Naomi Hernandez

Naomi Hernandez serves as an Associate Clinical Professor and Director of Pediatric Field Education in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Our Lady of the Lake University. She holds an M.A. in Communication Science and Disorders from OLLU and a B.S. from the University of Texas at Austin.

Her research centers on bilingualism, multicultural issues, early intervention, and language development, with emphasis on practical clinical application for diverse populations. She integrates bilingual service provision frameworks and evidence-based practices into her work.

Awards and Recognition:

• ASHA Continuing Education Awards (2016, 2019)
• OLLU Service-Learning Faculty Fellow (2018)
• Virginia A. Lindskog Endowed Clinical Service Award (2016)
• Texas Cavalier Charitable Foundation STEAM Grant ($1,000, 2018)

Hernandez maintains active professional engagement through ASHA, Texas Speech Language-Hearing Association, and the Texas Organization for Multilingual Multicultural Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists. Her teaching philosophy emphasizes real-world clinical application through simulations and service-learning.