The 2023 ASHA Convention is an annual professional development and networking event that has approximately 15,000 attendees. This convention is for audiologists, speech-language pathologists and speech, language, and hearing scientists.
There will be multiple faculty and students attending and presenting at the event in Boston, Massachusetts at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, taking place November 16-18, 2023. Learn more about the 2023 ASHA Convention here.
Those in attendance hope to connect with alumni, colleagues and friends throughout the convention. There will be in-person events and even virtual offerings. The virtual offerings will be available to watch on the iPosters platform from Nov. 9-29.
Those attending the 2023 ASHA convention can view the complete list of UNC faculty and student presentations below.
UNC Speech and Hearing Presentations at ASHA Convention 2023
THURSDAY, NOV. 9:
6005V – Effects of Training Length on Adaptation to Noise-Vocoded Speech
12:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. (Virtual)
Stephany Flores, Julia Drouin, AuD, PhD
8604V – Peer Interactions of Autistic Middle Schoolers: Development and Preliminary Data of a Lunch Observational Tool
12:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. (Virtual)
Jessica Steinbrenner, PhD, CCC-SLP, Jean Jarrett, Jamelle Salomon, MS, Samuel Odom, PhD, Susan Szendrey, Gretchen Grundon, M.A., BCBA, Bonnie Kraemer, PhD, BCBA-D
8529V – Systemic Inequities in Communication Access and Services for Persons with Severe Disabilities
12:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. (Virtual)
Andrea Barton-Hulsey, PhD, Yu-ping Chen, PT, SCD, Karen Erickson, PhD, Amy Goldman, CCC-SLP, Beth Mineo, PhD, CCC-SLP, Bill Ogletree, PhD, Diane Paul, PhD, CCC-SLP, MaryAnn Romski, PhD, Judith Schoonover, MEd, OTR/L, ATP, FAOTA, Rose Sevcik, PhD
8670V – Impact of Print-Referencing on Visual Attention to Print Among Girls With Rett Syndrome
12:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. (Virtual)
Andrea Etkie, MA, CCC-SLP, Karen Erickson, PhD
3914V – What Would You Like to Work On? An Aphasia-Friendly Tool to get Clinically Usable Answers
12:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. (Virtual)
Jacqueline Hinckley, PhD, CCC-SLP, Katarina Haley, PhD, CCC-SLP, Tom Sather, PhD, CCC-SLP
8933V – Factors Influencing English Past Tense Learning in Spanish-English Dual Language Learners
12:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. (Virtual)
Kim Jenkins, PhD, SLP, Raquel Anderson, PhD
8909V – Effect of the SO(A)R Intervention on the Communication Functions of Autisitic Children Using AAC
12:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. (Virtual)
Julia Sultana, Meghan Wendelken, PhD, Diane Williams, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL
4575V – Ontology, Theory, Epistemology, and Conversation Analysis in Exploring AAC with Children with Extensive Support Needs
12:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. (Virtual)
Jennifer Stone, Susan Agostine, Lily Gullion, MSOT, OTR/L, Karen Erickson, PhD
THURSDAY, NOV. 16:
6005L – Effects of Training Length on Adaptation to Noise-Vocoded Speech
12:30 – 2:00 p.m. (In-Person)
Stephany Flores, Julia Drouin, AuD, PhD
1078 – Trauma Informed Care in Action: Takeaways From a Case Study of An Adolescent with Trauma
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. (In-Person)
Julia Yi, CCC-SLP
1067 – Meaning Making with AAC: Examining Interactions Between AAC SLPs and Children who use AAC
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. (In-Person)
Danielle Nadar, MS, CCC-SLP
1264 – Innovative Language Assessment Strategies for Multilingual, Culturally/Linguistically Diverse Clients across the Lifespan: A Conversation
