SC 1
Keeping it Positive; The Key to Rewarding Therapy, Tisha G Pierce, MCD; Merrill Catt, M.S. M.S.P.  

SC 2
The State of Pragmatic Language Research for Children of Color, Glenda DeJarnette, Ph.D.; Kenyatta O. Rivers, Ph.D.; Yvette D. Hyter, Ph.D.

Friday, April 16

9:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

SC 3
SLPs Teaming With Other Related Professionals in Education, Glenda DeJarnette, Ph.D.

2:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

SC 4
Research Grant Writing: An Introduction, C. Melanie Schuele, Ph.D.; Sharon Moss, Ph.D. FASHA, CRA

2:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

SC 5
What is New in AAC, Mary Ann Lowe, SLPD; Lisa Lawrence, M.S., FRS; Andrea  Madeya, B.A.; Rick Archer

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

SC 6
Filling Your Academic-Research Career Shopping Bag, Monique T. Mills, Ph.D.; Sharon E. Moss, Ph.D.; Nicole Patton Terry, Ph.D.; Julie A. Washington, Ph.D.

2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

SC 8
Childhood SLI in the Context of English Dialect Variation, Janna B Oetting, Ph.D.

2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

SC9
Working With Trachs and Vents With Dysphagia Patients, Mary Spremulli

4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

MS 2
Starting From Scratch: Developing a Speech-Language Pathology Program for Zambia, Rebecca O. Weaver, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

MS 3
Non-Mainstream Dialect and the Identification of Risk for Language Impairment, Janice E. Jackson, Ph.D.; Barbara  Zurer Pearson, Ph.D.

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

MS 4
Planning is Everything: Using Thematic Units, Merrill Catt, M.S.P., CCC-SLP; Tisha G. Pierce, M.C.D., CCC-SLP; Arianne F. Pait, M.S., CCC-SLP; Sherri  Lovelace, Ph.D., CC-SLP

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

MS 5
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure, Complex Trauma, and Language Outcomes, Yvette D. Hyter, Ph.D.

9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

MS 6
A Critical Approach for Communication Sciences and Disorders, Yvette D. Hyter, Ph.D.

9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

MS 7
Aphasia in America:  The Impact of Residence, Race/Ethnicity, and Gender, Charles Ellis, Jr, Ph.D.; Clara Dismuke, Ph.D.

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

MS 8
Telepractice As A Service Delivery Model?, Thomasyne H. Smith, Ed.D.; Lawerence F. Molt Ph.D.

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

MS 9
Spanish-English Phonology: Research to practice and empowerment through knowledge, Alejandro Emris Brice, Ph.D.

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

MS 10
Autism 101: Behavior Management, Alayna Evon Townsend, M.A.; Kellie Hunter, M.A.

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

MS 11
Prelinguistic Vocalizations: Anatomical Implications for Interaction, Assessment and Treatment, Tisha G. Pierce, MCD, CCC-SLP; Merrill Catt, MSP, CCC-SLP; Arianne F. Pait,  MS, CCC-SLP

11:15 a.m. 12:15 p.m.

MS 12
Creating a Successful Distance Education Program: Effectively  Using Technology, Tina Thompson Smith, Ph.D.; Tyese Roller Hunter, M.S.; Harold Richard Mitchell, Ph.D.

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

MS 13
Autism & AAC: Tips for Facilitating Language Development, Kellie E. Hunter, M.A.; Alayna E. Townsend, M.A.

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

MS 14
A New Decade with New Directions:  Healthy People 2020, Carolyn Marie Mayo, Ph.D.; Robert  Mayo, Ph.D.

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

MS 15
Neurological Rehabilitation: Assessment, Treatment, and Management of Language-Based Disorders, Davetrina Seles Gadson, M.S.

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

MS 16
Response to Intervention (RTI), Universal Design (UDL) and AAC - Theory to Practice, Sheila Jonnese Bridges-Bond, Ph.D.; Robin Cox Gillespie, Ph.D.; Shameka Nicole Johnson,  M.Ed.

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

MS 17
The Pipeline Is Leaking:  Minority Scholars in CSD, RaMonda Horton-Ikard Ph.D.; Tempii  Champion Ph.D.; Julie Washington, Ph.D.; Brandi Newkirk; Shurita Thomas-Tate, Ph.D.

2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

MS 18
Establishing Clinician Rapport, Davetrina Seles Gadson, M.S.

2:15 p.m. 3:15 p.m.

