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Summer 2013 / Volume 46 / No. 2

2013 ConventionWrap-Up

NEWSLETTERA Publication of the

Linking Members with Each Other, News & Research

Meet Your New Officers – 3

Ambassador of the Year – Page 21

Maria Grindstaff

Telling Your Story – Page 23

Terri Carrington “Tells Her Story”

2013 ConventionWrap-Up

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Executive Board [ August 1, 2012 - July 31, 2013 ]

PresidentBrenda Martien, MS, [email protected]

President ElectJane Webb, MS, [email protected]

Past PresidentGilbert L. Phon, AuD, CCC-A [email protected]

Vice President for CommunicationCheryl Needham-Rives, MS, [email protected]

Vice President for Legislative AffairsLeo Dunham, MS, [email protected]

Vice President for Audiology ServicesAmy Alexander Fleming, AuD, CCC-A, [email protected]

Vice President for School ServicesElizabeth McKerlie, MS, [email protected]

Vice President for Clinical ServicesAnna Campbell, MS, [email protected]

Vice President for Professional & Public RelationsSharon Sowder, MA, [email protected]

Graduate Student Board MemberElise Mitchell, [email protected]

MSHA Central OfficeRobert Craven, Business ManagerJoan Blumer, Account Manager2000 East Broadway, PMB 296Columbia, MO 65201-60091-888-729-6742 1-888-729-3489 (fax)[email protected]

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NEWSLETTER

A Publication of the Missouri Speech-Language-Hearing Association

In This IssueMessage from the EditorVP for Communication – Page 4

NewsExecutive Board – Pages 5-11

President’s MessagePresident ElectPast PresidentVP for Clinical ServicesVP for CommunicationVP for Legislative AffairsVP for Professional and Public RelationsVP for School Services

Minority Student Leadership ProgramAwards Announced – Pages 11-12

Meet Your New Officers – Page 13

2013 Convention Wrap-Up – Pages 14-20

Ambassador of the Year – 1

Maria Grindstaff

Telling Your Story – Page 23

Terri Carrington “Tells Her Story”

University News – Pages 24-30

Professional News – Page 30

Event ListingsRequests to list events and activities aresubject to Executive Board approval. Freelistings will only be provided for eventsthat are sponsored or co-sponsored byMSHA. All non-sponsored event listingsare subject to fees. To access the feeschedule contact the MSHA Central Office or review the CE submission formunder the Continuing Education tab onthe MSHA website.

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CEU Information or Co-SponsorshipMSHA Central Office . . . . . . . . . .888-729-6742Email: [email protected]

MISSOURI BOARD OF HEALING ARTS ADVISORY COMMISSIONLicensure:Blaine Duesing* (SLP) . . . . . . . . .660-543-8774Email: [email protected] Galley* (AUD) . . . . . . . . .660-543-8378Email: [email protected] Golden* (AUD) . . . . . . . . . .816-350-5280Email: [email protected] Hare* (AUD) . . . . . . . . . . .816-373-7900Email: [email protected] Heming (Public Member) .660-429-2399Email: [email protected] Jaffe (SLP) . . . . . . . . . . .636-220-7179Email: [email protected] McGuire* (SLP) . . . . . . . .314-977-2825Email: [email protected] Certification . . . . . . . . .573-751-0051*Denotes membership in MSHA

COMMITTEE QUESTIONSDESE LiaisonElizabeth McKerlie . . . . . . . . . . . .816-977-8126Email: [email protected]

Early ChildhoodElizabeth McKerlie . . . . . . . . . . . .816-977-8126Email: [email protected]

School AffairsElizabeth McKerlie . . . . . . . . . . . .816-977-8126Email: [email protected]

School ServicesElizabeth McKerlie . . . . . . . . . . . .816-977-8126Email: [email protected]

ASHA State Based Advocacy Network SEALS (State Educational Advocacy Leader)Elizabeth McKerlie . . . . . . . . . . . .816-977-8126Email: [email protected]

SMAC (State Medicare Administrative Contractor)Anna Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . .660-351-1673Email: [email protected]

STARS (State Advocacy for Reimbursement)Anna Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . .660-351-1673Email: [email protected]

2011-2013 ASHA Speech-Language Pathology Advisory CouncilPam Hart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .816-501-4223Email: [email protected]

2010-2012 ASHA Audiology Advisory CouncilLetitia White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .417-836-4710Email: [email protected]

2014 MSHA ConventionKim Stewart, [email protected]

Kim Fitzgerald – [email protected]

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Regional and Local Groups inSpeech-Language-Hearinghave been updated and are

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FROMTHEEDITOR

HeadlineCheryl Needham-Rives, MS, CCC-SLP, VP for Communication

While reading thisissue, I hope you

take the time to "MeetYour New Officers" onpage 13 and enjoyreading the "ConventionWrap-Up" on pages 14-

20. Convention was not only an educa-tional experience, but a great chance tocatch up with old friends and make newones as well. The Convention PictureGallery on pages 18-20 is evidence ofthe fun and great times had this year.

