This is episode 111 of the Swallier Pride Podcast, and today's guest is Kelly Salmon.

She is an SLP specializing in the treatment of adults with communication and

swallowing disorders across the continuum of care.

She's been a board certified specialist in

in swallowing and swallowing disorder since 2011

and earned designation in 2014

as a lymphology association of North America

certified lymphadema therapist, specializing in the treatment of head and neck lymphodema. Over the past several years of her career, Kelly has focused on becoming an expert in the treatment of swallowing disorders resulting from many medical conditions, including head and neck cancer, stroke, and progressive disease.

The evaluation treatment of head and neck lymphodema has also become a focused area of clinical practice for Kelly over the last five years.

She is also passionate about working with individuals undergoing total laryngectomy to rehabilitate and restore communication and

swallowing function throughout the various stages of survivorship.

Kelly earned her bachelor's degree in speech pathology and audiology through Stockton University in New Jersey,

her master's degree in speech Pathology at NYU, and recently

completed her clinical doctor in Speech Language Pathology at Nova

South Eastern University in 2018. She completed a research study examining swallowing related

outcomes for individuals undergoing specialized robotic surgery for

head and neck cancer as part of her applied dissertation. Kelly takes pride in contributing

to the field of speech language pathology

through teaching and supervising graduate level students,

presenting posters and courses at national conferences,

and engaging in multidisciplinary research initiatives.

She's currently transitioning from full-time clinical practice to the academic setting as an assistant

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