Emily (Doll) Laracy, M.A., M.S., CCC-SLP is a school-based speech-language pathologist who works with students in grades K-5 in regular education, learning support, emotional support, partial hospitalization, autistic support, and homebound settings. Her caseload includes students with many comorbid diagnoses including generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety, specific phobias, selective mutism, and other mental health and learning disorders. She has participated as a consultant and clinician in treating many cases of selective mutism ranging from preschoolers to high school students. Her current research interests include the effects of psychological factors, such as anxiety, on children’s speech and language skills as well as the impact of parent language on children’s communication development. She is the author of “Treating Selective Mutism as a Speech-Language Pathologist” as well as several webinars, articles, and podcasts on this topic, and serves as the secretary and speech pathologist representative on the Selective Mutism Association Board of Directors.