SECD faculty, students slated to present at NSLHA Fall Conference

28 Sep 2021     By Kelcey Buck

Six faculty and four graduate students from the speech-language pathology and audiology programs at the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders are among the speakers at the 2021 Nebraska Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NSLHA) Fall Convention Sept. 30-Oct. 1 in Kearney. 

The complete schedule of presentations featuring individuals from SECD is below. 

Thursday, Sept. 30

10:45 a.m. – Advances in Cochlear Implants – Michelle Hughes, Josh Sevier

5 p.m. poster – Effect of Compression and Prescriptive Procedure on Localization for Adults with Sensorineural Hearing Loss – Joslyn Parsons (Au.D. student)

5 p.m. poster – The Effects of EchoBlock on Speech Understanding for Cochlear Implant Users in Reverberant Conditions – Josie Zimmel (Au.D. student), Michelle Hughes

Friday, Oct. 1

10 a.m. – Aphasia Assessment & Intervention a Neurolinguistic Perspective – Kristy Weissling, Miechelle McKelvey (University of Nebraska at Kearney), Marissa Potter (SLP master’s student)

10 a.m. – Emotions and Middle School – Using Zones of Regulation to Give Common Language and Strategies for Big Emotions – Harmony Ames (SLP master’s alum)

10:20 a.m. – Emerging Trends in Vestibular-Visual Assessment and Treatment for a Concussion Population – Amanda Rodriguez, Hannah Hills (Creighton University)

3:15 p.m. – Evidence-Based Practice in Pediatric Dysphagia – Ross Westemeyer (SLP Ph.D. student), Angela Dietsch

3:15 p.m. – Evidence-Based Candidacy & Treatment Options for Children & Adults with Mild Hearing Loss – Kathryn Wiseman (Boys Town National Research Hospital), Marc Brennan, Cindy Johnson (Children’s Hospital – Omaha)

Visit the NSLHA website for more information about the organization and its fall convention.