Christi Johnson Popp, MS, CCC-SLP

Christi is a current member of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association and has a membership in the special interest group 5 focusing on Craniofacial and Velopharyngeal Disorders. She has also been a member of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. She has received the ASHA Award for Continuing Education (ACE) in 2015 and 2020; recognizing professionals who have demonstrated their commitment to lifelong learning by earning 7.0 ASHA continuing education units within a 36 month period. She has always enjoyed working with children and has developed a passion for working with children with cleft palate / craniofacial anomalies as well as children with complex communication needs as a member of the Assistive Technology Team.

Christi loves spending quality family with her husband and two young children. She enjoys vacationing in the OBX, as well as exploring the great outdoors hiking and camping with her husband and children. Christi is also a certified scuba diver along with her husband and has completed numerous open water dives and a shipwreck dive.

• Horne, J., Popp, C. & Barnhill, S. (2017). Educating and Collaborating with Community and School-based Speech-Language Pathologist: What is an Effective Approach? Accepted for presentation at the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association 75th Anniversary Conference as part of the "Ideas and Innovations" seminar.
• Popp, Christine J. (2019, November). Speech and Language Development in Children with Down Syndrome, and How Speech Therapy Can Help. Presentation at the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Richmond, Richmond, VA.
• Popp, C. & Horne, J. (2018, March). Protocols, Problems and Pitfalls: Speech Therapy for Children with Clefts. Presentation at the 60th Speech-Language-Hearing Association Conference, Williamsburg, VA.
• Popp, C. & Horne, J. (2017, September). Speech and Resonance Disorders related to Cleft Lip and Palate. Presentation at the Henrico County Public Schools Speech-Language Pathologists, Glen Allen, VA.
• Popp, C. & Monroe, K. (2017, March). An Exploration of No-Tech and Low-Tech AT/AAC Options for Early Communicators. Presentation at the Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU Assistive Technology Symposium. CollaborATe: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Assistive Technology through the Lifespan, Richmond, VA.
• Popp, C & Horne, J. (2017, February). Introduction to Pediatric Speech-Language Pathology and Disorders Related to Dentistry. Presentation at the VCU School of Dentistry, Richmond, VA.