MS 19
Gauging Readability of Materials for Client Education, Silvia Martinez, Ed.D.

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

MS 20
Introductory to Craniofacial, Cleft Palate and VPD, Treatment and the Patients That SLPs Serve, Nancy Marie Gauvin, M.S.

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

MS21
Cultivating Clinicians:  Combining Academic Coursework with Clinical Application, Tisha G. Pierce, M.C.D, Arkansas State University; Merrill Catt, M.S.P., Arkansas State University; Arianne Pait, M.S., Arkansas State University; Sherri Lovelace, Ph.D., Arkansas State University

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

MS 22
Screening Thematic Discourse Markers as Evidence of Cognitive-Communicative Integrity, Joyce L. Harris, Ph.D.

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

MS 23
Swallowing Neurophysiology: Current Literature on Electrical Stimulation, Cortical Stimulation, Aging and Neurodegeneration, Ianesssa Humert, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

MS 24
Hot Topic: NMES Instrumentation-Is It Safe?, York Wijting

3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.

MS 1
FAQS About Getting a Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Alayna Evon Townsend, B.S; Danielle J. Hayes, B.S.; Jamie D Fisher, B.S.; Miguelina Zapata

4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

TS 7
Effect of  Short-Term Auditory Training in Noise, Jessica Renee Sullivan, M.S.; Linda M Thibodeau, M.S.

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

TS 1
Preterite 'Had' Development in Young African American English Language Learners, Frances A. Burns, Ph.D; Hadiya Coppedge, B.A.; LaVonette  Luciano-Burnett, M.A.; Peter A. de Villiers, Ph.D.; Jill G. de Villiers, Ph.D.

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

TS 2
Inspiring and Motivating Student Success in CSD Program, Tracey Booth Snipes, Ph.D.

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

TS 3
What is the Relationship Between AAE Use and Vocabulary Development?, Frances A. Burns, Ph.D.; Hadiya Coppedge, B.A.; LaVonette Luciano-Burnett, M.A.; Peter A. de Villiers, Ph.D.; Jill G. de Villiers Other Ph.D.

9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

TS 4
Multicultural Bioethics: Implications for Health Care Advocacy, Kay Payne, Ph.D.

3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.

TS 5
Relationship of Cognitive Style to Metalinguistic Awareness: Ramifications for Reading, Richard Kalunga, Ph.D.; Kay Payne, Ph.D.

9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

TS 9
Caregiver Training:  A Glimpse into the African American Community, Lekeitha R. Morris, M.S.; Janna B. Oetting, Ph.D.

4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

TS 6
African American Children's Use of Dialect in Relation to Literacy, Sandra C Jackson, Ph.D.; Walt Wolfram, Ph.D.; Michael Terry; Jennifer Renn, M.A.

4:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

TS 8
Managing Dysphagia: A Case Study, Davetrina Seles Gadson, M.S.

STUDENT FORUMS

Friday, April 16

8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

SF 1
Marking Options for Auxiliaries in AAE-Speaking Three-Year-Olds, Brandi L. Newkirk, M.A.; Janna B. Oetting, Ph.D.; Ida J. Stockman, Ph.D.

9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

SF 2
Prospective Teachers' Attitudes Towards Differing Dialects, Jessica  Richardson, B.S.; Nyota  Saunders; Regina Lemmon, Ph.D.; Shannon Mack

1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

SF4
The Relationship Between Recognition and Comprehension of Idioms in Urban 5th Graders, Jennifer Samue; Constance Dean Qualls, Ph.D.

2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

SF5
Speech and Language Development of African American Children representing Low Socioeconomic Strata, Deana Lacy McQuitty, Ph.D.; Candice M Ward

2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

SF6
Drawing’s Effect on Spoken Language for People With Aphasia, Nicollette Tierra Brown; Deborah Insalaco, Ph.D.

Saturday, April 17

2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

SF 7
Bilingual Intervention: Is Assessment in the Dominant Language Most Effective in Determining Language Disorders in Bilingual Children?, Lauren Alyse Bryant, B.S.; Tinita Ortega, B.S.; Brittney D Goodman, B.A.; Valencia C. Perry, B.S.; Keisha L. Matthews, B.S.

2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

SF 8  
Bilingual Intervention: Is treatment in the dominant language most effective?, Valencia C. Perry, B.S.; Tinita Ortega, B.S.; Lauren Bryant, B.A.; Keisha L. Matthews, B.S.; Brittney D. Goodman, B.A.

Friday, April 16

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 17

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.