Assistant Clinical Professor & Communication Disorders Program Director

Office Location

Communication Disorders
Ctr for Healthcare Education N285
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Prior to coming to Sacred Heart University, Caitlin Zimyeski Ed.D., CCC-SLP worked as a school based certified SLP for 6 years. In addition to her work in schools, Caitlin also has practiced in a variety of settings including skilled nursing facilities and a non-profit outpatient rehabilitation center, serving both child and adult populations. Her areas of specialty are school based speech-language pathology, multilingual learners, multi-tiered systems of support and clinical supervision.

Caitlin has been an American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) certified speech-language pathologist since 2016. She currently is a member of both ASHA and the Connecticut Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CSHA).

Degrees & Certifications

  • BA, Human Services & Rehabilitative Studies, 2012, Assumption College
  • MS, Speech-Language Pathology, 2014, Worcester State University 
  • Ed.D., Special Education, 2022, Liberty University
  • Certificate of Clinical Competence, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
  • CT Department of Public Health License, Speech-Language Pathology
  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Member
  • CT Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Member
  • ASHA Special Interest Group 1 - Language Learning & Education
  • ASHA Special Interest Group 16 - School-Based Issues

Teaching Responsibilities

  • Graduate Clinical Practicum I, II, III
  • Graduate Clinical Practicum V: Student Teaching Externship Liaison
  • Graduate Clinical Seminar I, III
  • Diagnostics I