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Pizarro, Melitza

 

Pizarro, melitza, m.s., ccc-slp

Assistant Instructor

Phone: 813.905.1068
Office: PCD 4009

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Melitza is a bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist with over a decade of clinical experience and research specializing in disability and higher education. She holds a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from the ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapp (2014) and an Erasmus International Master's in Adult Education for Social Change (2019) from multiple European universities. Originally from Colombia, Melitza has worked with culturally and linguistically diverse populations from early intervention to adults, both in-person and via Telehealth, across multiple states in the U.S. She's also served as a Professional Development Coordinator. Melitza specializes in the evaluation, treatment and diagnosis of diverse individuals across the life span, and has developed trainings on: cultural differences, accommodation and transitions, higher education, and working with multilingual individuals.

Education
BA (Communication Sciences and Disorders) ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapp 2009-2012
M.S (Speech-Language Pathology) ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapp 2012-2014
International M.S (Adult Education for Social Change) ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapp of Glasgow | ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapp of Malta | Tallinn ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapp | Open ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapp of Cyprus 2017-2019

Teaching

SPA4050 | Advanced Clinical Methods
SPA6505 | Practicum: Clinic II SLP
SPA6505 | Practicum: SLP Clinic III
SPA6505 | Practicum Clinic I Prac Prep
SPA6505 | Practicum: SLP Advanced