RJ Risueno, MS CCC-SLP

R.J. (he/him/his) is a speech-language pathologist and doctoral student in the Speech and Hearing Sciences program at Arizona State University. His passion for dyslexia is centered on ensuring that children of all cultural and linguistic backgrounds are provided equitable access to reading assessments and interventions. For five years, he has studied, volunteered, and worked in various capacities to help make literacy opportunities equitable and accessible to all children. RJ’s volunteer experience has ranged from the micro level, where he organized the donation of 2,000 books to a preschool for low-income families, to the macro level, where he served on the state association board of speech-language pathologists and audiologists. He currently resides in Phoenix, Arizona where he enjoys reading books, spending time with friends, and laughing.