Alumni Highlights: Dodie Woodard '98

Dodie Woodard ’98 was an aspiring speech-language pathologist when she got to Radford University. A native of Alleghany County, Virginia, Woodard quickly found that campus life suited her smalltown sensibilities. After graduation, a master’s degree and years of practice, Woodard pursued her interest in pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders, eventually forming Pediatric Therapy Services (PTS). Over the past seven years, PTS has served “over 1,300 children and counting.” Woodard herself provides speech, language and feeding services to 20-25 families a week. As a student, working with children and adults with speech and hearing difficulties was central to her curriculum.

Now, she enjoys helping graduate students in Radford’s COSD department embrace their roles in the community.