Address: 3736 NE 71st Ave. Portland, OR 97213

Phone: (530) 867-4868

Email:

Samantha Richards

EDUCATION

Pacific University2014 - expected

M.S. Communication Sciences and Disorders

Pacific University2012

Post Baccalaureate, Communication Sciences and Disorders

Pacific University2009

B.A. Journalism

  • Senior thesis: Boxercast: Creating Web Video Broadcast for The Pacific Index

AWARDS/HONORS

Berglund Center Award for Excellence in Internet Research – funded senior thesis research2009

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Infinity Rehabilitation @ Avamere of Beaverton

Graduate Student ClinicianFall 2013

  • Provided skilled speech, language, and swallowing therapy to residents of several skilled nursing facilities
  • Collected live data and wrote daily charting notes/patient progress reports
  • Administered, scored, and interpreted language/cognition/swallowing assessments
  • Communicated with interdisciplinary team to coordinate patient care

Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp – 1 week

Graduate Student Clinician Summer 2013

  • Designed and delivered individualized speech language therapy within a naturalistic context
  • Collaborated with adult clients w/ multiple disabilities and their family/caregivers to set functional goals
  • Assisted camper with basic daily needs
  • Wrote daily SOAP notes

Kampfe Management ServicesSummer 2013

Graduate Student Clinician

  • Administered, scored, and interpreted cognitive communication assessments
  • Implemented individualized Attention Process Training (ATP-3)
  • Collaborated with staff for community based functional cognitive rehabilitation
  • Documented progress using SOAP notes

Scappoose School DistrictSpring 2013

Graduate Student Clinician

  • Provided individual speech/language therapy for students in grades K-6
  • Provided speech/language therapy via Skype to students at Sauvie Island Academy
  • Participated on a multidisciplinary team within IEP planning and implementation meetings
  • Administered, scored, and interpreted speech and language assessments
  • Collaborated in the creation of articulation therapy materials for the iPad

Memorial Elementary SchoolSpring 2013

Graduate Student Clinician

  • Conducted hearing screenings for over 300 students in grades K-3

Cornell Estates Retirement &Assisted LivingFall 2012 – Sp 2013

Graduate Student Clinician

  • Developed relationships with 3 different residents to learn more about collaboration across generations
  • Conducted speech, language, and cognition screenings
  • Completed chart review/medical history, clinical swallowing evaluation, and clinical evaluation report

Pacific UniversityFall 2012

Graduate Student Guided Observations

  • Observed speech-language pathologists at the following locations:
  • Joseph Gale Elementary School – Forest Grove, OR
  • Neil Armstrong Middle School – Forest Grove, OR
  • Progressive Rehabilitation Associates, BIRC – Portland, OR

COURSEWORK

Relevant coursework:

  • Completed: Dysphagia, Aphasia, Fluency Disorders, School-age Language and Literacy Disorders, Interprofessional Communications: Theory & Practice, Neuroanatomy/Physiology, Clinical Methods, Speech Sound Disorders, Language Disorders in Children, Acoustics & Phonetics, Anatomy and Physiology of Speech, Adult Speech & Language Disorders, Introduction to research and EBP, Craniofacial Disorders and Cleft, Introduction to research and EBP, Craniofacial Disorders and Cleft
  • In Progress: Acquired Brain Injury, Progressive Neurological Cognitive Communication Disorders, Motor Speech Disorders, AAC and Severe Disabilities
  • Planned: Spring Full Time Practicum - OHSU, inpatient

Papers and Projects:

  • Medical Review of Pick’s Disease; Medical Review of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis; Evidence Based Review of MIT for Aphasia

MEMBERSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONS

SLP Healthcare Community Group2013 -

Aphasia First Responder, National Aphasia Association2013 -

National Student Speech Language Hearing Association2012 -

Oregon Speech-Language Hearing Association (OSHA)2012 -

CPR/First Aid Certification, American Heart Association2012 -

CONFERENCES

OSHA Annual Conference October 2012

  • Assessment & Management of Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease
  • Personal Narrative Film: A Model for Cognitive Rehabilitation After Traumatic Brain Injury
  • A Fresh Look at an Old Test: Lifting the Sheets on the Bedside Evaluation of Swallowing

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE & LEADERSHIP

National Student Speech-Language Hearing Association, Chapter President June 2012–Sept 2013

Melanoma Awareness Portland Walk, Registration CoordinatorMay 2013

Muscular Dystrophy Walk, Setup/Registration/Clean-up Assist January 2013

Project Light My Way – Sonrise Church, Serving NeedsDecember 2012

Pacific University Curriculum and Standards Committee, Undergraduate Representative2008-2009

Pacific University Student Judicial Council, Undergraduate Representative2006-2008

REFERENCES – available upon request