Sarah Elizabeth Hegyi
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Communication Sciences & Disorders (December 2011)
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Mentors: Cynthia O’Donoghue, Ph.D., Christy Ludlow, Ph.D.
M.S., Speech Pathology (December 2009)
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
B.A., Communications – Speech & Hearing Sciences (December 2003)
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
PROFESSIONAL STATUS
Certificate of Clinical Competence, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
(2011 to present)
Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, Florida Board of Speech-Language Pathology and
Audiology
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Blake Medical Center, Bradenton, FL, Medical Speech-Language Pathologist. Experience in
VFSS, ICU, CVICU, Level II trauma, neurogenic patients.
Dysphagia Management Systems, Sarasota, FL, Speech-Language Pathologist/Endoscopist.
FEES studies and provide dysphagia management recommendations, training responsibilities.
Briarcliff Health Care Center, Oak Ridge, TN, Speech-Language Pathologist. Speech,
language, cognitive-communication and swallowing diagnostics and treatment for 120 bed
skilled nursing facility. Experience included trach, laryngectomy, and traumatic brain injury
patients. Completion of clinical fellowship in April 2013.
Deborah L. Curlee Communication Consultants, Inc., Knoxville, TN, Speech-Language
Pathologist, CF-SLP. Responsibilities included pediatric speech, language, autism, and feeding
and swallowing disorders in the private clinic, elementary school, and early intervention
environments.
GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC, Clinical Support Specialist
Quintiles, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC, Site Start-Up Coordinator
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A. Publications
Refereed (Peer-Reviewed Journals)
Hegyi, S., O’Donoghue, C., & Ludlow, C. (March, 2012). Using external stimulation to increase
swallowing frequency in healthy infants [Abstract]. Dysphagia, 27(4), 573.
Meixner, C., O’Donoghue, C., Hegyi, S., Witt, M., & Lincoln, E. (2012). Community-based crisis
intervention: A descriptive intercept model for survivors of acquired brain injury
[Abstract]. Brain Injury, 2012, 1-484, Early Online. 242-243.
Meixner, C., O’Donoghue, C., Bowman, E., Witt, M., & Hegyi, S. (2010). Community based
crisis intervention in acquired brain injury: A mixed methods study. [Abstract]. Journal
of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 25(5), 394-395.
O’Donoghue, C.R., & Hegyi, S.E. (2009). Dysphagia management in the schools: Concepts in
training and competency. Perspectives in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders
(Dysphagia). 18, 103-108.
Manuscripts Submitted for Publication (In Preparation or Under Review)
Hegyi, S.E., Mulheren, R.W., Palmore, K.W., O’Donoghue C.R., & Ludlow, C.L. (in
preparation). Using devices to upregulate spontaneous swallowing in normal infants.
Book Chapters
O’Donoghue, C.R., & Hegyi, S.E. (in press). Children with acquired language disorders. In V.A.
Reed (Ed.). An introduction to children with language disorders (5th ed.). Englewood
Cliffs, NJ: Allyn & Bacon.
Other Professional Publications
O’Donoghue, C.R., & Hegyi, S. (2008, August). Dysphagia in the schools: Management
decisions based on assessment reports webshop developed for the Virginia Department of
Education (http:www.ttaconline.org/staff/s_training/swebshops/module.asp).
O’Donoghue, C.R., & Hegyi, S. (2008, June). Dysphagia in the schools: Case management by
speech- language pathologists – putting the pieces together webshop developed for the
Virginia Department of Education.
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O’Donoghue, C.R., & Hegyi, S. (2007, November). Dysphagia in the schools: Screening by
speech-language pathologists webshop for the Virginia Department of Education.
O’Donoghue, C.R., & Hegyi, S. (2007, August). Dysphagia in the schools: An introduction for
SLPS webshop developed for the Virginia Department of Education.
B. Presentations
Hegyi, S.E. (2015). Cognition presentation offered to the local community for H2U
(HCA)/Blake Medical Center.
Hegyi, S.E. (2014). Dysphagia presentation offered to the local community for H2U
(HCA)/Blake Medical Center.
Hegyi, S.E., O’Donoghue, C.R., & Ludlow, C.L. (2012, March). Using external stimulation to
increase swallowing frequency in healthy infants. Dysphagia Research Society, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada.
O’Donoghue, C.R. & Hegyi, S. (2011, October). Swallowing and feeding management in a
school setting: It takes a team. Consultative Seminar for Virginia School for the Deaf and
the Blind, Staunton, VA.
O’Donoghue, C.R., Meixner, C., Hegyi, S.E., Witt, M., & Bowman, E. (2011, June). Accessing
brain injury services: Findings from a mixed-methods study. Federal Interagency TBI
Conference, Washington, D.C.
O’Donoghue, C.R., Meixner, C., Hegyi, S., Witt, M., & Bowman, E. (2011, May). Developing a
protocol for crisis management in ABI: A systems change initiative, Rehabilitation of the
Adult and Child with Brain Injury, Williamsburg, VA.
Hegyi, S. & O’Donoghue, C.R. (2011, March). Dysphagia in infants: Clinical updates based in
current research. Speech-Language-Hearing Association of Virginia Annual Conference,
Richmond, VA.
Meixner, C., O’Donoghue, C., Bowman, E., Witt, M., & Hegyi, S. (2010, October). Community
based crisis intervention in acquired brain injury: A mixed methods study. Joint Meeting
of the North American Brain Injury Society (NABIS) and the National Association of
State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA), Minneapolis, MN.
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O’Donoghue, C.R., & Hegyi, S.E. (2009). Dysphagia assessment in the Schools: Applying best
practice protocols. Speech, Language, Hearing Association of Virginia,
Richmond, VA.
O’Donoghue, C.R., Hegyi, S.E., & Ireland, M. (2008). Dysphagia management in the schools:
team treatment and collaboration with medical providers. American Speech, Language,
Hearing Association, Chicago, IL.
C. Teaching Experiences
CSD 625: Pediatric Dysphagia (Master’s level)
Guest Lecturer: Qualitative Research (Doctoral level)
Guest Lecturer: Introduction to Speech and Language Disorders (Undergraduate level)
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