Margaret Jane Dyer

905 Old Metairie Place Metairie, Louisiana 70001 (504)444-3437 margaret.j.dyer@gmail.com

Education
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans, LA
Master of Communication Disorders, Speech Language Pathology (3.87 GPA)
University of Louisiana-Lafayette, LA
Bachelor of Science, Secondary Education English (Cum Laude)
Granted the Virginia Cook Wilson Award for highest GPA in English.

Graduating December 2015

May 2006

Clinical Experience
West Jefferson Medical Center
Supervisor: Dayna Chance, CCC-SLP
August 2015-present
Currently placed in an outpatient clinic servicing adult and pediatric patients in Marrero, La.
Formal and informal assessments are given to analyze function of expressive/receptive language, cognition,
articulation, fluency, pragmatic skills, and dysphagia.
Administered the Scales of Cognitive Ability for Traumatic Brain Injury and Montreal Cognitive Assessment to form
treatment plans related to cognitive functioning.
Provide therapy to improve patient deficits in cognitive, communicative, and swallow function.
Childrens Hospital Outpatient
Supervisor: Kristen Koehl, CCC-SLP
May-July 2015
Worked with a pre-school to young adult population diagnosed with a variety of communication disorders
related to autism, congenital, and genetic disorders.
Formal assessments given included the Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation, 2nd edition; the Preschool Language
Scale, 4th edition; and the Test of Language Development-Primary, 4th edition.
Therapy focused on goals targeting expressive/receptive language, fluency, articulation, and pragmatic skills.
LSUHSC Speech and Hearing Clinic Supervisor: Dr. Mehr Banajee, CCC-SLP
August-Nov 2014
Assessed and treated pre-school to school age children with moderate to profound communication
disorders related to language, speech, and pragmatic skills.
Programmed and used AAC devices such as the Accent 1000, Lingraphica, and Tobii.
Administered AAC evaluations on clients with a range of disorders (ALS, cerebral palsy, dysphonia).
Organized small groups of school age clients to address pragmatic skills.
LSUHSC Speech and Hearing Clinic Supervisor: Theresa Nicholls, CCC-SLP
May-Nov 2014
Worked with school-age children to assess and treat disorders of articulation.
Completed weekly lesson planning for therapy to include new and creative ways to practice skills.
LSUHSC Speech and Hearing Clinic Supervisor: Susan Pancamo, CCC-SLP
May-July 2014
Worked with school-age children to assess and treat disorders of language and articulation.
Administered formal and informal assessments to create goals for therapy.
Employed the Lively Letters program to target phonological awareness skills.
LSUHSC Speech and Hearing Clinic Supervisor: Dr. Scott Rubin, CCC-SLP
January-May 2014
Worked with adult population addressing communication and cognitive deficits related to stroke and TBI.
Administered formal assessments Cognitive Linguistic Quick Test and the Boston Naming Test as well as informal
assessments to create goals for therapy.
Completed weekly treatment sessions with clients targeting goals related to word retrieval, memory, and
expressive/receptive language.

Professional Teaching Experience

English Teacher and Department Chair, West St John High School-Edgard, LA
August 2012-May 2013
Lead Teacher of the 8th Grade Academy, comprised of five teachers and 8th graders housed within the high
school located in St. John Parish; responsible for maintaining a culture of consistency across the curriculums.
Departmental chair duties included: data reporting, professional development meetings, technology trainings
on various hardware/software used in the classroom, and Response to Intervention (RtI) management.
Conducted weekly meetings with teachers to review standards mastery and behavior management.
Sponsored the Explorers Club, an organization focused on post-graduation preparation for teens.
Nominated Teacher of the Year (2012-2013).
Crescent City Schools, English Teacher, Harriet Tubman Charter-RSD School System July 2011-June 2012
Founding 7th-8th grade writing teacher of a charter school in Algiers, Louisiana.
Responsible for designing writing curriculum with the director of curriculum and instruction.
In charge of maintaining daily data to ensure students were mastering standards.
Implemented Response to Intervention (RtI) small group instruction weekly to enhance student success.
English Teacher and Department Chair, West St John High School-Edgard, LA
August 2008-May 2011
Taught 8th-10th grade English, English II Honors, and Speech.
Instructed LEAP Remediation Summer School in 2010 with a 100% passing rate on the exam.
Implemented the Response to Intervention (RtI) program for 8th-12th grade students in Fall 2010.
Co-authored the $20,000 Everybody Graduates grant awarded by the State Department in the 2009-2010
school year to implement summer bridge programs and intervention measures.
Guided departmental improvements, including writing yearly school improvement plan with administration
and facilitating monthly Professional Learning Community meetings focused on data review.
Led varied extracurricular activities, including Cheerleader Sponsor (2008-2009), PBS Team member (20082011), Motion Leadership Team member (2009-Present), and Student Council Co-Sponsor (2009-2010).
Nominated by the River Parishes paper, LObservateur, for their Teacher Appreciation Program (2010).
Teacher of the Year (2008-2009)

References
Theresa Nicholls, CCC-SLP
Department of Communication Disorders
School of Allied Health Professions
1900 Gravier Street, 9th Floor
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
Phone: (504) 568-4348
Fax: (504) 568-4352
Email: tnicho@lsuhsc.edu
Dr. Mehr Banajee, CCC-SLP
Department of Communication Disorders
School of Allied Health Professions
1900 Gravier Street, 9th Floor
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
Phone: (504) 568-4348
Fax: (504) 568-4352
Email: mbanaj@lsuhsc.edu

Kristen Koehl, CCC-SLP

Childrens Hospital Metairie Center
3040 33rd Street
Metairie, LA 70001
Phone: (504) 832-4033
Email: KKoehl@chnola.org
Erica Merrick (former principal)
Coordinator of Federal and State Programs
St. John the Baptist Parish School Board
Phone: (985) 536-1106
Email: emerrick@stjohn.k12.la.us