Jaime Bauer Malandraki

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences


Areas of Expertise

  • Swallowing and swallowing disorders
  • Medical speech-language pathology
  • Clinical education/clinical supervision
  • Mental health and wellness for helping professionals
  • Graduate student mental health

Biography

Jaime Bauer Malandraki is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at Purdue University. She received her bachelor’s degree from Portland State University and her master’s degree from University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her primary clinical and research interests lie in the evaluation and management of swallowing disorders across the lifespan. She has particular interests in the areas of in head and neck cancer, neurodegenerative conditions, graduate student education, and patient counseling. She also serves as the Clinical Director of the Imaging, Evaluation and Treatment (I-EaT) Swallowing Research Clinic which provides comprehensive, holistic assessment and treatment to patients with complex dysphagia.

Professor Bauer Malandraki holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), professional licensure from the state of Indiana, and is a Board Certified Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (BCS-S). She current serves on the Board of the American Board of Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (ABSSD).

Education

  • MS, 2023, Purdue University Global
  • MS, 2011, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • BA, 2009, Portland State University
  • Board-Certified Specialist in Swallowing & Swallowing Disorders, American Board of Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders, 2018
  • Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology, American Speech-Language, Hearing Association, 2011

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

  • 2021- present, Member, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee, Purdue SLHS
  • 2021-2022, Member, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Project Committee, Dysphagia Research Society
  • 2020-2021, CILMAR SEED Grant, “Measuring the effectiveness of targeted instruction on cultural competency within a cohort of speech-language pathology graduate students," Purdue CILMAR, Co-PI with Dr. Chenell Loudermill

Current Courses

  • SLHS 51800 - Counseling in Speech Pathology and Audiology
  • SLHS 64900 - Speech-Language Pathology Healthcare Externships

Selected Publications

  • Bauer Malandraki, J. (2022). The case for targeting emotional resilience in graduate student training. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, SIG11. 7(1), 105-114. [invited]
  • Bauer Malandraki, J. (2021). The cost of overlooking mental health in graduate education. ASHA Leader, 26(4), 8-9.
  • Borders, J., Sevitz, J., Bauer Malandraki, J., Malandraki, G., Troche, M. (2021). Objective and subjective clinical swallowing outcomes via telehealth during COVID-19: Reliability and Clinical Implications. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 30(2), 532-550.
  • Malandraki, G.A., Arkenberg, R., Mitchell, S., Bauer Malandraki, J. (2021). Telehealth for dysphagia across the lifespan: Using contemporary evidence and expertise to guide clinical practice during and after COVID-19. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 30(2), 598-608.
  • Malandraki, G.A., Bauer Malandraki, J., (2019). Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Children with Cerebral Palsy. In Debra Suiter & Memorie Gosa & (Eds.), Assessing and Treating Dysphagia: A Lifespan Perspective (233-248). New York: Thieme. [invited]

Selected Honors/Awards

  • Teaching for Tomorrow Fellowship, Purdue Center for Instructional Excellence - 2021-2022
  • Diane Bracco Outstanding Applicant Award, American Board of Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders - 2018

Professional Affiliations

  • Board Member, American Board of Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders
  • Member, Dysphagia Research Society
  • Member, Special Interest Group 10 - Issues in Higher Education, American Speech-Language, Hearing Association
  • Member, Special Interest Group 11 - Administration and Supervision, American Speech-Language, Hearing Association
  • Member, Special Interest Group 13 - Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders, American Speech-Language, Hearing Association