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Articles - Swallowing and Speaking; Challenge for the MS Patient Print E-mail

About the Author:

Shirley BrownShirley A. Brown, M.A.,CCC-SLP is a Life Member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Ms. Brown has pursued her career, as a Speech-Language Pathologist, in a variety of medical settings; hospitals, rehabilitation treatment centers, nursing homes and home health care.

She has received numerous professional honors and awards, among them the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation's Award for Outstanding Clinical Achievement in Human Communication Sciences, as well as, being one of the first recipients to receive The American Cancer Society's Crimson Sword Award for Outstanding Contributions in Both Professional and Patient Services. She was given a Distinguished Service Award by the New Jersey Speech-Language Hearing Association. She is listed in, "The National Distinguished Service Registry for Speech and Hearing", "Who's Who in American Women" and "Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare".

Ms. Brown has worked closely with the Gimbel M.S. Comprehensive Care Center. She is a member of the Clinical Advisory Committee for the Greater North Jersey Chapter, National MS Society. For the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, she has served on the Editorial Board of the "International Journal of MS Care" and has participated as a Speech-Language Pathology Project Leader for the CMSC's Web Site. Currently, she is serving as the CMSC's Web Site Project Director .

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