Colloquium will be held from 12-1 Mondays virtually during the Fall 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 Beth Frick Semmler at bfs5682@psu.edu if you have any questions or would like to schedule a presentation.
August 28, 2023
Supporting AAC in Belize.
Dawn Sowers and Savanna Brittlebank-Douglas
September 4, 2023
Labor Day (no colloquium)
September 11, 2023
Brainstorming a school-based reading comprehension study
Jess Caron
September 18, 2023
A Qualitative Study of Adult AAC Users’
Experiences Related to Receiving
Mental Health Services
Anna Noyes
September 25, 2023
Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Online Training
for Caregivers in Low-Resource Countries on Creating
VSDs Using Family Photos
Nimisha Muttiah, Aveishka Peiris,
David McNaughton, Savanna Brittlebank-Douglas
October 2, 2023
Vocabulary prediction and selection
for early symbolic communicators who use AAC
Bethany Frick Semmler
October 9, 2023
Communicating about emotions using AAC:
The Early Development of Emotional Competence Interview
Karla Armendariz
October 16, 2023
Partnerships
Jess Caron
October 23, 3023
Systemic Isolation and Ableism
Grant Blasko
October 30, 2023
Early Childhood Education Systematic Review
Dana Patenaude
November 6, 2023
AAC Clinical Teaching Update
Dawn Sowers, Savanna Brittlebank-Douglas, & Julia Karnezos
November 13, 2023
ASHA Convention Week
(no colloquium)
November 20, 2023
Thanksgiving Week
(no colloquium)
November 27, 2023
AAC Guest Speaker – Donnie Denome
December 4, 2023
Survey info on CEUs with SLPs;
Discussion around implementation/outreach/models
of implementation
Beth Frick Semmler
