Mallory D. Upchurch, MS
Instructor
Department:
SOM-Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Email:
mupchurch@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 815-9242
Education
| Millsaps College, Certificate of Completin for Millsaps College Business Advantage Program, Business Advantage Program | 2018 |
| University of Mississippi, MA, Communication Sciences and Disorders/Master of Science/Speech-Language Pathology | 2014 |
| University of Mississippi, BS, Communicative Sciences and Discorders | 2012 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Neonatal Therapy National Certification | 01/2020 - Present |
| Certification, Certificate of Clinical Competence | 04/2015 - Present |
| Certification, Wee Fim Instrument | 09/2015 - Present |
| Licensure, Speech-Language Pathologist, American Speech-Language Hearing Association | 05/2014 - 12/2021 |
| Licensure, Speech-Language Pathologist, MS Department of Health | 07/2015 - 06/2021 |
Current Positions
| Instructor | 04/2015 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Presentations
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Feeding the Infant with NAS, Mississippi Perinatal Quality Collaborative, UMMC | 09/2018 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Feeding the Baby with Cleft Lip and Palate, Mississippi Speech-Language Health Association, Natchez, MS | 04/2018 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, H.E.L.P.! Healthcare Experience Learned from Professional, MSHA, Natchez, MS | 03/2017 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Feeding and Swallowing in The Medically Complex Infant and Child, MSHA, Natchez, MS | 03/2017 |
| Graduate Lecture at University of Mississippi, Subspecialties at University of Mississippi Medical Center, University of Mississippi | 10/2016 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Extra Mile Award, Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences | 2018 |
| Speech-Language Pathologist of the Year, Division of Otolarygology and Communicative Sciences | 2018 |
| ASHA Award for Continuing Education ACE, American Speech-Language Hearing Association | 2017 |
| Calm in the Midst of Chaos Award, SLP Faculty | 2016 |
| Extra Mile Award, Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences | 2016 |
Professional Membership and Service
| Mississippi Speech-Language Hearing Association, Member | 2015 - 2020 |
| American Speech-Language Hearing Association, Member | 2014 - 2020 |
| Group on Women in Medicine and Science, Member | |
| National ASHA Special Interest Group 13- Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders, Member |
Committee Service
| Pediatric Team Leader for Speech-Pathology Division | 2017 - Present |
| Healthcare Committee for Mississippi Speech-Language Hearing Association, Member | 2016 - 2017 |
| Care Coordinator for Children's Rehab Service | 2016 - 2017 |
| CEU Committee Chair for Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, Chair | 2015 - Present |
Community Service
| Mississippi Food Network, Packing food boxes | 02/2018 - 02/2018 |
| Volunteered at SonBeams, SLP division | 05/2017 - 05/2017 |
| Quilts for TBI patients, Made quilts with SLP division for TBI patients | 09/2016 - 09/2016 |
| Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness: Question It, Discover It, Educate the community of traumatic brain injury and the role of SLP | 04/2016 - 04/2016 |
Other Service
| Yearly Competency Training, completion of trach training class with follow up class for check off on competencies with Hanne Nanavaty (trach care nurse) |
Teaching Experience
| CARE Psych Behavior Training | Summer 2017 - 2017 |
| Mid-Career Women Faculty Professional Development Workshop | Spring 2017 - 2017 |
| Rehab Grand Rounds- Concussions and LOC | Fall 2016 - 2015 |
| Lecturer, Ankyloglossia and Upper Lip Tie and the Effects on Feeding | Spring 2016 - 2016 |
| Bootcamp in NICU - Initiating Oral Feeding | Summer 2016 - 2016 |
| Developmentally Supportive Feeding in the NICU | Summer 2016 - 2016 |
| Rehab Grand Rounds: Deep Brain Stim Neuro-Seminar | Fall 2015 |
Directed Student Learning
| Advised: Chloe Morgan | 2020 - 2020 |
| Student Supervisor, Advised: Beth McCafferty | 2017 - 2017 |
| Advised: Natalie Putnam | 2016 - 2016 |
| Advised: Jessica Fuller | 2016 - 2016 |
| CFY Supervisor, Advised: Rachel Tyrone | 2016 - 2016 |
| Advised: Mary Randall Ivy | 2015 - 2015 |