Krista Lafferty

Krista Lafferty, MS, CCC-SLP, serves as a Speech Language Pathologist at Niles Township District for Special Education since August 2019, following a role as a Graduate Student Clinician at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago from January to August 2019. Prior experience includes positions as a Graduate Research Assistant and Undergraduate Research Assistant with the Early Intervention Research Group at Northwestern University, where Krista contributed to assessments and research on early intervention practices for children with communication disorders. Additional clinical experience encompasses therapy sessions for students with disabilities and pragmatic language therapy for middle schoolers with ASD. Krista holds a Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Northwestern University and a Bachelor's degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Leadership experience includes roles as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer for the Kappa Alpha Theta - Tau Chapter at Northwestern University.