Karen received her bachelor’s degree in Speech Language Pathology from Kansas State University and her master’s in Speech Language Pathology from the University of Kansas. Her professional experience includes a wide variety of settings and areas of communication and swallowing disorders, including motor speech disorders, articulation and phonological disorders, pediatric feeding and swallowing, expressive and receptive language disorders and traumatic brain injury. Karen has completed additional training in infant feeding and swallowing, receiving certification in Supporting Oral Feeding in Fragile Feeders (SOFFI). She enjoys preparing food to enjoy around the table with her family, reading great books and living on the Kansas countryside.