AMY LIVINGSTON, MS, CCC-SLP
3300 West End Avenue, #402
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 686-7387
alivingston@ebshealthcare.com
livingstonaj@longwood.edu
WORK EXPERIENCE
EBS Healthcare, TN, NC, SC, CA
May 08-current
Area supervisor for EBS Healthcare. Manage, train, supervise and support therapists in
several districts across the Southeastern region. Collaborate with teachers, administrators,
service providers, parents and other professionals to arrange success for students in various
districts.
 CF Mentor
 University Outreach Presenter
EBS Healthcare, Nashville, TN
August 07-May 08
Lead Therapist for EBS in Metro Nashville Public Schools.. Supervise/Mentor CF’s and all EBS
employees in Nashville. Train, recruit, support and manage therapists nationwide. Provide
services to Early Childhood children with special needs. Collaborate with teachers, special
education teachers, other therapists and administrators.
Longwood University, Farmville, VA
January 07- present
Adjunct professor for Communicative Sciences and Disorders 285—Language Development
Across the Lifespan.
Staffing Options and Solutions, Indianapolis, IN
September 03-July 07
Amelia County Schools
Amelia, VA
Assessment and treatment of pre-kindergarten-age students through high school-age- students
within the Amelia County School System. Experience includes: speech and language
impairments secondary to fluency disorders, autism, various syndromes, articulation and
phonological disorders and language delay. Implementation of Sensory Integration,
Signing Exact English, Augmentative/Alternative Communication and per diem ASL
Interpreter.
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Practicum Supervisor--
Spring Semester-- 2007
Burbank Unified School District
Burbank, CA
Assessment and treatment of kindergarten-age through high-school-age-students within the
Burbank, CA area. Experience includes: speech and language impairments secondary to
severe disabilities, including autism, cerebral palsy and varying degrees of deafness.
Working, coordinating, meeting and facilitating treatment to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Program. Therapeutic intervention includes: American Sign Language, CASE, oral
communication, speech reading and language skills.
 Inclusion coordinator working with teachers, parents, administrators on modifications
and accommodations for one particular student’s special education program.
 Tutor of English, Algebra, Science, Social Studies and other subjects to students with
learning and other disabilities and utilization of augmentative and alternative
communication.
North Mississippi Regional Center
September 01-August 03
Oxford, MS
 Assessment and treatment of adults and children in a residential facility for people with
mental retardation and other related disabilities. Experience included: speech and
language impairments secondary to severe disabilities, including autism, cerebral
palsy, mental retardation, various syndromes and physical handicaps. Therapeutic
intervention included: implementation of low technological communication systems
(Big Mac switch, One-Step switch, communication boards, Go-Talk etc.), high
technological communication systems (Alpha-Talker, Liberator, Pathfinder etc.),
Signing Exact English, and oral-motor/feeding therapy for clients with dysphagia
and decreased oral-motor skills. Also involved with therapeutic horseback riding and
hippotherapy programs.
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Assessment and treatment of children (0-3) in center-based and home-based settings.
Experience included: speech and language impairments secondary to moderate-severe
disabilities, including cerebral palsy, developmental delay and physical handicaps.
Therapeutic intervention included: implementation of Signing Exact English, playbased language therapy, sensory integration and oral-motor/feeding therapy.
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Practicum Supervisor
Fall 02-Spring 03
PRN for Various Private Rehab Companies
September 01-August 03
North Mississippi
 Assessment and treatment of adults in a home-health, nursing home and hospital
setting. Experience included: speech and language impairments secondary to: TBI,
degenerative diseases, stroke, dementia and other disorders. Therapeutic
intervention also included: dysphagia treatment.
North Mississippi Medical Center
January 00-September 01
Tupelo, MS
 Assessment and treatment of children (0-12) in an outpatient rehabilitation setting.
