奕杨是美国伊利诺伊州的执业言语语言病理学家，也是美国言语语言听力协会（ASHA）的成员。她擅长为患有语言障碍、流畅性障碍和发音障碍的幼儿，患有嗓音、吞咽和上气道障碍以及认知交流障碍的成年患者提供服务。在加入学建之前，奕杨曾在美国几个不同的专业护理机构工作，评估和治疗患有各种嗓音障碍、吞咽和上呼吸道障碍、认知沟通障碍、构音障碍、失语症等的老年患者。她还曾在一家创伤医院实习，治疗有嗓音和吞咽障碍的病人，并在一所私立学校实习，治疗有接受性、表达性和实用性语言障碍、流利性障碍、构音障碍和阅读/写作障碍的学生。作为学建项目的言语语言病理学家，奕杨进行评估，并且提供治疗和评估治疗进展的方案。她喜欢和孩子们一起工作，并热衷于帮助他们成长。

Speech Language Pathologist
Program Specialist
Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP)
M.S., Speech Language Pathology
Northwestern University, US
B.Ed., Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
East China Normal University, China
English, Mandarin
Kristen is a licensed speech language pathologist in Illinois and a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). She specializes in working with young children with speech-language impairment, fluency disorders and articulation disorders, along with adult patients with voice, swallowing and upper-airway disorders, and cognitive-communication disorders. Prior to joining ELG, Kristen worked at several different skilled nursing facilities in the United States, evaluating and treating geriatric patients with a variety of speech-language, cognitive-communication, voice and swallowing disorders. She also interned at a trauma 1 hospital, treating patients with voice and swallowing disorders, and at a K-8 magnet school, treating students with receptive, expressive and pragmatic language deficits, fluency disorders, articulation disorders and reading/writing impairment. As a speech-language pathologist in ELG’s Programs, Kristen conducts assessments, provides therapeutic treatment and evaluates therapy progress. She loves working with children and is passionate about helping them grow.