Abby Crimmins, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathology
Munroe-Meyer Institute
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450

Phone: 402-559-6460
Email

Professional Summary

Abby Crimmins, MS, CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist and clinical training coordinator in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) Munroe-Meyer Institute (MMI). Abby joined the team in October of 2020. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics at Iowa State University in Ames, IA and a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Lincoln, NE. Abby completed her graduate externship here at the UNMC. She then obtained professional clinical experience at MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center in Sioux City, IA prior to returning to UNMC to continue growing in her career. She specializes in evaluation and treatment of communication and swallowing disorders in patients with head and neck cancer and/or laryngeal abnormalities, AAC with inpatient populations, and tracheostomy/vent-dependent patients. Abby is passionate about providing the best care for her patients, supporting staff and student training opportunities, and pursuing partnerships for research in her areas of interest and expertise.

Specialty Certifications

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Certificate of Clinical Competence
• Nebraska state licensed Speech-Language Pathologist
• Completed training in Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES)
• Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile (MBSImP) Registered Clinician

Education

• MS, in Speech-Language Pathology – University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 2019
• BA, in Linguistics – Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 2017

Special Interests & Projects

• Complex communication and swallowing disorders in hospitalized adults
• Adult head & neck cancer-related communication and swallowing impairments
• Tracheostomized and mechanically-ventilated patients
• Respiratory muscle strength training
  • Implementation with inpatient lung transplant population and outpatient head & neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy
• Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for inpatient populations
  • Co-presented at national convention (Nov 2022): "Empowering Inpatient Staff to Interact with Patients who use AAC: Training Tips and App Development"
• Interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Led group collaboration with neurosurgery to implement protocol for SLP evaluation in the post-op ACDF patient population
• Patient and family education

Teaching

• Graduate student training and supervision
• Guest lecturer on acute care and AAC

Professional Affiliations

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
• American Speech Language-Hearing Association Special Interest Group 13 (Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders)