Assistant Professor of Teaching and Academic Coordinator Lead for Clinical Education
M.Sc. RSLP SLP(C)
Contact
Phone: (604) 822-4533
Fax: (604) 822-6569
E-mail: marciac@audiospeech.ubc.ca
Profile and Clinical Interests
Marcia has been at the SASS since August 2015, and has been the Lead, Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education Team since March 2017.
As a UBC graduate, she has 20 years of clinical experience in adult neurogenic communication and swallowing disorders and 15 years as a Clinical Educator at Vancouver General Hospital and G.F. Strong Rehabilitation Centre. She also has school district and private practice experience. She was an Adjunct Professor for the School of Social Work and the former College of Health Disciplines, and for many years co-taught the undergraduate course, Interprofessional Health Care Team Development.
Marcia’s current teaching interests are professionalism for student clinicians and interprofessional care competencies in communication. Marcia’s role as ACCE Lead is dedicated to facilitating healthy clinical learning within the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology programs, and contributing to curriculum and policies that prepare students for the real world of clinical practice.