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Jessica Welsh, MS, CCC-SLP
Pre-Health Program Coordinator
Bio
Jesica Welsh is an ASHA-certified and New York State-licensed speech-language pathologist with clinical experience working in a variety of healthcare settings. Prior to joining the Marist staff as Pre-Health Program Coordinator, she was a faculty member in the Communication Disorders department at SUNY New Paltz, where she worked with undergraduate and graduate students as they navigated health-related career pathways. Before that, she was the education and outreach coordinator at the Adler Aphasia Center, a non-profit organization for people with aphasia secondary to stroke, brain injury, or progressive neurological disease, where she developed educational offerings for healthcare providers and students in the community, coordinated professional continuing education workshops, and presented work at national and international conferences.
The common thread across Jessica’s clinical, educational, and administrative work is a commitment to helping people find pathways so they can make meaningful contributions and can build connections with others. She looks forward to supporting Marist students as they plan for rewarding careers in healthcare.
Outside of work, Jessica can be found cheering on her family from soccer field sidelines and pool bleachers, trying new recipes, seeing live music, or puttering in the garden.
Education
MS, Communication Disorders/Speech-Language Pathology, Arizona State University
BS, Biology/Education, Fairfield University
Research Interests/Areas of Focus
- Communication accessibility in healthcare settings
- Teaching and learning in clinical education
- Quality of life/life participation for people with chronic aphasia
Selected Publications
Welsh, J. D. & Szabo, G. B. (2011). Teaching nursing assistant students about aphasia and communication. Seminars in Speech and Language, 32(3), 243‐255. doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1286178
Selected Presentations
Welsh, J. & Arthur, D. (2023, November). Thinking and talking about learning in an introductory communication disorders class: Making metacognitive instruction explicit. [Poster presentation]. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Boston, MA.
Deutsch, A. C., & Welsh, J. (2019, June). Interdepartmental collaboration to foster information literacy development within a discipline. [Conference presentation]. SUNY Librarians Association (SUNYLA), Syracuse, NY.
Glista, S., Morgan, J., Pollens, R., Welsh, J., & Whiteside, J. (2019, March). Teaching LPAA: Current resources and considerations for the future. [Invited conference presentation]. Aphasia Access Leadership Summit, Baltimore, MD.
Welsh, J., Hoepner, J., Strong, K., & Bernstein‐Ellis, E. (2018, November). Providing feedback to foster students’ clinical problem solving: An interactive workshop for clinical supervisors. [Conference presentation]. American Speech‐Language-Hearing Association Convention, Boston, MA.
Welsh, J. & Viega, M. (2017, November). Create and communicate through songwriting: Interdisciplinary therapeutic songwriting intervention for adults with aphasia. [Poster presentation]. American Speech‐Language-Hearing Association Convention, Los Angeles, CA.
Welsh, J. (2017, March). Dear future clinician; Student letter writing as reflective practice and a teaching tool. [Conference presentation]. Aphasia Access Leadership Summit, Orlando, FL.
Welsh, J. D., Szabo, G. B., & Holland, A. (2010, June). Aphasia 101: People with aphasia educating the community. [Poster presentation]. International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference, Montreal, Canada.
Welsh, J. D., Szabo, G. B., & Holland, A. (2010, May). A teaching model to improve nursing assistants’ knowledge of aphasia and communication strategies. [Poster presentation]. Clinical Aphasiology Conference, Isle of Palms, SC.
Welsh, J. D., Abbanat, G. A., & Szabo, G. B. (2009, November). Development of an aphasia training program for medical residents. [Poster presentation]. American Speech‐Language-Hearing Association Convention, New Orleans, LA.
