Alisha Kleindel, M.S., CCC-SLP
Director of Clinical Education
Speech-Language Pathology
- Director of Clinical EducationSpeech-Language Pathology
- 623-572-3769 (Work)
BIO
Alisha Kleindel is the Director of Clinical Education and Instructor in Speech-Language Pathology Program at Midwestern University in Glendale, Arizona. She completed her Master of Science in 2009 in Communication Sciences and Disorders at Eastern Washington University in 2009. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Western Washington University. She has been a licensed speech-language pathologist since 2009.
Alisha has worked as a medical speech-language pathologist her entire career, working in all medical settings including acute, subacute, home health, skilled nursing, and outpatient settings. She has certifications and training in Lee Silverman Voice Training (LSVT), Vital Stimulation (NMES) for dysphagia with adults, Respiratory Muscle Strength Training (RMST), FEEs, Laryngeal Videostroboscopy, and Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile (MbsImp).
Alisha is also a content creator and mentor for The Adult Speech Therapy Workbook, an online speech therapy company targeting adult assessment and treatment materials, courses, and videos. Through this company, she writes evidence-based speech pathology blogs as well as provides online SLP mentorship through offered courses. Alisha’s specialties include assessment and treatment with adult neurogenic disorders, particularly with dysphagia, acquired motor-speech disorders, and voice deficits.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- InstructorMidwestern University, Glendale, United States29 Jul 2024 - present
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Speech-language pathologistPost Acute Medical Rehabilitation Hospital, United States3 Oct 2022 - present
- Speech-language PathologistEden Home Health, United States1 Jul 2018 - 1 Jun 2022
- Peer-reviewer, editorAdult Speech Therapy.co, USA24 Sep 2021 - present
- Speech-language pathologistJosephine Skilled Nursing Facility, United States1 Nov 2016 - 1 Dec 2019
- Speech-language pathologistIsland Hospital, Anacortes, United States1 Jun 2010 - 30 Jun 2015
- Speech-language pathologistLife Care Centers of America, United States1 Jun 2009 - 1 Dec 2010
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- Masters of ScienceEastern Washington University, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Cheney, United States1 Sep 2007 - 1 May 2009
- Bachelor of ArtsWestern Washington University, Communication Sciences and Disorders, United States
ACADEMIC DEGREE PROGRAM
- Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (M.S.)
CAMPUS
- Glendale