: Apraxia of Speech, Phonological Disorder o Age 6: Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Phonological Disorder o Age 8: Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum, Childhood Language disorder,

Phonological Disorder, Articulation Disorder o Age 8: Fluency Evaluation o Age 8: Language and Articulation Re-evaluation o Age 13: Social/Pragmatic Evaluation o Age 11: Feeding Disorder o Age 5: Feeding Disorder

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center-Huntington, WV January 2016-April 2016 Supervisors-Cassandra Rachel Norris, MA, CCC-SLP & Amber Wroblewski MA, CCC-SLP

• Interacted with specialty services including Neurology, Medicine, Nutrition, Nursing, and other rehabilitation therapies.

• Gained experience and provided services in all areas of medical speech pathology including evaluation/treatment of individuals with: o Dysphagia, (including Modified Barium Swallow Studies) o Speech and language disorders o Cognitive disorders o Voice disorders o Tracheostomy o Cognitive rehabilitation for veterans with TBI/polytrauma, neurogenic

communication disorders, and laryngectomy care. Greenbrier County Schools-Greenbrier County, WV 2015 Conducted speech, language, and hearing screenings on students in grades kindergarten through second Louisa West Elementary-Louisa, Kentucky 2015 Conducted speech, language, and hearing screenings on students in grades kindergarten through second Hannan Trace Elementary-Crown City, OH September 2015-November 2015 Supervisor-Martha Cathryn Walker, MA, CCC-SLP

• Gained experience providing therapy to 30 students with disorders in speech sound production, language, social skills, autism spectrum disorder, fluency, and literacy.

• Incorporated therapy goals within the standards of the core curriculum • Administered speech and language screenings and evaluation procedures • Attended and directed Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meetings with faculty • Collaborated with teachers, parents and other school personnel

Caribbean Christian School for the Deaf May 2013 and 2014

• Delivered therapy to students who were deaf and hard of hearing for language and speech disorders (Ages 5-21)

• Collaborated with classroom teachers regarding learning strategies and methods of motivating oral communication

• Organized and conducted a seminar regarding the impact of hearing loss and therapy strategies that can be implemented in the classroom.

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Montego Bay School for Autism May 2013 and 2014 • Provided speech and language therapy serves to clients with various severities of

autism. (Ages 5-15) • Implemented sensory diets (e.g. joint compressions, weighted vests, brushing) • Implemented the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) to nonverbal

children with autism.

Work Experience Graduate Assistant-CD-Marshall University, Huntington, WV 2014-2016 2014-2016 Work ten hours per week for to two faculty members Craig Coleman, and Jennifer Baker. Duties include being in charge of the Language Environment Analysis (LENA) system, a small device on which research is being conducted, assisting in organizing the Stuttering U summer camp and the process of speech-language pathology graduate admissions. Junior High Girls’ Basketball Coach-OVCS, Gallipolis, OH 2010-2014 2010-2014 Phone: (740) 446-0374 Served as the head coach of the Junior High Girl’s basketball team. Practices lasted two hours and were held four days a week. Skills that were used in this job included, basketball knowledge, fundraising, mentoring, good organization skills, and time management. House Painting, Gallipolis, OH 2014 Rendered my house painting services to the following families:

• Patrick and Barbara O’Donnell (740) 339-2004 • David and Christal Harkelroad (937) 768-1367 • Larry and Lori Miller (740) 645-2205

Century Distributors-Chris Burnett, Gallipolis, OH 2011Called individuals within the community to set up appointments for my boss to perform home shows to sell Rainbow Sweepers. Community Service Advisor-For His Glory 4-H Club, Gallipolis, OH 2011-2016 Advise the younger kids (cloverbuds) within a 4-H club, which by promoting community involvement by completing educational field trips, projects, and community service projects. These service projects completed for the community consist of donating pet food to a local animal shelter, donating canned goods to a local food bank, donating candy and Easter eggs to a local special education school for their annual Easter Egg hunt, donating toys for young kids around Christmas time for the toy drive a local bank was hosting, and Relay for Life. 4-H meetings are held once a month for one hour.

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Stuttering U-Marshall University, Huntington, WV 2014-2016 2014-2015 Organize and coordinate activities both before and during a summer camp hosted by Marshall University that is designed for children who stutter and their families. Youth Worker-First Baptist Church, Gallipolis, OH 2010-2016 2010-2015 Volunteer by working in the nursery one Sunday night a month, teaching the 4 & 5 year old class twelve Sundays a year, working in Vacation Bible School 1 week every year, and serve as a leader in the Awana program for kindergarten through second graders on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:00.

Literacy Instructor-St. John’s Literacy Camp, Huntington, WV 2015 2015 Assisted as a co-instructor in the “Phonics” room at a summer camp designed to improve literacy skills where lesson plans with activities were used to enhance phonological awareness in school-aged children who have been identified to struggle with reading and writing. NSSLHA Member-Marshall University, Huntington, WV 2010-2015 2010-2015 Contributed in various social activities with fellow students in Communication Disorders as well as community service projects within the National Student Speech Language and Hearing Association. Gallia County Snack Pack Program, Gallipolis, OH 2010-2014 2010-2014 Volunteered to fill backpacks with food for the underprivileged kids in the school system once a month during the school year through the Gallia County Snack Pack Program. Gamma Beta Phi Member-Marshall University, Huntington, WV 2011-2014 Participated in multiple service projects that benefit the community through Gamma Beta Phi. This organization is an excellent way to be involved with the university. Volunteer-Holzer Clinic, Gallipolis, OH 2008-2011 Volunteered under the leadership of Dawn Halstead, Director of Volunteer Services, at Holzer Clinic working four hours a day two days a week. Experiences included stocking cabinets with linens and medical supplies, refilling patient’s water, serving food, and encouraging the patients on the floors of ambulatory surgery and rehabilitation.