Michelle M. Nishida, M.S. CCC-SLP

Contact

mnishida@twu.edu
 MCL 848

Biography

Michelle Nishida, M.S. CCC-SLP is a speech-language pathologist with more than 17 years of clinical experience with both pediatric and adult clients. She received her B.A. in Linguistics in 2003 and and M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology in 2005 from Brigham Young University and has since worked in a variety of clinical settings including private practice, public schools, home health, early childhood intervention, hospital acute care, and inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation. She is currently a visiting assistant professor in the department of Communication Sciences and Oral Health at Texas Woman’s University, teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses and supervising at the TWU Speech and Hearing Clinic.
Her research interests include neurodevelopmental disorders, neurocognitive disorders (attention, memory, executive functioning, problem solving), neurorehabilitation, and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). She is currently working on projects exploring the effects of noninvasive brain stimulation on social cognition in ASD. Other research interests include using video modeling to teach communication skills, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), and the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Education

M.S., Speech-Language Pathology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
B.A., Linguistics, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

Expertise

Neurodiversity; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Neurocognitive Disorders; Neurorehabilitation; Noninvasive Brain Stimulation; Augmentative and Alternative Communication; Video Modeling; Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Recent Presentations

The Effects of Video Modeling in Teaching AAC to Children with ASD
TWU Creative Arts and Research Symposium (2024)
Podium | Michelle Nishida

Effects of Noninvasive Brain Stimulation on Facial Emotion Recognition in Young Adults with Autism
TWU Creative Arts and Research Symposium (2024)
Podium | Michelle Nishida

Is Traditional Speech Therapy for ASD More Effective When Used in Tandem with tDCS?
TWU Creative Arts and Research Symposium (2023)
Poster | Michelle Nishida

Understanding and Using New Quizzes in Canvas
TWU Teaching and Learning Symposium (2023)
Podium | Michelle Nishida

Professional Affiliations

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Texas Speech-Language Hearing Association