Dr. Jacqueline Murry, a speech-language pathologist, with a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech Language Hearing Association and licensed in the states of Georgia, California, and South Carolina.  She is the owner of Primary Pathways Speech & Language Services, LLC.  Dr. Murry received her master’s degree in speech-language pathology at Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee. She received her doctorate in early childhood special education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  Dr. Murry has provided skilled speech-language intervention for pediatrics and adults for over 28 years. 

 

As a practicing clinician, Dr. Murry has received specialized training in motor speech disorders, feeding assessment/intervention, PROMPT, SCERTS Autism Spectrum Disorders model, Hanen parent-child training program, Beckman Oral Motor Assessment and Intervention, high-tech communication devices (i.e., DynaVox, PRC, Saltillo), the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) and Compton P-ESL Accent Modification Training. She enjoys working with individuals of all ages and their families to provide skilled speech and language therapy services that facilitate effective communication and promote quality of life.

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Dr. Murry has supervised post-secondary and master’s level students in the field of speech-language pathology at Georgia State University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Murry has also lectured undergraduate and graduate level students at the University of Georgia, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Parkland College. She has also trained childcare workers and Head Start staff on how to identify developmental communication milestones and concerns in children. Dr. Murry has also been a co-author of various articles and presentations addressing child language and language disorders.

 

During her professional career, Dr. Murry has been privileged to work with a variety of populations and disorders. She has worked in a variety of settings including early intervention programs, Head Start centers, public and private schools, hospitals, daycares, and homes. When needed, Dr. Murry has served as an advocate for not only the children she serves, but also for the families.  Dr. Murry has worked with children with developmental delays, motor speech disorders, oral-dysfunction therapy, oral-pharyngeal dysphagia, Down Syndrome, Autism, childhood apraxia of speech, language-based literacy disorders, fluency disorders, Medically Fragile Children, and articulation/phonological disorders.