Colloquium will be held from 12-1 Mondays virtually during the Spring 2024 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.
January 15, 2024
No AAC Colloquium – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 22, 2024
VSDs within naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions for young children on the autism spectrum
Lauramarie Pope
January 29, 2024
Visual supports including vVSD and using a lesson planning guide to help teachers and therapists
Sharon Redmon
February 5, 2024
AAC Guest Speaker – Education system for students with CCN
Mike Hipple
February 12, 2024
AAC Guest Speaker
Noel Rodriguez
February 19, 2024
AAC Consumer Forum – Communicating with Direct Support Professionals
Tracy Rackensperger, Lance McLemore, Hannah Springfield, and David McNaughton
February 26, 2024
AAC Guest Speaker – Her journey to accepting her AAC voice and overcoming a misdiagnosis of intellectual disability
Anastasia Wilson
March 4, 2024
No Colloquium – Spring Break
March 11, 2024
Teaching writing to individuals with complex communication needs: Exploring the perspectives of professionals
Nicole Romano
March 18, 2024
AAC Guest Speaker – Finding the benefits of AAC later in life and creating a culture where a range of communication options are available and encouraged
Endever* Corbin
March 25, 2024
AAC Guest Speaker
Hannah Foley
April 1, 2024
PSHA Dictation Poster
Nicole Romano
April 8, 2024
Partner M Training/INSTRUCT (ATIA Presentation)
Dawn Sowers
April 15, 2024
Teletraining parents in a reading strategy to support communication and language development in young children with multiple disabilities
Savanna Brittlebank
April 22, 2024
Masters Students Clinical Grand Rounds
Olivia McAllister, Ryan Klingensmith, Tori Smith, Bianca Dellanno
