About Me
Dr. Amanda Blackwell has lived in Guatemala since 2013. She graduated with a clinical doctorate in speech-language pathology in 2019 and went on to complete a Doctor of Education (EdD) degree from Murray State University in 2022. Along with a handful of local colleagues, she started the official professional association for Guatemalan speech therapists (SomosTLgt), which offers twice-monthly continuing education opportunities for its 70+ members. She currently directs the speech therapy department at the Guatemalan Association of Down Syndrome (now Tebow Down Guatemala) in their centers in four different Guatemalan cities and teaches online courses in Spanish and in English about Gestalt Language Development (@ComunicacionNatural) with a Canadian colleague. She serves as an adjunct research fellow working with doctoral students in the SLPD program at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions in Provo, Utah and MGH Institute of Health Professions. She also teaches AAC and Autism classes as an adjunct professor in the MS SLP programs at Minot State University in Minot, ND, and at Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, IN. She is passionate about communication in all forms and loves to travel and collaborate with professionals around the world.
- ASHA Certified (CCC-SLP since 2011)
- Licensed SLP in Texas
- Certified Early Childhood through 6th Grade Teacher (EC-6 Generalist), State of Texas
- Research Reliable on the ADOS-2
- ADI-R Certified
- Hanen More Than Words® Certified
- Completed several SCERTS® Model Trainings
- Completed Intensive PLAY Project® Workshop
- Three-time recipient of ASHA Award for Continuing Education (ACE)