We are happy to welcome many newmembers (page 22) and I am always soproud of our students and their involve-ment. This issue is full of evidence offaculty and student involvement acrossthe state. I encourage you to take thetime to read about our award recipients,including our Ambassador of the Year,Maria Grindstaff (page 21). I had theopportunity to sit down and visit withMaria and I believe she truly embodiesthe spirit to represent MSHA by bringing"awareness to speech, language, and

hearing disorders and their treatment tolife." I hope you all have a fabuloussummer. Until next time . . .

– Cheryl

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Issues and Answers WorkshopFriday, November 1, 2013

Educational Relevance of Speech/Language Impairments and Service Delivery Models Other Than Pull-OutsLissa Power De-Fur, PhD, CCC-SLPPractical strategies to integrate state and local academic expectations into service delivery for students in grades K-12 will be presented. These will include strategies for integration of academic content into speech-language intervention and tips for successful collaboration with general and special education partners in schools.

Early Childhood WorkshopSaturday, November 2, 2013

Suspected Childhood Apraxia of Speech (SCAS) ManagementJulie Hoffmann, MA, CCC-SLPThis workshop will focus on Suspected Childhood Apraxia of Speech (SCAS) management. Many SLP’s working in early childhoodoften face the question and eventual decision of whether a young child presents with Childhood Apraxia of Speech, with being a latetalker or with having another type of speech disorder. SCAS is a diagnosis that ASHA proposed in the CAS Technical Paper in 2007.

Medical Issues WorkshopSaturday, November 2, 2013

State of the Art Voice Therapy: Why, What, and HowEdie Hapner, PhDVoice therapy has evolved over the past 2 decades. This workshop will arm the clinician with tools for treatment often encounteredin the adolescent to geriatric patient with voice concerns.

MSHA Fall WorkshopsFriday and Saturday, November 1 & 2Hilton Garden Inn | Columbia, MO

Contact MSHA Central Office at 888-729-6742; [email protected];or visit the MSHA website at www.showmemsha.org for registration information.


Executive Board NEWS

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE [ Brenda Martien, MS, CCC-SLP ]

It’s one thing to knowyou are part of a great

state association; it’sanother when othersalso recognize that.Last November, I hadthe privilege of talking

about MSHA to the Council of State As-sociation Presidents (CSAP) at theASHA convention in Atlanta. CSAP isan organization of state Speech-Lan-guage-Audiology association presidentswith the goal of providing leadershiptraining and assistance, collaboration,and networking. I was asked to presentabout what MSHA is doing and hasdone to be successful.

State associations depend on member-ship support to continue to effectivelyfunction. Unfortunately, in the eco-nomic environment our country has ex-perienced the last several years, thissupport can take a back seat to the fi-nancial issues we all struggle with. It isdifficult to find time to volunteer whenyou need to work more hours or take ona second job to take care of your family.A number of state speech-language-hearing associations have struggled toprovide the support they have in thepast. Some have considered eliminat-ing conventions, cutting them back toone day, or only offering online profes-sional development. Many have beenforced to increase fees for membership,conferences, etc.

It was a pleasure to be able to talk tothis talented group of professional lead-ers about all the things that MSHA has,apparently, done right. It comes downprimarily to three critical aspects ofMSHA: membership, volunteers (in-cluding the Convention Planning Team,

all the other committees, and the Exec-utive Board) and Craven Management.It's not possible to separate these threeparts of MSHA, especially when refer-ring to Convention.

The Executive Board is ultimately re-sponsible for every aspect of MSHA andMSHA’s events and policies. When Ifirst joined the Executive Board as VPfor School Services, I was extremely im-pressed that every discussion and deci-sion the EB made was focused on whatwould be best for MSHA’s members.The faces on the Board have changedover the last eight years, but that mind-set has never changed.

MSHA’s financial stability is due in largepart to the fact that 1,000 professionals(mostly members) consistently attendthe Convention. That is due to the ded-ication and talent of our Convention Planning Team (CPT). Faces on theCPT also change, but it continues toplan an exciting, professional, FUN con-vention every year!

