Michelle Gutmann - West Lafayette, IN
Michelle Gutmann
West Lafayette, IN
AAC Roles: Service Provider, Researcher, Professor/Instructor
Language/dialect(s) spoken/understood: English, some French, some Yiddish, Hebrew
Preferred Method of Contact: Email
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Biography
Michelle is a clinical professor at Purdue University in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, where she teaches and provides clinical education. She has worked extensively across the age span with people who need or use AAC due to chronic or acquired conditions. Michelle is active in clinically based research and clinical endeavors related to the application and implementation of AAC for adults with neurogenic communication disorders and/or neurodegenerative disease. Michelle has published in the field and presented nationally and internationally.
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): | University |
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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: | 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 Access to AAC tools/technologies |
| 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: | AAC for people with ALS, AAC for adults with acquired communication disorders |
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| Primary area of research: | Use of AAC by adults with acquired communication disorders |
| 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: | AAC, Professional Issues |
|---|---|
| Audience(s) typically presented to: | College/graduate school students, AAC professionals (OT, AT, SLP, etc.) and Families and parents |
| Typically teach/present: | University classes and Conferences/Workshops |
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