Allen, Meagan D., M.S., CCC-SLP

Specialties: Children's Speech Language Pathology

Gender: Female

Biography: Meagan Allen is a graduate of Mississippi University for Women. She is certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association for clinical competence. Meagan had two years of clinical experience with the geriatric population targeting cognition, speech, language and dysphagia in the skilled nursing facility and outpatient therapy settings prior to joining the faculty within the Department of Otolaryngology at UMMC in 2013. She received the "Extra Mile" Award in the Department in 2014. Meagan's areas of interest include evaluation and treatment of feeding/swallowing disorders and cognitive-linguistic skills with medically complex infants, children and adolescents. She currently provides services at Batson Children's Hospital in the following areas: inpatient acute care, inpatient rehabilitation services (CRS), and outpatient modified barium swallow studies. Meagan also serves as the pediatric weekend and holiday coordinator and is involved in the "Best Practices" committee in the department.