The volunteers who serve on variouscommittees and give their time to makethe convention run smoothly are amaz-ing. It is awesome that about 100 peo-ple are willing to spend part of theirconvention time volunteering each year!

Our Central Office, Craven Manage-ment, is responsible for guiding MSHAin many ways, including financially.With Craven’s guidance in 2006, theExecutive Board adopted a policy to es-tablish a reserve equal to 100% ofMSHA’s operating budget by 2011.That goal was achieved and has beenmaintained for the past two years.Quoting Robert Craven: “In terms of fis-

cal health, MSHA is a financially strongand healthy association.” Did youknow, only 21% of MSHA’s recent rev-enue came from membership dues?The high level of non-dues revenue hasenabled membership dues to remainunchanged for more than ten years. Ithas also allowed us to seek talented, in-teresting speakers and to expand ourFall Conferences from Issues and An-swers and the Early Childhood confer-ences to a medical conference. Inaddition, MSHA’s registration fees forconvention are commensurate with orless than those of surrounding statesand include many extras that othersmay not.

Of course without the support of ourmembership, including our students, allof this would be meaningless. Evalua-tions from the Convention and Fall Conferences, emails, etc. are over-whelmingly supportive. The chance tomeet and talk to so many of you at Con-vention has given the Executive Boardthe opportunity to get face to face feed-back which is nearly always positive.

So, what makes a successful state asso-ciation? Every one of our 1,300+ mem-bers who are among the mostdedicated, professional group anywhere.Thank you for all you do! Hope to seeyou at the Fall Conferences!

Thanks Again!!– Brenda

What Makes a Successful State Association?

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NEWS Executive Board

July marks the begin-ning of a new year ofwork and planning for MSHA’s ExecutiveBoard (EB). Newlyelected members to theEB include Jayanti Ray,PhD, as President Elect

and Susan Roberts, MS, as VP for Audi-ology. We know they will make a fineaddition to the Executive Board. MSHAis in very good hands over the next sev-eral years and we all wish the entire EBbest wishes in directing the organization.

Review of the 2012-2013 year revealsanother successful year for MSHA. Inaddition to affordable top quality con-tinuing education, MSHA is available toanswer membership’s professionalquestions and provides a quarterly up-date of information not only in print buton-line as well. Our current FinancialReport indicates that MSHA is on solidfinancial ground and will be for manyyears to come. Congratulations to theExecutive Board and the entire member-ship for making MSHA a terrific organi-zation.

On a more personal note, many thanksto all for permitting me to work on theExecutive Board over the past threeyears. I have had the opportunity tomeet and exchange ideas with some ter-rific and talented people. Working onthe Executive Board provided me with anew and positive perception of our en-tire profession. I recommend everyoneparticipate in this great organization.

– Gil

PAST PRESIDENT [ Gil L. Phon, AuD ]

PRESIDENT ELECT [ Jane Webb, MS, CCC-SLP ]

What a great themethis year for con-

vention: ‘MSHA Tellingour Story.' The MSHALINK and the MSHAwebsite are our Associa-tion’s avenues for com-

municating information. It is always atime for sharing at convention when wemeet up again with fellow members andshare our personal and professional sto-ries. It reaffirms our dedication to aprofession and supports others whohave experienced similar situations.

As President-Elect I have been busywith several duties:

• Working with Craven Management Associates in the role as MSHATreasurer.

• Approving CEU functions of variousorganizations presenting confer-ences and workshops.

• Keeping up with all the areas thatimpact us (legislative, membership,convention, awards, best practicesas well as helping out with ques-tions sent to MSHA for directionand answers).

I have great respect and admiration foreach of our officers and committees forwhat they are committed to do and haveaccomplished for YOU as a member.One could say it is a training positionthat touches all aspects of the associa-tion.

In May, I was off for more training at theASHA Headquarters in Rockville, Mary-land. It was a full 2 days of meetings,touring the national offices, and con-versing with those individuals who wehear and read about in our professionalpublications.

Enjoy your summertime, the summerweather, and the activities and eventsyou have planned until we touch baseagain …

– Jane

This Issue is About Convention and YOU!

In Good Hands

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MSHA Life Memberscan become

Patrons of MSHA

Many MSHA Life members continue to support MSHA through our initiatives. ere are several projects that are on-going that benefit you and the association. Everyone is aware of our student scholarships and legislative affairs.is year when your renewal form and life membership letter comes, consider donating the amount of the membership fee to one of the several listed.



H ello everyone, I hope all of you

are enjoying this springweather, it was good tosee so many at MSHA.Surprise, surprise wehave a few changes to

report from CMS (Center of Medicareand Medicaid Services):

• Medicare Administrative Contractors(MACs) will conduct prepayment re-view on claims reaching the $3,700threshold with dates of service Jan-uary 1, 2013 to March 31, 2013.CMS requested MACs conduct thesemanual medical reviews within 10days. At this time, there is no ad-vance request for an exceptionprocess. Effective April 1, 2013,the Recovery Auditors will conductreview for all claims processed on orafter April 1, 2013. Recovery Audi-tors will complete two types of re-view (Prepayment and PostpaymentReviews).

Prepayment Review:• Claims submitted in the Recovery

Audit Prepayment Review Demon-stration states will be reviewed on aprepayment basis. These states in-clude: Florida, California, Michigan,Texas, New York, Louisiana, Illinois,Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolinaand Missouri.

• In these states, the MAC will sendan ADR (additional development re-quest) to the provider requesting theadditional documentation be sent tothe Recovery Auditor (unless an-other process is used by the MACand the Recovery Auditor).

• The Recovery Auditor will conductprepayment review within 10 busi-ness days of receiving the additionaldocumentation and will notify theMAC of the payment decision.

Postpayment Review:• In the remaining states, the Recov-

ery Auditors will conduct immediatepostpayment review.

• In these states, the MAC will flagthe claims that meet the criteria, re-quest additional documentation andpay the claim. The MAC will sendADR to the provider requesting theadditional documentation be sent tothe Recovery Auditor. The RecoveryAuditor will conduct postpaymentreview and will notify the MAC ofthe payment decision.

Section 603 (b) of the American TaxRelief Act counts outpatient therapyservices furnished in a Critical Ac-cess Hospital (CAH) toward a bene-ficiary’s annual cap and thresholdamount using the Medicare Physi-cian Fee Schedule rate. CAHs arenot subject to the therapy cap, themanual medical review process, orthe use of the KX modifier.

Link to CMS is:http://www.cms.gov/Research-Statis-tics-Data-and-Systems/Monitoring-Programs/Medical-Review/TherapyCap.html

• CMS Issues Guidance on Implemen-tation of the two percent (2%) Re-duction on Medicare PaymentsRequired by Sequestration.

The Budget Control Act of 2011 re-quires mandatory across-the-boardreductions in Federal spending,known as sequestration, including a2% reduction in Medicare fee-for-service payments.

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of2012 postponed the original se-questration date of January 1, 2013for two months. As required by law,President Obama issued a seques-tration order on March 1, 2013.Congressional action is required to

prevent the reductions imposed bysequestration.

On March 8, 2013 the Centers forMedicare and Medicaid Services(CMS) issued a notice to allproviders regarding how it will im-plement sequestration. Its noticestated that in general:

• Medicare FFS claims with dates-of-service or dates-of-discharge on orafter April 1, 2013, will incur a 2%reduction in Medicare payment.

• Claims for durable medical equip-ment (DME), prosthetics, orthotics,and supplies, including claimsunder the DME Competitive BiddingProgram, will also be reduced by2% based upon whether the date-of-service, or the start date forrental equipment or multi-day sup-plies, is on or after April 1, 2013.

• The claims payment adjustmentshall be applied to all claims afterdetermining coinsurance, any appli-cable deductible, and any applica-ble Medicare Secondary Paymentadjustments.

• Beneficiary payments for de-ductibles and coinsurance are notsubject to the 2% payment reduc-tion; however, Medicare’s paymentto beneficiaries for unassignedclaims is subject to the 2% reduc-tion. CMS encourages Medicarephysicians, practitioners, and sup-pliers who bill claims on an unas-signed basis to discuss withbeneficiaries the impact of seques-tration on Medicare’s reimburse-ment.

Now for the good news! "ImprovementStandard" lawsuit against CMS (Jimmovs. Kathleen Sebelius), which upheldthe right of Medicare patients to con-tinue to receive reasonable and neces-sary care to maintain their medical

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VP for CLINICAL SERVICES [ Anna Campbell, MS, CCC-SLP ]

Changes from the Center ofMedicare and Medicaid Services

conditions and prevent or slow de-cline. The class action suit againstCMS challenged its longstanding ther-apy coverage policy that requires a pa-tient to have potential for anddemonstrate meaningful functionalgains. In the October 2012 proposedsettlement, CMS agreed to change itspolicy and would cover therapy servicesif they are necessary to maintain or pre-

vent further deterioration of the pa-tient’s condition. The Federal Court ap-proved the final settlement agreement.As part of the provisions set forth in thefinal settlement agreement, CMS is di-rected to revise its Medicare BenefitsPolicy Manual (MPBM) to set a mainte-nance coverage standard and alsolaunch a national educational campaignto explain the clarified benefit to its

contractors, providers and beneficiaries.

That is all for now. Have a great sum-mer!

– Anna



VP for CLINICAL SERVICES – cont. [ Anna Campbell, MS, CCC-SLP ]

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VP for COMMUNICATION [ Cheryl Needham-Rives, MS, CCC-SLP ]

As I worked on put-ting this issue to-

gether for publication, Iwas reminded of justhow many stories thosein our profession have totell! It was clear the pro-

fessionals and students at conventionremain involved in interesting activitiesand meaningful endeavors. I had theopportunity to spend time with friends,colleagues, students and their familymembers. During those interactions, Iheard all kinds of wonderful stories!Again, at the President's Luncheon, ourwonderful key note speaker Dr. TimCrowley, provided us all opportunities totell our stories to each other. It seemedso fitting to the convention theme! Thestories I heard were inspiring, funny andheart-warming. I think our personal andprofessional stories are so important toshare. Whether they make us laugh, cryor simply inspire us … we need to hearthem to make us better speech-lan-guage pathologists and audiologists.

I want to thank Terri Carrington forbeing the first one to share her personalstory with us. You can read about Terriin this issue on page 23. Please con-sider joining Terri by sharing with yourcolleagues and friends in The MSHA

Link. We would love to hear from stu-dent and professional members alike!Please use the following as ideas to helpyou “Tell Your Story …”

• What event or person impacted orpersuaded you to become a Speech-Language Pathologist or Audiologist?

• Was there a moment, event, or personthat changed or redefined who youare as a professional?

• What challenges and rewards haveyou experienced?

• What have been some of the greatestchanges impacting you in this career?

• Were there any interruptions in yourquest to enter the profession? If so,what did you experience trying to re-turn to practice?

• Have you changed settings or levelsfor service delivery (schools, univer-sity, medical, private practice)?

• Did your career path shift intoSpeech-Language Pathology or Audi-ology from another profession?

• How did being a member ofNSSLHA impact your involvementand progression to the active profes-sion?

• Did you stay retired or — ????

• What is life like after retirement?

I am sure as you ponder these ques-tions; they will trigger memories of spe-cific instances and emotions. Theabove list is just a sampling of ideas youcould write about. This is “your” story,so the only limit is . . . how many wordswe can print. Please do your best tolimit your story to no more than 300words. If you want additional ideas,read the stories of others atwww.ASHA.org. Please submit yourstory to me: Cheryl Needham-Rives, VP for Communicat ions @ [email protected]. I can't wait to readthem all!

– Cheryl

Please Consider Submitting YourStory or Research to The MSHA Link

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Mark YourCalendar:2014 MSHA Annual Meeting & ConventionApril 3-6, 2014 Osage Beach, MO


VP for PROFESSIONAL AND PUBLIC RELATIONS [ Sharon Sowder, MA, CCC-SLP ]

Each year, the MissouriSpeech- Language Hear-ing Association (MSHA)honors the OutstandingG r adua t e S t uden t , Outstanding Special Ed-ucation Administrator,

Outstanding Clinician, and the Ambas-sador of the Year at the President’sLuncheon at our Annual Convention.This year’s winners were:

• Outstanding Graduate Student –Danielle Healy from Southeast Missouri State University

• Outstanding Special Education Administrator – Diana Mayes

• Outstanding Clinician – Carol Ackerson

• Ambassador of the Year – Maria Grindstaff.

We had amazing nominees for the Outstanding Graduate Student and they were:

• Meagan Bail – Truman State University

• Margaret Burke – Saint Louis University

• Kimberly Heishman – University ofMissouri – Columbia

• Jamie Mapel – Rockhurst University

• Jayme Mattson – University of Central Missouri

• Kevin Pitt – Missouri State University

• Caitlin Stacy – Fontbonne University

Each nominee will do wonders in ourprofession based on the academic, clin-ical and leadership skills they havedemonstrated so far. For example:Danielle is a 4.0 student, demonstratesstrong organizational skills and clinicaljudgment. In addition, she has com-pleted over 300 hours of supervisedhours of ABA service delivery to twins

2013 Awards at the Annual Convention


MSHA participatedin Legislative Day

at the capitol buildingin Jefferson City onMarch 13. Studentsand faculty from theUniversity of Central

Missouri, as well as MSHA ExecutiveBoard members Brenda Martien, JaneWebb, Anna Campbell and Leo Dunhamrepresented our association. Attendeeswere introduced from the Senate gallery,participated in a presentation on thelegislative process given by DianeGolden and Marty Exline, took a guidedtour of the capitol and enjoyed lunch inthe House and Senate alcoves on thethird floor rotunda. During the day, at-tendees were able to advocate for issuesaffecting our practice with their legisla-tors. Feedback from students and fac-

ulty was very positive, and we hope toprovide an equally successful day foreven more students, faculty and profes-sionals next year.

– Leo

VP for LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS [ Leo Dunham, MS, CCC-SLP ]

Legislative Day 2013

UCM students and faculty atthe Capitol in Jefferson City, MO on Legislative Day, March 13, 2013

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Bringing to order the days activities

The Outstanding Graduate Student Nominees

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with a diagnosis of ASD. Her researchand presentations have included usingMusic and Technology Social Story In-tervention with Children with ASD, Qual-ity of Life and Speech Intelligibility inDevelopmental Dysarthia, and Speech- Language Pathologists in MissouriSchools: Perceived Need or Shortage?

What other research is being done bythese graduate students? I’m glad youasked …

• Meagan Bail – Research on the Effect of the Fokes SentenceBuilder on Past Tense Marker Use ina School-Age Client

• Margaret Burke – Development of aCore Set for Aphasia using the Inter-national Classification of Function-ing, Disability and Health (ICF)

• Jamie Mapel – Diagnostic CriteriaUsed in the Identification and Diag-nosis of Childhood Apraxia ofSpeech

• Jayme Mattson – Effectiveness ofthe PROMPT Program to aid in Re-mediation of Articulation Disorders

• Kevin Pitt – Evaluating the ClinicalUtility of EPG in describing atypicalOral-phase Swallow Patterns

• Caitlin Stacy – Gaps in the Provi-sions of Services for Children whouse AAC: Perspectives of Parentsand Professionals

Diana Mayes is the Special EducationProcess Coordinator for Freedom Ele-

mentary School, which is part of theWaynesville School District in St.Robert, Missouri. That district includesFt. Leonardwood and many of the stu-dents served are children of our militaryfamilies.

Carol Ackerson is currently an AssistantClinical Professor and Director of theEarly Childhood Language/Literacy Cen-ter at Saint Louis University. She re-ceived the Saint Louis UniversityFaculty Excellence Award in 2007, theSaint Louis University DistinguishedService Award in 2008 and several ACEawards from 1999-2007. She has au-thored several publications including achapter in the Parents as Teachers Re-source Guide and the Emergent LiteracySkills Checklist. She has presented nu-merous times at the state and nationallevel.

This year we had three nominees for theAmbassador of the Year: MichelleArnold, Kailee Duvel, and Maria Grind-staff. If you had the pleasure of meet-

ing Maria at the President’s Luncheon,you were able to experience firsthandher charm, personality and desire to im-prove her ability to communicate.

The Executive Board of MSHA will belooking at the current nomination crite-ria for these awards to see if they canbe modified to increase the nominationpool for future years. We also look fornominees for the Honors of the Associ-ation. Stay tuned for more informationregarding those Honors. In addition, weare looking to improve the nominationprocess to make it a smoother, easierprocess. Your input regarding the nom-ination process and criteria, as well asfeedback about the Awards Presentationat the Luncheon is greatly appreciated.Feel free to write, call or e-mail. Mycontact information is at the front of theMSHA Link.

– Sharon


VP for PROFESSIONAL AND PUBLIC RELATIONS – cont. [ Sharon Sowder, MA, CCC-SLP ]

Outstanding Clinician, Carol Ackerson (right), with Kerri Helms

Martha Cook with the 2013 Ambassador of the Year, Maria Grindstaff

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VP for SCHOOL SERVICES [ Elizabeth McKerlie, MS, CCC-SLP ]

Wow! I just returnedhome from our fab-

ulous convention. Was-n’t it fun this year?What a wonderful time!It’s always so much funto see everyone, con-

nect and learn. I would like to say

thank you again to all the people whomade this convention happen! Also,please remember that I highly encour-age you to get involved in MSHA. Onceyou seek involvement through volunteer-ing, presenting, becoming a part of con-vention planning team or the executiveboard, you will reap many rewards and

enhance everything you do in your pro-fessional world.

You may be ready for the end of theschool year, but it’s my job to remindyou that MSHA’s annual Fall Workshopwill be here soon! We are pleased to an-nounce Lissa Power-deFur will be pre-

Convention is Over and Fall Workshop is on its Way!


