Julia Lidgard, MS, CCC-SLP portrait
  • Clinic Supervisor, Communication Sciences & Disorders
  • Professor (Clinical), Communication Sciences & Disorders

Professional Service

  • American Speech Language Pathology interstate Compact (ASLP-IC ). Role: utah delegate - board member of the finance committee. Utah delegate for the SLP/AUD interstate compact - currently on the finance committee. 01/12/2022 - present
  • Division of Professional and Occupational Licensing (DOPL). Role: Chair. Speech language Pathology/Audiology board member of the Utah DOPL . 01/01/2022 - 06/01/2023
  • Utah Speech Hearing Association (USHA). Role: Secretary on the board. Take minutes for every monthly meetings. .Schedule events. Facilitate and staff annual USHA conference in SLC. 01/01/2022 - 05/01/2022
  • DOPL Board member. Role: Board Member. State of Utah Department of Professional Licensing. 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2019
  • ASHA. Role: Advisory Group member. ASHA. Interstate Licensure Compact Advisory Group - 1 of 12 members to come up with preliminary suggestions for an interstate licensure document to send to drafting committee. In person meeting across 3 days and then monthly phone meetings throughout the year. 10/05/2017 - 12/31/2018
  • Division of Professional Licensing - Utah DOPL. Role: board member. Meet to discuss Utah licensure for SLPs and Audiologists. Meet when board needs to convene for disciplinary action. 01/02/2017 - 12/31/2018
  • Utah Speech Hearing Associaton (USHA). Role: Secretary. USHA board member. 01/02/2017 - 12/31/2018
  • NSSLHA. Role: Faculty Advisor. NSSLHA Faculty Advisor - Advise student body officers throughout the year. 01/01/2017 - 12/31/2018
  • NSSLHA . NSSLHA - National student speech language hearing association . Role: faculty advisor. supervise NSSLHA student body officers within the CSD department as they bring in guest speakers, hold community events and departmental socials. 01/01/2016 - 12/31/2016
  • CoH Graduation Committee. Role: member of committee. help advise the new graduate and undergraduate ceremonies. 10/01/2015 - present
  • State of Utah Department of Professional Licensing. Role: Board Member. Board Member. 07/01/2015 - 07/01/2019
  • U of U CSD department. Role: Committee member. Graduate School Acceptance Committee for CSD department. 02/15/2015 - 02/20/2015
  • U of U CSD department. Role: member. Scholarship Committee - on committee that decided on all requirements and then decided which current students will be awarded merit based scholarships. 03/12/2014 - 03/12/2014
  • U of U CSD department. Role: file reviewer. reviewed applications to determine who will be accepted to graduate school in speech and language pathology. 02/10/2014 - 02/14/2014
  • NSSLHA - National student speech language hearing association . Role: faculty advisor. supervise student body officers of NSSLHA within the CSD department as they bring in guest speakers, hold community events and departmental socials. 11/01/2013 - 12/31/2016
  • Department. Role: file reviewer. reviewed applications to determine who will be accepted to graduate school in speech and language pathology. 03/25/2013 - 03/29/2013
  • The Children's Center. Role: table captain. The Children's Center Fundraiser - was captain of table and Facilitated fundraiser to help raise funds for behaviorally and emotionally diagnosed children ranging in ages 2-5. Answered questions regarding what SLP does and how the U of U graduate students facilitate speech and language development at the center. 10/02/2012 - 10/02/2012
  • Early Educators Conference at Utah Valley University. Role: Presentor. Presented to two different groups of early educators regarding maximizing language stimulation in the classroom. 03/10/2012 - 03/10/2012
  • University of Utah Department of Communication SCiences and Disorders. Role: reveiwed student files to facilitate determining who will be accepted to graduate school. Graduate School Acceptance Committee. 02/01/2012 - 03/01/2012

