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NSU Alumni Spotlight: Gabrielle Haliburton
Gabrielle Haliburton
Born and raised in southern New Jersey, studying at Nova’s Fort Lauderdale main campus was attractive to Gabrielle Haliburton (M.S. ’05) for a number of reasons. “I enjoy the diversity of South Florida, and Nova reflects that. It’s like a melting pot.” Also, as a working professional, Haliburton needed a program that would accommodate her lifestyle. “I needed a program that could allow me to continue working while working on my degree. Nova was able to offer me a flexibility other schools could not.” Finally, Haliburton says, “I wanted the classroom experience. Although Nova was able to offer me the blended format of online and face to face classes, I wanted to get to know my professors and classmates.”
Haliburton started the M.S. program in Speech-Language Pathology in the fall of 2002. Though hard at work and school, she hoped to gain clinical experience. She began as a teachers’ aide at Nova’s Baudhuin Oral School, now the Baudhuin Preschool housed within the Mailman Segal Center for Human Development. Haliburton’s clinical experience would set the scene for her current career path. “I had never worked with children with autism before. In 2002, the community at large was just learning about people with autism. It was an eye-opening experience that made me want to learn more.”
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