Alyssa
Name: Alyssa
Where are you originally from? Reno, Nevada
Start date at SSH? April 2025
What is your professional area of specialty? Early Intervention, Speech-Language Delays, Receptive-Expressive Language Disorders, Gestalt Language Processing
What's your greatest accomplishment? Getting my Master of Science degree from the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine!
What is something you are great at (can be anything work related or not)? Yapping (I mean, I am a speech pathologist)
What is your favorite food? Poke, of course!
When you are not being an amazing SLP or admin what do you do for fun? You can find me traveling, exploring new cities, eating new foods, and spending time with my sweet golden retriever
What's your favorite book? “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn - I love thriller & crime novels
What's your favorite color? Mauve
What's your favorite movie? La La Land
Who would play you in a movie about your life? Emma Watson (Hermoine’s version due to her curly brown hair)
What is your biggest pet peeve? Fluorescent lights - not very sensory friendly
What is something you want us to know about you? I am passionate about working with infants, pediatrics, and their families. I believe that using a naturalistic play-based approach is fundamental for connection and supporting communication development
