Zainab Farooq

Dedicated Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Fellow with clinical experience across acute care, adult outpatient rehabilitation, pediatric, and school-based settings. Experienced in dysphagia, aphasia, cognitive-communication, voice, and language disorders, with a strong commitment to functional, patient-centered, and evidence-based care.

Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Fellow — Acute Care and Outpatient Rehab at Staten Island University Hospital (2026-06 – 2026-08)

• Conducted comprehensive outpatient evaluations for swallowing, voice, cognitive-communication, and receptive/expressive language across a diverse adult caseload including stroke, TBI, cancer-related conditions, and intellectual disabilities
• Provided individualized treatments in outpatient rehab for fluent and nonfluent aphasia, apraxia, cognitive-communication disorders, and voice disorders by tailoring intervention to patients' functional needs and goals
• Performed clinical bedside swallow evaluations in acute care to develop diet consistency recommendations and referrals for instrumental assessment based on clinical findings, patient presentation, and individual concerns
• Developed an evidence-based aphasia clinical guide with patient/caregiver education, functional practice activities, and research-supported resources to promote continued practice after discharge

Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Fellow at Jewish Community Center (JCC) — Early Childhood Center (2026-02 – 2026-05)

• Conducted diagnostic assessments and provided speech-language treatment sessions to preschool-age children with developmental language delays and disorders

Clinical Assistant at Audiology Clinic at Brooklyn College (2026-02 – 2026-05)

• Assisted with conducting complete audiological evaluations for clients with conductive and sensorineural hearing loss

Speech-Language Pathologist at P.S. 004 Maurice Wollin (2025-09 – 2025-12)

• Provided speech-language therapy sessions to school-aged children in accordance with IEP mandates, targeting learning disabilities, social communication disorders, and articulation disorders
• Collaborated with teachers to increase students' access to the general education curriculum and provided push-in sessions

Clinical Fellow at New York Simulation Center for the Health Sciences (2025-06 – 2025-12)

• Participated in simulated swallowing and feeding evaluations involving post-stroke dysphagia and pediatric feeding disorders, completing oral mechanism examinations and PO trials to develop clinical impressions and recommendations
• Collaborated with nursing and physical therapy students to develop an interdisciplinary plan of care for patients

Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Clinician at The Diana Rogovin Davidow Speech Language Hearing Center at Brooklyn College (2024-09 – 2025-08)

• Conducted speech-language diagnostic evaluations involving aphasia, speech sound disorders, fluency disorders, and learning disabilities
• Conducted an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) evaluation for an adult with aphasia and programmed the application based on the client's functional communication needs
• Provided intervention to pediatric and adult clients for various speech-language impairments, including articulation disorders, fluency disorders, executive function disorders, and social communication disorders

Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Clinician at Early Childhood Center at Brooklyn College (2025-01 – 2025-05)

• Provided push-in play-based sessions to preschool-age children with receptive and expressive delays

Educator at YMCA After School Program PS 57 (2022-04 – 2024-06)

• Created STEM-related lesson plans and interactive educational activities for K–5 students

Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology with a Specialization in Early Intervention – Brooklyn College (2026-09)

Bachelor of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology – St. John's University (2024-05)