Almara Hutchinson, PhD, CCC-SLP

Assistant Professor

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Human Performance - Communication Sciences and Disorders

Classification:

Faculty

• MA, Radford University, 2015
• PhD, West Virginia University, 2026

Biography:

Miss Hutchinson joined the faculty at WVU in 2021 as an Assistant Professor. She currently supervises Speech-Language Pathology Assistants enrolled in the online communication sciences and disorders program. Miss Hutchinson has clinical experience working in school and medical settings. She has a passion for educating and collaborating with colleagues and caregivers to provide treatment of individuals with complex communication needs. Miss Hutchinson is committed to supervising students using best practices, compassion, empathy and knowledge of the field. She possesses extensive knowledge in the areas of articulation, language, augmentative and alternative communication, literacy, motor speech and swallowing. 

Representative Scholarship: 

1. “Appalachian Pre-School Hearing Screenings, A Study”                               April 2013         

Presented at the Pennsylvania Speech, Language, Hearing Association Conference       

2. “A Program for Teaching Conversational Skills for Partners of Individuals Who Use AAC: A Case Study”    April 2015  

Present at the Waldron College of Health and Human Services Annual Inter-Professional Symposium 

3. “An Intervention Program for Teaching Conversational Skills for Partners of Individuals Who Use AAC”                  November 2016  

Presented at The Annual ASHA Convention

4. “A Sensory Experience: A Guide to Designing and Utilizing a Multi-Sensory Walkway in a School Setting”          September, 2019 Presented at the Donegal School District Board Meeting

Teaching: 

CSAD609: Introduction to Clinical Experiences

CSAD610: Clinic 1: Laboratory Group Instruction

Current Service: 

· Active member of the Communication Sciences and Disorders Curriculum Committee 

Special Training

• Other Speciality Training, Speech Language Pathology
  Bowling Green State University, 2017

Patient Care Information:

Medical Specialties 

· Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)

· Apraxia 

· Language Disorders

· Speech Sound Disorders

· Childhood speech and language development

· Dysphagia in adults

Special Training 

· Intensive Skill Training in Applied Behavior Analysis for Teams Supporting Students with Autism 

· Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP)

· Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing (LIPS) 

· Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) 

· Proloquo2Go 

· Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) 

· Nonviolent Crisis Prevention Intervention (NCPI)