Ms. Norris is a licensed speech-language pathologist through the North Carolina Board of Speech-Language Pathologist and Audiologists and holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Ms. Norris received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Western Carolina University (WCU) in 2012 and 2015 respectively. While pursuing her master’s degree, Ms. Norris served as the program coordinator for an inclusive two-year postsecondary education program for college-age students with intellectual and developmental disabilities at WCU. As program coordinator, Ms. Norris supported students and their families in the college experience as well as planning for transition back to their home communities, competitive employment and independent living. Prior to joining FIPP in the summer of 2018, Ms. Norris was employed by Catawba County Schools and worked with children ages 3-21 with a variety of communication needs related to autism spectrum disorders, hearing impairments, cochlear implants, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, multiple disabilities and other phonological/articulation/language delays. Ms. Norris was also a lead member of the assistive technology assessment team for the Catawba County school system. Ms. Norris has particular interest in supporting families in the area of assistive technology, augmentative/alternative communication, language development, inclusion and transitions across the lifespan.