Name, number of years as an SLP, current place of work: Kyle Mamiya, 21 years, Seattle VA Medical Center Personal interests: Road tripping, camping and other outdoor and water sports, and of course, whatever my wife and kids are into Main areas of SLP interest/specialty areas: Cognitive communication, dysphagia and voice disorders Why did you […]

Name, number of years as an SLP, current place of work: R. Kevin Manning, 26 years, Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service in Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC), Joint Base Fort Sam Houston, Texas Personal interests: Spending time on our family ranch, hunting with my sons, and spending as much time with my family as I can. […]

Name, number of years as an SLP, current place of work: Raquel Ramos, 15 years, Miami VA Hospital Personal interests: Wine, travel, being a mom Main areas of SLP interest/specialty areas: Dysphagia, Trach and vent Why did you choose to become a speech pathologist? I didn’t choose it, my dad actually chose it for me.  […]

Kyle Mamiya As we head into the fall season and a new school year for many of our patients, I was reflecting on some summer fun we had, and the versatility and functionality of methods we use to facilitate mastery of academic material/skills with our patients with cognitive and communication challenges. Last Feb our kids […]

Name, number of years as an SLP, current place of work: Jennifer Taff, 23 years, Martin Army Community Hospital at Fort Benning, GA Personal interests: I find that I spend much of my free time reading, creating arts and crafts, fermenting everything, and doing yoga. I spend a lot of time doing these things with […]