Experience included: speech and language impairments secondary to moderate-severe
disabilities, including autism, cerebral palsy, hearing impairments, developmental
delay, mental retardation, traumatic brain injury, physical handicaps and
behavioral disorders. Therapeutic intervention included: oral-motor stimulation,
identification and treatment of pediatric dysphagia, sensory integration strategies
and play-based speech/language therapy.
 Assessment and treatment of adults in an acute setting on an on-call basis. Dysphagia
experience included pharyngeal motility studies and bedside swallow evaluations.
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Johns Hopkins University
August 99-January 00
Baltimore, MD
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Assessment and treatment of children (0-12) in home-based and clinic-based
settings.
Experience included: speech and language impairments secondary to moderate-severe disabilities,
including autism, cerebral palsy, hearing impairments, developmental delay, mental retardation, visual
impairments, physical handicaps, behavioral disorders and genetic disorders. Implementation of low
technological communication systems (Big Mac, Jelly Bean, Vibrating Switch, Communication Boards,
Cheap Talk) to enhance communication skills. Implementation of Signing Exact English to enhance
communication skills.
Other
American Speech-Language Hearing Association-1999-current
 Division 11 (peer-review editor)
member
 Division 16
 Schools Practioner Group
Mississippi Speech-Language Hearing Association- 2000-2002
 Presenter on AAC and Hippotherapy-2002
Speech-Hearing Association of Virginia- 2004-2006 member
member
Tennessee Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists2008-current member
 Co-chair School-based SLP committee
 Vice-President PAC
 Presenter 2009 Convention
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Workshop Presenter: Metro Nashville Public Schools (Nashville, TN 2009) “Speedy
Speech”. Alternate Service Delivery in the Schools.
Workshop Presenter: Susan Gray School (Nashville, TN 2009) Communication and
Schedules in the Classroom for Preschool Teachers.
ASHA CEU Presentation: EBS Healthcare (Nashville, TN 2009) Collaborative Service
Delivery in the Schools: What Works.
Workshop Presenter: Wide Open Doors Disabilities Conference (Midlothian, VA 2006,
2007, 2008) Basic Signing for Adults and Children
Workshop Presenter: Lee County Schools (Shannon, MS (2005) Arranging Success in the
Schools for Para-educators
Workshop Presenter: Southeast Augmentative Communication Conference
(Birmingham, AL (2002) Hippotherapy and AAC
Workshop Presenter: NMRC (2001-2003) Early Intervention Presentation to Head-Start
Teachers, Early Intervention Presentation to Recreational-Therapy Students from University of
Mississippi, Augmentative/Alternative Communication Presentation to Department of
Defense Teachers, Sign-Language Presentation to NMRC Employees, Communicative
Disorders & Feeding/Swallowing Orientation to New Employees (bi-monthly)
Amelia County Community Enrichment Program
Fall 2005-Spring 2007
 Enrichment teacher for children K-2. Basic sign language instruction and disability
awareness for typically developing children.
 Cultural awareness programs for children.
 Sign Language Instructor for adults.
New Albany City Schools
Fall 1995 & Summer 1999
 Substitute teaching of grades K-12, including special education classes: children with
language delay, learning disabilities, autism, Attention Deficit Disorder,
schizophrenia, Down’s syndrome, cerebral palsy and other mental and physical
handicaps. Reading and Literacy awareness training to 1st graders in the Extended
School Year program.
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology
University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi
Date of Graduation: May 1999
Bachelor of Arts in English, Minor in Business
University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi
Date of Graduation: May 1993
References
Sue T. Hale, M.C.D., CCC-SLP
Director of Clinical Education and Assistant Professor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences
1215 21st Ave. South, Room 8310
Medical Center East, South Tower
Nashville, TN 37232-8242
(615) 936-5119 (voice)
(615-936-6914 (FAX)
sue.t.hale@vanderbilt.edu
Dr. Gloria Kellum
gkellum@olemiss.edu
Julie Chadwick
Cheri Nipp
Barbara Jones
Elvira Ford
Gayle Daly