Faculty/Staff/PhD
Academic Faculty
Pizarro, melitza, m.s., ccc-slp
Assistant Instructor
Phone: 813.905.1068
Office: PCD 4009
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.
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