Faculty Profile

Kaila Stipancic

Assistant Professor
Communicative Disorders and Sciences
klstip@buffalo.edu

Education:

PhD, Rehabilitation Sciences, MGH Institute of Health Professions, 2020
MA, Communicative Disorders and Sciences, University at Buffalo, 2015
BA, Speech and Language Sciences, Brock University, 2012

Professional experience:

Speech-Language Pathologist, acute care, swallowing speciality, University of Wisconsin-Madison Hospital

What mentoring means to me:

I believe that mentoring is the single best way that I can give back to the a community of learners similar to the one that gave so much to me. I truly consider the relationships that I have been able to make with exemplary mentors to be one of the largest contributors to the success I have had in my professional journey to date. The incredible mentors I have had the opportunity to learn from have shaped me into the clinician, researcher, and person that I am today. My hope is that I can be this type of mentor to students here at UB.

Topics I am willing to discuss with students:

Academic Culture

Dealing with politics and conflict with faculty or peers.

Decoding and demystifying academic culture and norms.

Uncertainty about staying in grad school.

Personal Experiences

Experiences related to being a woman.

Non-U.S. citizen or immigrant experiences.