Sharon Beaumont-Bowman
Doctoral Lecturer
Communication Arts, Sciences and Disorders
Location: 4410 Boylan Hall
Phone: 718.951.4402
Fax: 718.951.4167
Email:
Sharon Beaumont-Bowman spent the first 14 years of practice in the medical setting. She received her clinical doctorate in 2008, with her dissertation focusing on dysphagia and the tracheostomy. She has developed an in/outpatient FEES clinic and continues to practice with both the pediatric and adult population. Beaumont-Bowman joined the Brooklyn College faculty full-time in 2011 and was granted Board Recognition in Swallowing in 2012.
Education:
SLP.D, Nova Southeastern University - 2008 (Speech-Language Pathology)
M.Ed., Florida Atlantic University - 1997 (Communication Disorders)
B.S., SUNY Oneonta - 1993 (Speech Communications)
Areas of Expertise:
Swallowing disorders, neurogenic based speech and language disorders.
Books and Publications
Allen-McCombs, J., Banks, D., Beaumont-Bowman, S, Bergen M., Chan, C., Green-Rennis, L.,
Greene, M.G., Kras N., Oosting, J., Snowden, F., & Tursi-Wenzler, G. (2022). CUNY Teaching Resources on COVID-19. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
(Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2022
Freed, M., Burns, B, Heller, A., Sanchez, D., and Beaumont-Bowman, S. ?A Prototype Intelligent Assistant to Help Dysphagia Patients Eat Safely at Home.? In Proceedings of AAAI-16 Workshop on Artificial Intelligence Applied to Assistive Technologies and Smart Environments. AAAI Press, 2016. (Books and Publications: Abstract) 2016
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
New York Early Childhood Research Network & Professional Development Institute, $150,000 for
"Building the New York State Early Intervention Workforce: IHE's Requirements of Interdisciplinary Personnel Development and Preparation" Co-investigator. (Dr. Jacqueline D. Shannon (PI)), 2023
(Grants and Fellowships) 2023
Co-PI, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Early Intervention Grant, Years 2021 to 2023 Brooklyn College Dept. of Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders, Early Intervention Specialization Courses in the Master's Program in Speech-Language Pathology Academic Partnerships (Grants and Fellowships) 2021
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Early Intervention Grant, Years 2021 to 2023
Brooklyn College Dept. of Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders, Early Intervention Specialization Courses in the Master's Program in Speech-Language Pathology Academic Partnerships (Grants and Fellowships) 2020
SPEAK OUT/LOUD Crowd clinical grant from the Parkinson Voice Project (Grants and Fellowships) 2018
Office of the University Dean for Health & Human Services grant, "Simulated Learning Opportunities at NYSIM." $12,500. (Grants and Fellowships) 2016
Brooklyn College Award for Excellence in Teaching. (Awards and Honors) 2014
Office of the Dean for Humanities and Social Sciences mini-grant, $233. (Grants and Fellowships) 2014
Office of the University Dean for Health & Human Services grant, for "Clinical Competence in Dysphagia." $10,797. (Grants and Fellowships) 2014
Office of the University Dean for Health & Human Services grant, for "Advanced Neurogenic Clinic." $12,000. (Grants and Fellowships) 2013
William Stewart Travel Award. (Awards and Honors) 2013
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
2023 Simulation Summit, Best Practices in Simulation panelist, NYSIM (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2023
Panelist at the CUNY NYSIM Simulation Summit (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2021
A Question of Character: Student Dispositions and Career Paths, Faculty Panel, Brooklyn College
Faculty Day
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2019
"A Prototype Intelligent Assistant to Help Dysphagia Patients Eat Safely at Home", Workshop on artificial intelligence applied to assistive technologies and smart environments (AAAI-ATSE-16), Phoenix
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2016
"An Artificial Intelligence Technology for Monitoring Chin Tuck Maneuvers", poster, Dysphagia Research Society Annual Meeting, Tucson.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2016
"Supporting Caregivers of Children With Feeding Disorders" poster. Faculty Day. Brooklyn College. May. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2015
Clinical Grand Rounds, Speech Language Pathology program, Brooklyn College. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2014
"Feeding Therapy Basics: An Introduction to the Essential Skills Utilized in the Assessment
and Treatment of Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Problems." Host, Challenge Early Intervention Center, .3 CEU. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2013
"Implications of Pulse Oximetry for the Tracheostomized Population" poster. Dysphagia Research Society Annual Meeting. Seattle. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2013
"Implications of Pulse Oximetry for the Tracheostomized Population" poster. Faculty Day. Brooklyn College. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2013
"The Speech-Language Pathologist and the Neurogenic Patient." Physical Therapy Doctoral Program, SUNY Downstate. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2013
"The Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist in Neurogenic Rehabilitation." Physical Therapy Doctoral Program, SUNY Downstate. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2012
Professional Leadership
Faculty Council Department Representative (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2023
New York Simulation Center CUNY OER Committee (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2022
Faculty Council Department Representative (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2022
Graduate Curriculum Committee Chair (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2022
Graduate Program Director, Graduate Deputy (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2022
HHS Council (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2022
Graduate Admissions Committee Chair (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2021
Graduate Curriculum Committee Chair (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2021
Graduate Program Director, Graduate Deputy (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2021
NYSIM CUNY IPE Committee (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2021
CUNY NYSIM Advisory Board
(Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2020
Graduate Program Director, Graduate Deputy (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2019
Co-chair, Departmental Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2018
Graduate Program Director, Graduate Deputy (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2018
Faculty reviewer; Guttman transfer scholarship (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2017
Member; FC Library Committee (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2017
Member, Departmental Graduate Curriculum Committee (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2016
Member, College Committee on Undergraduate Curriculum (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2015
Member, School of Humanities Ad Hoc Committee on Medical Humanities. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2015
Mentor, American Speech Language and Hearing Association's (ASHA) Student to Empowered Professional (STEP) Mentoring Program. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2015
Member, Departmental Ad Hoc Committee on Risk Management. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2014
Member, Faculty-Student Disciplinary Committee (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2014
Member, Search Committee for Graduate Program Director, Department of Speech Communication Arts and Sciences. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2014
Mentor for board certification in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorder candidates. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2014
Member, College Committee on Graduate Curriculum and Degree Requirements. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2013
Member, Search Committee to select a lecturer for the Department of Speech Communication Arts and Sciences. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2012
Pedagogical Achievements
American Speech Language Hearing Association's Teaching Symposium on Foundational CSD Science Courses
2020
CUNY Open Educational Resources Initiative award 2018
Community Activities
Sunset Park High School Brooklyn College program. 2014
Development of a treatment support group for individuals with Parkinson's disease. 2013
Develop and facilitate ongoing monthly support group for parents of young children with feeding disorders. Brooklyn, N.Y. 2012
Other Professional Activities
"Advancing Clinical Care for Brooklyn's Parkinson's Population" poster. Faculty Day. Brooklyn College. 2014
Allied team training for Parkinson's Disease, Chattanooga, Tenn. 2014
Development of a treatment support group for individuals with Parkinson's Disease. 2014
Interactive Metronome Certification. 2014
Mentee, American Speech Language and Hearing Association's (ASHA) Mentoring for Academic-Research Careers (MARC) Program. 2014
Ad hoc reviewer; Professional Development- ASHA. 2013
Board certified specialist, swallowing and swallowing disorders. 2012
