Paulina Elias

M.Cl.Sc., SLP Reg. CASLPO

Paulina is a multilingual (Spanish, English, French & German) speech-language pathologist (SLP) living in Canada. Although she works with people of different ages and communicative needs, she has a special interest in the areas of multilingualism, gestalt language development, and autism. Paulina enjoys collaborating directly with families and interdisciplinary teams in each person’s native language. At this time, Paulina offers international consultation sessions virtually, and evaluation and intervention services virtually across Ontario, as well as in-person out of a private practice in Waterloo, ON. She regularly presents internationally on the topics of gestalt language development, AAC, and multilingualism.

Dr. Amanda Blackwell

EdD, SLPD, CCC-SLP

Dr. Amanda is passionate about communication in all its forms. Since 2013, she has lived and worked full time in Guatemala as a bilingual (English/Spanish) speech-language pathologist, where she has had the opportunity to learn from and collaborate with people from a wide range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds. She currently serves as assistant clinical professor and SLPD Applied Research & Practice Coordinator at Moravian University, where she mentors clinical doctoral students in applied research and supports projects that bridge the gap between research and practice. She has also taught graduate-level courses in autism and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and continues to mentor students and clinicians internationally. Dr. Blackwell collaborates on international research and training initiatives focused on autism, AAC, and multilingual service delivery, with a particular emphasis on neurodiversity-affirming practices and expanding access to services in under-resourced contexts. She is research reliable on the ADOS-2 and conducts comprehensive autism evaluations across Latin America. She loves to travel and collaborate with professionals around the world through presentations, workshops, and research, with recent work across Latin America and Europe, and ongoing research collaborations with colleagues in Africa and Asia.