PATRICIA ASPILICUETA SIMOES DE CARVALHO CRUZ IS AN ASSISTING TEACHER OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF THE CENTER-WEST OF PARANÁ, HAVE COORDINATED IMPLANTATION OF SPEECH THERAPY COURSE IN THAT UNIVERSITY FROM 2003 TO 2009. SHE IS NOW ACCOMPLISHING THE DOCTOR DEGREE IN LINGUISTICS AT FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ WITH A RESEARCH PROJECT RELATED TO THE SUBJECT OF WRITTEN LANGUAGE ACQUISITION. SHE HAS EXPERIENCE IN THE COORDINATION OF PROJECTS OF RESEARCH AND OF EXTENSION CONCERNING SPEECH THERAPY IN SCHOOL, INCLUSION OF DEAF STUDENTS AND THE IMPLANTATION OF A NEW BORN HEARING SELECTION PROGRAM. HER PUBLICATIONS AND ORIENTATIONS CIRCULATE AMONG SUBJECTS ABOUT DEAFNESS, LITTERACY, ORAL AND WRITTEN LANGUAGE ACQUISITION. SHE ACTS IN THE AREA OF SPEECH THERAPY WITH EMPHASIS IN LANGUAGE.
PATRICIA ASPILICUETA SIMOES E PROFESSORA ADJUNTA DA UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO CENTRO-OESTE, HAVENDO COORDENANDO A IMPLANTAÇÃO DO CURSO DE FONOAUDIOLOGIA DURANTE O PERÍODO DE 2003 A 2009. ATUALMENTE OCUPA A DIREÇÃO DO SETOR DE SAÚDE DA UNICENTRO. DESENVOLVE ENSINO, PESQUISA E EXTENSÃO EM LINGUAGEM NA PERSPECTIVA DA CLÍNICA DE LINGUAGEM.