1. Name and title: Leslie Grubler MA, CCC-SLP Director of Clinical Education and Clinical Services,
Academic Resource Center Manager
2. Undergraduate and graduate education: B.A. Biology/English-Writing, Queens College
M.A. Speech-Language Pathology, Queens College
3. Professional/clinical certificates and population(s) that you work with:
Children 0-adolescence with autism spectrum disorder, developmental language disorders, social
pragmatic deficits, and reading and writing deficits.
*Teacher of the Speech and Hearing Handicapped
*Certificate of Clinical Competence
*TEACCH Trained and Certified
*Certificate in Aided Language Stimulation and Visual Instruction
4. Grants/ honors/ fellowships received:
*Distinguished Guest Speaker, Women's History Month, Congresswoman Grace Meng 2014
*Invited Speaker: Joint Budget Legislative Committee on Health in the Matter of Early Intervention
2012, 2013, 2014
Professional Advisory Boards/Councils/Committees:
* ASHA SLP Advisory Council Member for NYS, 2014-2016
*March is Early Intervention Month Resolution, Sponsor 2012-2015
*New York Families for Autistic Children (NYFAC), Professional Advisory Board, 2002-Present
*United New York Early Intervention Providers (UNYEIP), Executive Committee, 2010-Present
*Illuminate the Unisphere In Pink and Blue for Early Intervention, Executive Planning Committee, 2012
5. Research interests:
*The Role of Informed Intuition in the Development of Student Clinicians;
*The Impact of Classroom Pragmatics on Developing SLPs;
*Love and the Biological Benefits of a Therapeutic Relationship;
*What Prairie Voles are Teaching Us about Love and Rapport:
*The Introductory Classroom as Foundational in Future Clinicians
*The Progressive Role of Advocate in the Development of Families and Professionals
6. Publications:
*Working With Someone Who Has Autism by Andrew Baumann, James Ball, Leslie Grubler
*Everyday Solutions: A Practical Guide for Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder,
Contributor, 2003
*Preserving and Protecting Early Intervention, Advance, 11/4/2010
7. Lectures/Television Appearances:
1. Optimizing the Optimize-Able SLP -- A Primer on Collaboration with Self and Others 11/15
2. The Book Study Collaborative: A Primer to Prioritize Student Development and Classroom Pragmatics
in the Introductory Course 11/15
3. Principles of Informed Intuition in the Therapeutic Relationship: It's All About the Base 11/15
4. Awakenings in Advocacy – The Necessity to Be the Voice of Patients in Need 11/14
5. Utilizing Informed Intuition to Communicate Love in the Treatment of Children with Autism 10/15
6. Stepping Out of the Box in the Treatment of Children with Autism, Guest -Spotlight Autism, Time
Warner Cable, 2005
7. The Role of the OT in the Treatment of Children with Autism, Host-Spotlight Autism, Time Warner
Cable, 2014
8. The Role of the SLP in the Treatment of Children with Autism, Host-Spotlight Autism, Time Warner
Cable, 2005
8. The Role of the SLP in the Treatment of Children with Autism 12/2003
8. Courses taught:
Clinical Methodology and Supervised Observations
Introduction to Communication Disorders
Clinical Experiences
Disorders of Speech
Disorders of Language
Clinical Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology