Shanika is a licensed SLP with Say It Sow. She obtained an undergraduate degree in Communicative Disorders from the University of Alabama in 2015 and a master’s degree in Communicative Sciences and Disorders from Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (AAMU) in 2017. Shanika is currently licensed by the Alabama Board of Examiners for Speech Pathologists and Audiologists (ABESPA) and the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA). Since graduating Shanika has been afforded the opportunity to work in multiple settings, including skilled nursing and long-term care facilities, acute care, in-patient rehab, school settings, and currently private practice. She has gained a variety of experience with individuals of all ages presenting with various impairments related to articulation disorders, voice, hearing impairments, swallowing disorders, fluency disorders, apraxia, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and so many others.