Internal Service

  • Guest lecturer in Dr. Redmond's DLD class. Presented on preschool language groups to first year graduate students. Guest lecturer, 11/08/2018 - 11/08/2018. Department service.
  • Guest lecturer In Dr. Andrea Ash's graduate class. Presented on preschool language group. guest lecturer, 11/17/2016 - 11/17/2016. Department service.
  • School of PA - lectured to 45 PA students. regarding speech and language pathology. 11/07/2016 - 11/07/2016. University service.
  • HSA Professional Academy. Lectured to 30 high school students about speech pathology and audiology. 10/04/2016 - 10/04/2016. Other service.
  • UUHSC Health Professionals - presented to 45 high school students. presenter, 09/25/2013 - present. College service.
  • Presented to 45 graduate students. Subject matter focused on cultural competency in healthcare. presenter, 09/20/2013 - present. Department service.
  • Supervised undergraduate student membership drive. supervisor, 09/11/2013 - 09/11/2013. Department service.
  • Supervised the graduate student NSSLHA membership drive. faculty advisor, 09/10/2013 - 09/10/2013. Department service.
  • led inservice to 40 first year graduate students. Topic: Behavior Management. Compiled and presented the inservice. 04/15/2013 - 04/15/2013. Department service.
  • Presented to at least 38 undergraduate students in a required class for health education majors. Subject matter focused on the speech pathology and screening side. 03/27/2013 - present. College service.
  • led inservice to 40 first year graduate students. Topic: Play. Compiled and presented the inservice. 03/18/2013 - present. Department service.
  • led inservice to 40 first year graduate students. Topic: The Speech Continuum - Childhood Apraxia of Speech. Compiled and presented the inservice. Instructor, 02/11/2013 - 02/11/2013. Department service.
  • led inservice to 35 first year graduate students. Topic: performing speech/language and Hearing screenings out in the community. put together and presented the inservice, 09/18/2012 - 09/18/2012. Department service.

Community Partnership

  • Presented to the Physician's Assistants Class in the school of Physician Assistants. 08/29/2022 - 08/29/2022
  • High School Health Career Fair at the Jordan Technical Career Center. Spoke to 3 groups of high school students (each group approximately 20-25 students) about obtaining degrees in speech language pathology and audiology. 03/10/2022 - 03/10/2022
  • St. Francis Xavier Catholic School. Take 2-3 graduate students with me out to the school while they provide speech and language diagnostic and therapeutic services to a caseload of approximately 20 Hours Served: 100. 08/23/2021 - 03/09/2022
  • St. Francis Xavier Catholic School. Take 2-3 graduate students with me out to the school while they provide speech and language diagnostic and therapeutic services to a caseload of approximately 35. 08/21/2019 - 12/18/2019
  • Conducted hearing screenings to 150 high school students at AMES high school. 02/25/2019 - 02/25/2019
  • Conducted hearing screenings at AMES Academy for 150 high school students. 02/21/2018 - 02/21/2018
  • The Children's Center - completed hearing screenings on the entire day treatment population. 11/09/2016 - 11/11/2016
  • The Children's Center - Lead inservice to all social workers, parent therapists and daytime preschool specialists regarding how to maximize language during circle time. 10/06/2016 - 10/06/2016
  • The Children's Center. Mentored 3 graduate students while they discussed speech and language developmental milestones and language acquisition techniques with 18 therapeutic preschool specialistis. 10/30/2014 - 10/30/2014
  • The Children's Center - Completed hearing screenings on 72 children. Mentored 8 graduate students while they did the screenings. 10/22/2014 - 10/24/2014
  • Health Practioners Academy (HPA) - Lead a 1 hour discussion about obtaining degrees in speech pathology and audiology to approximately 25-30 high school students. 10/08/2014 - 10/08/2014
  • Hearing screenings to 72 preschool aged children at the Children's Center. Mentored graduate students while performing these screenings. 10/09/2013 - 10/11/2013
  • The Children's Center - supervised 8 speech graduate students while they did hearing screenings on 72 children all diagnosed with behavioral or emotional diagnosis. 05/2013 - 05/2013
  • The Children's Center - led two inservices for 18 therapeutic preschool specialists. Topic: activities to encorporate within the classroom to facilitate increased use of language in the classroom. 12/20/2012 - 12/20/2012
  • Jewish Community Center - Speech/language and hearing screenings. Supervised 6 speech and audiology students while doing screenings on approximately 25 children. 11/14/2012 - 11/14/2012
  • Jewish Community Center - speech/language and hearing screenings. 6 speech and audiology students screened approximately 30 children. 11/12/2012 - 11/12/2012
  • CCNS Preschool speech and hearing screenings - 7 speech and audiolgy students screened approximately 40 children . 11/08/2012 - 11/08/2012
  • CCNS Preschool - supervised graduate speech pathology and Audiology students during speech/language and hearing screenings - 7 students screened approximately 50 children. 11/07/2012 - 11/07/2012
  • The Children's Center - supervised 4 graduate students while they did hearing screenings on 36 children with behavioral and emotional diagnosis. 10/26/2012 - 10/26/2012
  • The Children's Center - supervised 4 speech graduate students while they did hearing screenings on 36 children all diagnosed with behavioral or emotional diagnosis. 10/24/2012 - 10/24/2012
  • Walk For Hearing Fundraiser - participated with approximately 15 students from CSD department. 10/13/2012 - 10/13/2012
  • The Children's Center - led 2 inservice to 18 therapeutic preschool specialists discussing how to maximize language stimulation in the classroom. 07/19/2012 - 07/19/2012
  • The Children's Center - led 2 inservices to 18 therapeutic preschool specialistis training them on increasing receptive language skills within the classroom. 03/15/2012 - 03/15/2012

