Amanda Martinez

Amanda Martinez is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Arizona, joining the clinical faculty in March 2023. She holds a BS in Education with a focus on Communication Disorders from New Mexico State University (NMSU, 2000) and an MA in Bilingual Speech-Language Pathology from NMSU (2002). With over 20 years of clinical experience, her career spans skilled nursing facilities, memory care, home health, acute care, outpatient settings, and private practice. She specializes in dysphagia therapy, Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES), Modified Barium Swallow Studies, and the IDDSI framework, with expertise in serving culturally diverse populations. She contributed to establishing an outpatient pediatric program at Redlands Community Hospital (California).

Her certifications include the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and licensure from the Arizona Department of Health Services. Though no academic awards or articles are explicitly listed, her clinical contributions emphasize practical and culturally responsive care. No grants, labs, or future work initiatives are detailed in the provided text.