APRIL 9 & 10, 2015
The Iowa Speech-Language-
Hearing Association is approved by the Continuing
Education Board of the
American Speech-Language-
Hearing Association (ASHA) to provide continuing education pathology and audiology. activities in speech-language
See course information for number of
ASHA CEUs, instructional level and content area. ASHA CE Provider approval does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products or clinical procedures.
This program is offered for variable credit up to 1.8 of ASHA
CEUs (Various Levels; Professional Area). 18.25 contact hours

I O W A C O N F E R E N C E O N
C O M M U N I C A T I V E
D I S O R D E R S
APRIL 9 & 10, 2015
The Iowa Conference on
Communicative Disorders provides continuing education activities in speech-language pathology that are acceptable to the State of Iowa and the
American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association. Areas of emphasis include adults and pediatrics.
The Iowa Conference on
Communicative Disorders is a student run conference for professionals. The conference is in its 24th year.
The conference co-chairs are Andrew
McFadden and Megan Butz. Dr. Carlin
Hageman is the conference advisor.

7:30 AM
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Thursday Breaks:
9:45 AM, 2:45 PM, 5:00 PM
Friday Breaks:
10:00 AM, 3:00 PM
Registration
Early Speech Development and Childhood
Apraxia of Speech - Erin Redle, Ph.D. CCC-SLP
Management of Extra-Linguistic Cognitive
Deficits in Individuals with Aphasia -
Laura Murray, Ph.D. CCC-SLP
12:00 - 12:45 PM
12:45 - 2:45 PM
Diversity and Inclusion - Why Do They Matter and How Do We Do It -
Arlene Pietranton, Ph.D, CAE
Pediatric Feeding Therapy: It’s all fun and games until it’s time to eat - Tricia Armstrong,
M.A., CLC, CCC-SLP
Behavioral Treatments for Dementia/Major
Neurocognititve Disorder: An Evidence Based
Update - Laura Murray, Ph.D. CCC-SLP
Reimbursement and Coding Issues for SLPs -
Lemmie McNeilly, Ph.D. CCC-SLP, CAE
3:00 - 5:00 PM
5:15 - 7:15 PM Developing Prescriptions for Dysphagia Treatment Intensity -
Carlin Hageman, Ph.D. CCC-SLP, Laura Pitts, Ph.D. CCC-SLP
7:30 AM
8:00 - 10:00 AM
Registration
What SLPs Need to Know About Literacy for
Children with Phonological Impairments -
Kelly Farquharson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Reframing the SLP Profession in Healthcare and Educational Settings - Lemmie McNeilly,
Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CAE
10:15 AM - 12:00 PM Interprofessional Education and Interprofessional
Practice: What’s It All About? - Arlene Pietranton,
Ph.D., CAE, Lemmie McNeilly, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CAE
12:00 - 12:30 PM
12:30 - 1:00 PM
1:00 - 3:00 PM
Iowa Hands and Voices - Susan and Madeline Rolinger
Graduate and Doctoral Student Poster Presentations
This course is worth zero CEUs
Technology Update for Language and Literacy
- Paula Cochran, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Finding, Fostering, and Furthering the Leader
In Us All! - Arlene Pietranton, Ph.D., CAE
3:15 - 5:15 PM
Introduction to Telepractice for SLPs - Paula
Cochran, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Providing Valuable Dysphagia Services in
Today’s Health Care Climate - Darci Becker,
Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Tricia K. Armstrong, M.A., CLC, CCC-SLP is a speech language pathologist at
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of
Minnesota-St. Paul. She has worked at Children’s with infants and children with feeding and swallowing difficulties since 1997. She currently works with both inpatients and outpatients and the majority of her time is spent in the
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the outpatient Feeding Clinic. She is also a Certified Lactation Consultant, a certified VitalStim provider, is trained in administration of the Neonatal Oral Motor
Assessment Scale (NOMAS), and is on the Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of
MN Speaker’s Bureau where she speaks to nurses and newborn nurseries in local and rural hospitals on feeding strategies for high risk feeders.
Darci Becker, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, earned her Master of Arts in Speech-Language
Pathology at the University of Northern
Iowa in 1991. During her time at the
University of Northern Iowa she served as the President of NSSLHA and also served as Chair of the inaugural Iowa
Conference on Communicative Disorders. She recently completed her 22nd year working as a speech-language pathologist at Genesis Medical Center in Davenport, Iowa providing services to adults in the inpatient, acute care and rehabilitation units. In 2011, she graduated with her Ph.D. in Speech and
Hearing Science from the University of
Iowa. She has a particular interest in the area of dysphagia and received her
Board Certification in Swallowing and
Swallowing Disorders in 2010.
Paula S. Cochran, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is professor and chair of communication disorders at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri. She teaches courses in language development, language disorders in children, assistive technology, and research methodology.
In her former life, she worked in Ohio as a speech-language pathologist in a wide variety of settings. She holds a graduate degree in linguistics from the
University of Cambridge, England, and a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia.
She has presented and published widely on the use of technology in communication disorders and education.
Kelly Farquharson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is an assistant professor at Emerson
College in Boston, Massachusetts.
Her research interests include schoolaged children with phonological and language disorders, the effect of those disorders on the acquisition of literacy skills, and the cognitive, environmental, and academic factors that contribute to phonological and language disorders.
Prior to pursuing a research degree, she was a school-based speech-language pathologist in Pennsylvania.
Carlin Hageman, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is the
Head of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Northern Iowa and the faculty advisor for the UNI NSSLHA chapter. Dr.
Hageman has previously been selected as the National Advisor of the Year,
Executive Director of NSSLHA, an Iowa
Regent’s Scholar, and an ASHA Fellow.

Lemmie McNeilly, Ph.D. CCC-SLP, CAE, serves on ASHA’s Executive Team as the
Chief Staff Officer, Speech-Language
Pathology. She is a fellow of the ASHA and a Certified Association Executive of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). Previous appointments include serving as the founding chair of the department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Florida International University. Her experiences span higher education, health care systems and educational settings. Her research and clinical expertise cover the areas of language disorders and dysphagia for medically fragile pediatrics. She has published and conducted seminars internationally for leaders in health care and academic arenas on a variety of topics.
Washington University Medical Center in Washington, DC where she held several clinical and administrative positions as a speech-language pathologist and member of the medical center administration. She is an ASHA
Fellow, past president of the District of
Columbia Speech-Language-Hearing
Association, and is an American Society of Association Executives (ASAE)
Fellow. Arlene was recently recognized as one of the 2015 Top Association &
Non Profit Innovators. Arlene earned her Bachelor of Arts in biology, Master of Arts in speech-language pathology, and PhD in psychology from the George
Washington University.
Laura Murray, Ph.D. CCC-SLP, is a Full
Professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, and Cognitive
Science and Neuroscience Programs at
Indiana University. She is also an ASHA
Fellow. She teaches courses on normal aging and acquired neurogenic cognitive and communication disorders, and has received several awards for her teaching efforts at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. She founded the Indiana
University Aphasia Support Group, and continues to serve as a clinical supervisor for that group. Her contributions include over 60 peer-reviewed and invited journal articles and book chapters, a graduate-level textbook, and over
180 invited and refereed conference presentations at the national and international levels in the fields of aphasia, right hemisphere disorders, dementia, traumatic brain injury, and normal aging.
Arlene A. Pietranton, Ph.D., CAE, serves as Chief Executive Officer of the
American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association (ASHA). Before working at
ASHA Arlene was on staff at The George
Laura Pitts, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is an assistant professor at the University of Northern Iowa and researcher at the
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) and the Feinberg School of Medicine at
Northwestern University. Her research interests include lingual skill training, noninvasive cortical stimulation, functional neuroimaging of swallowing recovery, and exercise-based paradigms for the rehabilitation of neurogenic dysphagia.
Erin Redle, Ph.D. CCC-SLP, has over 15 years experience as a speech-language pathologist in a variety of settings, including early intervention, schools, hospitals, and private practice. She is also an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Cincinnati. Her clinical experience and research focus on children with a variety of communication and swallowing disorders and the impact of these disorders on families.
Dr. Redle has presented on these topics internationally and is the co-author of
“Communication Sciences and
Disorders: A Clinical Evidence-Based
Approach” (3rd Edition).

Hilton Garden Inn
7213 Nordic Drive
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
(310) 266-6611
Call for posters and other information available at: http://www.uni.edu/comdis/iccd-april-2015
Thursday, April 9th at 7:30 PM
Doughy Joey’s Peetza Joynt
126 Brandilynn Blvd
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
Cost will be $10 per person.
Please RSVP at http://www.uni.edu/comdis/social-event
The Iowa Speech, Language, Hearing Association in partnership with the
Iowa Conference on Communication Disorders requires that all individuals developing and delivering course content which is provided for ASHA CEU’s must disclose relevant financial and non-financial information. To view disclosures for all convention speakers please visit the
ICCD web site http://www.uni.edu/comdis/disclosures

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Conference Fees
Professionals
$130 ( $140 after March 31st) Thursday or Friday only
$200 ( $210 after March 31st) Both Days
If you are unable to attend the conference, and you would like to make a donation in support of the ICCD, please send donations to the registration address.
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$15 Thursday or Friday only
$30 Both Days
Due to contributions by Ray and Myra Boots, anyone who has voluntarily supervised UNI students off-campus in the past two years can attend both conference days for the price of one day ($130). If you would prefer to register online, please contact the clinic (319) 273-2496 for a discount code
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Please send registration information to: NSSLHA-ICCD Registration Chair
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Communication Arts Center 230 Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0356.