About the Author

Nancy B. Swigert, M.A., CCC-SLP, received her master’s degree from the University
of Tennessee, Knoxville. She is a Board Recognized Specialist in Swallowing and
Swallowing Disorders. She is the director of Speech-Language Pathology and
Respiratory Care at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, KY. Prior to that, for twenty-
six years, she was owner of Swigert & Associates, Inc., a private practice.
Nancy evaluates and treats infants, children, and adults with dysphagia and with
neurological communication disorders. She lectures extensively at the state, regional,
and national levels on dysphagia, dysarthria, and reimbursement and coding. She is
also the author of six other publications for LinguiSystems: The Early Intervention Kit,
The Source for Dysphagia Third Edition, The Source for Children’s Voice Disorders,
The Source for Dysarthria, The Source for Reading Fluency, and Reading Fluency and Comprehension Activities
and Exercises.
Nancy is a former president of the Kentucky Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Council of State
Association Presidents. She is very active in the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, having
served as president in 1998. She has also chaired the Health Care Economics Committee; the American Speech-
Language-Hearing Foundation; and the Steering Committee for Special Interest Division 13, Swallowing and
Swallowing Disorders. She is currently serving on the Specialty Board for Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders.

Acknowledgments

To the many skilled clinicians I have had the privilege of working with over the decades who have each taught me
much
To Lisa Rai Mabry-Price, M.S., CCC-SLP, friend and former colleague in my private practice, who contributed
her expertise in writing the chapter on schools
To the staff and administration at Central Baptist Hospital who provide a caring environment in which to serve
our patients
To Pam Anderson, RD, LD, dietitian at Central Baptist Hospital, who provided information about nutrition
To the clinicians in my former private practice who contributed to the writing of the first edition, each of whom
continues to provide outstanding services in the community: Verity, Michelle, and Janice—Those were the days!

Dedications

To the parents and caregivers of infants and children with dysphagia who work so diligently to help these children
learn how to eat
To Keith, who valiantly endures my ability to dodge relaxation in lieu of writing, working, and teaching

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