Heather Barnhart

• Supervise and coach SLPs, clinical fellows, and SLPAs, providing individualized feedback and professional development to strengthen clinical and instructional practice.

• Develop and deliver training on data collection, attention and executive functioning, learner engagement, motivation, higher-level language, and sensory supports.

• Use assessment data, observation, stakeholder input, and ong

Independent speech-language therapy practice providing individualized telepractice services, with a focus on adults recovering from stroke and other acquired communication disorders.

• Designed and delivered individualized, goal-driven intervention based on each client's strengths, interests, functional needs, and learning profile.

• Built a fully remote service model, developing systems and dig

-Home based speech, language, swallowing, and cognitive evaluations and therapy for adults 
-Confer with referring physicians and other organization personnel to ensure coordinated and comprehensive care contributes to the total plan of care

Served as interim faculty for the graduate-level Neurogenic Language Disorders course during the professor's medical leave.

• Taught graduate students foundational and advanced concepts related to acquired communication disorders, including aphasia, cognitive-communication disorders, and traumatic brain injury.

• Translated complex neurological and clinical concepts into accessible instruction u

Contracted as a Travel Speech Language Pathologist to work at the following locations:

Country Crest Post Acute | Oroville, CA | 1/2023-12/2023
-Providing speech, language, swallowing, and cognitive evaluation and treatment to adults in the skilled nursing facility setting 
-Providing in-services for staff members 

ST. Luke’s Pediatric Clinic | Twin Falls, ID | 8/2022-11/2022
-Serving the pediat

Provided clinical instruction and supervision to graduate Speech-Language Pathology students as they delivered services to clients in the university clinic.

• Supervised graduate clinicians in assessment, treatment planning, clinical decision-making, and delivery of individualized intervention.

• Provided ongoing observation, feedback, coaching, and performance evaluation to help students develo

-Home based speech, language, swallowing, and cognitive evaluations and therapy for adults 
-Confer with referring physicians and other organization personnel to ensure coordinated and comprehensive care contributes to the total plan of care

Junior Specialist | Dr. Abbeduto's Lab – Language Development in Neurodevelopmental Disorders

• Transcribed and systematically analyzed language samples from neurotypical participants and individuals with autism and fragile X syndrome using SALT.

• Collaborated with a multidisciplinary research team to maintain consistent transcription and coding protocols and identify patterns in language devel

Promoted from direct behavioral intervention to company-wide Staff Trainer, supporting new and existing employees across Sacramento, Grass Valley, Fresno, and Sparks, Nevada.

• Trained approximately 50 new Behavior Technicians through onboarding, field-based coaching, competency assessment, and follow-up support.

• Adapted existing training materials and redesigned delivery methods based on lear