Mary Salama

4 Tracey Drive, Milltown, NJ 08850

(732) 331-0052
msalama08@gmail.com

Objective: Motivated and driven individual looking for a position as a speech-language pathology clinical
fellow.
Education
2014 Present
2008 2013

Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ

Working towards Masters of Science in Speech-Language Pathology
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Bachelor of Arts
Major: Psychology; Minor: Linguistics

Graduate Clinical Experience

January 2016 present: Genesis HealthCare Westfield Center, Westfield, NJ
Provide dysphagia, cognition, and language therapy to adult patients in an in-patient rehabilitation
center, particularly patients with Alzheimers and Dementia as well as trach and vent patients
Evaluate and make diet consistency recommendations, provide oral motor exercises, memory exercises
and activities utilizing ADLs and concepts of safety awareness
Complete chart reviews, conduct swallowing, language, and memory screenings and evaluations and
write evaluation reports and goals
Document treatment progress in treatment encounter notes daily as well as participate in care conference
meetings and provide patient, caregiver, and staff education regarding information such as diet
recommendations, signs or symptoms of aspiration, and risk for aspiration pneumonia
Collaborate with other skilled therapy disciplines such as occupational, physical, respiratory, and
nursing staff
September 2015 December 2015: First Children School, Fanwood, NJ
Provided language and feeding therapy to medically-fragile, multiply-disabled children
Utilized strategies such as providing tactile, auditory, visual, and olfactory stimuli
Created and utilized personalized alternate means of communication such as communication boards and
PECs books based on students specific needs
Completed daily session log notes, evaluation reports, and goals and presented in them in team and
annual review meetings
October 2014 June 2015: Monroe Township Barclay Brook Elementary School, Monroe, NJ
Provided articulation and language based therapy to students in Pre-school through 2nd grade
Administered standardized assessments such as TOLD-3, and the TAPS-3, as well as performed
observational classroom assessments
Wrote evaluation reports and presented them during IEP meetings, as well as SOAP notes, lesson plans,
session notes, and data for students
Graduate Level Experiential Training Opportunities
October 2015: Alaris Rehab St. Marys Healthcare Center
Orange NJ
Completed a chart review of an adult patient in the trach and vent unit and observed a treatment session
including collaboration with the respiratory therapist
October 2015: Horizon Elementary School
Livingston, NJ

Learned about the different AAC devices and the low vision room on site used for those students who
are visually impaired as well as observed treatment sessions utilizing AAC
April 2015: Adler Aphasia Center
Maywood, NJ
Administered the Western Aphasia Battery and Quality of Life Scales and wrote a diagnostic report for
an adult with aphasia post stroke
April 2015: Kessler Rehabilitation Center
Saddlebrook, NJ
Observed a fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing of an adult
March 2015: JFK Medical Center
Edison, NJ
Observed a modified barium swallow evaluation and a bedside evaluation of an adult patient in an
inpatient rehabilitation center
March 2015: PG Chambers School
Cedar Knolls, NJ
Observed pediatric students with disorders including Cerebral Palsy and Downs Syndrome in speech
therapy, physical therapy, classroom, and lunch settings, which centered around an interprofessional and
holistic treatment approach
November 2014 December 2014: Richard Blake School
Cedar Knolls, NJ
Observed infants, toddlers, & preschoolers within childcare settings
Used Rosetti and PLS checklists to assess childrens skills
Administered hearing, language, and articulation screenings to children
October 2014: Summit Speech School
New Providence, NJ
Observed Preschool aged children who are deaf, hard of hearing, and have cochlear implants in speech
therapy and classroom settings
Relevant Work Experience
October 2013 December 2014: Spotswood Board of Education Substitute Teacher, Spotswood, NJ
Supervised elementary and high school aged children as well as special education students
Engaged with children in self-contained classrooms such as children on Autism Spectrum
Communicated with non-verbal students through PECS
Volunteer Experience
September 2013 December 2014: Research volunteer with Dr. Anthony Koutsoftas, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Seton
Hall University, South Orange, NJ
Assisted with research projects of the Reading, Oral Language, and Writing Lab
Transcribed recorded samples and analyzed samples for clause structure
Assessed participants using CELF-4, PPVT, EVT, and other reading and writing tasks
Evaluated language and reading comprehension skills of students to compare performance in both
computer and paper-based formats
October 2013 present: St. Mary & St. Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Church, Hillsborough, NJ
Sunday school teacher for 5th and 6th grade weekly
Trainings and Certificates
April 2015: Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ - HIPPA Certification
October 2014: Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ - NIH Certification
September 2014: Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ - OSHA Standard Precautions Certification
August 2014: Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ - First aid and CPR Certification
Interest, Honors, and Activities
2014 present: National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSHLA)
Member of the Seton Hall University Chapter

January 2013 December 2013: New Jersey Speech and Hearing Association
Student member
Bilingual speaker of both English and Arabic languages; intermediate Spanish skills.