Clinical Educators’ Academy

Lucy Leclerc, Ph.D., RN, NPD-BC
Chief Innovation and Learning Officer - uLeadership™

Dr. Lucy Leclerc is a nurse executive, author, and Chief Innovation and Learning Officer for uLeadership.

Dr. Leclerc’s research focuses on healthcare leadership in practice and in academia with the aim to connect leadership behaviors with metrics and outcomes for staff, patients, and communities. She serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Nursing Education. She currently serves as adjunct faculty at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH and at Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions in Boston, MA.

Over the years, Dr. Leclerc has led teams in venues from the bedside to the executive director role to tarmacs across the world in the United States Air Force Reserve as an officer and flight nurse.

Dr. Leclerc seeks to reveal what already exists within healthcare team members and teams…excellence and professionalism.

Kay Kennedy, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CPHQ
Chief Executive Officer - uLeadership™

Dr. Kay Kennedy is an author, nurse executive, nurse educator, and entrepreneur.

By combining a love for nurses, patients, and quality improvement, she has led large nursing teams to create healthy work environments, satisfied patients, and consistent, high-quality care.

Dr. Kennedy has held multiple leadership roles from the bedside to Chief Nursing Officer. She currently serves on the faculty at Emory University’s Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing in Atlanta, GA and is adjunct faculty at Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions in Boston, MA.

Dr. Kennedy’s goal as a leader is to ignite innovative problem-solving; develop others to be their best; and lead by serving others.

Susan Campis, MSN, RN, NE-BC, NBC-HWC
Chief Wellness Officer – uLeadership™

Susan Campis is a nurse executive, author, and Certified Health and Wellness Coach. Susan began her nursing career in the Intensive Care Unit where she was a staff nurse for 15 years before moving into a formal leadership role. Over the years, she served as a Nurse Manager, Director, and Executive Director.

Susan is a nurse leader whose passion for coaching and mentoring others helped produce successful and engaged nursing teams throughout her career. As a nurse leader, Susan understands the importance of a safe and healthy work environment and worked to create a culture of excellence, trust and caring where her team could perform at their best, ensuring quality care, and patient safety.

Susan cares deeply for the health and well-being of health care professionals and, as a Certified Health and Wellness Coach, her goal is to work with others to help them reach their full potential.

Anu Subramanian, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Director of Clinical Programs, Speech-Language Pathology
Clinical Professor
University of Iowa

Anu Subramanian is a clinical professor and Director of MA SLP at the University of Iowa. Her primary role is clinical education of graduate students in stuttering and early childhood. She teaches classes in Supervision and Foundations of Clinical Practice. She serves on ASHA’s continuing education board, SIG 11, and the CAPCSD clinical education committee. 

Valarie Fleming, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Sr. Associate Vice Chancellor for the Office of Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs
University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Valarie B. Fleming, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic and Faculty Affairs at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, provides executive leadership for central campus administrative units supporting academic programs and faculty members. Dr. Fleming holds degrees in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Central Arkansas and the University of Memphis, and a PhD in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Texas at Austin.

Jennifer Phelan, Au.D., PASC
Coordinator, Audiology Clinic
Assistant Professor of Practice
University of South Dakota

Jennifer Phelan is an Assistant Professor of Practice and Audiology Clinic Coordinator at the University of South Dakota. Jennifer has a commitment to the use of evidence-based practices in her care of patients and education of the audiology graduate clinicians she precepts. Her clinical focus encompasses many areas of audiology with a passion for serving the pediatric population and individuals with developmental differences. As an educator, Jennifer has a strong interest in the science of teaching and learning as it relates to clinical precepting.

Amanda R. Copes, Ed.D., CCC-SLP
Director, Stockton Speech and Hearing Clinic
Stockton University

Amanda R. Copes, Ed.D., CCC-SLP has been a speech-language pathologist for more than 20 years and has served the higher education community for the past 12 years. She has presented on the topic of interprofessional clinical education both nationally and internationally and has published articles related to the knowledge and skills for best practices in clinical education. Her most recent research focused on self-accountability measures for continued competence in clinical supervision for speech-language pathologists who supervise graduate students. In her current role, she oversees the clinical education and supervision of first-year graduate students in the Master of Science in Communication Disorders program at Stockton University.

Tammy Fredrickson, Ph.D., CCC-A
Associate Clinical Professor
University of Colorado Boulder

Tammy Fredrickson is an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder. She served as Director of Audiology Clinical Education as well as AuD Program Director until July 2023. Her responsibilities have shifted to teaching, precepting, and student support. She earned her BA and MA at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point and her PhD at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her interests lie in the areas of clinical education, pediatric audiology, and auditory processing.

Jennifer Mackey, SLP.D., CCC-SLP
Director of Clinical Education
Assistant Professor
MGH Institute of Health Professions

Jennifer Mackey is an Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical Education at the MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston, MA.  Her interests include clinical education, student well-being, and working with families and caregivers.  Jenn practices in the area of early intervention and early childhood and serves as the coordinator for the Early Intervention concentration in the SLP program.  She also volunteers in the Massachusetts Speech Language Hearing Association as the VP of Advocacy.

Michael J. Bamdad, M.A., CCC-SLP
Director of Clinical Education, Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
The George Washington University

Michael J. Bamdad has focused his clinical and research activities on patients with traumatic brain injuries and their families for over 30 years. He has been published and speaks nationally and internationally on the topics of executive functioning deficits and pragmatic disorders. He is currently working as the Director of Clinical Education in the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

Lindsey Jorgensen, Ph.D., Au.D.
Clinical Director, USD Speech and Hearing Clinics
Chair, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Professor
University of South Dakota

Lindsey Jorgensen is a Professor at the University of South Dakota where she teaches, does research, and sees patients clinically. Both, her area of research and clinic focus on the interaction between typical aging and atypical aging due to dementia/TBI on the use and function of hearing assistive technology. She teaches courses in amplification, counseling, advanced diagnostics, hearing technology, and rehabilitation. Additionally, she serves as the Chair for the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders as well as the Clinic Director for the USD Speech and Hearing Clinics.