Joleen Fernald is a NH licensed, ASHA and Hanen certified speech language pathologist.  She has 17 years of experience working with children birth through adolescence.  In addition to being a PhD student, Joleen is trained in a number of programs and uses the DIR/Floortime Model with children and families who have disorders of regulating and communicating.  In 2008, Joleen partnered with Easter Seals NH to found the Selective Mutism Clinic.  This multi-disciplinary clinic is the only one of its kind in the United States.  Joleen is a national speaker on Selective Mutism, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, and a range of pediatric communication disorders.
She has been working as PediaStaff’s SLP Clinical Coordinator since 2010 and enjoys connecting with so many talented and innovative staff across the nation.  Joleen especially loves the personal relationship among PediaStaff’s network of employees.  They are like one big family.
Joleen lives in NH with her husband and two daughters. They are huge Disney freaks and enjoy traveling to Disney World for vacations.