Address: 3736 NE 71st Ave. Portland, OR 97213 Phone: (530) 867-4868 Email: srichards@pacificu.edu Samantha Richards EDUCATION Pacific University expected 2014 - M.S. Communication Sciences and Disorders Pacific University 2012 Post Baccalaureate, Communication Sciences and Disorders Pacific University 2009 B.A. Journalism Senior thesis: Boxercast: Creating Web Video Broadcast for The Pacific Index AWARDS/HONORS Berglund Center Award for Excellence in Internet Research – funded senior thesis research 2009 CLINICAL EXPERIENCE Infinity Rehabilitation @ Avamere of Beaverton Graduate Student Clinician Fall 2013 Provided skilled speech, language, and swallowing therapy to residents of several skilled nursing facilities Collected live data and wrote daily charting notes/patient progress reports Administered, scored, and interpreted language/cognition/swallowing assessments Communicated with interdisciplinary team to coordinate patient care Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp – 1 week Graduate Student Clinician Summer 2013 Designed and delivered individualized speech language therapy within a naturalistic context Collaborated with adult clients w/ multiple disabilities and their family/caregivers to set functional goals Assisted camper with basic daily needs Wrote daily SOAP notes Kampfe Management Services 2013 Summer Graduate Student Clinician Administered, scored, and interpreted cognitive communication assessments Implemented individualized Attention Process Training (ATP-3) Collaborated with staff for community based functional cognitive rehabilitation Documented progress using SOAP notes Scappoose School District 2013 Spring Graduate Student Clinician Provided individual speech/language therapy for students in grades K6 Provided speech/language therapy via Skype to students at Sauvie Island Academy Participated on a multidisciplinary team within IEP planning and implementation meetings Administered, scored, and interpreted speech and language assessments Collaborated in the creation of articulation therapy materials for the iPad Memorial Elementary School Spring 2013 Graduate Student Clinician Conducted hearing screenings for over 300 students in grades K-3 Cornell Estates Retirement &Assisted Living Fall 2012 – Sp 2013 Graduate Student Clinician Developed relationships with 3 different residents to learn more about collaboration across generations Conducted speech, language, and cognition screenings Completed chart review/medical history, clinical swallowing evaluation, and clinical evaluation report Pacific University Fall 2012 Graduate Student Guided Observations Observed speech-language pathologists at the following locations: o Joseph Gale Elementary School – Forest Grove, OR o Neil Armstrong Middle School – Forest Grove, OR o Progressive Rehabilitation Associates, BIRC – Portland, OR COURSEWORK Relevant coursework: Completed: Dysphagia, Aphasia, Fluency Disorders, School-age Language and Literacy Disorders, Interprofessional Communications: Theory & Practice, Neuroanatomy/Physiology, Clinical Methods, Speech Sound Disorders, Language Disorders in Children, Acoustics & Phonetics, Anatomy and Physiology of Speech, Adult Speech & Language Disorders, Introduction to research and EBP, Craniofacial Disorders and Cleft, Introduction to research and EBP, Craniofacial Disorders and Cleft In Progress: Acquired Brain Injury, Progressive Neurological Cognitive Communication Disorders, Motor Speech Disorders, AAC and Severe Disabilities Planned: Spring Full Time Practicum - OHSU, inpatient Papers and Projects: Medical Review of Pick’s Disease; Medical Review of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis; Evidence Based Review of MIT for Aphasia MEMBERSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONS SLP Healthcare Community Group Aphasia First Responder, National Aphasia Association 2013 National Student Speech Language Hearing Association 2012 Oregon Speech-Language Hearing Association (OSHA) 2012 CPR/First Aid Certification, American Heart Association 2012 - 2013 - CONFERENCES OSHA Annual Conference October 2012 Assessment & Management of Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease Personal Narrative Film: A Model for Cognitive Rehabilitation After Traumatic Brain Injury A Fresh Look at an Old Test: Lifting the Sheets on the Bedside Evaluation of Swallowing VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE & LEADERSHIP National Student Speech-Language Hearing Association, Chapter President June 2012–Sept 2013 Melanoma Awareness Portland Walk, Registration Coordinator May 2013 Muscular Dystrophy Walk, Setup/Registration/Clean-up Assist January 2013 Project Light My Way – Sonrise Church, Serving Needs December 2012 Pacific University Curriculum and Standards Committee, Undergraduate Representative 2008-2009 Pacific University Student Judicial Council, Undergraduate Representative 2006-2008 REFERENCES – available upon request