II Literacy, Language, Liberation LLC

Where passion meets purpose.

Continuing education, consultation in Education, Speech-Language Pathology and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion


II Literacy, Language, Liberation, LLC

Dr. Mahowald and Dr. Scott’s partnership is a testament to the power of love, respect, and mutual learning. They have built a bond that transcends their professional backgrounds, rooted in their shared commitment to social justice and equity.


Their journey together has been one of growth, understanding, and deep appreciation for each other's unique perspectives and experiences.


Together, they have built a platform that celebrates diversity, strives toward sustained equity, and fosters inclusion and belonging for all. Their collaborative efforts aim to dismantle systemic barriers and create spaces where everyone can thrive.


This platform is built on individual strengths as well as partnership. Please continue on to see how we can support you both as a team and as individuals!


  • Need support in accreditation alignment and requirements for your university program?


  • Confused as to where to start on your institution's or program's diversity, equity and inclusion journey?


  • Updating your courses to meet accreditation standards and not sure what to do?


  • Need customized training in language, literacy, counseling, therapeutic relationships or authentic programming?

Dr. Scott and Dr. Mahowald have extensive and tested experience in re-imagining educational programming.


Being a Black woman and White woman team, multiple perspectives are offered and healing is obtainable. We have the ability to implement trainings and consultation to help you and your organization's journey.


Engaging through authentic conversations and carefully designed presentations we can advance the work in your clinic, program or institution.

Joy. Passion. Education.

Us.

Dani Scott (she/her)

Expertise: DEI, Counseling, Therapeutic Relationships

Megan Mahowald (she/her)

Expertise: DEI, Language and Literacy

Dani

R. Danielle Scott, Ph.D. CCC-SLP (she/her), is a dedicated educator, speech-language practitioner, applied psychologist, and researcher with a deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in both academic and clinical settings. Dani holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology with an emphasis on Cognition and Instruction from Grand Canyon University, a Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology from Indiana University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Comparative Women’s Studies from Spelman College. 


With a wealth of experience as a professor, Dani has a variety of experience teaching courses on Culturally Responsive Practices, Cultural Humility, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Speech-Language Pathology (SLP), fostering an inclusive learning environment that emphasizes anti-racism, social justice, and the dismantling of systemic inequities. 


Dani’s scholarly contributions include research on therapeutic relationships between speech-language practitioners and students from racially/ethnically marginalized backgrounds and intersectional anti-oppressive pedagogical education. Her dissertation, Exploring How Speech-Language Pathologists Describe Therapeutic Relationships with Culturally/Linguistically Diverse Students, reflects her commitment to amplifying historically excluded voices within the field.  Her leadership in DEI has been recognized through multiple awards, including the Diversity Champion Award and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Distinguished Early Career Professional Certificate. 



Megan

 With over a decade of leadership in speech-language pathology and healthcare education, Megan Mahowald, Ph.D. CCC-SLP (she/her) is dedicated to advancing inclusive, antiracist care. From guiding the vision and management of a large, multi-disciplinary college to establishing community-centered clinics, her work focuses on bridging academic excellence with real-world impact. Megan has received numerous awards for her innovative and inclusive work including the Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’s Diversity Champion Award (2024), Outstanding Educator Award (2020) and Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor (2015). Her leadership has transformed programs and fostered community partnerships, positioning the next generation of clinicians to make and impact. 


Megan is also an accomplished scholar and clinician specializing in literacy education and speech-language pathology. With a Ph.D. in Literacy Education and a supporting program in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences from the University of Minnesota, Dr. Mahowald has extensive expertise in literacy development, assessment and intervention as well as language assessment and intervention. Megan is the Program Director of the Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Program at Marymount University (to launch in 2026) and co-directing Rec N’ Read, a highly regarded interprofessional literacy and recreation program that supports children with reading and writing disabilities. 


Impact Insights.

This was the best session I attended at (conference name).

 Important and vital content with compelling and excellent speakers.

Best DEI session I have ever been to!!!!

THESE TWO WERE EXCEPTIONAL THOUGHTFUL AMAZING SPEAKERS - MORE OF THEM!!! THE WORK THEY ARE DOING IS SO IMPORTANT!!! They are role models and trailblazers.

Cathartic. Transformative. Invigorating. This session gave me hope. It exposed the loneliness I had been feeling as a sole POC faculty in my department but also invigorated my passion to keep persisting. Thank you.

This session was excellent and so needed for our field and academic spaces!


This was an excellent presentation duo.

Session Description:

Using a Blueprint for Equity (designed by Megan and Dani) and the guiding theoretical framework from Glen
Singleton’s Courageous Conversations about Race, we reflect on our own racial equity journey, and explore action plans and outcomes that have led to success and challenges in a CSD program and data from an action assessment research project. We will discuss the accreditation and practice standards around equity, inclusion and social justice. The Equity Blueprint will be described to help participants understand a process for their own action research to improve equity and inclusion efforts in their own programs and to elevate participants’ equity, inclusion and justice work.

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