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Dr. Kiran C. Patel
College of Osteopathic Medicine

Sharla Jefferson

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Sharla Jefferson, M.S., CCC-SLP

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Title:

Instructor

Department:

Speech-Language Pathology

College/Division:

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine

Speech Language Pathology

Sharla Jefferson has clinical and research interests in the areas of multicultural issues, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), autism, and intellectual disabilities. She teaches clinical and multicultural issues courses (e.g. Clinical Process and Multicultural Issues) at the graduate level, and is passionate about providing culturally responsive and competent evaluation and intervention for minoritized individuals and persons with complex communication needs.

  • Bachelor of Arts, University of South Florida
  • Master of Science, University of South Florida

  • Award for Continuing Education (ACE), American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) (2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2023)
  • Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP)