Linda is a speech-language pathologist (SLP) by training, earning her B.A. from Butler University and her M.A. from Ball State University. She worked as a SLP in various settings, such as First Steps, Head Start, public schools and hospitals, for 11 years serving children and supervising graduate student clinicians from various universities. In 2003, Linda returned to school at the University of Cincinnati and in 2007 earned her doctorate in Speech Language Pathology with a focus on child language and literacy development and disorders. Linda's research focuses on collaboration with teachers in the classroom and innovative pedagogy within the field of speech language pathology.