a little bit about me
My name is Kat Holtz, and I am entering my clinical fellowship year in speech-language pathology. I attended a five-year program at Duquesne University, which allowed me to receive my master's within five years, as opposed to the typical six years required (4 years undergraduate and 2 years graduate studies). I have passion for acute care and all things neuro!
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A Little bit about this blog
The Speech Kat started as a final project for the Honors College at Duquesne University, where I was tasked to create a blog on any topic of my choosing. Early into my undergraduate studies, I realized how interesting and complex the brain is during my anatomy, neuroscience, and psychobiology courses. Now according to localization theory, different areas of the brain are linked/support certain functions such as speech, understanding, attention, and so on. I have dedicated a page (General Anatomy & Overview of Communication Disorders) of this blog to my initial plan which was to start a series of posts on how structure is linked to function where:
However, my academic and clinical experiences have since evolved from the creation of this blog as will upcoming content, which I aim to target my own clinical experiences, deeper dives into neuroanatomy, and respective resources to the content I produce.
I look forward to sharing my journey and learning alongside you! Feel free to contact me if you have any questions/comments.
- My first post with cover a very brief explanation of different parts of the brain, which can be referenced by clicking "Category" --> Anatomy.
- My second post will still talk about the anatomy of the brain but focus on the areas that are directly associated with speech output and input.
- All posts following will explore what happens when something does not develop right or becomes impaired and what area of the brain that correlates with.
However, my academic and clinical experiences have since evolved from the creation of this blog as will upcoming content, which I aim to target my own clinical experiences, deeper dives into neuroanatomy, and respective resources to the content I produce.
I look forward to sharing my journey and learning alongside you! Feel free to contact me if you have any questions/comments.