February 19-22, 2020
Lexington, Kentucky
Call for Papers
Professional Presentations – CLOSED
Poster Submissions – Deadline to submit a poster is February 1, 2020. (Note: Poster submissions received after January 10, 2020 may not be listed in the on-site program, on the website or on the Pathfinder.)
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Keynote Presentation: Using Endorphins Wisely: The Science Behind Laughing, Meditating, Reducing Stress and Managing Your Emotions
Presented by Matt Bellace, PhD
Thursday, 7:45 am – 8:45 am
As an neuropsychology intern at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, Dr. Bellace worked on a traumatic brain injury unit with a team of specialists, including speech therapists. His insights from that experience will serve as the foundation of his message. He uses humor, inspirational stories, audience participation and current research in the neuroscience to deliver a powerful message It’s not enough to just tell people what not to do, we need to empower them to create an environment that fosters positive mental and physical health.
Ethics: Navigating Ethical Dilemmas Faced By Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists
Presented by Donna Euben, JD, Esq
Select Your Time: Wednesday 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm | Thursday 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Dr. Euben is the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s Director of Ethics and Counsel to the Board of Ethics. She has extensive experience providing advice and training on professional. She has represented individuals in grievance, disciplinary and discharge hearings before administrative law judges, state agencies and boards, and courts. Dr. Euben has practiced labor, employment, and higher education law. Her Juris Doctor degree is from Brooklyn Law School and her bachelor’s degree is from Oberlin College. She is licensed to practice law in DC and NY.
Our professions face numerous, and often challenging, ethical dilemmas in our daily practices. This session will review briefly the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Code of Ethics (2016), discuss how to engage in ethical decision making and apply those understandings to case studies involving potential ethical violations. The ethical scenarios will include examples from schools, private practice and other healthcare settings (e.g., hospitals, SNFs).
Awards Luncheon
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Highlighted Presenters
Brenda Addington, MA, CCC-SLP
Presenting Making the Most of Therapy Minutes in School Settings and Analyzing and Using the Kentucky Eligibility Guidelines for Communication Disorders, Related Services Guidelines and IEP Guidance Documents, on Friday.
Margaret Adkins, AuD, CCC-A
To be Announced
Mary Beth Allen, MS, CCC-SLP; Sarah Campbell, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S; Jasmin Cummins, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S; Katie McComas Maddy, PhD, CCC-SLP
Presenting an all day workshop Comprehensive Stroke Care in Kentucky: Information for the Speech-Language Pathologist, on Thursday.
Robert Arnold, MS, SLPD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S
Presenting Medical Chart Review: Body Systems Influence on Cognitive-Communication and Swallowing, on Friday
Bethany Berry, MA, CCC-SLP; Stephanie Schaaf, EdD, CCC-SLP; Adair Keyton, BS
Presenting Supervision: School, SLP, and Student Perspectives on Wednesday.
Charles Bishop, AuD, PhD, CCC-A
To be Announced
Trey Cline, AuD; Skylar Trott, MD
Presenting Hormones and Hearing: Central Auditory Processing in Women, on Friday.
Daniel J. Croake, MM, PhD, CCC-SLP
Presenting Assessment and Treatment of Chronic Refractory Cough, on Thursday.
Amber DeVine-Stinson, MS, CCC-SLP; Brittany Mills, MA, CCC-SLP, ATP
Presenting AAC in the IEP: #RelationshipGoals, on Thursday.
Cari Ebert, MS, CCC-SLP
Presenting an all day workshop, Apraxia in Early Childhood, on Thursday.
Kellie C. Ellis, PhD, CCC-SLP
Presenting Treating Speech Sound Disorders: More Than Van Riper, on Thursday.
Amber Valentine Forston, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, IBCLC, CNT
Presenting Neonatal and Infant Feeding and Swallowing Disorders, on Friday.
Katie Goldey, MS, CCC-SLP
Presenting Practical Strategies for Improving AAC Access and Services for Adults, on Thursday.
Amy Grosnik, AuD, CCC-A, F-AAA
Presenting Pediatric Ototoxicity Monitoring, on Thursday.
Allison Hatcher, PhD, CCC-SLP; Caroline Alexander Hudson, MS, CCC-SLP
Presenting A Multi-Sensory Approach to Speech and Language Intervention, on Friday.
Lisa Hunter, PhD, F-AAA; David Moore, PhD
Presenting Listening Difficulties in Children: Is it Auditory, Language or Cognition?, on Friday
Patti Johnstone , PhD
Presenting, Music Perception and Hearing Aids for Child and Adult Musicians, on Thursday.
Violette Lavender, AuD
Presenting Vestibular Dysfunction in Children, on Thursday.
Shae Morgan, PhD, AuD, CCC-A
Presenting Emotion and Auditory Processing, on Friday and on Saturday, Talker and Listener Factors in Social Communication.
Donna Southerland Morris, MA, CCC-SLP; Aimee Sayre, MA, CCC-SLP; Janine Schmedding-Bartley, PhD, CCC-SLP
Presenting Training Graduate Speech-Language Pathology Students Through Simulation, on Friday.
Christen Page, PhD, CCC-SLP
Presenting Neuro Review for the Practicing Clinician, on Wednesday and Success and Barriers of Interprofessional Education, on Thursday.
Tom Parton, MS, CCC-SLP
Presenting Demystifying Dyslexia: Clarity for the SLP and Developing a Social Skills Class for High School Students With ASD, on Friday.
Lesley Raisor-Becker, PhD, CCC-SLP
Presenting Managing Challenging Behaviors in Preschool and School-Age Children and Social Skills and Executive Function Interventions in Early Childhood, on Friday.
Luis Riquelme, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S
Presenting a four part series on dysphagia on Friday:
- Part 1 Dysphagia Series I: Evidence to Clinical Practice – Presbyphagia
- Part 2 Do You IDDSI? The Science and Practice
- Part 3 IDDSI Laboratory: Implementation and Practice
- Part 4 Dysphagia Series II: Evidence to Clinical Practice – Dementia
Janine Schmedding-Bartley, PhD, CCC-SLP
Presenting Identifying Social Communication Development in Toddlerhood, on Thursday and Training Graduate Speech-Language Pathology Students Through Simulation, on Friday
JoAnna Sloggy, MA, CCC-SLP
Presenting Transgender Voice and Communication Therapy, on Wednesday.
Alicia VanderZanden, AuD
Presenting Updates in Hearing Devices and Assistive Technologies for Children at the Thursday, Audiologist Luncheon. Pre-registration required.
Lisa Williamson, MA, CCC-SLP
Presenting Just Get Up and Do It – Serving Students In the Real World, on Wednesday.
Scott Yaruss, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-F
Presenting an all day workshop, School-Age Stuttering Therapy: A Practical Approach, on Thursday.
Continuing Education and Disclosures for the KSHA Convention
ASHA Continuing Education
This course is offered for up to 2.55 ASHA CEUs (Various levels, Professional area)
AAA Continuing Education
KSHA is approved by the American Academy of Audiology to offer Academy CEUs for this activity. The program is worth a maximum of 1.9 CEUs. Academy approval of this continuing education activity does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products or clinical procedures.