This is episode 158 of the Swallier Pride Podcast and today's guest is Michelle Dawson.

She is member manager of Heartwoods Beach Therapy in Columbia, South Carolina,

and a clinic coordinator for the MSLP graduate program with Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina.

She is the acclaimed host of First Bite Fed Fund Functional, a speech therapy podcast that addresses all things pediatric speech therapy.

She is also the author of the upcoming book,

Chasing the Swallow, Truth Science and Hope for Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing

Disorders.

Michelle is an accomplished lecturer traveling the nation delivering

ASHA CEU courses on best practices for evaluation and treatment of the

medically complex infant, toddler, and child with respect to their

pediatric orophragal dysphagia, as well as language acquisition within the framework of early intervention.

She has served as the treasurer for the Council of State Association Presidents as a past president of the South Carolina Speech Language and Hearing Association,

20 recipient of the Pediatric Feeding Disorder Awareness Champion from Feeding Matters,

a 2017 graduate of the ASHA Leadership Development Program, and six-time

recipient of the ASHA ACE Award. Welcome to the Swallier Pride Podcast. I'm your host Teresa Richard. I'm a board certified

specialist in swallowing and swallowing disorders, a mobile-fies business owner and

founder of the Med-SLP collective. This podcast is all about delivering the

latest evidence-based practice to medical SLPs everywhere.

Whether you're a new clinician seeking tangible tools for treatment or a seasoned vet stuck in a rut,

my goal is to help ditch the old school ways of the past that no longer serve you or your

patience, to reinvigorate your passion for our field, to broaden your knowledge about our scope

of practice, and to inspire you to practice at the top of your license.

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