I am a clinical professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of New Hampshire. As clinical faculty, my primary responsibilities include supervising beginning graduate student clinicians who provide intervention and evaluations at the UNH Speech-Language-Hearing Center. I view supervision as a partnership between the supervisor and the supervisee (graduate student clinician). The graduate student is in the foreground working with the client and family while I am in the background supporting the student as they learn to apply the knowledge and skills acquired in their academic classes and expand their clinical decision-making skills. The benefit of this partnership is mutually beneficial – my supervisees learn from me, and I in turn, learn from them.
At UNH I am fortunate to work with a passionate team of clinical faculty who are committed to collaborating with all faculty as we support the growth and development of our graduate student clinicians. Working in academia has provided me with the privilege of mentoring the next generation of professionals.