VP for SCHOOL SERVICES – cont. [ Elizabeth McKerlie, MS, CCC-SLP ]


senting at the Issues and Answers por-tion of the fall workshop on Friday, No-vember 1, 2013. Julie Hoffman will bepresenting at the Early Childhood por-tion of the fall workshop on Saturday,November 2, 2013. Also on Saturday,Edie Hapner will be presenting at theMedical Issues workshop. Please mark

your calendars now and plan to join usin Columbia. We will be providing youwith additional information on theseworkshops in the near future!

Until next time,– Beth

MSHA Minority Student Leadership Program (MSLP) NEWS

Serving on the MSHA MSLP commit-tee for the past years has given me

oodles of inspiration from our studentswho taught us to acknowledge our inter-dependence, to appreciate our collabo-rative work of teaching and learning andto feel the wonderful ties of our profes-sion. Also, mentoring students at vari-ous levels has enabled me to reaffirmthat we are woven together to play sig-nificant roles in our professional arena. I am pleased to present to you ourMSLP winners’ convention experiencesalong with the MSLP mentors’ profiles.Lastly, I am very grateful to the MSLPmentors and judges who made this pro-gram possible with all their hard workand expertise.

Meet the MSLP Winners!

Submitted by Ryan So (Winner ofMSLP Scholarship, University of Central Missouri):

When I think about the 2013 MSHAconvention, it brings a smile to my face.It was a chaotic weekend for me, but itwas also a weekend full of laughter,meeting new faces and reconnectingwith old friends. Being a part of the Mi-nority Student Leadership Program(MSLP) was one of the many highlightsof my MSHA weekend. Through theprogram, I was able to meet so manydifferent people from our profession. Itenergized me and made me even moreenthusiastic about the work I’m doingas a student.

The program pairs the students with amentor, and I had the pleasure of beingmentored by Dara Jackson. Mrs. Jack-son has such an easygoing, lightheartedspirit about her, and I’m glad I waspaired up with a person that could tellme what to expect as a future speech-language pathologist from a practicalpoint of view. Each person involved withthe MSLP impacted my weekend in apositive way and made me even more ex-cited about my future as a speech-lan-guage pathologist. From Mrs. Jacksonto Dr. Jayanti Ray to my fellow MSLP re-cipient, Marilynn Pathiyil, I’m verythankful for the people that I metthrough the MSLP program and I amgrateful that I was able to be a part of it.

Submitted by Marilynn Pathiyil(Winner of MSLP Scholarship, St. Louis University):

This was my second MSHA conventionand it was spectacular! Each session Iattended was informative and I felt in-vigorated to return to Saint Louis Univer-sity to share what I learned. It was anhonor to be selected for the MSHA Mi-nority Student Leadership Award. Aftermeeting Ryan So (also a Minority Stu-dent Leadership Award recipient) andour mentors, I felt so humbled! Hearingabout their experiences was so insightfuland encouraging. Through the MinorityStudent Leadership Award experience Ilearned more about MSHA, about thefield and about my future in speech-lan-guage pathology.

MSHA’s Minority Student LeadershipProgram Awards AnnouncedJayanti Ray, PhD, Chair

MSHA Minority Student LeadershipProgram (MSLP) at the Convention

“Everyone has a transferable commodity-knowledge. Sharing yourunique expertise and making introductions for someone creates a lasting legacy.”

— Marsha Blackburn

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Jayanti Ray (center) with the 2013 MSLP winners, Marilynn Pathiyil and Ryan So

Mark YourCalendar:MSHA Fall WorkshopsNovember 1-2, 2013 Hilton Garden InnColumbia, MO


Although I have participated in severalleadership workshops through my uni-versity, receiving the MSHA MinorityStudent Leadership Award has been avery unique honor. I was interested inMSHA’S Minority Student LeadershipProgram because it pertains to speech-language pathology and my professionalgrowth. This opportunity addressesleadership skills from a professionalperspective, and from what I’ve experi-enced it is more than just a genericleadership workshop. According toASHA, there is a lack of minority profes-sionals. I don’t want to be viewed asmerely a minority SLP, but rather aleader in the field and I think this pro-gram is a positive step in that direction.

I am thankful to have had this opportu-nity and to all those who made this pos-sible, especially Dr. Jayanti Ray andMrs. Sowder. I look forward to beingtheir mentee and have already learnedso much from them!

Meet the MSLP MentorsDara Jackson is a speech-languagepathologist at the Exceptional Child Ed-ucation Cooperative in Houston, Mis-

souri, serving small school districtsthroughout the area. She providesspeech-language therapy services andevaluations for preschool through highschool students, with special interestsin autism and lower-functioning stu-dents with behavior needs. Dara ob-tained her Bachelor of Science inCommunication Disorders and Master ofScience in Speech-Language Pathologyfrom Missouri State University.

