11/05/2024, Facilitating Equity and Inclusion with Culturally Responsive Practices

R. Danielle Scott, Ph.D.

R. Danielle Scott, Ph.D., CCC-SLP (she/her) is a Visiting Associate Clinical Professor at Northeastern University Charlotte in the Communication Sciences & Disorders Program. Dr. Scott is deeply committed to the work of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice, teaching courses such as DEI in SLP, and serving as the Guest Editor for a Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interests Groups (SIG 1) forum, With Liberty and Social Justice for All. Earning her Master of Arts degree in speech-language pathology, and her doctorate in psychology, Dr. Scott’s research pertains to cultivating therapeutic relationships through an orientation to cultural humility and enacting social justice. Dr. Scott has 6 years of experience as an educational SLP in Atlanta, GA and Houston, TX. Her areas of interest include Cultural Responsiveness, Cultural Humility, Mental/Emotional Wellness, Anti-Oppressive Pedagogy and Supervision, and Counseling. Dr. Scott is a board member of the National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing (NBASLH), and she co-chairs the Cultural Humility Task Force, facilitating the Cultural Humility Ambassador Program.