M.S. CCC-SLP
Faith Purnell (she/her), MS, CCC-SLP graduated from Portland State University in 2013. She is an alumna of American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's (ASHA) Minority Student Leadership Program (MSLP) Class of 2010. Most of her career experience is in acute care, working on call at multiple local hospitals. Currently, she is a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) and clinical supervisor at the Portland VA Medical Center, working across the continuum of care from Intensive Care Unit to outpatient, including the ALS Multidisciplinary Clinic. From 2017 to 2022 she volunteered as an ASHA Student to Empowered Professional (STEP) Mentor. She has received three Awards for Continuing Education (ACE) from ASHA. In 2022 she was recognized by the Oregon Speech and Hearing Association with the Kami award, which is a distinction for exemplary clinical supervision. She is certified in MBSImp and Lee Silverman Voice Treatment. Her clinical interests include validated tools to interpret instrumental swallow studies, Implementation Science, and programs designed to increase the representation of ethnically and racially diverse clinicians in healthcare.
M.S. CCC-SLP
Jayne Miranda (she/her) graduated from Teachers College Columbia University with a Master's Degree in Bilingual Speech Pathology in 2010. She is a graduate of the ASHA Leadership Development Program and recipient of the Award for Continuing Education (ACE). Jayne currently works at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), a Trauma 1 academic medical center, splitting her week between inpatient pediatrics and inpatient adult. She is also adjunct faculty at Portland State University. One of Jayne’s SLP passions is clinical supervision and creating a supportive mentorship environment. She supervises primarily in the hospital setting, however has led clinics in local graduate programs and in practicum externships across South America, East and West Africa. In addition to supervision Jayne’s professional efforts focus on dysphagia diagnostics, clinical documentation, creating competency and population-based protocols, and program development including Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallow (FEES), Respiratory Muscle Training (RMT), and enriching the clinical fellowship year. Faith and Jayne met in 2017 and since then have worked together at two different hospitals in acute care. Currently, they work at separate but affiliated hospitals connected by a giant bridge in the sky, allowing them to meet up during the work day. They not only connect on their clinical interests but also support each other with the challenges and obstacles they face as queer women of color in the field of SLP. Faith and Jayne are passionate about evidence-based practice, implementation science, equal and equitable patient care, and increasing representation of minorities in healthcare. Together, they guest lecture at graduate programs on dysphagia topics, collaborate for a local SLP journal club, and in 2022 presented at an Implementation Science conference and were guests on the Swallow Your Pride podcast.
Faith Purnell and Jayne Miranda received an honorarium for this presentation.
Faith Purnell is a National Black Speech and Hearing Association, member Jayne Miranda is a Hispanic Caucus of the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA), member.
Faith Furnell has no content disclosures. Jayne Mirando has no content disclosures.
This course is being sponsored by SLP Toolkit and Hey Wes.
10 mins | Introduction to speakers and course, including clinical background and intersectionalities |
40 mins | Case study discussions describing systemic impacts on patients from underrepresented communities, what allyship in the workplace should look like, and daily issues faced by queer & POC hospital staff, including solutions and future work |
10 mins | Q&A |