Name: Olivia Thompson
Program of Study/Year in Program: 2nd year in SLP program (graduating May 2026)
University: Saint Louis University
ANCDS Fellow Mentor: Dr. Tepanta Fossett
Area(s) of research, teaching, and/or clinical interest: Innovative treatment methods and assessment approaches in Aphasia and for TBI recovery, including technology-assisted interventions
Monday, March 9, 2026
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.
Monday, March 9, 2026
The ANCDS Board of Residency Education (BRE) is extremely pleased to announce that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Pittsburgh Post-Graduate Speech Pathology Residency Program has been awarded ANCDS Board of Residency Education accreditation, effective December 1, 2025. Congratulations to the staff and leadership of this exemplary clinical training program on achieving this honor. As part of accreditation the program will submit annual reports to the BRE and apply for reaccreditation in 2029.
Name: Emily Goldberg, M.S., CCC-SLP
Program of Study/Year in Program: Doctoral Student
University: University of Pittsburgh
ANCDS Fellow Mentor: Mili Mathew, Ph.D.
Area(s) of research, teaching, and/or clinical interest: Impact of sleep-dependent consolidation and other memory and learning processes on post-stroke aphasia treatment response
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The mission of the ANCDS Board of Residency Education (BRE) is to assure quality and promote excellence through accreditation of residency programs in speech-language pathology that serve individuals with neurologic communication disorders. To achieve the mission, ANCDS BRE established standards for accreditation of a clinical speech-language pathology residency program in neurogenic communication disorders. Information about the BRE and these standards can be found under the BRE tab.
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By Tom Sather, Aphasia Access Past President