Shelby Montgomery working with young children

 For Kent State alumna Shelby Montgomery, ’17, B.S., ’19, M.A., the journey to becoming a speech language pathologist began with an injury on a high school soccer field.The Coshocton native was standing beside the goal during practice when a teammate kicked a ball that hit her in the head.“I went down pretty quick with a concussion,” she said. “I had a couple more concussions after that because I never fully healed from the first one.”The injuries impaired her cognitive skills, which limited her schooling to half days for a time. Though temporarily debilitating, her injuries also sparked ...

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