Eliza A Thompson is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at the University of Maryland, College Park. She received her B.S. in Speech & Hearing Sciences from the George Washington University, her M.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Howard University and an Ed.S from The George Washington University. Ms. Thompson also obtained an Advanced Certificate in Bilingual/Bicultural Education from Teacher's College, Columbia University in 2015. She has had a long standing interest in the processes of communication with a focus on child language development and emergent literacy intervention. As a clinician and clinical supervisor, Ms. Thompson has worked in a variety of settings including public schools through out the country, private practice and hospitals. She has also served as a clinical supervisor and therapist overseas, specifically, Ghana and Kenya. Ms. Thompson has previously  worked as a speech pathologist for the Montgomery County Infants & Toddlers Program as well as an adjunct faculty member and clinical educator at the University of the District of Columbia. Her specific clinical interests include bilingual language development, communication in multicultural populations, and literacy infused language intervention.