Sarai Holbrook

Experience and Interests

Teaching Experience

• Assistant Professor, UW-Stevens Point (2020-present)

Research Interests

• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Implementation Science
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
• Communication Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Interventions for School-age Language Disorders

Professional Experience

• Clinical Instructor, Utah State University Speech-Language-Hearing Center, Logan, UT (2016-2017)
• Intervention Coordinator, Child Language Research Lab, Utah State University, Logan, UT (2017-2020)
• Research Lab Manager, Child Language Research Lab, Utah State University, Logan, UT (2015-2019)
• Speech-Language Pathologist, Jordan School District, Riverton, UT (2012-2015)
• Part-Time Speech-Language Pathologist, Sandy Health and Rehab, Sandy, UT (2014-2015)
• PRN Speech-Language Pathologist, Provo Rehabilitation and Nursing, Provo, UT (2013-2015)

Involvement

Professional Memberships

• Member, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (2012-present)
• Member, Wisconsin Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Association (2023-present)
• Ad Hoc Reviewer for the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research; Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools; and PLOS ONE (various dates)
• Member, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (2012-present)
• Reviewer, Language and Learning in School-Age Individuals ASHA Convention 2020 Topic Committee (2020)
• Ad Hoc Reviewer, PLOS One (2018)

Presentations and Publications

Publications

• Holbrook, S., Israelsen, M. (2020). Speech prosody interventions for persons with autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 29(4), 2189-2205. https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_AJSLP-19-00127

Fun Facts

Last books you read?

Digital Minimalism; Pippi Longstocking; The Princess Game

Best advice you ever received?

Do what you can and can the rest.

What did you want to be when you were growing up?

Astronaut, artist, teacher, flower-shop owner, concert pianist

Favorite Quote?

Harmony is being different together.

One thing about your school that you are most proud of?

I am proud of how unified our faculty are – we genuinely enjoy each other as people and are absolutely focused on how to help our students succeed, not on personal aggrandizement.

What do you enjoy most about teaching?

I enjoy sharing my passion for speech-language pathology and getting to know my students individually.

A piece of advice for students in your school?

Work hard but have confidence too. You know more than you think you do.