Author
Jennifer A. Ostergren, PhD, CCC-SLP
Jennifer A. Ostergren, PhD, CCC-SLP, is Associate Dean of the College of Health and Human Services at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB). She is a licensed and nationally certified speech-language pathologist (CCC-SLP) with more than 19 years of clinical experience working as an SLP in clinical settings with adults. Dr. Ostergren has published and presented nationally in the area of supervision and the training of speech-language pathology assistants (SLPAs). She has supervised SLPAs throughout her career and has developed curriculum on the topic for the Department of Speech-Language Pathology at CSULB. Dr. Ostergren is the recipient of the CSULB Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award (2017), the California Speech and Hearing Association (CSHA) Outstanding Achievement Award (2016), and the Soroptimist International of Long Beach Women of Distinction in Education Award (2015).