Ms. Cotter-Jenkins holds a Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology from New York University and holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). She received her bachelors degree in Linguistics with undergraduate study at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Ms. Cotter-Jenkins is certified in the Compton Pronunciation of English as a Second Language Program. She is also trained in American Sign Language and both German and French.