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Kelli Gorajec

Gorajec, Kelli, M.A., CCC-SLP

Assistant Instructor

Phone: 813.974.6586
Office: PCD 3002

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Kelli Gorajec, MA, CCC-SLP joined the USF Communication Sciences and Disorders department as an Assistant Instructor in the Fall of 2019. She obtained a Master of Arts degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Central Michigan University in May of 2011. She has vast clinical experience in evidence-based practice evaluating and treating a variety of medical diagnoses in acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, and outpatient therapy settings. Her areas of clinical specialty include adult neurogenic communication disorders with a primary interest in mTBI/post-concussion and neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson鈥檚 Disease and ALS. She is a certified SPEAK OUT!庐 Therapy Program provider and maintains certification in the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment 鈥 LOUD. She is also the primary clinical SLP for the USF SPEAK OUT! Therapy & Research Center.  She enjoys sharing her passion for the field of Speech-Language Pathology with her students, engaging them in clinical research, and prioritizes a life participation approach to intervention for all clinical populations! 

Education
Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology Central Michigan University 2011
Bachelor of Applied Arts in Communication Disorders Central Michigan University 2008

Teaching

  • SPA6505 | Advanced Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology (Voice, Fluency & Neurogenics)
  • SPA6505 | Practicum: Clinic III SLP (Voice, Fluency & Neurogenics)
  • SPA6505 | Practicum: Clinic II SLP (Voice, Fluency & Neurogenics)
  • SPA6505 | Practicum Prep: Clinic I SLP (Voice, Fluency & Neurogenics)
  • SPA6511 | Family Centered Intervention Across the Lifespan 

Recent Scholarly Activity 

  • Presenting Author (Gorajec, K., & King, C.) Author Only (Brandimore, A.) SPEAK OUT!庐 Therapy Program with and without EMST in Parkinson鈥檚 disease: A Comparative Analysis. Submitted to the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, Indianapolis, IN, November 19鈥21, 2026 (in-person poster presentation).

  • Presenting Author (Lillian Simon) Author Only (Gorajec, K., King, C., Brandimore, A.) Effects of SPEAK OUT!庐 on Disfluent Speech in Individual's with Parkinson's Disease. Submitted to the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, Indianapolis, IN, November 19鈥21, 2026 (in-person poster presentation).

  • Presenting Author (Al-Mutawa Street, C. & King, C.) Author Only (Gorajec, K., Sepulveda, M.) Submission/Proposal: Creating Equitable Clinical Faculty Workloads. Presented at the 2026 CAPCSD Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado Thursday, April 9th - 11th, 2026.

  • Presenting Author (Allegro, K., Douglas, J., & Gorajec, K. 鈥 presented on behalf of Glass, E.). Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Concussion Management: Advancing Collaborative Clinical Practice. Presented at the USF CSD Interdisciplinary Winter Conference, Tampa, FL, Friday, December 5th, 2025 (10:30am鈥 12:00pm; 90-minute in person seminar).

  • Presenting Author (McDonald, Madolyn) Author Only (Brandimore, A., Purcell King, C., Gorajec, K.) (2025, November) Submission/Proposal Number: 11785: Impact of Disease Duration on Vocal Intensity in SPEAK OUT!庐 with or without EMST. Presented at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, Washington D.C. Thursday, November 20th 12:30 鈥 2:00pm, 2025 (in-person poster presentation). 

  • Presenting Author (Gorajec, K., & Purcell, C.) Author Only (Brandimore, A.) (2024, December). Session 1339: Impact of the SPEAK OUT! Therapy Program With and Without EMST in Parkinson's Disease. Presented at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, Seattle, Washington, Friday, December 6, 2024 (8:00am 鈥 9:00am; one-hour in person seminar).

  • Presenting Author (Gorajec, K., & Purcell, C). SPEAK OUT! Therapy Implementation and Best Practices. Presented at the USF Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders CEU Conference, Tampa, FL, Friday, December 8th, 2023 (1:00pm 鈥 2:00pm; one-hour in person seminar).

  • Principal Investigator, 鈥淚mpact of SPEAK OUT! with and without EMST for the improvement of motor speech function in Parkinson鈥檚 disease: A comparative analysis鈥
    Principal Investigators: Kelli Gorajec, MA, CCC-SLP, Alexandra E. Brandimore, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Study Coordinator: Charlotte Purcell, SLPD, CCC-SLP, 91社区, Tampa, 91社区, Spring 2023 鈥 Present

  • Awarded the SPEAK OUT! Therapy and Research Center grant for the state of 91社区 from the Parkinson鈥檚 Voice Project in Spring 2023.

  • Presenting Author (Ahmed, M., Crain, C., Glass, E., Gorajec, K. Gutierrez, E., Mikkelson, N., Mock, S.) (2022, July). Living your Legacy: Embracing Student Diversity through Clinical Education. Presented at the Annual Convention of the 91社区 Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, St. Petersburg, FL., Friday, July 15, 2022 (9:00am 鈥 10:00am; one-hour in person seminar).

  • Presenting Author (Anthony, T., Gorajec, K., Mikkelson, N.) (2021, November). Session 1533: From point A to Gen Z: Uniting Perspectives and Discovering Solutions for Effective Clinical Instruction. Presented at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, Washington D.C., Saturday, November 20, 2021 (8:00am 鈥 9:00am; one-hour in person seminar).