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Members, Share Content for ANCDS Social Media Channels!

The ANCDS Communications Committee has created a Social Media Content Submission Survey for members to submit content to be posted on the official ANCDS social media channels.  ANCDS would like to feature research, articles, educational events/webinars/conferences, ANCDS members, and other relevant information for the ANCDS community and public.  ANCDS members may also able to advertise relevant research projects.  Please use this link to submit potential content.  The Communications Committee will contact you if more information is needed related to your submission.

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New Webinar: Mild Cognitive Impairment: Guidelines and Considerations for Early Identification and Assessment

Mild Cognitive Impairment: Guidelines and Considerations for Early Identification and Assessment

Speaker:


Kim McCullough, PhD, CCC-SLP
Graduate Program Director; Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
Appalachian State University


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Vote Now for the 2024 ANCDS Executive Board!

Dear ANCDS Members,

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New Webinar: Cognitive Rehabilitation for Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19: A Research Review and One Outpatient Clinic’s Experiences

Cognitive Rehabilitation for Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19: A Research Review and One Outpatient Clinic’s Experiences

Speakers:


Kelly Fussman, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Pi Beta Phi Rehabilitation Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center


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We want to hear from you! Take the ANCDS Member Survey by June 23.

Dear ANCDS Members,

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Notification of the Proposed Slate of Candidates for 2024 and Call for Additional Nominations

Dear ANCDS Members,

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ANCDS Student Fellow Spotlight: Kathryn-Anne Pertab

Name: Kathryn-Anne Pertab
Earned Degree(s): B.S. in Communication Disorders
Program of study/Year in program: M.S. in Communication Disorders, second year
Mentor/Advisor: Dr. Tyson Harmon
University: Brigham Young University
ANCDS Fellowship Mentor: Dr. Kimberly Smith
Area(s) of research, teaching, and/or clinical interest: counseling role of speech-language pathologists, the psychosocial impact of communication disorders on individuals and their families





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Member Spotlight: Dr. Mary Purdy

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ANCDS Student Fellow Spotlight: Hasini Weerathunge

Name: Hasini Weerathunge
Earned Degree(s): Bachelor of Science in Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka; Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, USA
Program of study/Year in program: Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, 5th year
Mentor/Advisor: Dr. Cara Stepp
University: Boston University
ANCDS Fellowship Mentor: Dr. Lynda Feenaughty
Area(s) of research, teaching, and/or clinical interest: Motor Speech Disorders, Fluency Disorders, Voice disorders





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The EBCR Committee: Hard at Work!

JoAnn Silkes, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

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ANCDS Clinical Spotlight: Michael Biel, CScD, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS

By Michael Biel, CScD, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS

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In Memoriam: Dr. Marilyn E. Newhoff

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2023 REDI Self-Study Course

2023 REDI Self-Study Course

ANCDS Race, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Self-Study: Freedom of Discomfort

Course Materials Available: June 19, 2023
Course Materials Expire: December 31, 2023

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Course Description:
This self-study addresses perceptions of race, equity, diversity, and inclusion (REDI) within and outside of communication disorders. It also allows participants to reflect on their implicit biases and how this self-work will have a transformative influence on their work as clinicians, researchers, or leaders as they become an antiracist ally.


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2023 Honors of the Academy - Call for Nominations

The Honors Committee for the Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences (ANCDS) welcomes nominations of current members of ANCDS for the 2023 Honors of the Academy.

Nominees should be members who have made outstanding contributions to research, teaching, treatment, and/or service in the area of neurologic communication disorders.

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2022 Annual Scientific Meeting Lecture Recordings

2022 Annual Scientific Meeting Lecture Recordings

Right Hemisphere Disorders

Recordings Available: February 27, 2023
Recordings Expire: December 31, 2023

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Lecture: Empathy and Emotional Communication after Right Hemisphere Stroke


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Reflections on the 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting

Written By: Kimberly A. Eichhorn, M.S., CCC-SLP; BC-ANCDS; ATP

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ANCDS Student Fellow Spotlight: Amy Kemp

Name:  Amy M. Kemp
Earned Degree(s): M.A. in Communication Sciences and Disorders, B.A. in Intrapersonal Communications
Program of study/Year in program: Ph.D. Candidate in Communication Sciences and Disorders
Mentor/Advisor: Katy O’Brien
University:  University of Georgia
ANCDS Fellowship Mentor:  Melissa Duff
Area(s) of research, teaching, and/or clinical interest: Cognitive rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury, older adults/cognitive aging, and implementation science





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Syracuse University Aphasia Lab

At the Syracuse University (SU) Aphasia Lab, we use behavioral and physiological measures to study the effects of biopsychosocial factors on speech and language treatment outcomes to improve recovery and quality of life for persons with aphasia.  Dr. Ellyn Riley, an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, is the Principal Investigator and director of the lab.  Current lab members include two part-time speech-language pathologists (Eve Mercer, M.S., CCC-SLP, and Danielle Kealy, M.S., CCC-SLP), a first-year doctoral student (Hannah Rembrandt, M.S., CCC-SLP), three clinical SLP Master’s students (Juliet Kibbe, Gabrielle Weinstein, and Nicole Vieyto), and two undergraduate students (Christina Piera and Mitchell Mazza).  

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ANCDS Membership Renewals Now Open!

Dear ANCDS Members,

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ANCDS Proposed By-Laws Amendments

Dear ANCDS Members,

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