ELIZABETH A. KUEGELER, MA CCC-SLP

167 Searidge Court #5 Aptos, CA 95003
H: (831) 685-3981 eakuegs@yahoo.com


Education
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Experience
Related
Experience
Research
Continuing 
Education
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EDUCATION

Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), Cleveland, OH 
Aug. 1997 - Dec. 1999
 M.A. Speech-Language Pathology (Communication Sciences)
Allegheny College, Meadville, PA 
Aug. 1991 - May 1995
 B.A. Psychology, Minor in German, Graduated Magna Cum Laude

CERTIFICATIONS and LICENSES

EXPERIENCE

Pediatric Therapy Center, Aptos, CA 
June 2000-present
 Speech-Language Pathologist- Carry caseload of clients with a variety of ages and diagnoses, including children with mild-severe Autism/PDD, Apraxia of speech, oral motor disorders, brain injuries, hard-of-hearing. Serve Listen School, a private school for children with severe disabilities, co-led KinderClub program (summer kindergarten readiness program), conduct speech-language evaluations.
Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center, Cleveland, OH  March-June 2000
Speech-Language Pathologist contractor, served local Head-start program, led phonological awareness kindergarten program and provided individual therapy and evaluation.
Speech-language internships
March - Dec. 1999
Euclid City Schools,Rainbow Babies and Children Hospital, MetroHealth Medical Center,Cleveland, OH
Provided evaluation/treatment to preschool and school-age population. Conducted mandatory hearing screenings; Speech-language & behavioral feeding evaluation/treatment to medically fragile pediatric population on Collaborative Care Unit; Provided evaluation/treatment to adult patients on Head Injury Unit.

RELATED EXPERIENCE

San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Aug. - Dec. 2001
Part-time lecturer "Language Development for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing" in the Department of Special Education
Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), Cleveland, OH 
Oct. 1997 - June 2000
Senior Research Assistant - Project Title: Communication Disorders after Traumatic Brain Injury, Responsibilities included: Evaluating and reporting on cognitive-communicative skills of normal/TBI participants; assisted in development of social communication assessment tools; assistance with adolescent social skills group; direction of lab activities and coordination of research assistants.
ASHA Research in Higher Education Mentorship, Albany, NY 
Aug. 1999
3 week mentorship with Mark Ylvisaker, PhD. Videotaped, transcribed, and analyzed staff-client interactions at Altamont Traumatic Brain Injury Program. Determined validity of variety of pragmatic analysis systems.
St. Louis Association for Retarded Citizens, St. Louis, MO 
Aug. 1995 - Aug. 1997
Interim Team Leader, Instructor. Managed client cases. Scheduled and facilitated future planning meetings; wrote and implemented client goals & plans; conducted vocational & social skills training.

RESEARCH

Turkstra, L. & Kuegeler, E. (2001, January) Executive functioning & conversational fluency in adolescents. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Chicago, IL.Kuegeler, E. (1995).Differences in conversational styles between sex, gender, and level of involvement - Senior Thesis Accepted with honors, Allegheny College.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

AFFILATIONS

Member of ASHA;CSHA;Phi Beta Kappa.