Clinical focus

Jenny Brodell's primary area of clinical focus is autism and pediatric speech and language disorders, supporting the SLP clinical degree program. A secondary area of clinical focus is interprofessional practice. She participates in several interdisciplinary diagnostic clinics for autism evaluations,  leads an interdisciplinary therapeutic group for parents of young children with autism, and runs the summer Social Climbers program. Jenny provides individual and group therapy services to a variety of pediatric clients from birth-young adulthood and serves on the board for the Autism Society of Iowa and is ASHA’s State Advocate for Reimbursement for the state of Iowa. She acts as the department’s interprofessional education liaison to the university.

Current and past courses taught

• CSD:5135 Foundations of Clinical Practice 1
• CSD:5301 Practicum: Speech-Language Pathology
• CSD:5308 Practicum: Speech-Language Pathology Multilingual/Multicultural

Selected publications or presentations

• ASHA Convention 2025, From Simulation to Practice: Building Communication and Adaptability in Audiology and SLP Graduate Students, ASHA, Washington, D.C. Peer-Reviewed/Refereed, Presenters/Authors: Brodell, Jenny & Busho, Kellsie

• ASHA Convention 2025, A Case Study on Parent Implementation of Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Intervention (NDBI): 1.5 years post-intervention, ASHA, Washington, D.C. Peer-Reviewed/Refereed, Presenters/Authors: Nichol, Lindsey & Brodell, Jenny

• The 14^th Annual NSSLHA at Truman State Conference 2024, Invited Keynote Speaker, Models of Effective Evaluation & Treatment Programs for Autistic Individuals, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO, Presenters/Authors: Brodell, Jenny
• Autism Society of Iowa: Autism & Communication Conference 2024, Invited Keynote Speaker, Communication Across the Lifespan: Supporting Autistic Individuals’ Access and Participation, (Virtual), Presenters/Authors: Brodell, Jenny