Outreach

  • Health Professions Academy - presented to 48 high school students from East High School about speech pathology and audiology fields . 10/23/2019 - 10/23/2019
  • Presented at the Early Educators Conference ' Working with difficult behavior in the classroom'. 03/02/2019 - 03/02/2019
  • Health Professions Academy - presented to 40 high school students from East High School about speech pathology and audiology fields . 10/31/2018 - 10/31/2018
  • Presented at the Utah Education for Early Educators Conference. 'Working with English as Second Language Learners in the classroom" . 03/03/2018 - 03/03/2018
  • Presented to 3 sets of high schoolers at the Granite Technical Institute Vocational training regarding a career in speech pathology and audiology (approximately 70-75 kids) . 02/15/2018 - 02/15/2018
  • Health Professions Academy - presented to 35 high school students about speech pathology and audiology fields . 11/01/2017 - 11/01/2017
  • Presented at the Utah Education for Early Educators. "Working with Children who have sensory challenges". 03/18/2017 - 03/18/2017
  • Health Professions Academy - presented to 35 high school students about speech pathology and audiologoy. 10/23/2015 - 10/23/2015
  • Presented at the Utah Education for Early Educators at Weber State University.'Working with the High Risk population.' . 03/28/2015 - 03/28/2015
  • Presented at the Utah Education for Early Educators at Weber State University. 'Learning to Identify High Risk population and teaching them early intervention language skills.' . 03/22/2014 - 03/22/2014
  • Presented to early educators. “Strategies to Enhance At-Risk Early Intervention Language Skills.” Annual Early Childhood Conference, Weber State University. Sponsored by Utah Inter-Institutional Consortium in Collaboration with Utah Association for the Education of Young Children. 03/16/2013 - 03/16/2013
  • Talked to at least 100 high school students at Murray High School regarding a career in speech pathology and audiology. 03/14/2013 - 03/14/2013
  • CTEC - talked to approximately 35 students at the Canyon's Technical Education Center regarding a career in the health sciences area. 10/10/2012 - 10/10/2012
  • major Exploration - discussed major with high school students and undecided college students. 09/26/2012 - 09/26/2012
  • Health Promotions Academy (HPA) - Talked to approximately 40 junior high school students from East High School Regarding the field of communication sciences and disorders . 09/12/2012 - 09/12/2012
  • College of Health Orientation. 07/11/2012 - 07/11/2012
  • Community Outreach in HSEB to approximately 45 junior/high school students regarding a career in speech and hearing sciences. 06/26/2012 - 06/26/2012
  • School Board Presentation @ Murray High School - Discussed careers in health sciences to a group of approximately 20 professionals who currently work with jr/high school students. 03/15/2012 - 03/15/2012

Affiliations

  • American Speech Language and Hearing Association (ASHA), Member, 07/1997 - present
  • Utah Speech Hearing Association (USHA), Member, 07/1997 - present