FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 22, 2010
If you’d like more information about this topic, please contact the MSHA office at 651-290-6292 or
office@msha.net.
Minnesota Speech-Language-Hearing Association announces
2011 Spring Convention: “75 Years of Service and Dedication”
The 2011 Spring Convention of the Minnesota Speech-Language-Hearing Association will be held on
April 8 and 9, 2011, at the Ramada Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. This two-day convention
traditionally features an exceptional lineup of presentations and professional development opportunities.
This year’s national headline presentations are:

Karen Cadigan, Ph.D., Policy Director at the Children, Youth, and Family Consortium, University of
Minnesota (half day) – Contemporary Developments in Early Childhood Research, Policy and
Practice
 Melissa Duff, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences & Disorders and
Neuroscience Communication and Memory Laboratory (Director), University of Iowa (full day) –
Memory and Memory Disorders: From Taxonomies to Treatment

Jane E. Minnema, Ph.D., Associate Professor, ECSE, Child and Family Studies Department, St.
Cloud State University (half day) – Speech-Language Pathologists’ Importance in Early Childhood
Special Education: Creating Supportive Learning Environments for Young Children with Disabilities

Eric Sailers, M.A., Speech-Language Pathologist, La Mesa-Spring Valley School District (half day)
– iPod touch and iPad for Children in Speech-Language Therapy: AAC, Articulation, and Oral-
Language Solutions
 Lyn S. Turkstra, Ph.D., BC-ANCDS, Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison (full
day) – Update on Assessment and Treatment of Adolescents and Adults with Acquired CognitiveCommunication Disorders
 Carol Westby, Ph.D., Consultant, Bilingual Multicultural Services (full day) – Developing Social and
Academic Language: Optimizing Classroom Success
The convention offers more than 30 sessions across five simultaneous tracks, as well as posters and
contributed papers, roundtable sessions, Vendor Academy sessions, a silent auction fundraiser,
countless networking opportunities, and exhibits by vendors showcasing products and services.
13.5 clock hours (ASHA CEUs) have been applied for!
Complete details about sessions, speakers, and registration will be published on www.msha.net
by early February 2011, but start checking in now to see event details as they become available.
About MSHA: The Minnesota Speech-Language-Hearing Association is a nonprofit organization with
approximately 600 members in the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology. The
organization’s goals are concerned with the prevention, assessment and treatment of communication
disorders and the study of normal and disordered human communication. Find out more at
www.msha.net.
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