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Full Schedule

  • Saturday, February 10, 2024
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CST
    Honors Breakfast/Scholarship Fundraiser- Sponsored by Chicago Public Schools
    Location: 40-53
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CST
    (66) Keynote Speech: Successful Collaboration Between Disabled and Non-Disabled Students and Peers
    Location: 40-53
    Keynote Speaker: Kristin M. Pitlik, AUD
    Professional Affairs
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CST
    (40) From Theory to Practice: Student Experiences in a Telepractice Voice Assessment Training Program
    Location: 26
    Professional: Lynne Cameron, M.S., CCC-SLP – Eastern Illinois University
    Voice & Motor Disorders
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CST
    (42) Diving Deeper into Orthographic Phonology
    Location: 25
    Professional: Katie E. Squires, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-CL – Central Michigan University
    Professional: Lisa Barnett, BA – Fenton Area Public Schools and Empower Learning Center
    Child Language & Phonology
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CST
    (43) Family-Centered, Trauma Informed Feeding Support in the Preterm and Medically Complex Infant
    Location: 30
    Professional: Marissa Ulm, MS, CCC-SLP; TIP – OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois
    Professional: Casie Phegley, MS, CCC-SLP, TIP, CNT – OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois
    Professional: Brooke Stamm, MS, CCC-SLP, TIP – Livingston County Special Services Unit
    Dysphagia
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CST
    (44) Ideas, Imagination, and Implementation: Taking the Research from the Journal, Pushing it Through an Analysis and Applying it to Your Session
    Location: 33-34
    Professional: Elizabeth A. Speaker-Christensen, MA/CCC-SLP/L, ATP – AAC Helper, LLC
    Technological Applications
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CST
    (45) Reading and writing for students using AAC
    Location: 24
    Professional: Michael J. Cole, M.S. CCC-SLP – Use Your Words PC
    Child Language & Phonology
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CST
    (46) Navigating the Enhancements of the EHDI Program and Addressing Best Practices
    Location: 27
    Invited Speaker: Ginger Mullin, AuD – Illinois Department of Public Health
    Audiology & Aural Rehabilitation
  • 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM CST
    Honors Committee Meeting
    Location: 29
  • 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM CST
    Legislative & Regulatory Affairs Committee Meeting
    Location: 28
  • 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM CST
    (47) Interdisciplinary Development and Implementation of a Counseling-Based Simulation Experience to Foster Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Clinician Skills: Lessons Learned and Future Considerations
    Location: 26
    Professional: Lauren M. Ferguson, M.S., CCC-SLP – Elmhurst University
    Professional: Victoria L. Jay, Ph.D.,CCC-SLP – Elmhurst University
    Professional: Sara Mulka, MSN, RN – Elmhurst University
    Professional: Kelly Gillespie, M.S., CCC-SLP/L – Elmhurst University
    Professional Affairs
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST
    Medical Practice Issues Committee Meeting
    Location: 29
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST
    Audiology Committee Meeting
    Location: 28
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CST
    Billing & Reimbursement Committee Meeting
    Location: 29
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST
    (48) Palliation and Ethics of Dysphagia Management: How Do We Discuss the End?
    Location: 31
    Professional: Colleen Williams, MS CCC-SLP – Morris Hospital
    Dysphagia
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST
    (49) The 2023 Illinois Speech Language Pathology Guide: Eligibility and Workload Analysis, Revised and Simpler
    Location: 25
    Professional: Karen Kockler, MA, CCC, SLP-L – Private Practice
    Professional Affairs
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CST
    (50) Building Self-Advocacy Skills in School-Age Children and Teens Who Stutter
    Location: 24
    Professional: Kyle Pelkey, M.S., CCC-SLP – Chmela Communication Center
    Professional: Nicholas J. Caruso, III, M.S., CCC-SLP – Chmela Communication Center
    Fluency
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CST
    (51) Building Undergraduate Students’ Knowledge of Early Intervention Through an Interdisciplinary Learning Community
    Location: 26
    Professional: Ciera Lorio, PhD, CCC-SLP – Illinois State University
    Professional: Lumi C. Hartle, n/a – IL State University
    Professional: Hannah N. Rudkin, n/a – Illinois State University
    Professional: Christina E. Rauwolf, n/a – Saint Xavier University
    Professional Affairs
  • 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM CST
    (52) Empowering all Multilingual Learners:  Creative Intervention Strategies for Success
    Location: 30
    Invited Speaker: Brenda K. Gorman, PhD (she/her/hers) – Elmhurst University
    Invited Speaker: Sharon Rzyski, SLP
    Bilingual Topics
  • 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM CST
    (53) The EBP Committee At Your Service: Come With Questions, Leave With (Evidence-Based) Answers!
