When COVID kept students off campus, faculty at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) found a way to keep anatomy in their hands. Physical therapy faculty member Gabriel Somarriba and colleagues 3D printed key structures and bone models and sent them to students, who could then follow along and study at home.
Current students at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) Austin campus describe a close-knit experience where they build strong relationships with both faculty and classmates. Students appreciate that their instructors are available when they need them and make an effort to get to know them beyond their coursework. Some students say their
Students in the Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) program at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) complete coursework online, coming to campus for hands-on skills training. This blended model allows students to earn their degree without relocating, while still gaining the in-person clinical training essential to becoming a strong clinician.
Since 2019, the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) has partnered with the Stoke for Life Foundation to sponsor the US Open Adaptive Surfing Championships in Oceanside, California. The event brings adaptive surfers from around the world together to compete at the highest level of the sport.
USAHS alumni, their families, and employees came together in Austin, Texas, for the third annual Alumni Reunion and Family Weekend. The event brought graduates from across the university’s health sciences programs together to reconnect, celebrate shared experiences, and spend time with the people who helped shape their USAHS journey.
Taylor West is a Clinical Educator for the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences Master of Speech-Language Pathology program. She is a pediatric speech-language pathologist with experience across outpatient, private practice, school-based, and teletherapy settings. Her areas of interest in speech-language pathology include early intervention, language development, and speech sound disorders. Taylor is passionate
Erin Beasley is a speech-language pathologist specializing in pediatric speech and language therapy, diagnostics, and supporting individuals with hearing loss across the lifespan. She is dedicated to interprofessional education, collaborative practice, and mentoring future clinicians through clinical supervision.
Anna Golombek, MS, CCC-SLP (she/her/hers), is a Clinical Coordinator for the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences Master of Speech-Language Pathology program on the San Marcos, CA campus. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and Music (Vocal Performance) from the University of California, Berkeley, and her Master of Science in Clinical Speech-Language
Megann McGill, PhD, CCC-SLP is a certified bilingual (Spanish-English) speech-language pathologist with more than a decade of experience in clinical practice, research and student supervision. Clinically, she has worked in acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, private practice, K-8 schools, home health and university clinics. Dr. McGill’s research centers on the use of telepractice to reduce healthcare
Sally Ouimet Waters is a Clinical Coordinator for the University of St. Augustine Health Sciences Master of Speech-Language Pathology program on the St. Augustine, FL campus. Her clinical experience has focused on acute care, including management of communication and swallowing needs for the ICU patient population, as well as adult outpatient rehabilitation. Her areas of
Dr. Alayna E. Townsend is an Assistant Professor in the Master of Speech-Language Pathology program at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences on the Dallas, TX campus. Dr. Townsend began her journey in higher education in 2015, combining her clinical experience with teaching, mentorship and service. She has spent the last 10 years
Dr. Christina Gildersleeve-Neumann has extensive experience in higher education and program leadership. Her research, clinical and teaching expertise focus on severe speech sound disorders and multilingualism, with emphasis on the assessment and intervention of childhood apraxia of speech in monolingual and multilingual individuals and typical and atypical speech development in Spanish-English bilinguals. Dr. Gildersleeve-Neumann earned