Mrs. Lisa Roteliuk

Assistant Professor

Office: Memorial 104F
Email: lisa.roteliuk@minotstateu.edu
Phone: 701-858-3056

Master of Science: Minot State University
Bachelor of Science: Minot State University

Certification:

  • CCC-Speech-Language Pathology through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

Licensure:

  • North Dakota State Board of Examiners in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology

Other Certification/Interest Areas:

  • Voice Disorders Assessment and Treatment
  • SPEAK OUT!® and LOUD Crowd® certification for targeting speech and voice improvement for individuals with Parkinson’s Disorder
  • Aural Rehabilitation for individuals who are deaf/hard of hearing
  • Autism Certificate from the University of North Dakota

Teaches:

  • CD 310 Introduction of Communication Disorders
  • CD 427 Aural Rehabilitation
  • CD 532 Voice Disorders

Welcome to my bio page! I am so excited to be back at my ala mater. I remember when I graduated saying to our former chair, Dr. Williams, "You'll see me again." I held true to my words.

I worked for six years in the public schools with preschool through eighth grade students as a speech-language pathologist prior to starting at Minot State University (MSU). I loved watching students develop their communication skills and implement their newly learned skills in the classroom, home, and community. I was actively involved in professional development for paraeducators and general or special educators within the school district.

I began working at MSU in June of 2006. My interests have grown and changed over the past 13 years. My first interest lies in working with individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing on learning or relearning how to discriminate, identify, and comprehend various auditory stimuli. My second passion is working with individuals who have lost or are experiencing difficulty with their voice. Finally, I have a great interest in helping individuals with Parkinson’s disease regain and maintain their voices as their disease progresses. I feel tremendously privileged to work with the above clients and their clinicians as they help me grow and refine my clinical and supervisory skills on a daily basis.

My interest in aural rehabilitation grew from collaborative efforts with Dr. Holly Pedersen, Department Chair of Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D/HH). I gained an interest and am part of the Great Plains Auditory Learning Services (GPALS) clinic which provides auditory rehabilitation services for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing in conjunction with the communication disorders clinic. Dr. Pedersen and I promote collaboration between clinicians from both programs to work with clients to meet their auditory rehabilitation needs.

My passion in voice disorders and treatment grew as I worked for Dr. Nelson Roy, former MSU professor and current ASHA fellow, in graduate school as his research assistant on several voice projects. I have since attended the Vanderbilt Voice Centers "Videostroboscopy with Interpretation" institute and attended several ASHA sessions to hone my skills in voice therapy and assessment. I coordinate the voice clinic and supervise assessments and treatment of voice disorders for MSU Communication Disorders Clinic.

My interest in working on improving the voice and speech outcomes for individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD) grew since I began teaching the Voice Disorders course. I worked with a client with PD and was fascinated by the improvement in his voice quality and loudness levels with therapy. I was the lead writer on two funded grants from the Parkinson’s Voice Project which provides training for several faculty and graduate students at MSU in the SPEAK OUT!® and LOUD Crowd® programs. The SPEAK OUT!® program targets individual speech therapy for individuals with PD and the LOUD Crowd® focusing on group therapy to maintain speech progress gained within the SPEAK OUT!® program.

My duties at MSU include teaching, clinical supervision, and advising. I truly enjoy the variety of tasks my job entails and can say there is never a dull moment at work or a day that is the same as before. The greatest benefit of working in the Communication Disorders Department is the knowledge I gain from the students and clients I am fortunate enough to interact with while teaching or supervising in class and clinic.