    Location: 21-22
    Professional: Victoria Reynolds, LLB BSc(Hons) PhD CCC-SLP – Lewis University
    Professional: Mary J. Bacon, MA, CCC-SLP – Rush University
    Professional: Eileen M. Brann, Phd,. MEd, M.S., CCC-SLP – Dr. Brann Speech Pathology/Depaul University
    Professional: Carol Szymanski, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CHSE – Lewis University
    Professional Affairs
  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM CST
    (54) AAC: Early Intervention to Early Childhood (& Beyond!)
    Location: 23
    Professional: Deidre Dobbels, M.S. CCC-SLP – Northern Illinois University School of School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders
    Professional: Sayard E. Bass, M.S. CCC-SLP - ATP – SWCCCASE
    Child Language & Phonology
  • 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM CST
    (55) Individualized Computerized Attention Training: What Does Meaningful Improvement Look Like?
    Location: 31
    Professional: Ann Guernon, PhD, CCC-SLP – Lewis University
    Professional: Kristin J. Scavo-Smith, M.S., CCC-SLP – Lewis University
    Professional: Stefan Hampel, MS, CF-SLP – Speech Masters
    Professional: Grace Petersen, B.S. – Lewis Univeristy
    Acquired Neurogenic Disorders
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM CST
    Leadership Development Program Committee Meeting
    Location: 28
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM CST
    (56) Can Nonverbal Conversational Skills Really Help SLPs Identify Communication Disorders in School-Age Children?
    Location: 25
    Professional: Nichole A. Mulvey, Ph.D., CCC-SLP – Eastern Illinois University
    Child Language & Phonology
  • 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM CST
    (57) The SLP as Assistive Technology
    Location: 23
    Professional: Sayard E. Bass, M.S. CCC-SLP - ATP – Southwest Cook County CASE
    Technological Applications
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM CST
    (58) Exploring Developmental Language Disorder through the Clinical Jungle
    Location: 24
    Professional: Inga R. Siler, M.S., CCC-SLP – University of North Carolina Greensboro
    Professional: Desi Smith, M.A., CCC-SLP – University of North Carolina Greensboro
    Child Language & Phonology
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM CST
    (59) Self-Identity and Social Communication: Creating Positive and Happy Students
    Location: 33-34
    Child Language & Phonology
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM CST
    (60) Supporting Inclusion and Equity in the Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement of Students
    Location: 26
    Professional: Camille Byrd O'Quin, Ed.D., CCC-SLP/L – Governors State University
    Professional: Nicole M. Bing, CCC-SLP – Governors State University
    Professional: Jessica Bonner, Ph.D., CCC-SLP – Department of Communication Disorders, Governors State University
    Professional: Elaine Reyna – Department of Communication Disorders, Governors State University
    Professional: Angela Riccelli, Ed.D, CCC- SLP/L – Department of Communication Disorders, Governors State University
    Professional Affairs
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CST
    (62) Academic Strategies: An Executive Function Class for Neurodivergent College Students at University of Illinois
    Location: 21-22
    Professional: Jeanne L. Kramer, SLPD CCC-SLP – University of Illinois
    Professional Affairs
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CST
    (63) Better Breathing, Hoarser Speaking? A Scoping Review of the Effects of Inhaled Corticosteroids on Voice Quality in Children
    Location: 30
    Professional: Jenalee Demarco, MS, CF-SLP – Advance Therapy and Wellness
    Professional: Victoria Reynolds, LLB BSc(Hons) PhD CCC-SLP – Lewis University
    Voice & Motor Disorders
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CST
    (64) Speech-Language Pathology Preparation for Early Intervention through Specialized Programs
    Location: 23
    Professional: Elizabeth Jones, M.S.. CCC-SLP/L – Easterseals Central Illinois
    Professional: Braelyn N. Wence, M.S. CCC-SLP – Accord Children's Therapy
    Professional: Bridget McCracken, n/a – Illinois State University
    Professional Affairs
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM CST
    (65) Collaboration Between School and Private Practice SLPs with a Child Who Stutters
    Location: 25
    Professional: Eileen M. Brann, Phd,. MEd, M.S., CCC-SLP – Dr. Brann Speech Pathology/Depaul University
    Professional: Anne Ciosek, M.A., CCC-SLP – District 97 Oak Park, IL.
    Fluency
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM CST
    Division for Educational Development (DED) Committee Meeting
    Location: 29