Clinical &
Academic Consulting
Evidence-based, research-grounded consulting for SLP practices and higher education programs serving linguistically diverse populations.
Dr. Berry brings a rare combination to clinical and academic consulting: published research on dialect assessment, over a decade of clinical supervision experience, firsthand accreditation leadership as a CAA accreditation liaison and graduate program coordinator, and a Ph.D. in Communication Disorders with a Linguistics Minor. If your practice or program is asking harder questions about dialect, equity, and assessment—this is the expertise you've been looking for.
Dialect-Informed
Assessment Audit
A structured review of an SLP clinic's or academic program's assessment protocols, tools, and referral practices to identify where dialect bias may be producing inaccurate diagnostic outcomes for Gullah Geechee and African American English-speaking clients.
Schedule a Discovery CallWritten audit report with prioritized recommendations and a debrief session with clinical leadership.
10–30 day consulting sprint available remotely or in a hybrid engagement format.
Starting at $12,000
By Project Scope
Contact Dr. Berry for a customized proposal based on your institution's goals, timeline, and engagement needs.
- CAA self-study & accreditation preparation support
- Graduate curriculum review & revision
- Clinical education program design
- Faculty development & cultural competency integration
- New program development consulting informed by oversight of 80+ program approvals at the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
Higher Education Program Development & Accreditation Strategy
Consulting for Communication Sciences and Disorders departments and academic program administrators on curriculum design, accreditation preparation, and CAA compliance. Grounded in direct accreditation liaison experience and five years of academic leadership at the department chair and graduate coordinator levels.
Request a ProposalEvidence That Shapes the Work
Dr. Berry's consulting is grounded in peer-reviewed scholarship, clinical research, and years of academic leadership. Her work bridges linguistics and speech-language pathology, helping clinicians and educators make informed decisions about dialect, assessment, and culturally responsive practice.
Dialect Variation of Copula and Auxiliary Verb BE
Berry, J.R., & Oetting, J.B.
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research (JSLHR)
Marking of Tense and Agreement in Language Samples
Oetting, J., Berry, J., et al.
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research (JSLHR)
Clinical Applications of Linguistics to Speech-Language Pathology
Oetting, J., Berry, J., Gregory-Martin, K.
Book Chapter
Whether you’re preparing for accreditation, rethinking your assessment protocols, or building a more equitable clinical training program
let’s start with a conversation.