Colloquium – Spring, 2023

Colloquium will be held from 12-1 Mondays virtually during the Spring 2023 semester. Colloquium is used as a time to share and discuss research and intervention activities. Penn State faculty and graduate students are encouraged to attend, present, and participate in the discussions. Please contact David McNaughton at dbm2@psu.edu if you have any questions or would like to schedule a presentation.

January 23, 2023
A model for developing AAC competence in preservice SLPs.
Savanna Brittlebank-Douglas, Dawn Sowers

January 30, 2023
Four simple strategies to promote social inclusion for students who use AAC
Savanna Brittlebank-Douglas, Tara McCarty, Lauramarie Pope

February 6, 2023
Ableism
India Ochs

Readings
– Ochs, I. (2021). Is there such a thing as a typical child?
– Robot Hugs (2015) Tone Policing
– Nora Project (2022) The Nora’s Project Anti-Ableist Leading and Learning Standards

February 13, 2023
Speaking with AAC: Becoming more than a user
Kevin Williams
Description: A talk about a continuous journey in learning to speak with AAC in the context of advocacy, identity, and public speaking

February 20, 2023
Implementation/Dissemination Science
Jess Caron

February 27, 2023
What words should we use to talk about AAC?: Discussing AssistiveWare’s AAC terminology survey
Alyssa Zisk

Readings
Zisk & Konyn (2022) How to talk about AAC and AAC users (according to them)

March 13, 2023
The Many Modes of Communication and Tips to Have Successful Interactions with AAC
Clients from an AAC User
Meggin Nunamaker

March 20, 2023
AAC Clinic update
Julia Karnezos, Dawn Sowers, Masters Students

March 27, 2023
No Colloquium (ASHA Proposal Prep time!)

April 3, 2023
“Recognizing experience as expertise“
David Chapple, Lance McLemore, David McNaughton, Tracy Rackensperger

David McNaughton Lance McLemore Tracy Rackensperger David Chapple

April 10, 2023
Exploring the perspectives of professionals in Zimbabwe working with individuals with CCN
Savanna Brittlebank-Douglas

April 17, 2023
Training peers to offer opportunities to communicate choices to students with MDS and CVI: A partner mobile training study
Tara McCarty