People

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r. Grant holds a Ph.D. in Neuroscience, having studied at the Graduate School of Medicine and the College Park campuses of the University of Maryland. She specializes and did research in Neurolinguistics, the study of the relationship between brain and language development. She also holds a Master of Science and Maryland license in Speech and Language Pathology. Dr. Grant has been in private clinical practice for nearly 25 years, diagnosing and developing treatment plans for children with speech-language, reading and learning disabilities, working closely with many public and independent schools throughout the State of Maryland, Washington, D.C., Virginia and Pennsylvania. She oversees a staff of 11, including professionals and support personnel, who treat children with speech-language deficits and learning disabilities.

Dr. Grant has recently been appointed as a member of the Committee on Exceptional Children and the US State Department Office of Overseas Schools having been involved with the State Department Office of Overseas Education for 18 years. Dr. Grant has taught at the University of Maryland as visiting faculty in the area of Learning Disabilities for the Department of Speech and Hearing Science. She was the founding Board member and Board president of a middle and high school, college preparatory program for students with learning disabilities and currently serves on several Boards of Trustees and Advisory Boards for independent schools in the Baltimore community. Dr. Grant lectures and has given many workshops nationally and internationally on the applicability of brain research to good teaching practice, language and reading acquisition, and learning disabilities.

Dr. Grant and her husband live in Northern Baltimore County. They have one son.

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r. Chad Nelson received his doctorate degree in clinical psychology from the University of South Dakota in 1995. Upon completing his doctorate, Dr. Nelson completed an internship and fellowship in the Division of Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He served as Director of Inpatient Psychology Services and Director of Postdoctoral Psychology Training at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital, and has been an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and a consultant in the Department of Disabilities for the State of Maryland. He has published articles and book chapters on topics such as coping with mood disorders in children, child and family coping with various diagnoses, and adjustment issues in children. He has also authored computer software to assist in children's understanding of hospitalization and medical procedures. Dr. Nelson has been providing cognitive and psychoeducational assessments and behavioral counseling for Dr. Grant's office for the past 10 years.

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retchen Montcalmo is a Maryland licensed speech-language pathologist with a Masters in Science from Loyola College. She graduated in 1992 and has been working in the field of Speech-Language Pathology specializing in pediatric speech and language disorders for 15 years. Gretchen joined the practice of Dr. Susan Grant in 1997, providing therapy and diagnostic services to children with speech and language needs, and in addition, serves as the Clinical Coordinator for the practice. She has extensive expertise in servicing children with a variety of speech and language issues including: language processing disorders, articulation disorders, apraxia, oral motor disorders, pragmatic language deficits, autism spectrum disorders, and tongue thrust. Gretchen resides in Perry Hall with her husband and three young daughters.

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ulie Hemmeter has a Bachelor of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology from Loyola College and a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from Towson University. She has worked in the field since graduating in 1994, joining Dr.Grant's practice in 1998. She holds a Maryland license in the field and specializes in working with children with speech and language disorders including: auditory processing disorders, articulation and myofunctional disorders, apraxia, and autistic spectrum disorders. Julie, her husband, and their three children live in northern Baltimore County.