THURSDAY MARCH 26, 2026

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7am-7:45am 

• Complimentary yoga session [Jen Akob]

8:00am - 8:30am

• One Path, Many Words: The Power of Motor Planning in AAC [Anastasia Martinez, Macy Marturano]

• Dance with the Girl You Brought - Adapting AAC Systems to Meet Users' Needs [Debbie Witkowski, Darlette Navrotski, and Lucy Iannamorelli]

8:00am - 9:00am

• Hot Topics in Medical SLP: Dialogue and Emerging Clinical Trends [Akila Rajappa, Staci Sorrell, Teresa Pudvah, Veronica Croesus, Nancy Carlino, Caterina Staltari]

• AI in SLP Education: Practical Pathways for Student Success [Sarah Moreau]

8:45am - 9:45am

• AAC & ABCs: Best Practices in Reading Instruction [Valerie Chapman-Jones, Rachel Young]

• Stuttering-Affirming Therapy: Clinical Decision Making and Applications [Heather Grossman, Mark O'Malia]

9:15am - 10:15am 

• Model Like You Mean It [Anastasia Martinez, Macy Marturano]

• From Campus to Community: Advancing Clinical Education & Health Equity [Lauren Hayden, Lindsay Milgram]

10:00am - 10:30am

• Video-reflexive ethnography of therapeutic alliance: An Indian perspective [Monica Kaniamattam, Judith Oxley, Namrata Pai]

10:00am - 11:00am 

• Using AI in School-Based Speech Therapy [Emily Laracy]

10:30am - 11:00am

• Rebuilding Connection: The TD Snap Aphasia Page Set in Action [Anastasia Martinez, Macy Marturano]

• Cultivating Cultural Humility in Clinical Supervision [Cailee Carmella, Jennifer Lopez, Biji Das, & Devin Marsh Gillespie]

10:30am - 11:30am

• Skill-Up: Scoring the Penetration Aspiration Scale [Jim Coyle]

11:00am - 11:30am

• Cultivating an Inclusive Learning Environment in the University Clinic [Patricia Mayro]

11:15am - 12:15pm 

• Skill Up: Integrating Literacy into Speech & Language Treatment [Jenny Havlovick]

• Generative AI in SLP [Practical Tools and Ethical Insights: Emily Sweet, Mary Beth Gorman]

11:45am - 12:15pm

• Investigating Voice Perception Based on Images Across Gender Identities [Stephanie Maines, Cari Tellis, Alexandra Long, Olivia Lidle]

• Instagram Reels and Canva 101: Creative Tools for SLPs and Audiologists [Jenna Nurick, Ashley Dugas]

12:15pm - 1:30pm 

• Lunch

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

• SLPD: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and What It Can Be [Cailee Carmella, Kelly Salmon, Melissa Wooten, Klaire Brumbaugh]

• PSHA Townhall

• Posters 

1:30pm - 2:30pm

• The School SLP’s Guide to Stuttering [Jaime Henry]

• What’s in Your HNC Dysphagia Toolbox? A Review of Options and Evidence [Kelly Salmon]

• Strength in Support: Understanding the SLP Identity and Those Who Share It [Patricia Lawton]

• Balancing Productivity and Supervisory Expectations [Abbigail Hoke, Marcel Broadway, Claire MacKenzie]

2:45pm - 3:45pm

• Literacy, Language, Relational Health and NAS [Jennifer Ferry, Laura Richardson, Veronica Morris, Priscilla Domines]

• Expectations: Clinical Educators' Experience with SLP Graduate Students [Darya Hinman, Karen Villanueva]

• Patient Vulnerability: Clinical Decisions and Challenges [Katya Hill, Nicole Lewis] 

• Hard Conversations: Tools for Effective Engagement [Beth Phifer]

• PSHA Committee Roundtable Discussions [Committee Leaders]

3:15pm - 3:45pm

• The Supervisor's Role in Fostering Student Self-Efficacy [Cheryl Smith]

4:00pm - 5:00pm

• Collaborating with Classroom Staff for AAC use Throughout the School Day [Carrie Van Soest]

• For English-speaking clinicians: Service for Bilingual Clients with Aphasia [Bruce Wisenburn]

• Student Track: Pediatric Feeding Disorders Lab [Kelly Salmon, Erin Buckwalter, Jenna Nurick, Ashley Dugas] 

• Supervising Student Interns: The Good, Bad and Ugly [Lindsay Arbutina]

5:00pm - 6:30pm 

• Mixer & Awards