Kristin Kay Slawson, M.A., CCC-SLP is an Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at the University of Maryland at College Park. As a certified brain injury specialist, she is particularly interested in the functional impact of traumatic brain injury on cognitive-linguistic abilities and implications of these changes on return to school and work. Her interests also include identifying and overcoming barriers to individual social engagement, which includes vocal training for transgender clients and communication partner training for people with aphasia. Prior to joining the HESP faculty, she worked in a variety of medically-based therapy settings treating patients with speech, language and cognitive-linguistic and voice disorders related mainly to neurological disorders such as stroke and brain injury.
Areas of Interest
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Voice
- Aphasia
- Cognitive-Linguistic Disorders
- Clinical Education
- Rehabilitation
Degrees
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MAUniversity of Maryland
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BSPennsylvania State University
Course Name | Course Title | Semester | Syllabus |
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HESP422 | Neurological Bases of Human Communication | Fall 2021 | Syllabus |
HESP639B | Special Topics in Hearing and Speech Sciences; Traumatic Brain Injury | Winter 2021 | |
HESP422 | Neurological Bases of Human Communication | Fall 2020 | |
HESP639B | Special Topics in Hearing and Speech Sciences; Traumatic Brain Injury | Winter 2019 | |
HESP422 | Neurological Bases of Human Communication | Fall 2018 | |
HESP422 | Neurological Bases of Human Communication | Fall 2017 | |
HESP417 | Principles and Methods in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Summer 2016 | |
HESP639B | Special Topics in Hearing and Speech Sciences; Traumatic Brain Injury | Winter 2016 | |
HESP406 | Acquired Neurogenic Communication Disorders in Adults | Fall 2014 | |
HESP406 | Acquired Neurogenic Communication Disorders in Adults | Fall 2013 |
Course Name | Course Title | Semester | Syllabus |
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HESP620 | Speech Production Disorders Across the Lifespan | Spring 2022 | |
HESP620 | Speech Production Disorders Across the Lifespan | Spring 2021 | |
HESP620 | Speech Production Disorders Across the Lifespan | Spring 2020 | |
HESP620 | Speech Production Disorders Across the Lifespan | Spring 2019 | |
HESP620 | Speech Production Disorders Across the Lifespan | Spring 2018 | Syllabus |
HESP620 | Speech Production Disorders Across the Lifespan | Spring 2017 |
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ProfessionalMember of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
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StateMaryland Licensure in Speech-Language Pathology
