After graduating with a Master's of Clinical Science in Speech-Language Pathology in 1994, I worked in stroke rehabilitation for four years. I returned to school and completed my Master's of Business Administration in 2000 and co-founded what became the largest private speech pathology company in Ontario, Canada. After selling the company, I moved to an academic position in 2017 as Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical Education at McMaster University, the birthplace of evidence-based practice and problem-based learning. During my time at McMaster, I co-developed the problem-based learning program, which was the first problem-based learning program in speech pathology in North America. I was also project co-lead (2018-2019) for the development of the Canadian Assessment of Clinical Competence, a competency-based evaluation for student performance on clinical placement, and then continued as a participant in developing milestones and training materials for this tool (2020-2022). My experience in curriculum design extended to the national level from 2019 to 2021 when I co-developed the new Curriculum Standards for Accreditation of speech pathology programs across Canada. During my tenure at McMaster, I was honoured to receive the university’s highest teaching award in 2021 and I took on the role of Acting Assistant Dean in 2022 during the program director’s research leave. Just prior to joining CQU in 2023, my co-authors, Dr. McKay Moore Sohlberg and Dr. Lyn Turkstra, and I were excited to publish what has become an internationally-acclaimed textbook, "Transforming Cognitive Rehabilitation." Using information from the textbook along with my teaching and research experience, I developed an online course called "Evidence-Based Cognitive Interventions for TBI" for Northern Speech Services, which was released in 2025.

University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

2021 McMaster University, President’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to Teaching and Learning

2020 McMaster University, School of Rehabilitation Science, Contributions to the School Award

2007 Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration of Ontario, Volunteer Service Award

2004 Ontario Association of Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists, Honours of the Association

2001 Ontario Association of Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists, Volunteer of the Year

2000 International Moot Corp Business Plan Competition, 2nd Place, Medical Division

Speech Pathology Australia