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Dr. Bender, Ph.D., CCC\/SLP<\/strong><\/p>\n What brought you to ACU-Dallas? What area of speech and language is your specialty\/favorite? What environments have you worked in? Academia, outpatient, inpatient, hospital, school etc. How would you describe your teaching method? How does faith impact your profession or the profession of speech-language pathology in general? What is your favorite restaurant in Addison? What do you do to relax? What advice can you give to graduate students? What are you currently binge watching? If you could travel anywhere right now, where would you go? Do you have any pets? What are your hobbies? Who is your favorite singer? Dr. Bender, Ph.D., CCC\/SLP What brought you to ACU-Dallas? I have been on faculty in the CSD department since 2001.\u00a0 When ACU wanted to expand the graduate program in SLP, I volunteered to move to Dallas to be part of the expansion.\u00a0 I love growing and developing new ideas so this has been a fun […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6125,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25688,25680],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mslpacu-dallas","category-faculty-research"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/communication-disorders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/communication-disorders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/communication-disorders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/communication-disorders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6125"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/communication-disorders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=608"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/communication-disorders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":619,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/communication-disorders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608\/revisions\/619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/communication-disorders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/communication-disorders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/communication-disorders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/b>I have been on faculty in the CSD department since 2001.\u00a0 When ACU wanted to expand the graduate program in SLP, I volunteered to move to Dallas to be part of the expansion.\u00a0 I love growing and developing new ideas so this has been a fun time for me. My brother and his family live in the area so it is good to be near them again.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>I LOVE Voice Disorders.\u00a0 I find the structure and function of the larynx amazing \u2013 something so powerful as our voice is produced with a very small structure.\u00a0 All of the elements of our communication systems were designed specifically for communication. So, after Voice Disorders, I love Speech Science, Motor Speech Disorders and Dysphagia \u2013 anything that involves the nervous system and communication!<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>I have worked in almost all clinical settings.\u00a0 I worked in the public schools after my Bachelor\u2019s degree.\u00a0 After I completed my Master\u2019s degree, I worked in in-patient rehabilitation and acute care hospitals for 3 years.\u00a0 When I completed my Doctoral degree, I worked part-time in the summers doing in-patient rehab, acute hospital and out-patient care.\u00a0 I also covered some Home Health when the regular therapist was on vacation. During the academic year, I was part of a multi-disciplinary voice clinic for several years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>I still use a lot of lecture in classes but I also incorporate case studies for application of new knowledge in small group discussions.\u00a0 I use simulations and other training methods for student to develop their assessment skills in voice, motor speech disorders and dysphagia.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>First my faith impacts my profession because I am called to be a teacher.\u00a0 I have a great sense of responsibility to provide students with the foundational knowledge for their practice as speech-language pathologists.\u00a0 Part of that foundation is recognizing that we were designed for communication \u2013 the connection with one another and the connection with God. All of our communication systems were designed for efficiency in communicating our thoughts and ideas.\u00a0 Lastly, I want students to approach their practice as speech-language pathologists from the perspective of a ministry or a calling. This ministry of speech-language pathology establishes communication pathways for others; allowing them to engage in relationships more fully.\u00a0 By seeing their profession as ministry, students see the bigger purpose of their work in this world.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>I don\u2019t really have a favorite restaurant \u2013 I love Mexican food!<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>I love to read fiction.\u00a0 I usually have a book in progress so I use it as my escape at the end of a long day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>Talk to the people who can help you the most \u2013 this includes faculty.\u00a0 We are here because you have chosen ACU. Our job is to serve you. And we are here for you beyond what is happening in the classroom.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>Most any medical or emergency show on regular tv.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>The mountains \u2013 it\u2019s one of my favorite places to go and regain perspective.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>I have a Chihuahua named Coco.\u00a0 See my pic\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Reading and quilting!\u00a0 I love to take a quilt pattern and create it in my own color palette.\u00a0 Sometimes I make a change to the pattern that makes it more interesting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>I have eclectic musical tastes so it depends on the genre \u2013 currently, I\u2019m listening to Christian music and my favorite groups are King and Country and Bethel Music.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"