Communication Sciences and Disorders

Biography

Dr. Patricia Swasey Washington received a B.A. in Speech-Language Pathology and Spanish from Douglass College, Rutgers University in 1987, an M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology from William Paterson University in 1990, and a Ph.D. in Communication Sciences from Temple University in 2010. A multilingual speech-language pathologist, she has extensive experience providing services to monolingual and bilingual individuals in a variety of settings (including school and healthcare). Prior to joining the faculty of the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department of West Chester University, Dr. Swasey Washington served as interim director of clinical education and clinical services as well as speech-language supervisor for the Temple University Speech-Language-Hearing Center. Dr. Swasey Washington’s research and clinical areas include bilingual speech and language development and disorders, cultural and linguistic diversity, global issues in speech-language pathology, interprofessional education and practice, and telepractice. Dr. Swasey Washington is founder and coordinator of the Bilingual Emphasis Course Sequence in CSD. She presents on her work at local, state, national, and international conferences, and has publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Education

Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; January, 2010

M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology
William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ; January, 1990.

B.A. in Speech-Language Pathology and Spanish
Douglass College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; May, 1987

Courses

Class Number	Class Name
CSD 204	Speech and Language Development (undergraduate, in-person and online)
CSD 337	Professional Issues in Communication Sciences and Disorders (undergraduate, online)
CSD 333	Language Disorders (undergraduate, in-person and online)
CSD 498/SLP 598	Seminar: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Issues in Speech-Language Pathology (undergraduate and graduate, in-person)
CSD 498/SLP 598	Interprofessional Education and Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Considerations (undergraduate and graduate, in-person and online)
SLP 526	Clinical Articulation and Phonology (graduate, in-person)
SLP 551	Graduate Practicum (graduate, in-person)
SLP 553	School-Based Affiliation (graduate, in-person)

 

Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals

Swasey Washington, P. & Iglesias, A. (2014). Tense Shifting in Spanish-Speaking English Language Learners. Communication Disorders Quarterly, 1- 10.

Swasey Washington, P. (2012). Risk-Taking and Second Language Proficiency in Bilingual Spanish-English Children. eHearsay, 2(2), 18-24.

Swasey Washington, P. & Iglesias, A. (2011). Age or Grade as an Index of Oral Language Development in Hispanic School-Age Children. Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association Journal, 2, 2011, 33- 48.

Goldstein, B., Fabiano, L., & Washington, P. (2005). Phonological Skills in Predominantly English-Speaking, Predominantly Spanish-Speaking and Spanish-English Bilingual Children. Language, Speech, & Hearing Services in the Schools, 36, 201-218.

Goldstein, B., & Swasey Washington, P. (2002). Successful Collaborations: Research in the Field. The ASHA Leader, 7 (5), 6-7.

Goldstein, B. & Swasey Washington, P. (2000). An Initial Investigation of Phonological Patterns in Typically Developing 4-year-old Spanish-English Bilingual Children. Language, Speech & Hearing Services in the Schools, 32, 153-164.

Selected Invited Presentations

International

Swasey Washington, P. (2022, Oct. 22). Aplicación de los cuentos bilingües durante las sesiones terapéuticas. [Virtual conference session]. IV Congreso Internacional Terapia del Lenguaje y I Congreso RIPTELF, Universidad Santa Paula, San José, Costa Rica

Swasey Washington, P. (2017, July). SALT (Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts) para el análisis del lenguaje [Invited conference session]. III Congreso Internacional de terapia del lenguaje, San José, Costa Rica.

Swasey Washington. (2017, June). Cuestiones de diversidad cultural y lingüística en la terapia del lenguaje. Invited presentation at Speech Therapy Day, Universidad Santa Paula, San José, Costa Rica.

National

Swasey Washington, P., Grillo, E. U., & Davidson, P. (2022, April). Culturally and linguistically diverse IPE/IPP: International, virtual and hybrid [Invited conference session]. Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.

Swasey Washington, P. (2022, April 7). Engaging young children in teletherapy: What about screen time? [Invited poster session]. Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.

Grillo, E., Davidson, P. & Swasey Washington, P. (2021, June 4). Implementation of an international interprofessional education and practice clinical elective with community partners [Invited keynote presentation-Virtual Conference session]. Virtual IPE Conference, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ, United States.

Swasey Washington, P. & Zimmerman, R. (2021, April 9). Understanding and combating systemic racism in speech-language pathology. [Virtual Conference]. West Chester University National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association Conference, West Chester, P.A.

