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| Leadership Administrative Staff: | Clinical Director
Speech Language Faculty |
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| Primary Activity Coordinators: |
Clinical Services | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline Coordinators: |
Speech-Language Pathology | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline(s): |
Speech-Language Pathology |
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| AUCD Council Membership: |
No Council Membership |
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| Research: | Augmentative Communication | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education: | BS, 1981, Elmira College, Elmira, NY Speech and Hearing
MA, 1983, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Communication Disorders | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Service: | ASHA Member and CCC-SLP, ISAAC, USAAC, VSHA. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Vita/Bio
Mary Alice Favro is the Clinical Assistant Professor in Speech/Language Pathology for the Vermont Interdisciplinary Leadership Education for Health Professionals Program (VT-ILEHP). She teaches graduate level courses in Augmentative Communication and in the VT-ILEHP seminars on NDD. Before coming to UVM, she worked with children 0 to 3 years in a home-based early intervention program and in school systems as an Augmentative Communication Specialist. Particular areas of interest include community and classroom-based communication programming for students with multiple disabilities and supporting adults with developmental disabilities to become effective communicators.
Professional Experience:
CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, VT-ILEHP, Communication Sciences Department, University of Vermont, Aug., 2001- present (.50 FTE)
CONTINTUING EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT Spring, 1991 to present; Courses: Augmentative Communication, Augmentative Communication II & Implementing AAC
AAC INSERVICE TRAINER. Vermont Assistive Technology Project/
E.M. Luse Center for Communication University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
September 1997- December 2000
CLINICIAN/AAC CLINIC COORDINATOR. Augmentative Communication Clinic E.M. Luse Center for Communication University of Vermont, Burlington, VT. October 1996 - August 1997
CLINICAL PROJECT COORDINATOR. AACT in Vermont Training Project
Communication Sciences Department, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT. September 1990- August 1996
SPEECH/LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST. Burlington High School, Burlington, VT, September 1991 to June, 1992 (.5 FTE)
INFANT/TODDLER TEACHER. Burlington Public Schools, Burlington, VT
September, 1990 to June, 1991 (.5 FTE)
AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION SPECIALIS. Lower Pioneer Valley Educational Collaborative, East Longmeadow, MA
September, 1989 to August, 1990
SPEECH/LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST/INTAKE/DISCHARGE COORDINATOR. Valley Infant Development Service, Springfield, MA
June, 1983 to August, 1989
PUBLICATIONS:
Favro, M.A. (2012). A Guide to Medicaid Funding for Communication Evaluations and Devices. Vermont State Division of Developmental Services. Waterbury, VT
Starble, A., Hutchins, T., Favro, M.A., Prelock, P. & Bitner, B. (2006). Family-centered intervention and satisfaciton with AAC device training. Communications Disorders Quarterly, 27(1). 47-54.
Favro, M.A. and Taylor, B. (2000). What about AAC? Augmentative and Alternative Communication: A Resource Guide. Vermont Assistive Technology Project through grant from National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, United States Department of Education.