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Personal Summary

Mina May, M.S., CCC-SLP is the Distance Program Coordinator and Clinical Assistant Professor in the school of Speech, Language, Hearing, and Occupational Sciences at the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥. Originally from Honolulu, OÊ»ahu, Mina obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Arts with an emphasis in Directing from the University of California-Santa Barbara in 2005. She worked in the film/television industry in a variety of capacities for local and national companies while also teaching performing arts to all ages. Mina moved to Missoula, MT in 2009 and became an early childhood educator at a mindfulness-based school focused on social/emotional development which led her to an interest in speech and language development. Mina obtained her Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology from the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ in 2016. She joined the Missoula-based private practice, Stack Speech Therapy Group, which partnered with occupational therapy to merge as the interdisciplinary clinic, Moving Mountains Therapy Center, focused on providing family-centered care and community outreach in a variety of settings. Through this experience, Mina gained invaluable skills as an SLP and a clinical supervisor while being directly involved in clinic operations and community outreach coordinating. Her clinical interests include early language development, literacy and language development, trauma-informed care, health equity and clinical cultural competency. Through her role as the Distance Program Coordinator, Mina hopes to improve access to higher quality education for all while providing high-quality mentorship to future speech language pathologists as a clinical assistant professor. She is especially passionate about improving access to quality care in rural and underserved areas. 

Education

• MS (2016) Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ | Speech Language Pathology
  • Thesis: "A Brief but Intensive Language-Literacy Intervention for a School-Aged Child" 
• Post-Baccalaureate Leveling Certificate (2014) Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ | Communicative Sciences & Disorders 
• BA (2005) University of California-Santa Barbara | Dramatic Arts

Courses Taught

Current Courses:

• CSD 265 ONLINE: Developmental Speech and Language Disorders 

Affiliations

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

ASHA Minority Student Leadership Program Cohort 2015

Montana Speech-Language-Hearing Association (MSHA) 

Honors / Awards

2024 Outstanding Performance Award for Non-Tenure Track Faculty, Provost's Office, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