The American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) held the 2025 ASHA Convention from Nov. 20–22 in Washington, D.C.
Our Department of Speech and Hearing Science at Illinois was well-represented: several SHS faculty and graduate students were in attendance to accept awards and present seminars on their research and teaching contributions.
SHS faculty and students’ ASHA Awards
- Assistant Professor Meaghan McKenna is being awarded the 2025 ASHA Early Career Contributions in Research Award
- Ph.D. student Tracy Preza is being awarded an ASHFoundation Student Research Grant in Early Childhood Language Development
- Ph.D. student Eliza Baby and mentor Professor Raksha Mudar are being awarded a Research Mentoring-Pair Travel Award
- Ph.D. student Daniela Fanta Alarco is selected for the ASHA Student Leadership Program
- M.A. student Raina Harpalani is being awarded an ASHFoundation Graduate Scholarship
SHS faculty and students’ talks
Thursday, Nov. 20
12:30 p.m.—Poster: “Examining the Effectiveness and Feasibility of a WebBased First Grade Writing Intervention”
McKenna, M.
Location: CC/Poster (Hall D); Screen #: 134
4:30 p.m.—Poster: “Measuring Functional Communication in Mild Cognitive Impairment”
Lydon, E., Wallace, N., Mudar, R.
Location: CC/Poster (Hall D); Screen #: 134
6 p.m.—One-hour seminar (Invited): “The Speech Accessibility Project: Reflections on Technological Innovation & Visions for Communication Empowerment”
Mendes, C.
Location: CC/151B (Lvl 1)
Friday, Nov. 21
8 a.m.—One-hour seminar: “Building on Legacy, Transforming Practice: Tools to Support SLP Engagement with Multi-Tiered Systems of Support”
Sylvan, L., McKenna, M., Ireland, M.
Location: CC/202A (Lvl 2)
11 a.m.—One-hour seminar: “Imitation and Lexical Overlap in Toddlers with Language Delays: Automated Coding and Sequential Analysis”
Harrington, E., Hadley, P.
Location: Marr/Independence Salon F/G/H (Mtg Lvl 4, LL)
1:30 p.m.—One-hour seminar (Invited): “Research Symposium on Hearing: The Utility of Extended High-Frequency Hearing and Assessment for Speech Communication”
Monson, B., Calandruccio, L.
Location: CC/151B (Lvl 1)
5:30 p.m.—Technical/Research Presentation: “Practice improvement in swallowing management: Using skill-based training in hospitalized post-stroke patients with dysphagia”
Bahia, M.M., Rogers, K., Carpenter, J., Cherney, L.R.
Location: Marr/Liberty Salon K (Mtg Lvl 4, LL)
Saturday, Nov. 22
11 a.m.—One-hour seminar: “Addressing Elementary Writing When Delivering Intervention: Preparing Young Children for Success in School and Life”
McKenna, M.
Location: CC/204B (Lvl 2)
** Designated as a Centennial Session!