Olivia Vruwink

she/her

Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences

115 Shevlin Hall

164 Pillsbury Dr SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Collegiate Affiliation

I am a second year PhD student in Dr. Natalie Covington's Trajectories after Brain Injury (TABI) Lab within the Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences Department at the University of Minnesota. Previously, I practiced as a speech-language pathologist for three years. I am interested in various aspects of cognitive rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury (TBI) as well as myths and misconceptions surrounding TBI. Additionally, I am interested in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) in the field of Communication Sciences & Disorders (CSD).

Educational Background

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Educational Background

MS: Communication Disorders, Minnesota State University, Mankato, 2019
BS: Communication Sciences & Disorders, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 2017

Publications

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Publications

Arzbecker, L., Blacklock, E., Crumb, A., Doyle, J., Esslinger, K., Esveld, M., Grelson, S., Gretzinger, B., Korpela, A., Pakanich, L., Pulley, T., Nolte Rierdon, N., Spreitzer, K., Steines, E., Strom, B., Symons, E., Vogelsang, M., Vruwink, O., Weberg, K., Wolosek, A., Zigler, E., Hoepner, J.K., Hemmerich, A.L., Sather, T.W., & Elledge, D. (2018). SoTL Lab: Undergraduate student-faculty collaborative research in teaching and learning in CSD. Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences and Disorders. 2(2), article 8.

Activities

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Activities

Professional

Certificate of Clinical Competence: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 2020-Present
Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist: Minnesota Department of Health 2021-Present

Awards

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Awards

Minnesota Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation: Eleanor Swanson Memorial Scholarship , 2024
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Research Mentoring-Pair Travel Award, 2023
American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine: Brain Injury ISIG David Strauss PhD Memorial Poster Award, 2023
Sertoma Inc. Communicative Disorders Scholarship, 2023

Courses

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Courses

SLHS 4301 Introduction to the Neuroscience of Human Communication (Instructor Fall 2024; TA Fall 2022 & 2023)
SLHS 3302 Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanisms (TA Fall 2023)
SLHS 3306 The Sense of Hearing (TA Spring 2023 & 2024)
SLHS 3402W Capstone Project in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences (TA Spring 2023)
SLHS 3305W Speech Science (TA Fall 2022)