Leslie Grubler, Director of Clinical Education and Clinical Services
Undergraduate and Graduate Education
- Queens College, CUNY, B.A. in English-Writing & Biology
- Queens College, CUNY, M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology
Professional/Clinical Certificates
- N.Y.S. license in Speech-Language Pathology
- N.Y.S. License: Teacher of Speech and Hearing Handicapped (TSHH)
- Certificate of Clinical Competence (C.C.C), ASHA
- TEACCH-Trainer Certification
Professional Advisory Boards/ Councils/ Committees
- CAPCSD Chair, Social Media Committee
- ASHA SLP Advisory Council Member for NYS 2014-2016
- March is Early Intervention Month Resolution, Sponsor 2012-2015
- New York Families for Autistic Children (NYFAC), Professional Advisory Board, 2002-Present
- United New York Early Intervention Providers (UNYEIP), Executive Committee, 2010-present
- Illuminate the Unisphere in Pink and Blue for Early Intervention, Executive Planning Committee, 2012
Research Interests
- The Role of Informed Intuition in the Development of Student Clinicians
- The Impact of Classroom Pragmatics on Developing SLPs
- Love and the Biological Benefits of a Therapeutic Relationship
- What Prairie Voles are Teaching Us About Love and the Development of Rapport
- The Introductory Classroom as Foundational in Future Clinicians
- The Progressive Role of Advocate in the Development of Families and Professionals
Publications
- Working with Someone Who Has Autismby Andrew Baumann, James Ball, and Leslie Grubler
- Everyday Solutions: A Practical Guide for Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Contributor, 2003
- Preserving and Protecting Early Intervention, Advance, 11/4/2010
Recent Presentations/Television Appearances
- Optimizing the Optimize-able SLP – A Primer on Collaboration with Self and Others 11/2015
- The Book Study Collaborative: A Primer to Prioritize Student Development and Classroom Pragmatics in the Introductory Couse 11/2015
- Principles of Informed Intuition in the Therapeutic Relationship: It’s All About the Base 11/2015
- Awakenings in Advocacy – The Necessity to Be the Voice of Patients in Need 11/2014
- Utilizing Informed Intuition to Communicate Love in the Treatment of Children with Autism 10/2015
- Stepping Out of the Box in the Treatment of Children with Autism, Guest – Spotlight Autism, Time Warner Cable, 2005
Courses Taught:
Undergraduate Courses
- Language Acquisition
- Disorders of Language
- Disorder of Speech
- Introduction to Communication Disorders
- Clinical Methodology and Supervised Observations
- Clinical Experiences
Graduate Courses
- Clinical Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology
- Autism Seminar
- Honors Received
- Distinguished Guest Speaker, Women’s History Month, Congresswoman Grace Meng, 2014
- Invited Speaker, Joint Budget Legislative Committee on Health in the Matter of Early Intervention, 2012-2015