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Academic Faculty

Pizarro, melitza, m.s., ccc-slp

Assistant Instructor

Phone: 813.905.1068
Office: PCD 4009

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Melitza is a bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist with over a decade of clinical experience and research specializing in disability and higher education. She holds a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of South Florida (2014) and an Erasmus International Master's in Adult Education for Social Change (2019) from multiple European universities. Originally from Colombia, Melitza has worked with culturally and linguistically diverse populations from early intervention to adults, both in-person and via Telehealth, across multiple states in the U.S. She's also served as a Professional Development Coordinator. Melitza specializes in the evaluation, treatment and diagnosis of diverse individuals across the life span, and has developed trainings on: cultural differences, accommodation and transitions, higher education, and working with multilingual individuals.

Education

BA (Communication Sciences and Disorders)	University of South Florida	2009-2012
M.S (Speech-Language Pathology)	University of South Florida	2012-2014
International M.S (Adult Education for Social Change)	University of Glasgow | University of Malta | Tallinn University | Open University of Cyprus	2017-2019