Elaine Tierney
Elaine Tierney
Speech Language Pathologist, SLPD, CCC-SLP, CLC
Elaine, SLPD, CCC-SLP, CLC,is a passionate therapist who specializes in pediatric feeding and swallowing difficulties. She has extensive experience working with children with a variety of diagnoses between the ages of 0-21 years old in early intervention and outpatient settings. Elaine loves teaching her families, graduate students, and at conferences.
Education
- Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology, Northwestern University, 2019
- Master of Science in Speech, Language, and Learning, Northwestern University, 2015
- Bachelor of Arts. Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology, Bloomsburg Uiversity of Pennsylvania, 2013
Certifications & Acknowledgements
- Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, Illinois
- ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology
- Certified Lactation Counselor
- Illinois Early Intervention Credential - Speech Language Pathology
- Illinois Early Intervention Credential - Evaluation/Assessment Speech Language Pathology
- SOS Feeding
- Award for Continuing Education (ACE), ASHA
- Northwestern University Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology Scholarship
Organization
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- Illinois Speech Language Association
- Chicago Feeding Group
- Feeding Matters
Presentations
- Tierney, E. & Roberts, M. (2019). Analysis of Feeding Therapy for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Thirty-minute technical research presentation at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Orlando, FL.
- Tierney, E. (2018). Caregiver Effects on Pediatric Feeding Therapy: A Systematic Review. Poster session presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Boston, MA.
- Robert, M., Sone, B., Bell, C., Borsenberger, G., Davis K., Drake L., Kennedy A., Kulba K., Reisfeld N., Rooney T., Schaff A., Sweeney A., Tierney, E., Wacker J., Goldstein H., (2018). Trends in Clinical Practice Research in ASHA Journals: A Barrier to Implementing EBP? Poster session presented at ASHA Convention, Boston, MA.
- Tierney, E., Krajcin, A., & Cardimona, K. (2015). How to Establish a Speech Therapy Clinic in a Developing Country. One-hour seminar session presented at the California Speech Language and Hearing Association Annual State Convention, Long Beach, CA.