Coordinator of Speech and Related Services
Sheldon ISD
Dr. Brittney Goodman Pettis is the Coordinator of Speech and Related Services in Sheldon ISD. She attended North Carolina A&T State University and received her bachelor's degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology. She received her master's degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Howard University. She received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to attend Howard University, specializing in multiculturalism. She received her doctorate from Prairie View A&M University in Educational Leadership. Her expertise is in evaluating and treating speech and language disorders in children who are culturally and linguistically diverse and Assistive Technology. Dr. Pettis is the past Coordinator of Cougar Communication Groups and Clinical Educator at the University, Speech, Language & Hearing Clinic. Her experience includes working in public schools; charter schools; schools in Ghana, Africa; schools in Belize; and home health/outpatient rehabilitation services in pediatrics. She has experience with individual and group therapy, augmentative communication (including pictures and device-based communication), social stories, play-based therapy, LINC (language intervention in the classroom setting), and the Kaufman Speech Praxis Treatment Approach. Brittney is PROMPT trained. She is also an ACE Award recipient of ASHA. She is past Co-Chair for the CLD Committee for the Texas Speech-Language and Hearing Association. She is the past President of the Houston Affiliate for the National Black Association of Speech-Language and Hearing. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing.
Financial Disclosures: Financial compensation from ASHA for this presentation
Nonfinancial Disclosures: Executive board member for the National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing
Coffee and Tea with AuDs and SLPs: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Schools (SC22)
Friday, July 14, 2023
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM PT