Valerie 麦克丹尼尔

At Pacific Since: 2021

瓦莱丽·F. 麦克丹尼尔, 博士学位, CCC-SLP, MT-BC has clinical and re搜索 training spanning the fields of music therapy and communication sciences & 障碍. She earned her BA from Loyola University Chicago in vocal performance with minors in biology and women’s studies. After completing Americorps-affiliated postgrad volunteering, Dr. 麦克丹尼尔 completed her MA in music therapy at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA with a thesis focusing on the perceived benefits of participation in Parkinson’s Awareness Choirs. She practiced clinically as a music therapist with ages 1 month to 104 years old in a variety of settings throughout the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Dr. 麦克丹尼尔 eventually moved to Memphis, TN to complete an MA/博士学位 program at University of Memphis with a focus on speech & language science. Her re搜索 focused on early dyadic interaction timing and acoustics, but her clinical experience as a speech-language pathologist spans assessment of toddlers to treatment in preK – 8th grade educational environment. Dr. 麦克丹尼尔 followed up her graduation as the first Memphis Communication Sciences and Disorders doctoral student to defend her dissertation during a global pandemic with a postdoctoral fellowship with University of Missouri. Much of her work at Mizzou involved an Early Head Start study focusing on maternal factors in early childhood interaction and language outcomes. The global pandemic also resulted in Dr. 麦克丹尼尔 resuming voice lessons, and she is currently collaborating with her voice teacher on a book about merging classical voice training and pop technique.