I'm excited to be guest editing an upcoming special issue for Qualitative Research in Communication Differences and Disorders. 📝Seeking #qualitative research exploring novel communication intervention such as arts-based or mind-body approaches. Details➡️ utppublishing.com/journals/qrc... #SLPeeps

Everyone deserves chances to choose, communicate, and lead their lives. SLPs play a key role in growing self‑determination for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. https://on.asha.org/43b95fz #bskySPEECHIES

The Speech-Language Pathologist's Role in Supporting Self-Determination Development for Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Purpose: Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) experience numerous barriers to developing self-determination skills...

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“Participants … thought that a definition of communicative participation should include interaction for joy, where closeness rather than meaning is shared, and reference to play and education as key communicative participation situations.” #participation #SLPeeps #OpenAccess 🔓

Nichola Shelton@nichola-slp.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New open access paper for the reading pile: Defining Communicative Participation for Children and Young People: Views of Young People, Parents, and Speech and Language Therapists doi.org/10.1111/1460... #DevLangDis #SLPeeps

This study in Perspectives suggests that visual schedules are a practical, low-effort tool that can enhance patient–provider communication. Authors found that untrained volunteers were able to use these tools and found them helpful https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2026_PERSP-25-00171 #AuDPeeps

#openaccess Exploring How Social Communication Ability Is Affected by Disability, Context and Experience for Adolescents Transitioning to Adulthood #BskySpeechies #SLP #SLT #pragmatics #socialcommunicstion #languagedevelopment #adolescents #DevLangDis

Exploring How Social Communication Ability Is Affected by Disability, Context and Experience for Adolescents Transitioning to Adulthood

Background Effective social communication is adapted to the context, the setting and the people involved. It is less clear how measures of adolescent social communication ability reflect these aspec...

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Lamar University is hiring a department chair for Speech & Hearing Sciences. Applications now open. Come work with me! #SLPeeps #AudPeeps #AcademicSky #EduSky #SoTLsky #HigherEd #EduSky ➖More about the dept: www.lamar.edu/nursing-heal... ➖Link to job posting: members.capcsd.org/jobboard/Det...

Department Chair

Job Title:  Professor  Department:  College of Nursing and Health Professions  Job Category:  Faculty  FLSA Status:  Exempt  Pos Class (Job Code)  FA910  Pay Grade:  FA  Emp Class Desc:  Professional ...

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Our latest 🔓open access article - We analyzed #instagram posts tagged w/ #autisticcommunication & #actuallyautistic to explore how #autistic adults: ▶️describe communication experiences ▶️discuss communication preferences ▶️define effective communication #qualitative #SLPeeps doi.org/10.1016/j.ri...

Family caregivers now provide $1 trillion worth of care annually, AARP finds

Family caregivers now provide $1 trillion worth of care annually, AARP finds

About 59 million caregivers provide care for loved ones, representing $1.01 trillion in total economic value annually, according to a new AARP report.

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Study explores role of interdisciplinary collaboration between audiologists & psychologists in managing hearing loss & cognitive decline as interconnected conditions. This multidisciplinary approach ensures comprehensive patient-centered care. https://on.asha.org/4u40JCn #AUDpeeps

Psychology and Audiology: A Proposed Guide for Collaborative Care for Hearing Loss and Cognitive Decline

Purpose: This clinical focus article explores the role of interdisciplinary collaboration between audiologists and psychologists in managing hear...

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#SLPeeps Lamar University is seeking a chair of Speech and Hearing Sciences. Please share. #AcademicSky

Caring for a loved one with aphasia can result in psychosocial challenges which are often understudied. Learn how to the support of friends can help weaken the link between caregiver burden and depressive symptoms https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_AJSLP-25-00367 #SLPeeps

Caregiving Burden and Depressive Symptoms in Aphasia Caregivers: The Moderating Role of Friendship Support

Purpose: Caring for a loved one with aphasia often results in a myriad understudied psychosocial challenges for caregivers. To advance family-cen...

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“The findings indicate that applicants from historically marginalized racial and ethnic groups & those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds are significantly less likely to receive an admission offer, even after accounting for undergraduate GPA.” #edusky #academicsky #slpeeps #gradadmissions

ASHA Journals@ashajournals.bsky.social · 5mo ago

This study examines the extent to which graduate admission policies in communication sciences and disorders contribute to race and class-based inequities. https://on.asha.org/40mZFfk #CSDisseminate #bskySPEECHIES

UNC Administrators Can Now Secretly Record Faculty The new policy prohibits students from recording class without permission but explicitly allows administrators to surveil professors for any “lawful purpose.” https://bit.ly/3MyingR #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

This article highlights the value of #SLPeeps & #RecreationalTherapy collaborations to embed authentic social interaction & participation into meaningful activities.

