Professor Bottino-Bravo has 25 years of experience as a speech-language pathologist, providing evaluations and treatment for children and adults in educational, outpatient, rehabilitation and home-care settings. She has provided clinical supervision and education in both administrative and academic settings. She earned her B.A. and M.S. from Brooklyn College (CUNY) and her Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech and Language Association.

Prof. Bottino-Bravo has been teaching at Touro College since 2007. She has taught Fundamentals of Speech, Normal Speech and Language Development, Phonetics, Psycholinguistics, Speech Pathology I and II, and Senior Seminar.

Her publications include “Innovations in Home Care Rehabilitation Services: The Development of a Center of Excellence,” published in the March 2009 issue of Home Healthcare Nurse, and “When It’s a Hard Act to Swallow – Dysphagia in Home Care,” published in the April 2008 issue of Home Healthcare Nurse.

Prof. Bottino-Bravo is the recipient of the 11^th ASHA ACE Award for Continuing Education.

Teaching Philosophy:

“I love sharing my experience with young adults as they acquire the knowledge of terms and techniques for their future profession in speech-language pathology. I especially love teaching the Public Speaking course and watching my students emerge as skilled and confident public speakers.  Students come to this required course with different levels of skill and confidence, and my job is to meet them where they are, take them to higher levels, and watch them soar! Nothing pleases me more than when former students write to me to say how they used the techniques they learned in their educational, business, or social pursuits.”

Favorite Quote:

“What greater joy can a teacher feel than to witness a student’s success?” ― Michelle L. Graham, teacher