Michelle Scesa
Chair and Associate Professor of Communication Sciences & Disorders and Speech-Language
Interdisciplinary educator, international service-learning advocate, and the program’s inaugural chair, Dr. Michelle Scesa has led LVC’s Speech-Language Pathology program to become a regional powerhouse with most graduating classes achieving a 100% pass rate on the national Praxis Exam and a 100% full-time job offer rate for those seeking employment. She created a collaborative culture through having her faculty colleagues and students partner with the College’s Education and Physical Therapy programs.
Dr. Scesa is a recognized SLP expert who has spoken, presented, or had her work accepted at national professional conferences throughout the U.S., from New Orleans to San Diego. She remains a lifelong learning, earning continuing education knowledge in California, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Texas, Oregon and elsewhere so Valley SLP majors are taught the best skills to become expert and sought-after practitioners.
Read more about the College’s SLP program here.
Scesa, M., McCullough, & Lucas, E. (student). (2022, November). Exploring Undergraduate Speech-Language Pathology Students’ Perceptions in an Interprofessional Education Pilot Program with Nursing Students. Proposal accepted at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, New Orleans, LA.
Karas, J., (student), Tarasiewicz, E., (student), Scesa, M., & Richardson, L. (2022, November). The use of mindfulness and imagery for Ice Hockey players at LVC. Poster presentation proposal at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association for November 2022.
Oriel, K., Kanupka, J., & Scesa, M. (2021). The Impact of an Aquatic Social Skills Program on Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Poster Presentation: Council for Exceptional Children Virtual Convention and Expo.
Oriel, K. N., Scesa, M., Kanupka, J. Deardorff, A., Grow, S., Lane, E.L., Poltonavage, O. J. (2020). The Impact of an Aquatic Social Competence Program on Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The Journal of Aquatic Physical Therapy (JAPT). Vol 28 No.2, Winter 2020.
McCullough, H., & Scesa, M. (2020, November). Complex Decisions in Terminal Illness: Perspectives from the Other Side. Proposal accepted at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, San Diego, CA (Convention canceled).
McCullough, H., & Scesa, M. (2020, April). Complex Decisions in Terminal Illness: Perspectives from the Other Side. Proposal accepted at the Annual Convention of the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Pittsburgh, PA (Convention canceled).