FRIDAY MARCH 27, 2026

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8:00am - 8:30am

• Case Studies Using Socially Assistive Robotics with Pediatric Clients [Erin Roberts, Kara Thourot, Michaela Raub, Sara Lombardi, Victoria Slusark, Lori Cimino, Adina Rosenthal, Melissa Alunni] Introductory Level

8:00am - 9:00am

• Intensive Aphasia Therapy in Action: A University-Based Model [Emily Sweet, Lauren Hayden]  Intermediate Level

• State Board Licensure and Office of General Counsel Updates 2026[Lisa Butler, Theresa Jacopetti]  Intermediate Level

• Reframing Debriefing: Enhancing Clinical Education in CSD [Jenna Gregor]  Intermediate Level

8:30am - 9:00am

• From Requesting to Social Engagement: AAC Strategies to Expand Utterances [Barbara Weber]  Intermediate Level

9:15am - 9:45am

• Parent Perspectives: Supporting Young Adult & Adolescent AAC Participation [Eric Sanders, Jennifer Seale, David Hajjar]  Intermediate Level

9:15am - 10:15am 

• Breast Cancer Treatment: An On-Going Journey of Cognitive Recovery [LuAnn Batson-Magnuson]  Intermediate Level

• Medicaid Advocacy in Pennsylvania: a State and Federal Partnership [Caroline Bergner, Nicole Billak]  Intermediate Level

• Supporting Neurodivergent Students in SLP Master’s Programs [Reed Senter, Julie Santoro]  Introductory Level

• Poster Sessions 

10:00am - 11:00am 

• The Impact of Verbal and Nonverbal Working Memory on Language Processing [Karen Clapper]  Intermediate Level

10:30am - 11:30am

• Skill Up: VFSS vs FEES: Choosing the Right Study at the Right Time [Veronica Croesus, Teresa Pudvah]  Intermediate Level

• Click, Connect, Communicate: Virtual AAC Services Across the Lifespan [Cassie Calia, Jenn Lisberger, Hali Strickler]  Intermediate Level

• From Pages to Practice: An Interprofessional Healthcare Student Experience [Irene Jackson, Patricia Remshifski, Hani Dressler]  Intermediate Level

• Helping Your Students Master Direction-Following Skills [LuAnn Magnuson, Emily Laracy]  Intermediate Level

• AAC Supported Shared Reading in Primary Progressive Aphasia [Aleia Atherton, Alexandra Rogers, Abigail Mosteller, Amanda Prinzi, Chitrali  Mamlekar, Kathleen Scaler Scott, Melissa Alunni]  Introductory Level

11:45am - 12:15pm  

• Integrating Synchronous Simulations into Graduate Curricula [Elizabeth Grillo]  Introductory Level

• Examining Burnout in Speech-Language Pathology [Chantal Whiteduck, Sage Snyder, Students, Clinicians]  Introductory Level

12:15pm - 1:30pm 

• Lunch

12:15pm - 1:30pm (Lunch & Learn)

• Taking Action: How to Advocate and Why It Matters [Craig Coleman, Brandon Markosek]  Introductory Level

• Lunch provided for students

1:30pm - 2:30pm

• ASHA Board of Directors Presentation [Perry Flynn]

• Caregiver and Direct Support Perspectives on High-Tech AAC [Shannon Welch, Erin Edwards]  Intermediate Level

• Advancing toward Objective Auditory Processing Disorder Assessment [Susan Dillmuth-Miller, Erin Griffin, Sarah Vick, Manushree Karthik]  Introductory Level

1:30pm - 2:00pm 

• Creating a Symptom and Severity Index for Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction [Alexandra Long, Cari Tellis, Olivia Lidle]  Introductory Level

2:00pm - 2:30pm

• Students Perception of the Inclusion of Trained Dogs in the Classroom [Cari Tellis, Alexandra Long, Olivia Lidle]  Introductory Level

2:45pm - 3:15pm

• Interpreting and Translating in Hearing and Speech-Language Clinics [Patricia Swasey Washington, Staci Sorrell]  Introductory Level

2:45pm - 3:45pm

• From Watch & Wait to Join & Communicate! - Reimagining Circle Time [Valerie Chapman-Jones, Rachel Young]  Introductory Level

• Difficult Conversations and Emotional Resilience in Healthcare [Eleanor Smyser]  Introductory Level

• Decisions, Decisions: Is It SLI or SLD? Or Both? [Dawn Muller]  Intermediate Level

• Consult & Collab - Bring your Cases & Questions and Meet with Experts in:
• Traumatic Brain Injury [Louise Keegan]  Intermediate Level
• Dysphagia [Kendrea Garand, James Coyle]  Advanced Level
• Voice [Cari Tellis] Introductory Level
• Stuttering [Craig Coleman, Mary Weidner]  Intermediate Level
• Speech and Language [Jenny Havlovick, Christina Rojas]  Intermediate Level
• Clinical Educators [Cynthia Reyes-Pabon, Christine Shumaker]  Intermediate Level
• SLPD [Cailee Carmella, Kelly Salmon, Melissa Wooten, Klaire Brumbaugh]
• PA Licensure [Licensure Board Representatives]

3:15pm - 3:45pm

• Directing the BECS: Infusing Bilingual Emphasis in an SLP Graduate Program [Patricia Swasey Washington]  Intermediate Level

4:00pm - 5:00pm

• Collaboration between the ELD teacher and the Speech Language Pathologist [Michele Jervis-Schultz]  Intermediate Level

• Skill Up: Getting the Most from Your Cranial Nerve Exam [Kendrea Garand]  Intermediate Level

• If I Only Had Time! Self-Care for Busy Professionals [Jennifer Akob, Pamela Smith]  Introductory Level

• Living with Communication Disorders: Client Panel from East Stroudsburg [Clients facilitated by Jenna Nurick, Ashley Dugas]  (No CEU credit)