M.S., CF-SLP, Speech-Language Pathologist
Oregon State University: Honors B.S. Human Development & Family Sciences—Child Development
Portland State University: M.S. Speech-Language Pathology
Get Permission Approach to Feeding (2024), PROMPT (Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Targets) (Projected 2025).
Erin enjoys the assessment and treatment of speech sound disorders (specifically relating to cleft lip and palate), stuttering, early language skills in children birth-5, and literacy.
Erin previously worked at Parkwood Clinic in Client Services and began working as a speech-language pathologist at Parkwood in 2024. Erin grew up in Portland and has worked with children throughout her life, including as a preschool teacher.
While in graduate school, Erin completed placements in the private practice setting, gaining experience in sensory feeding and orofacial myofunctional therapy, as well as at the LEND program at OHSU CDRC in the cleft and craniofacial clinic, AAC clinic, and neurodevelopmental clinic. Erin also completed research relating to AAC access and stuttering in birth-5 populations.
While she’s not at work, Erin enjoys watching reality TV with her cat, Abba, backpacking somewhere in Oregon and Washington, and trying new restaurants.
Parkwood Clinic is a pediatric private practice that provides individualized, evidence-based, and family-centered speech and language services.
For children who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), their device is their voice. Just like we wouldn’t take away a speaking child’s ability to talk, we shouldn’t remove or limit a child’s access to their AAC system.
Many children naturally grow out of stuttering, and for those who need extra support, indirect treatment can be highly effective and is often a strategy used in speech therapy sessions for young children who stutter.
For many children, stuttering can be a normal part of language development as they learn to form sentences and express their thoughts. For others, it may persist into adolescence and adulthood.