ASHA Journals@ashajournals.bsky.social · 6mo ago

When working with children with social communication and engagement issues, partnering with a recreational therapist can help you implement approaches that children can use in unstructured environments. Learn more in Perspectives! https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-24-00302 #SLPeeps

This study highlights the importance of speech-language pathology intervention for individuals with #dementia & their care partners. Identifying strengths, compensating for needs, & training others can improve functional communication, safety, & social connection - at ALL stages #SLPeeps

ASHA Journals@ashajournals.bsky.social · 7mo ago

This article shows how person-centered care can help people with dementia and their care partners target communication, safety, and social connection, even when these individuals face barriers to receiving care. Learn more! https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00125 #SLPeeps #SLP2B

Now published… We Reject the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence for Reflexive Qualitative Research - Tanisha Jowsey, Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke, Deborah Lupton, Michelle Fine, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

We Reject the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence for Reflexive Qualitative Research - Tanisha Jowsey, Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke, Deborah Lupton, Michelle Fine, 2025

Four hundred and nineteen experienced qualitative researchers from 32 countries invite readers of Qualitative Inquiry to consider their position on use of gener...

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Many thanks to @gbuegge.bsky.social for making this possible!

Karen Whisenhunt Saar (she/her)@kwsaar.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Had a blast leading a professional development session with @monicakan.bsky.social on #inclusion #theatre for Yakima school #SLPeeps! Our amazing students created this website for the SLPs/SAs about evidence-based arts integration into speech therapy. I have the best job & best students! 1/2

Had a blast leading a professional development session with @monicakan.bsky.social on #inclusion #theatre for Yakima school #SLPeeps! Our amazing students created this website for the SLPs/SAs about evidence-based arts integration into speech therapy. I have the best job & best students! 1/2

Detecting Pseudoscience 🛑This study developed & validated the Susceptibility TO Pseudoscience (STOP) scale - finding it promising for assessing students' & clinicians' ability to detect warning signs of pseudoscience. #EBP #pseudoscience #InformationLiteracy #InfoLit #AcademicSky #EduSky #MedEd

Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻@carolinebowen.bsky.social · 8mo ago

💰🔐 in @ashajournals.bsky.social The STOP scale is a promising tool for assessing students' & clinicians' ability to detect 🟥 red flags for #pseudoscience. Findings show the need for targeted education to enhance pseudoscience detection by these people. pubs.asha.org/doi/abs/10.1... 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES

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Mark Rubin@markrubin.bsky.social · 8mo ago

“Positivism Creep” “The subtle, often unacknowledged infiltration of positivist or post-positivist assumptions into methodologies where they do not naturally, philosophically, practically, or epistemologically belong.” By @thomasgraves.bsky.social @maddipow.bsky.social @annayahprosser.bsky.social

Happy World Linguistics Day from Texas, United States.

Gretchen McCulloch@gretchenmcculloch.com · 8mo ago

Happy World Linguistics Day from Montreal, Canada! (I wonder how many different places we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!)

Interested in publishing implementation research that serves ASHA's SLPs? Check out our call for papers online! Guest Editor Amy K. Peterson is putting together a forum in LSHSS. Read more information below and submit your letter of intent by January 15! https://on.asha.org/4oJw8qJ

Game night! Learning a new #boardgame - Role Player. Open to strategy tips. 😊 🎲

Some senior living communities are caring for people with dementia alongside other residents, not segregated behind locked doors. n.pr/4r59PgR

Dementia housing without locked wards? It's a small but growing movement

Some senior living communities are caring for people with dementia alongside other residents, not segregated behind locked doors.

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Authors synthesize research on informal learning in health profession education. They ID a range of informal learning opportunities, situate these theoretically, & identify enablers & threats faculty can be intentional about addressing. Great read for CSD faculty #SLPeeps #SoTLsky #MedEd #HigherEd

Higher Education Research and Development@herdjournal.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Students’ informal learning interactions in health professions education: insights from a qualitative synthesis www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Journal of Interactional Research in Communication Disorders is now Qualitative Research in Communication Differences and Disorders (QRCDD). QRCDD aims to expand both #qualitative methodologies utilized & definitions of communication disorder & difference beyond traditional diagnostic labels. 1/2

Qualitative Research in Communication Differences and Disorders Home | University of Toronto Press

Welcome to Qualitative Research in Communication Differences and Disorders, published by University of Toronto Press. Access peer-reviewed articles online and find essential information about this hig...

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Understanding how people with aphasia use information and communication technology (e.g., smartphones, social media platforms) to stay connected is critical to developing components of clinical interventions focused on social relationships. on.asha.org/3JfJAmm #SLPeeps

Using Digital Technology to Stay Connected With Friends After Aphasia

Purpose: Digital domains are becoming increasingly important in creating and sustaining relationships. The purpose of this study was to understan...

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We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.

COVID-19 infection associated with increased risk of new-onset vascular dementia in adults ≥50 years nature.com/articles/s44... #COVID #coronavirus #dementia #health

COVID-19 infection associated with increased risk of new-onset vascular dementia in adults ≥50 years - npj Dementia

npj Dementia - COVID-19 infection associated with increased risk of new-onset vascular dementia in adults ≥50 years

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