Swasey Washington, P., (2015, April). Developing vocabulary in young bilingual children. [Invited short course]. 69th Ohio Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Columbus, OH, United States.

Swasey, P. (2015, April). Using storybooks in early intervention with bilingual children. [Invited short course]. 69th Ohio Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Columbus, OH, United States.

Goldstein, B. & Swasey Washington, P. (2001, Nov.). Successful collaborations: Research in the field. [Invited conference session]. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, New Orleans, LA, United States.

Selected Peer-Reviewed Presentations

International

Alfelt, A., Finkenaur, R., Ibarra, T., Palange, R., & Swasey Washington, P. (2014, October). Challenges and methods of recruiting Spanish-English bilingual study participants. Poster session presented at the International Conference on Higher Education, Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica.

Fabiano, L. Goldstein, B. & Swasey Washington, P. (2003). Phonological development in monolingual English, monolingual Spanish, and bilingual (Spanish-English) Latino children. Poster session presented at the Child Phonology Conference. Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

National

Swasey Washington, P. , Reynolds, C., Spragale, E. & Sweet, E. (2022, April 29). Enlisting the help of caregivers and selecting effective stimuli and activities for pediatric and adult patients [Virtual conference session]. West Chester University National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association Conference: Telepractice during COVID-19: Student and Professional Perspectives, West Chester, PA, United States.

Swasey Washington, P. , (2022, April 29). Training parents as coaches for telepractice participation. [Virtual conference session]. West Chester University National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association Conference: Telepractice during COVID-19: Student and Professional Perspectives, West Chester, PA, United States.

Swasey Washington, P. , Grillo, E.U., & Davidson, P. (2021, Nov.). International Education and Practice Internationally and During COVID-19 [One-hour virtual seminar]. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Washington, DC, United States.

Swasey Washington, P. , Castro, V., & Solano, C. A quest to develop clinical, cultural, and linguistic competences: A virtual study abroad (2021, Nov.) [Virtual poster session]. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Hybrid Convention, Washington, DC, United States.

Swasey Washington, P. , Washington, M. Crawford, B. & Highbarger, M. (2021) A community engagement for bilingual English-Spanish undergraduate students [Virtual poster session]. PSHA Virtual Convention 2021, PA, United States.

Grillo, E.U., Koenig, M., & Swasey Washington, P. , (2018, March). Use of clinical Simulation across the Speech-language pathology graduate curriculum [90-minute seminar]. Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.

Swasey Washington, P. , & Gunter, C. (2019, April 11). Study abroad experiences: Challenges and creative solutions [Poster session]. Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Lancaster, PA, United States.

Swasey Washington, P. ,, Gunter, C., & Castro, V. (2019, April 11). Student accountability for cultural competence while studying abroad. [Poster session]. Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Lancaster, PA, United States.

Brodowski, L, Coleman, K., Fedak, E., Fisher, R., Forrester, M., Lynch, A., Washington, J., Washington, M., & Swasey Washington, P. , (2018, Mar. 22). Clinical experiences in a study abroad context [Poster session]. Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.

Brown, M., Stetler, R., & Swasey Washington, P. , (2018, Mar. 22). Impact of study abroad on speech-language pathology students. [Poster session]. Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Grillo, G., Koenig, M., & Swasey Washington, P. , (2018, Mar. 22). Use of clinical simulation across the speech-language pathology graduate curriculum [Seminar]. Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.

Brodowski, L., Coleman, K., Fedak, E., Fisher, R., Forrester, M., Lynch, A., Washington, J. Washington, M., & Swasey Washington, P. , (2017). Similarities and differences of Classroom and clinical experiences between West Chester University and Universidad Santa Paula [Poster session]. 10th Annual State System Summit on Inclusive Excellence and International Education, West Chester University, PA, United States.

Swasey Washington, P. , & Coleman, K. (2017, April). Graduate students’ confidence and skills in serving Spanish-speaking English Language Learners [Poster session]. Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Harrisburg, PA, United States.

Swasey Washington, P. ,, Towers, M., Levitz, M. & Simmons, M. (2016, Nov.). Comparing SLP services across two Central American countries [Poster session]. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Swasey Washington, P. , & Arenas, D. (2016). Partners in Communication: West Chester University and Universidad Santa Paula [Poster session]. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

Swasey Washington, P. , & Iglesias. A. (2013, Nov.). Relation among English noun phrase elaboration types and other syntactic measures in Spanish-English bilingual children [Poster session]. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Chicago, IL.

Swasey Washington, P. , & Iglesias. A. (2013, September). Tense shifting in Spanish-English bilingual child narratives [Conference session]. Linguistic Association of the Southwest (LASSO) Conference, New Brunswick, NJ, United States.

Krieger, S., Cragin, A., Begley, M., Bosnic, T., Kazor, S., Swasey Washington, P. ,, & Iglesias, A. (2013, April). English noun phrase elaboration in Spanish-English bilingual children [Poster session]. Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Harrisburg, PA, United States.

Swasey Washington, P. , & Iglesias. A. (2012, Nov.). Tense-shifting in the narratives of Spanish-English bilingual children [Poster session]. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Atlanta, GA, United States.

Swasey Washington, P. , & Iglesias, A. (2010, Nov.). Age vs. grade: Oral language measures with Spanish-speaking ELLs [Poster session]. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Swasey Washington, P. , & Iglesias. A. (2010, Nov.). Cross-sectional or longitudinal: Oral Language measures with Spanish-speaking ELLs [Poster session]. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Fabiano, L., Swasey Washington, P. , & Goldstein, B. (2003). Phonological Development in English and Spanish monolingual and bilingual (Spanish-English) children. Poster session presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention. Chicago, IL

Swasey, P.A. ,, Oratio, A.R., & Hall-Olsen, K. (1990). A correlational analysis of risk-taking and second language [Poster session]. New Jersey Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, East Rutherford, NJ

Swasey, P.A. ,, & Oratio, A.R. (1989, November). A correlational analysis of risk-taking and second language proficiency [Poster session]. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, St. Louis, MO, United States.

Certifications

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), 1990-present.

Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association (PSHA), 2012-present.

Licensed, Pennsylvania Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, Speech-Language Pathology (1999-present).

Grants Received

College of Health Sciences Curriculum Innovation Award ($2000, 2020)
Role: Author

Center for International Programs Internationalization Award, “Prevention and Screening of Communication Disorders in Costa Rica” ($1,000 for July 1 2019 to June 30 2020).
Role: PI.

Global Engagement Office Internationalization Awards Review Committee, “Prevention and Screening of Communication Disorders in Costa Rica” ($1,000 for July 1 2019 to June 30 2020).
Role: PI.

College of Health Sciences and YMCA of Greater Brandywine Valley Community Engaged Research Award. Patricia Swasey Washington ($2,000 May 28 to June 17, 2019).
Role: PI

College of Health Sciences International Initiatives Award, West Chester University ($2,500 for summer 2020 Faculty led study abroad to Costa Rica).
Role: Author

College of Health Sciences International Initiatives Award, West Chester University ($1,300 for summer 2019 Faculty led study abroad to Costa Rica).
Role: Author

Student-Faculty Research, College of Health Sciences Award, West Chester University: “Critical Period for Phonological Development in Second Language Acquisition”
Investigators: Sojung Kim, Patricia Swasey Washington, and Alyssa Zimmerman ($1500, 4/2019)
Role: Co PI

Faculty/Staff-led Study Abroad Program Proposal, Global Engagement Office ($2,500 for summer 2015)
Role: Author

West Chester University Faculty Grants Committee, “Child-Directed Speech, Socioeconomic Status, and Knowledge of Child Development in Korean- and Spanish-Speaking Bilingual Mothers,” ($6,209, July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014).
Investigators: Sojung Kim and Patricia Swasey Washington.
Role: Co-PI.

Awards

Chapter Advisor Honors “in recognition of outstanding achievements and commitment as a NSSLHA Chapter Advisor” at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, November, 2016.

Faculty Academic Advisor Appreciation Award presented by the Omicron Delta Kappa and Undergraduate Studies & Student Support Services (spring 2015).

“Gold” status awarded to the WCU National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 under my advisement.

Honored during “Women of Color Day” (spring 2014) for noteworthy contributions to the West Chester University community.

Member, Golden Key International Honour Society, Temple University chapter, Philadelphia, PA, 2007-present.

Future Faculty Fellowship recipient, Graduate School, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 2006-2009.

The Outstanding Research Award, the Eleventh Annual Student Awards Assembly, Sponsored by the Alumni Association, for Master’s thesis, William Paterson College, Wayne, NJ, May 20, 1990.

Bilingual Emphasis Program Scholarship in Speech-Language Pathology, William Paterson College, Wayne, NJ, 1987-1990.

News

Speech-Language Pathologists (Liz Grillo and Patricia Swasey Washington) & Registered Dietician (Patricia Davidson) Coordinate International Team of Students/Faculty to Offer Free Screening to Local Community Children & Others for Health Disorders. Published in the Daily Local News (December 12, 2019) Published on West Chester University’s website under University News (December 16, 2019)