Jennifer Schultz

Jennifer Schultz is an instructor for the speech-language pathology assistant program at Mitchell Technical Institute in Mitchell, South Dakota. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Disorders and Psychology from the University of South Dakota and a master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Iowa. Jennifer spent 21 years working as a speech-language pathologist in acute inpatient rehabilitation and in education settings, providing speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing evaluation and treatment services.

Jennifer joined the faculty of Mitchell Technical Institute in 2012, where she teaches online courses in speech-language pathology assisting, anatomy and physiology, phonetics, observation, language disorders, neurogenic communication disorders, alternative and augmentative communication, clinical management, and fieldwork. In addition to teaching online speech-language pathology assistant coursework, Jennifer has presented courses at state and national conventions on the use of literature in speech-language pathology, standards-based speech-language therapy goals and activities, and supervision of speech-language pathology assistants. Jennifer is the author of a standards-based assessment of communication skills. She has previously served as the president of the South Dakota Speech-Language-Hearing Association (SDSLHA) and on the ASHA SLP Advisory Council. Awards include the SDSLHA Volunteerism award and Honors of the Association. Jennifer served as the Language and Learning in School-Age Individuals topic co-chair for the 2017 and 2018 ASHA conventions.