Morgan McWaters

Experience

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  AUSTIN SPEECH LABS

  Aug 2011 - Aug 2013

  Student Volunteer

  Assisted in implementing speech therapy for adults with aphasia.

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  Speech Production-Perception Laboratory

  Jan 2013 - Aug 2013

  Research Assistant

  Recruited and ran participants through current experiments using established protocol.Coded and analyzed eye movements of participants using SuperCoder.Attended weekly meetings to discuss research findings.

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  Michael and Tami Lang Stuttering Institute

  Aug 2013 - Dec 2014

  Research Assistant

  Analyzed peer-reviewed research articles related to fluency disorders.Assisted in collection of data from participants for current research projects.Coded data into organized excel spread sheets in a timely manner.Attended weekly meetings to discuss and present evidence-based practice for children and adults who stutter.Created and designed research poster and was selected to present at a university wide research symposium.

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  Capitol School of Austin

  Aug 2013 - Aug 2014

  Student Volunteer
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  The University of Texas at Austin

  Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

  Research Assistant

  Semester long research study under Dr. Jessica Franco looking at the effectiveness of using the Hodson Cycles Approach for remediating articulation errors in children with autism.

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  Texas State University

  Aug 2015 - Aug 2016

  Graduate Assistant

  Graduate Assistantship working with various faculty members for the Health Information Management department.

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  Senior Rehab Solutions

  Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

  Graduate Clinician

  Evaluated and provided treatment to patients with a variety of cognitive-linguistic and swallowing deficits. Gained experience administering and analyzing cognitive-linguistic tests for geriatric clients.Documented services and gained experience using Casamba.Participated in quarterly care plan meetings.

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  Comal Independent School District

  Jan 2017 - May 2017

  Graduate Clinician

  Provided individual and group speech and language therapy to adolescents in grades 6-12 with speech and language disorders, autism spectrum disorder, fluency disorders, learning disabilities, visual and hearing impairments, cleft palate, and students who were nonverbal. Participated in a life skills community program for adults aged 18-21 which aided students with various disabilities in the transition from school to the community. Conducted individual speech and language evaluations and wrote diagnostic and treatment reports. Show less

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  NEISD

  Aug 2017 - Jun 2018

  Speech Language Pathologist

  Evaluated students with speech/language concerns and provided a push-in and pull-out service delivery model to elementary aged students with various disorders and needs including: students with language disorders, fluency disorders, childhood apraxia of speech, pragmatic deficits, autism spectrum disorder, and students who were nonverbal (requiring augmented assistive communication). Collaborated with special education team to discuss, strategize, and implement an individualized education program for all students on caseload. Show less

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  RiverKids Pediatric Home Health

  Aug 2018 - Jun 2019

  PRN Speech Language Pathologist
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  Huddle Up

  Aug 2018 - May 2019

  Speech Language Pathologist

  Provided speech therapy tele-services to elementary and secondary school students with a variety of speech and language disorders.Prepared lesson plans targeting a variety of speech and language skills to support student’s educational performance through an online platform.Collaborated with teachers and administration to develop appropriate programming in order to generalize attained speech skills into other environments within the student’s day.

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  Los Angeles Unified School District

  Jun 2019 - May 2021

  Speech Language Pathologist
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  Bloom Speech Therapy Inc.

  Jun 2021 - now

  Speech Language Pathologist