Abby Crimmins, MS, CCC-SLP

Abby Crimmins, MS, CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist at the University of Nebraska Medical Center's Munroe-Meyer Institute Department of Speech-Language Pathology. Crimmins also serves the clinical training coordinator.
- Languages Spoken: English
Crimmins specializes in evaluation and treatment of communication and swallowing disorders in patients with head and neck cancer and/or laryngeal abnormalities, Augmentative and Alternative Communication with inpatient populations and tracheostomy/vent-dependent patients. She 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.
Crimmins provides patient care services at the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute Department of Speech-Language Pathology.
Clinic Location: Munroe-Meyer Institute
- MS: Speech-language pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2019.
- BS: Linguistics, Iowa State University, 2017.
Specialty Certifications
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association certificate of clinical competence.
- Nebraska state licensed Speech-Language Pathologist.
- Completed training in Fiber-optic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing.
- Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile Registered Clinician.
- Graduate student training and supervision.
- Guest lecturer on acute care and augmentative and alternative communication.
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
- American Speech Language-Hearing Association Special Interest Group 13 (Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders).
Focus Areas
- Adult head & neck cancer-related communication and swallowing impairments.
- Augmentative and alternative communication for inpatient populations.
- Complex communication and swallowing disorders in hospitalized adults.
- Interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Patient and family education.
- Respiratory muscle strength training.
- Tracheostomized and mechanically-ventilated patients.

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