Jennifer B. Boyd, Auditory Verbal Therapist

Jennifer B. Boyd M.A. Speech-Language Pathology, LSLS Cert. AVT

Jennifer is a Listening and Spoken Language Specialist, certified Auditory Verbal therapist. She currently works across AVUK's clinical, training, and outreach teams remotely from Edinburgh.

Jennifer trained to be a speech and language therapist at Baylor University and received her master’s degree from the University of Kansas. She began providing auditory-verbal therapy to families at Hearts for Hearing, a comprehensive hearing healthcare center in Oklahoma City in 2012. She qualified as a certified Auditory Verbal therapist in 2015 and continued her full-time, clinical role at Hearts for Hearing until relocating to Scotland. In 2020, Jennifer accepted a position at Hearing First, an online learning community supporting families and professionals pursuing listening and spoken language outcomes for children with hearing loss. Jennifer joined the team at AVUK in December 2021. In addition to her roles at AVUK, Jennifer continues as a consultant and mentor for professionals pursuing certification as listening and spoken language specialists at Hearts for Hearing and Hearing First.

Jennifer works Thursday 8-12 and Friday 13:00-16:00, but is currently on maternity leave.

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