Some Food for Thought
Chris interviews ToniAnn Loftus,MS, CCC-SLP/TSSLD, and Liza Bernabeo, MS, CCC-SLP/TSSLD, about their recent Journal Article "Food for Thought: Preparing the Brain to Eat New Foods through "Messy" Play." The article was originally a presentation that won "best presentation" at the London Conference. Want to read the article? You can find it here: https://publications.waset.org/10010994/pdf Liza Bernabeo MS, CCC-SLP/TSSLD was born in Stony Brook, New York. She received a B.S. in Communicative Disorders and Sciences from the State University of New York College at Geneseo in Geneseo, New York, USA in 2008 and her masters in Speech-Language Pathology from Adelphi University, in Garden City, New York, USA in 2010. She is currently a full time employee of the Rebecca School in New York , New York, USA. Liza is also a paid training leader for the Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental Learning. She is also expertly trained in DIR/Floortime and has been working with in model since 2011. Her special interests include expressive and receptive language disorders, oral motor & feeding, DIR/Floortime, and neurodevelopmental communication disorders. Ms. Bernabeo is a is an active member of the American Speech Language and Hearing Association. ToniAnn Gambella Loftus, MS. CCC-SLP/TSSLD was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, USA. She received her bachelors degree from Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA in 2008 and her master’s degree in speech language pathology from Seton Hall University in South Orange New Jersey, USA in 2010. She is currently a full time employee of the Rebecca School in New York , New York, USA. ToniAnn is also a paid training leading for the Interdisciplinary Counsel on Developmental Learning. She is also expertly trained in DIR/Floortime and has been working with in model since 2011. ToniAnn has a special interest in neurodevelopment, feeding and hearing. Mrs. Loftus is an active member of the American Speech Language and Hearing Association.