Eight faculty members and seven students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders are scheduled to make presentations at the 2018 Nebraska Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NSLHA) fall convention Thursday-Friday, Sept. 27-28, in Kearney.
The two-day convention will be held at the Kearney Holiday Inn & Conference Center. The schedule for the sessions featuring individuals from SECD are listed below with their names in bold.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 27
9:30-11:30 a.m. – “Enhancing Your Clinical Educator Tool Box: Clinical Supervision of Graduate Clinicians” – Diane Farrand (lecturer), Jill Kumke (University of Nebraska at Omaha), Laura Moody (University of Nebraska at Kearney), Lisa Lenz (assistant professor of practice)
4:45-6:30 p.m. – Poster sessions
“Improving the Interprofessional Relationship Between Nurses and Speech-Language Pathologists” – Christina Hamling (student), Kristy Weissling (associate professor of practice)
“A Comparison of Single-Language and Conceptual Vocabulary Assessments When Used with Spanish-Speaking Students” – Allison Lee (student), Marc Goodrich (assistant professor)
“A Return to Pura Vida! – Expanding English Enhancement Partnerships” – Alicia Davis (lecturer), Diane Farrand (lecturer), Rachel Feuker (student), Jennifer Gray (student), Cassidy Huff (student), Sydney Rhoades (student), Hannah Ringsdorf (student)
FRIDAY, SEPT. 28
1-2 p.m. – “Applying and Preparing for Graduate School” – Kathy Coufal (UNO), Miechelle McKelvey (UNK), Sherri Jones (professor and department chair)
3:30-4:30 p.m. – “SLP Grand Rounds” – Bethany Kusek (Madonna Rehabilitation Specialty Hospital), Trisha Funk (Quality Living, Inc.), Judy Harvey (assistant professor of practice)
3:45-4:45 p.m. – “Children with Visual Impairments: Accommodations and Modifications for Practice” – Mackenzie Savaiano (assistant professor of practice)
To learn more about NSLHA and the fall convention, visit http://www.nslha.org/.