SLP Faculty and Staff
Speech Language Pathology Faculty and Staff
Dr. Jamie Thomas
Program Director, Assistant Professor
thoma175@nsuok.edu | 918-444-3858
Degrees:
PhD., CCC-SLP
Tina Bolton-Linn
Assistant Clinic Director
boltonli@nsuok.edu | 918-444-3784
Degrees:
CCC/SLP
I am a native of Tulsa. I attended Oklahoma State University where I earned a Bachelor
of Science in Speech-Language Pathology. Following graduation, I entered The University
of Tulsa where I completed my Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology. I am
licensed through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Oklahoma
Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists. I spent 20 years
as a full-time SLP in the public school setting working with children ages 4 to 12
with communication delays and disorders. I also worked part-time as a medical SLP
in a variety of settings including hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, home health,
and private practice. I am currently enrolled at Oklahoma State University where I am pursuing a Doctor
of Education in administration with a focus on early intervention and issues in special
education.
Paula Raines
Administrative Secretary
raines@nsuok.edu | 918-444-3775
Paula joined the NSU family on August 23, 2021 in the College of Science and Health
Professions as an Administrative Secretary for Speech-Language Pathology. Also serving
for the Masters Public Health and Nutritional Sciences programs. As the face of the
SLP program, greeting and welcoming individuals who enter our area throughout the
day, assessing their needs and acting on their behalf is very important to me. Even
if it's a 'hello' and a smile, because everybody needs a smile. In the almost three
years I have been employed at NSU, I have enjoyed my involvement with the SLP program
immensely. She is also a NSU Alum.
Kaitlyn Scrapper
Instructor
cauthon@nsuok.edu | 918-444-6297
Degree:
I graduated from NSU in 2014 with my Master's Degree in SLP. I am currently a doctoral
candidate at Southern Nazarene University in the Doctor of Education Administration
and Leadership program. As an SLP, I loved working in acute care hospitals and in
inpatient rehab settings in my community. My passion is working with adults with swallowing
disorders, aphasia, and motor speech disorders. Working at NSU, I get to teach futurs
SLPs about those disorders so that they can go out and be passionate, knowledgeable,
and empathetic clinicians in their community!
Ashley Talburt
Clinical Director
talburta@nsuok.edu | 918-444-6298
Degrees:
I am proud and honored to represent NSU as the Clinic Director of the SLP Program
where I guide our students through their practicum experience. I have been a Speech-Language
Pathologist, mostly in the school setting. for over 15 years. During many of those
years, I worked as an adjunct clinical supervisor at NSU, which is also my alma mater
- Class of 2005. Go RiverHawks!
Caitlin Bruder
Assistant Professor
dingle@nsuok.edu | 918-444-3782
Degrees:
M.S., CCC/SLP
Betty-Lou Barton
Assistant Clinical Director
moore139@nsuok.edu | 918-449-3784
Betty-Lou lives in Owasso with her husband and two children. She graduated from OSU
in 1998 with a BS in Communication Sciences and Disorders. She then attended graduate
school at The University of Tulsa earning a Masters in Speech-Language Pathology in
2000. The majority of her professional experience has been with school aged children
in the public school setting and private practice. She also has experience working
with adults in the inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation settings. Betty-Lou began
working at NSU in the fall of 2023 as he assistant clinical director/instructor in
the SLP department. She runs the Scottish Rite SLP Clinic at the Broken Arrow campus
where she loves supervising graduate studens in the clinic. Her professional passions
include teaching/supervision of college students and motor speech disorders.
