Speech Language Pathologist
University of Washington
Bellevue, WA, United States
Jan currently works as a speech-language pathologist at University of Washington Medical Center, in Seattle and specializes in voice, swallowing and airway management. She received her BA and MA from University of Northern Colorado and her PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences from University of Washington in 2022. Board Certification in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (BCS-S) was obtained in 2009. Jan has worked throughout the continuum of medical settings, from the ICU to skilled nursing facilities.
Her experience includes volunteer consulting and training physicians and nurses in swallowing evaluation and treatment in southeast Asia in 2023. She is a founding board member of the National Foundation of Swallowing Disorders, responsible for coordinating swallowing support groups in the United States. She is active in co-leading national and local online swallowing support groups.
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The Health Utility of Age-Related Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
Monday, October 13, 2025
8:42 AM - 8:48 AM EDT