Elizabeth Crais, Ph.D. is a professor in the division of Speech and Hearing Sciences of the Department of Allied Health Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.

“Assessing Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers: Are We Accessing the Right Things in the Most Effective Ways?”

David Denton, J.D., M.A., CCC/SLP is the Director of Ethics of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and an ex-officio member of the association’s Board of Ethics.

“Ethics: It’s More Than Commonsense”

Linda D’Onofrio, M.S., CCC–SLP manages a private practice in Portland Oregon. She evaluates and treats articulation and language disorders, motor speech disorders, craniofacial disorders, feeding and swallowing, voice, reading and word study, and critical thinking skills. She specializes in language development, autism and Asperger’s, and oromyofunctional disorders in children and adults.

The Business of Speech-Language Pathology

Don Freed, Ph.D. is the chair of the Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Studies at California State University

“An Overview of Treating the Speech, Language, and Swallowing Disorder in MS, Guillain–Barre, Myasthenia Gravis, and Huntington’s Disease"

Kurt A. Freeman, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry and behavioral psychologist at the Child Development and Rehabilitation, Oregon Health & Science University. His clinical and research activities emphasize methods of behavioral assessment and treatment for children with and without special health care needs, particularly strategies applicable in applied settings.

Behavioral Intervention for the Non-Behaviorist: Strategies for In–Session Challenges

Susan Ginley, M.A., CCC–SLP

Living with Aphasia: the role of social networks in establishing a ‘New Normal’

Brian Goldstein, Ph.D., CCC/SLP is an associate professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Temple University.

“Language Assessment and Intervention for Bilingual Children "

Lee Ann C. Golper, Ph.D., BC-ANCDS is an associate professor in Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences (DHSS), Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, and the Administrative Director of SLP Clinical Programs at the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center.

“Leadership: Finding Your Inner Throgmartin”

James Hanson is a past president of the Oregon School Psychologists Association (OSPA) and is the Government and Public Relations co-chair for the Oregon Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (ORBIDA. He will be joined by Karin Bright, M.S. SLP-CCC; John Walrod, M.S. Educational Resource Center Teacher; Janice Holstein, B.S., Educational Assistant and ERC Teacher in Training, and Carol Murphy, M.S., Kindergarten Teacher.

Response to Intervention and Patterns of Strengths and Weaknesses: The Speech Pathologist’s New Role on School Literacy Teams

Turi Hoaglin

Hands and Voices

Kory Keller, M.S., C.G.C.

The Genetic Basis of Isolated Deafness
Common Genetic Syndromes Including Deafness

David Laszlo, Au.D.

Oregon Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program (EHDI):
Current State of Screening, Diagnosis, Intervention and Follow-up

Robert C. Marshall, Ph.D., BC-NCD, F-ASHA is a professor in Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Division of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Kentucky

"Accountable Aphasia Assessments: Coming to Terms Professionally with the Way Things Are”
 
Lisa Young Melady, M.D. CCC–SLP specializes in pediatric evaluation and treatment for those presenting velopharyngeal incompetence and voice disorders.  She is an active member f the American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association and the Cleft Palate Foundation.  She is published in the Journal of Speech and Hear4ing Research. Mrs. Melady works at The hearing & Speech Institute, where she is Program Manager for The Pediatric voice and Resonance Program.  She is also affiliated with the Northwest Center for Voice and Swallowing at Oregon Health Sciences University.

What in the world was that?!
Identification and Treatment of Compensatory Articulation patterns related to Hypernasality

Deanne Nelson graduated with a B.S. (1986) and M.S. (1990) degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology from the University of Oregon.  Deanne has been employed at the Hearing & Speech Institute since 1991.
Deb Hainisch graduated with her M.S. (2006) degree in Speech Pathology from Nova Southeastern University.  During this time she completed internships with Consonus Rehab and the Hearing & Speech Institute with Deanne Nelson.  

Social Pragmatic Intervention

Marilyn A. Nippold, Ph.D. holds an endowed Professorship in Communication Disorders and Sciences at the University of Oregon.  She is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and received the ASHA Editor’s Award for articles published in 1983 and 2001.  Professor Nippold is a frequent OSHA presenter.

Natural Language Production in Adolescents: Guidelines for Assessment

Sharon Soliday, M.S., CCC–SLP; Kira Wright, M.S., CCC–SLP; Britteny Asher, M.S., CCC–SLP ; Sharon Scheurer, M.S., CCC–SLP & Ashley Northam, M.S., CCC–SLP
Our company, SLP Service, LLC, sent a team of 10 speech pathologists to Liberia, Costa Rica in June of 2008. We pursued this as a personal/professional growth opportunity and to share philanthropically in a part of the world where services are limited and need is high.

Providing Communication Training in Liberia, Costa Rica

Michelle Garcia Winner, MA, CCC/SLP specializes in helping students with social cognitive deficits.

“Implementing Social thinking Concepts and Vocabulary into our School and Home Day:  A Day to Develop Team Creativity”

Kathryn M. Yorkston, Ph.D. is head of the Division of Speech Pathology and Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at University of Washington, Seattle.

“Assessment of Dysarthria within the ICF Framework”

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