Andy Clare

Assistant Clinic Director

Full-time

School: Columbian College of Arts and Sciences

Contact:

Email: Andy Clare

Office Phone: (202) 994-7360

2115 G Street NW Washington DC 20052

Andy Clare DHSc CCC-SLP CBIS, serves as the Assistant Director of Clinical Education and Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences at George Washington University. Prior to working at GW, Dr. Clare worked in an acute, inpatient rehabilitation hospital setting, helping patients with a wide range of diagnoses including Stroke, and Traumatic Brain Injury. He is a Certified Brain Injury Specialist. His clinical areas of expertise include Dysphagia, Aphasia, Cognitive-Linguistic Disorders, and Aural Rehabilitation. He currently teaches classes in Dysphagia and Clinical Methods for Speech-Language Pathology and supervises graduate students in their clinical rotations through the Acquired Neurological Disorders clinical practicum track. His research interests center on refining clinical education and supervision processes for students and supervisors in Communication Sciences and Disorders. He currently also serves as the Vice President of Clinical Education for the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD) where he leads national level endeavors to support clinical education in the fields of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.

Expertise

Aphasia
Dysphagia
Cognitive-Linguistic Disorders
TBI

Courses Taught

SLHS 6201 Clinical Practicum (Acquired Neurological Disorders) (Graduate) (2017-Present)

SLHS 4119 Principles & Methods in Speech-Language Pathology (Undergraduate) (2021-Present)

SLHS 6281 Dysphagia (Graduate) (2022-Present)

SLHS 6276 Aural Rehabilitation (Graduate) (2018-2022)

SLHS 6291 Advanced Aural Rehabilitation (Graduate) (2025)

Publications

Publications

Clare, A.J, Chapter 2: “Speech-Language Pathology: An Overview for the Pre-Health Advisor”, Handbook of Research on Advising and Developing the Pre-Health Professional Student, IGI Global, 2022

Conference Presentations

CAPCSD Conference 2019 (San Diego, CA) - “Options for Web-based Clinical Education Tracking Systems (Exxat, Typhon, Calipso, Evalue)”
IALP Conference 2019 (Taipei, Taiwan) - Clare, A.J, Comer, K., “It Takes a Village: Three key strategies for successfully managing community-based externship experiences.”
ASHA Conference 2021 (Washington DC) - Clare, A.J., Brundage, S, Walsh, S, “Exploring 'The Clinical Supervisory Alliance' in Speech-Language Pathology”, Poster Presentation
ASHA Conference 2021 (Washington DC) - Clare, A.J., Brundage, S, “Keep Calm and Collaborate: A Virtual Inter-Professional Education Event Model for the Post Pandemic World”, Poster Presentation
CAPCSD Conference 2021 (Virtual) - CAPCSD Clinical Education Committee, “Clinical Educator e-Learning Courses – Refreshed and Relaunched!”
CAPCSD Conference 2023 (Orlando, FL) - “A Clinical Education Round Table: Framing the Barriers to Evidence-based Supervision in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology”
CAPCSD Conference 2025 (Atlanta, GA) - Clare, A.J., “Data-Driven Strategies for Advancing Evidence-Based Supervision in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology”
CAPCSD Conference 2025 (Atlanta, GA) - Clare, A.J., Needham, C., “Solution Focused Dialogue: Clinical Placements for Speech-Language Pathology”
ASHA Conference 2025 (Washington DC) - Clare, A.J., Maring, J, “Exploring Graduate Student Perspectives of Clinical Supervision in Speech-Language Pathology: A Qualitative Case Study of Facilitators and Barriers”, Poster Presentation

Education

DHSc Leadership in Clinical Practice and Education, The George Washington University, Washington DC, USA

MS Speech-Language Pathology, Gallaudet University, Washington DC, USA

BA Honors English Literature & Sociology, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK