Rebecca L. Doss
St. Louis MO 63126
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Objective
A clinical fellowship year (CFY) position with a strong support and educational system.
Education
M. A., Speech-Language Pathology May, 2012
Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO
B.A., International Relations and German 1992 - 1996
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Cum Laude
Awards and Honors
Graduate Assistantship 2010 - 2011
Saint Louis University
Dr. Sarah Steele, Ph.D. CCC-SLP
Imagine Academy for Environment Science and Math, Grades 2-8
• Research in language learning via written, rich context and drill
• Language assessment, data management
Clinical Experience
Barnes –Jewish Hospital Spring, 2012
• 8 week full-time externship
• Specialization in patients admitted for neuromedicine, neurosurgery, and prematurity (NICU)
• Assessment and treatment for dysphagia, cognitive, language and speech impairments, and infant feeding development
• Implementation of videoflouroscopy, fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES), and bedside swallow evaluations
• Weekly presentation on current research in applicable topics
Buerkle Middle School, Mehlville School District Spring, 2012
• 8 week full-time externship
• Coteaching of 6th and 7th grade language and science classes
• Small-group autism classroom therapy focused on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), sign and increasing vocalization
• Pull-out articulation therapy for /r/, /s/, and velopharyngeal insufficiency
• Group therapy for pragmatic language and socio-communication
• Group therapy for language arts
Cardinal Glennon, Knights of Columbus Center for Autism Fall, 2011
• Language, articulation and pragmatic assessment focusing on autism and apraxia
• Outpatient therapy for children with emphasis on autism and apraxia
• Maintained ongoing therapy for nine patients with a variety of diagnoses and goals
The Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis Summer, 2011
• Subacute setting with concentration on stroke, neurosurgical and traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients
• Assessment and therapy for dysphagia, language and cognitive impairments
Head Start, Howard Branch Spring, 2011
• Language and articulation assessment, push-in language enrichment
St. Louis University Speech-Language Hearing Clinic Summer - Fall, 2010
• Individualized therapy services for autism, apraxia, speech delay, and stuttering
• Member of assessment team for undiagnosed children with suspected language and speech disorders
Other Work Experience
Research Technician 12/2009 – Present
Thomas Conturo, M.D., Ph.D., P.I.
Mallinkrodt Institute of Radiology
Washington University, St. Louis MO
• Assist with magnetic resonance imager (MRI) prep and scanning
• Subject testing and data management
• Grant submission, institutional review board (IRB) writing and administrative assistance
Applied Behavioral Analysis Paraprofessional (ABA) 4/2009 - 9/2009
Special School District of St. Louis County / Litzinger School (level 3)
Frontenac, MO
• Discreet trial teaching methodology for elementary-level students with autism
• Daily data goal achievement, collection and processing following students’ educational and behavioral goals
• High-aggression classroom focusing on behavior modification
• Serving students with cochlear implant, echolalia, and limited verbal skill
• Beginning picture exchange communication system (PECS)
Client Account Administrator 2000 - 2009
Argent Capital Management LLC
Clayton, MO
• Coordination and administration of all account paperwork, money movement and reporting for 650+ clients.
o Establishment of all new accounts and new custodial relationships, client database, financial software
Teacher of English 1998 - 2000
US Peace Corps
Jordanow, Poland
• Responsible for all course curriculum, testing and grading for 3 classes each of junior and senior-level students
• Achieved third-highest scoring in Polish language of 100 volunteers
Professional Memberships
National Student Speech Language Hearing Association 2010 – 2012
National Chapter
Interests, Activities and Special Abilities
One-time grant committees, United Way 2009
Mentor, St. Vincent’s Home for Children 2006
TESOL teacher, Maryville University 2004 - 2005
Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship, St. Petersburg, Russia 1995
Rotary exchange student, Aurich, Germany 1990 - 1991
Language abilities in German, Polish and Russian
-References available upon request-