Tricia received her Master of Science degree in communication disorders in 2004 from the University of Nebraska at Kearney and has completed additional postgraduate course work in research and supervision. Tricia worked as a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant for Educational Service Unit 10 in Lexington. Tricia began her career in outpatient pediatrics and provided services at St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island.
Tricia began her employment at Mary Lanning Healthcare (MLH) in 2007 and received the Caring Kind Award in 2010 from the Nebraska Hospital Association. She initiated and assisted in the development of the Oral Care Program and Fiberoprtic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) program at MLH and is a member of the Stroke Care Team. She is the supervisor of the speech therapy team, lead speech therapist and mentor for clinical fellows in speech therapy speech pathology interns from area colleges and universities.
She is a member of and certified through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), and through ASHA belongs to the following affiliations: Clinicians and Researchers Collaborating. She is certified/trained in neuromusculare electrical stimulation (VitalStim), Interactive Metronome (IM), Prompts for Restructuring Oral Musculature for Phonetic Targets (PROMPT), Deep Pharyngeal Neuromuscular Stimulation (DPNS), Visual phonics, Beckman Oral Motor, myofascial release, McNeill Dysphagia Program (MDTP), Modifed barium swallow impairment profile (MBSImP), FEES, and modified barium swallow assessments. Tricia is a member of the National Association of Neonatal Therapists (NANT). Tricia currently provides services in the following seetings inpatient for acute care, ICU, and NICU, outpatient and as needed in pedicatrics.
