Education:

Minot State University, 1992-1994, M.S., Communication Disorders

Minot State University, 1989-1992, B.A., Communication Disorders

Minot State College, 1978-1980, A.A.,

Secretarial Certification:

• Licensed to practice as a Speech-Language Pathologist in North Dakota.
• Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) through the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA). 

Membership: 

• Member of North Dakota Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NDSLHA).
• Past President of NDSLHA (2009-2011)
• Member of American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA). 

Professional Experience:

North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities (NDCPD) at MSU (1994-Present), Dissemination Coordinator (2009-present).

• Disseminate information to promote public awareness of NDCPD and its resources and activities. 

Project Director. North Dakota Senior Medicare Patrol (ND SMP - '06-present).

• Coordinate all data collection, reporting and partner collaboration. 
• Oversee all project activities. 
• Responsible for overall management and coordination of the project. 

Clinical Supervisor. Communication Disorders/Special Education Department, MSU, Minot, North Dakota.

• Provide clinical supervision to students in the communication disorders program. 

August 2003 to January 2007. Project Coordinator, Rural Disabilities Services Project.

• Coordinate the direct speech-language services provided to students in schools in rural North Dakota via teletherapy. 

Project Coordinator, On-site Project Coordinator at the Minot Vocational Adjustment Workshop (MVAW).

• Provide direct and consultative speech-language services for adults with developmental disabilities at MVAW. 
• Supervise graduate students in the Communication Disorders program during their clinical placement. 

Project Coordinator. On-site Project Coordinator for the Collaborative Communication Project at the Quentin N. Burdick Job Corps Center.

• Responsible for collaboration with classroom teachers and vocational instructors to improve communication efficiency and language skills of the students at Job Corps. 
• Supervised graduate students in their clinical practicum placement at Burdick Job Corps. 

Presentations:

Madsen, L. and Munson, B. (2011). Training beneficiaries to access mymedicare.gov, Association of University Centers on Disability Conference Poster Session. Washington, D.C.

Madsen, L. (2006-Present). How to Prevent Medicare Fraud, Waste and Abuse. Numerous presentations throughout North Dakota.

Madsen, L. (2008). Reactions of Adults with Disabilities to Nintendo® WiiTM, Association of University Centers on Disability Conference Poster Session. Washington, D.C.

Madsen, L. and Rollings, S. (2005). Using Teletherapy to Address the SLP Shortage in North Dakota. American Speech Language Hearing Association Convention, San Diego, CA.

Madsen, L. and Peterson, L. (2004). A panel discussion of TeleMedicine practices in North Dakota. North Dakota Technology Expo, Minot, ND.

Martin, S., Gerard, C., and Madsen, L. (2003). Keys to Successful Telepractice in Speech/Language/Pathology. American Speech Language Hearing Association Convention, Chicago, IL.

Gerard, C., Martin, S., and Madsen, L. (2003). Providing Speech Language Services to Rural Schools via Telepractice. American Speech Language Hearing Association Convention, Chicago, IL.

Laturnas, S., Madsen, L., and Gerard, C. (2002). Talking Photo Albums to Increase Language in Adults with DD. American Speech Language Hearing Association Convention, Atlanta, GA.

Madsen, L., Martin, S., and Gerard, C. (2002). Language Building Through Leisure Activities. St. Amant Centre Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Gerard, C. and Madsen, L. (2002). Building Language Skills...Using the Internet. St. Amant Centre Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Bachmann, N., Madsen, L., and Gerard,C. (2001). Web-Based Language Intervention Strategies for Adults with Developmental Disabilities. American Speech Language Hearing Association Convention, New Orleans, LA.

Gerard, C., Madsen, L., Earl, J., and Metzger, B. (2000). Internet Access for Persons with Mental Retardation. American Speech Language Hearing Association Convention, Washington, D.C.