Jennifer Seale - Madison, WI
Jennifer Seale
Madison, WI
AAC Roles: Service Provider, Researcher, Professor/Instructor, Advocate
Language/dialect(s) spoken/understood: English
Preferred Method of Contact: Email
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Biography
Jennifer is the AAC Program Director for the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin Madison. In that role she oversees training, technical assistance and outreach programs. In addition to this, she provides direct service to individuals across the lifespan who can benefit from and/or use AAC. Her applied research aims to improve service delivery models through understanding experiences of key stakeholders in the AAC community. Additionally her work is aimed at building community stakeholder capacity, raising awareness and improving considerations for product design.
AAC Roles
Service Provider
Someone who provides paid services to individuals who use AAC; e.g. educator or therapist providing assessment, intervention, training, etc. Includes students studying to become service providers
| Service Setting(s): | Hospital, Rehabilitation and Community-Based |
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| Type of services provided: | Speech-language therapy |
| Licenses, certificates, or credentials: | CCC (ASHA certificate of clinical competence) and SLP license |
| Age of serviced clients: | Early intervention (0-2), Early school-age (3-12), Upper school-age (13-21), Adult (22-64) and Older adult (over 65) |
| Services provided: | AAC assessment, AAC intervention (individual), AAC intervention (group), Assessment for Speech-Generating Device and Other |
| Remote/telepractice service provided? | Yes |
Researcher
Someone who advances science by exploring aspects of AAC use, assessment, intervention, training, etc. through approved research protocols; e.g. approved by university Institutional Review Board
| Type of research: | Qualitative, Quantitative, Mixed Methods, Implementation Science |
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| Primary area of research: | Using stakeholder lived experiences to improve service delivery; capacity building; interaction analysis |
| Research published in a peer-reviewed publication? | Yes |
Professor/Instructor
Someone who teaches courses or is otherwise involved in trainings related to AAC
| Course/training currently teaching/leading: | Primarily students in SLP programs, families, community members, professionals |
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| Audience(s) typically presented to: | College/graduate school students, AAC professionals (OT, AT, SLP, etc.) and Families and parents |
| Typically teach/present: | University classes, Conferences/Workshops and Other |
Advocate
Someone interested in AAC advocacy activities
| Currently involved in: | Active member of USSAAC advocacy committee |
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| Would like to get involved with: | Legislation, Funding, Pre- and in-service Training, Family Navigation |
| Formally trained in effective advocacy? | No |
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