Speech Language Pathology Center

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Meet the Therapists Series - Introducing Christina!

Christina joined our team in September of 2020. Read on to get to know her better!

Where are you from? - I grew up in a small town in NH called East Kingston. I moved to MA after beginning graduate school at Emerson College in 2018.  For the past few years, I’ve lived between Brighton and Somerville.

What do you like most about Boston? - I love the restaurant scene and walking paths Boston has to offer. One of my favorite weekend activities is to try out a new restaurant and walk off every delicious calorie along the Charles.

How did you decide to become an SLP? - I had actually never heard of the profession until I was a freshman in college. I was originally pursuing education until I started taking a family studies class. We watched a video about a boy who lost all his expressive language after undergoing brain surgery. I learned that he was able to regain his ability to talk through the help of a speech pathologist. I’ve been hooked ever since.

What are your professional areas of interest? - I’m so grateful to work at a practice that caters to such a wide variety of client populations. I love treating in many different areas but some of my favorite populations to work with are early intervention, articulation, social language, augmentative and alternative communication and cognitive-communication.

What do you like to do in your free time? - In my free time, I like to garden, cook (especially with veggies from my garden), listen to podcasts and venture back to NH for some outdoor fun (kayaking, hiking, climbing, etc.).

What is your favorite food? - This question is so hard to answer but I’ll go with my longstanding favorite since elementary school: pomegranates. My AIM screenname used to be pomagranitluver. Yes, with both words spelt wrong. Who would have ever guessed I’d become an SLP.

What is an interesting or quirky fact about yourself? - After I graduated from undergraduate school, I taught English in Thailand for half a year!