Dr. Katie Goldey is a nationally certified Speech-Language Pathologist and Assistive Technology Professional with clinical experience in outpatient, home health, private practice, and public school settings. She completed a Master of Science degree in Communication Sciences & Disorders at the University of Kentucky in 2014. In 2016, she maintained her clinical work while returning to UK to pursue her doctorate. She received a Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Sciences in 2020.
Dr. Goldey is passionate about teaching and currently serves as a lecturer in the department of Health & Clinical Sciences in the College of Health Sciences. She has experience teaching in the classroom and clinical settings at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including courses related to health policy, evidence based decision making, interprofessional collaboration, social determinants of health, pediatric speech-language intervention, and more.
Research interests include augmentative & alternative communication, the relationship between language disorders and the school to prison pipeline, community-based speech and language interventions, and neurodiversity based clinical approaches.