Rate My Professor Jen Brello

Jen Brello is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Science at The Ohio State University and Director of the OSU Aphasia Initiative. She earned a M.Ed. in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Toledo in 1997 and a B.Ed. in Communication Disorders from the University of Toledo in 1995. Brello has over 28 years of experience as a speech-language pathologist, primarily at Ohio State University. Her career includes serving as Program Director of the Ohio Valley Center for Brain Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation from 2009 to 2012, Team Leader of the Brain Injury System of Care at the Wexner Medical Center from 2002 to 2009, Clinical Instructor from 2012 to 2015, Clinical Assistant Professor from 2015 to 2020, and Clinical Associate Professor since 2020. She has also held roles as Graduate Advisor for the MA SLP program and Program Director of the OSU Aphasia Initiative since 2014. Earlier positions include Speech Language Pathologist at Ohio State University Medical Center from 1998 to 2002 and Lecturer in 2005.

Her academic interests center on adult neurogenic cognitive-communication disorders. Key publications co-authored by Brello include "Establishing Severity Levels for Patient-Reported Measures of Functional Communication, Participation, and Perceived Cognitive Function for Adults with Acquired Cognitive and Language Disorders" (Cohen et al., 2022, American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology), "Adapting a Patient-Reported Outcome Bookmarking Task to Be Accessible to Adults with Cognitive and Language Disorders" (Cohen et al., 2021, Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research), and "Hear My Song: Teaching Persons with Dementia to Play Musical Instruments" (Camp et al., 2016, Journal of Gerontology & Geriatric Research). Brello has presented at state, national, and international conferences, including on aphasia-friendly services, interprofessional practice, and simulation training at events like the Aphasia Access Leadership Summit and the International Conference on Communication, Medicine, and Ethics. Major awards include Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice (2023), Fellow of the Ohio Speech-Language Hearing Association (2021), Field Instructor of the Year from the OSU College of Social Work (2021), and National Academies of Practice Group Recognition Award (2023). She serves on the Faculty Advisory Council for the College of Arts and Sciences, as Buck IPE Champion, and in leadership roles for the Ohio Speech-Language Hearing Association, including Director of Education.