Meet Lauren

Lauren brings over 15 years of medical experience to SpeakEasy! She has worked in various hospitals throughout Maryland and Pennsylvania, diagnosing and treating feeding and swallowing disorders across the lifespan. Lauren works part-time in a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), where she supports medically fragile and complex infants and completes outpatient pediatric instrumental swallow studies.

Lauren’s extensive experiences have inspired her holistic, family-centered approach to responsive feeding. She serves her patients by addressing barriers to feeding and mealtimes, providing dysphagia management and resources, and educating and counseling parents and caregivers.

Lauren lives in Jarrettsville with her husband, daughters,
and many pets.

The proud mother of three girls, Lauren struggled with breastfeeding early on. This piqued her interest in helping new moms with similar experiences. Working in the NICU, Lauren has gained an appreciation for how integral supporting breastfeeding and bottle feeding is for new parents. She is knowledgeable and supportive of the breastfeeding dyad and is actively pursuing her Lactation Counselor Certificate.

Advanced Trainings, Licensure, and Certificates

  • Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in Speech-Language Pathology awarded by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

  • Master of Science (MS) in Speech-Language Pathology from Loyola University Maryland

  • Bachelor of Science (BS) in Speech Pathology and Audiology from West Virginia University

  • Maryland Speech-Language Pathology License - Maryland Department of Health: Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists

  • Pennsylvania Speech-Language Pathology License - Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs

  • Supporting Oral Feeding in Fragile Infants (SOFFI) - trained

  • AEIOU: An Integrated Approach to Pediatric Feeding - trained

  • National Association of Neonatal Therapists - member

  • Experienced and proficient with completing and interpreting pediatric instrumental swallow studies and establishing plan of care

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