Address: 3736 NE 71st Ave. Portland, OR 97213
Phone: (530) 867-4868
Email: srichards@pacificu.edu
Samantha Richards
EDUCATION
Pacific University
expected
2014 -
M.S. Communication Sciences and Disorders
Pacific University
2012
Post Baccalaureate, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Pacific University
2009
B.A. Journalism
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Senior thesis: Boxercast: Creating Web Video Broadcast for The
Pacific Index
AWARDS/HONORS
Berglund Center Award for Excellence in Internet Research – funded senior
thesis research 2009
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Infinity Rehabilitation @ Avamere of Beaverton
Graduate Student Clinician
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Fall 2013
Provided skilled speech, language, and swallowing therapy to
residents of several skilled nursing facilities
Collected live data and wrote daily charting notes/patient progress
reports
Administered, scored, and interpreted language/cognition/swallowing
assessments
Communicated with interdisciplinary team to coordinate patient
care
Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp – 1 week
Graduate Student Clinician
Summer 2013
 Designed and delivered individualized speech language therapy within
a naturalistic context
 Collaborated with adult clients w/ multiple disabilities and their
family/caregivers to set functional goals
 Assisted camper with basic daily needs
 Wrote daily SOAP notes
Kampfe Management Services
2013
Summer
Graduate Student Clinician
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Administered, scored, and interpreted cognitive communication
assessments
Implemented individualized Attention Process Training (ATP-3)
Collaborated with staff for community based functional cognitive
rehabilitation
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Documented progress using SOAP notes
Scappoose School District
2013
Spring
Graduate Student Clinician
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Provided individual speech/language therapy for students in grades K6
Provided speech/language therapy via Skype to students at Sauvie
Island Academy
Participated on a multidisciplinary team within IEP planning and
implementation meetings
Administered, scored, and interpreted speech and language assessments
Collaborated in the creation of articulation therapy materials for
the iPad
Memorial Elementary School
Spring 2013
Graduate Student Clinician
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Conducted hearing screenings for over 300 students in grades K-3
Cornell Estates Retirement &Assisted Living
Fall 2012 – Sp 2013
Graduate Student Clinician
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Developed relationships with 3 different residents to learn more about
collaboration across generations
Conducted speech, language, and cognition screenings
Completed chart review/medical history, clinical swallowing
evaluation, and clinical evaluation report
Pacific University
Fall 2012
Graduate Student Guided Observations
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Observed speech-language pathologists at the following locations:
o Joseph Gale Elementary School – Forest Grove, OR
o Neil Armstrong Middle School – Forest Grove, OR
o Progressive Rehabilitation Associates, BIRC – Portland, OR
COURSEWORK
Relevant coursework:
 Completed: Dysphagia, Aphasia, Fluency Disorders, School-age Language
and Literacy Disorders, Interprofessional Communications: Theory &
Practice, Neuroanatomy/Physiology, Clinical Methods, Speech Sound
Disorders, Language Disorders in Children, Acoustics & Phonetics,
Anatomy and Physiology of Speech, Adult Speech & Language Disorders,
Introduction to research and EBP, Craniofacial Disorders and Cleft,
Introduction to research and EBP, Craniofacial Disorders and Cleft
 In Progress: Acquired Brain Injury, Progressive Neurological Cognitive
Communication Disorders, Motor Speech Disorders, AAC and Severe
Disabilities
 Planned: Spring Full Time Practicum - OHSU, inpatient
Papers and Projects:
 Medical Review of Pick’s Disease; Medical Review of Herpes Simplex
Encephalitis; Evidence Based Review of MIT for Aphasia
MEMBERSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONS
SLP Healthcare Community Group
Aphasia First Responder, National Aphasia Association
2013 National Student Speech Language Hearing Association
2012 Oregon Speech-Language Hearing Association (OSHA)
2012 CPR/First Aid Certification, American Heart Association
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2013 -
CONFERENCES
OSHA Annual Conference
October
2012
 Assessment & Management of Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease
 Personal Narrative Film: A Model for Cognitive Rehabilitation After
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Traumatic Brain Injury
A Fresh Look at an Old Test: Lifting the Sheets on the Bedside
Evaluation of Swallowing
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE & LEADERSHIP
National Student Speech-Language Hearing Association, Chapter President
June 2012–Sept 2013
Melanoma Awareness Portland Walk, Registration Coordinator
May 2013
Muscular Dystrophy Walk, Setup/Registration/Clean-up Assist
January 2013
Project Light My Way – Sonrise Church, Serving Needs
December 2012
Pacific University Curriculum and Standards Committee, Undergraduate
Representative
2008-2009
Pacific University Student Judicial Council, Undergraduate Representative
2006-2008
REFERENCES – available upon request