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. (In-Person)
Mellissa Bortz, PhD, Elise Davis-McFarland, PhD, CCC-SLP, Lisa Domby, MS, CCC-SLP, Elizabeth Galletta, PhD, Mira Goral, PhD, Tobias Kroll, PhD, CCC-SLP, Samantha Washington, EdD, CCC-SLP, Carol Westby, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, Juan Bornman, Monika Molnar, PhD, Liz Jaramillo, Avanthi Paplikar, PhD, Jeannie van der Linde, Marleen Westerveld, PhD, MSPA, CPSP, Giselle Núñez, PhD
1259 – The Early Communication Indicator-Autism: A Social-Communication Treatment Outcome Measure for Young Autistic Children
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. (In-Person)
Sallie Nowell, PhD, Jessica Steinbrenner, PhD, CCC-SLP, Jessica Meredith, Sarah McGauley, Christine Alexander, Brenda Salley, PhD, Brian Boyd, PhD
FRIDAY, NOV. 17:
MC18 – Preserving Indigenous Languages: Igniting Local & Global Innovation
8:00 – 10:00 a.m. (In-Person)
Sulare Rose, PhD, CCC-SLP, Silvia Martinez, Evangeline Begay, MS, CCC-SLP, Lisa Domby, MS, CCC-SLP
8529L – Systemic Inequities in Communication Access and Services for Persons with Severe Disabilities
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. (In-Person)
Andrea Barton-Hulsey, PhD, Yu-ping Chen, PT, SCD, Karen Erickson, PhD, Amy Goldman, CCC-SLP, Beth Mineo, PhD, CCC-SLP, Bill Ogletree, PhD, Diane Paul, PhD, CCC-SLP, MaryAnn Romski, PhD, Judith Schoonover, MEd, OTR/L, ATP, FAOTA, Rose Sevcik, PhD
8604L – Peer Interactions of Autistic Middle Schoolers: Development and Preliminary Data of a Lunch Observational Tool
3:00 – 4:30 p.m. (In-Person)
Jessica Steinbrenner, PhD, CCC-SLP, Jean Jarrett, Jamelle Salomon, MS, Samuel Odom, PhD, Susan Szendrey, Gretchen Grundon, M.A., BCBA, Bonnie Kraemer, PhD, BCBA-D
8670L – Impact of Print-Referencing on Visual Attention to Print Among Girls With Rett Syndrome
5:00 – 6:30 p.m. (In-Person)
Andrea Etkie, MA, CCC-SLP, Karen Erickson, PhD
4575L – Ontology, Theory, Epistemology, and Conversation Analysis in Exploring AAC with Children with Extensive Support Needs
6:00 – 6:30 p.m. (In-Person)
Jennifer Stone, Susan Agostine, Lily Gullion, MSOT, OTR/L, Karen Erickson, PhD
SATURDAY, NOV. 18:
8933L – Factors Influencing English Past Tense Learning in Spanish-English Dual Language Learners
9:00 – 10:30 a.m. (In-Person)
Kim Jenkins, PhD, SLP, Raquel Anderson, PhD
8909L – Effect of the SO(A)R Intervention on the Communication Functions of Autistic Children Using AAC
9:00 – 10:30 a.m. (In-Person)
Julia Sultana, Meghan Wendelken, PhD, Diane Williams, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL
1864 – Traumatic Brain Injury in Older Adulthood: Considerations for Communication Rehabilitation
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. (In-Person)
Lindsey Byom, PhD, CCC-SLP, Jacinta Douglas, PhD, Joanna Shorland
1868 – Project Open Year 3: Research and Development Update
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. (In-Person)
Lori Geist, PhD, Jeff Higginbotham, Sofia Benson-Goldberg, PhD, Antara Satchidanand, MA Ed, CCC-SLP, Danielle Nadar, Andrea Etkie, MA, CCC-SLP, Jenna Bizovi, Karen Erickson, PhD
1934 – Addressing Social-Communication and Play with Preschool Students on the Autism Spectrum
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. (In-Person)
Jessica Steinbrenner, PhD, CCC-SLP, Linda Watson, EdD, CCC-SLP, Stephanie Reszka, PhD, Rebecca Dees
1929 – Building Bridges from Emergent to Conventional Literacy: Open-Source Implementation Model
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. (In-Person)
Lori Geist, PhD, Penelope Hatch, PhD, Karen Erickson, PhD
1950 – Current Perspectives on the Association Between Hearing Loss and Falls
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. (In-Person)
Kristal Riska, PhD, AuD, CCC-A, Hannah Siburt, AuD, PhD, Sherri Smith, PhD, AuD, CCC-A