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Education

  • Graduate Certificate, Global Health, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2016
  • M.S., Speech and Hearing Sciences, UNC-Chapel Hill, 1993
  • B.S., Pfeiffer University, 1986

Personal Statement

I am a Clinical Associate Professor and Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies (including the SPHS Minor) in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, and Director of Global Partnerships for the Department of Health Sciences.

I have longstanding clinical and research interests in best practice for serving culturally and linguistically diverse populations. Since 2007 I have directed a community-based learning program in Guatemala, with a focus on technical assistance, program development and long-term sustainability. Most recently, this collaboration led to the Brillo Assessment of Expressive Language, designed to identify and characterize language impairments in Guatemalan Spanish-speaking children. Through Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL), I facilitate shared learning with students at UNC and peers at Universidad Rafael Landívar in Guatemala.

I am a member of the Professional Development Committee of the ASHA Special Interest Group in Global Issues in Communication Sciences and Related Disorders, and the Global TALES committee of the International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders (IALP).

Courses Currently Taught

  • SPHS 510: Introduction to Communication Disorders
  • SPHS 530: Clinical Phonetics
  • SPHS 751: Global Issues & Practices in Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • SPHS 762: Language Impairments in School Age Children
  • SPHS 779: Professional Issues in Speech-Language Pathology
  • SPHS 778: Culturally and Linguistically Responsive SLP Practices

Clinical and Research Interests

  • Authentic assessment of multilingual speakers
  • Global engagement (ethical decision making with global partners)
  • Task-based assessment of Global English speaking

Recent Presentations

I have presented at local, state, national and international organizations on topics related to culturally and linguistically responsive practices and task-based functional interventions that enhance quality of communication:

NC Area Health Education Centers (AHEC), NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI), North Carolina Speech-Hearing-Language Association (NCSHLA), Southeast University Clinical Educators (SEUCE), American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), Guatemalan Speech Therapy Association (SomosTLgt), Ecuador Ministry of Health (ASHA-PACO-Ecuador), European Speech-Language Association (ESLA) and International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders (IALP)

Professional Organizations

  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
  • Guatemalan Speech Therapy Association (SomosTLgt)
  • International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders (IALP)
  • North Carolina Speech-Hearing-Language Association (NCSHLA)

Publications

Domby, Lisa and Jaramillo, Maria Elizabeth (2024). Partnering to develop a community-based measure of expressive language in Guatemala. In: A Guide to Global Language Assessment: A Lifespan Approach, ed. by Mellissa Bortz. Routledge, Taylor and Francis.

Lisa Domby, woman wearing glasses with shoulder length blonde hair wearing a black shirt.