Sharon Sowder received her Bachelor ofArts and Master of Arts in speech-lan-guage pathology from University ofNorthern Colorado. Her first employ-ment opportunity was with the NeoshoPublic School system, before joining thestaff of St. John's Regional MedicalCenter in Joplin, Missouri. After workingin Joplin for more than two years, shemoved to Oregon and began working fora private practice agency in GrantsPass, providing speech therapy servicesin nursing homes, outpatient clinics andhome health agencies. Then she joinedthe staff of Rogue Valley Medical Centerin Medford, Oregon where she stayed for11 years. Sharon then moved to Tillam-ook, Oregon and provided therapy to in-

patients, outpatients, nursing home pa-tients, home health patients and con-tract services to the public schoolsystem for four years. She also providedservices in multiple nursing homes inthe Salem/Portland area. In 2006,Sharon returned to Missouri and ac-cepted a position with Ozarks MedicalCenter in West Plains, again providingservices to inpatients, outpatients,home health patients and multipleschool contracts.

Kimberly Freeman MS, CCC-SLP, is aspeech-language pathologist at the Ex-ceptional Child Education Cooperativein Houston, Missouri working with earlychildhood and school age students. Shecompleted her master’s degree at Mis-souri State University in 2010. Kim-berly’s interests include early literacy,phonological disorders and autism.

– Jayanti

Last summer, I as-sumed the role of

the ASHA State Educa-tion Advocacy Leader(SEAL) for the state ofMissouri. The missionof the ASHA SEALs is to

“enhance and perpetuate the advocacy,leadership and clinical managementskills of school based speech-languagepathologists.” While fulfilling this role,I will be participating with ASHA per-

sonnel and the other state SEALs inmeetings at the ASHA convention, theASHA Schools Conference and on con-ference calls. As I find information thatneeds to be disseminated to you, I willuse the MSHA Link, website and/or list-serve.

One of the items I noticed we could usemore knowledge about in Missouri, isthe 2010 policy documents regardingRoles and Responsibilities of Speech-

Language Pathologists in Schools.These documents replace the docu-ments from 2000. The link to thesedocuments is: http://www.asha.org/-SLP/schools/prof-consult/guidelines/.The “one page summary” colorful hand-out is especially helpful to get a briefoverview of these new guidelines. I have this handout hanging right infront of my computer at work so that I“see” it on a regular basis. At our re-cent convention, I took the opportunityto ask our members about familiaritywith this document and found I need todo some work with respect to this topic.Our roles and responsibilities have

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MSHA’s Minority Student Leadership Program Awards Announced

Roles and Responsibilities of Speech-Language Pathologists in SchoolsElizabeth McKerlie, MS, CCC-SLP

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Meet Your New OFFICERS

Vice President for AudiologySusan E. Roberts, CCC-A/SLP, F-AAA

Susan received her MS in Audiologyfrom Washington University in St.

Louis, Missouri and her MS in Commu-nication Disorders from Fontbonne Col-lege (now Fontbonne University). She isdually certified as an audiologist andspeech-language pathologist in the stateof Missouri. Susan is a Fellow in theAmerican Academy of Audiology and shehas been a speech-language pathologistand the district audiologist for the Fran-cis Howell School District in St. Charles,Missouri for 20 years. During her tenure,Francis Howell School District installedsoundfield systems in all K-4 classroomswith ARRA funds. Susan has given sev-eral conference presentations.

Susan has two daughters who wereadopted from China (Kathryn and Jen-nifer). They are currently in high school.Susan is active in the Girl Scouts andshe enjoys reading and gardening.

Susan’s goal as the MSHA VP for Audi-ology is to increase legislative and com-munity awareness regarding the effectsof hearing-impairment upon communi-cation and activities of daily living.

Susan is one of the three remaining people in the world who does not have active Facebook or Twitter

accounts, bu t she can be r eachedat the email addresses listed below.

You can contact Susan at: [email protected] or [email protected].

President-ElectJayanti Ray, PhD, CCC-SLP

Jayanti has been as p e e c h - l a n g u a g epathologist for the past20 years in various set-tings, including volun-tary positions andproviding consultations.

In addition, she has been teachingspeech-language pathology courses toundergraduate and graduate studentsfor the past 17 years. Jayanti came toMissouri nine years ago and is currentlyteaching at Southeast Missouri StateUniversity, Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Being an active member of variouslocal, state, national and internationalorganizations, Jayanti keeps herself en-joyably busy working toward her goal ofproviding professional services, advise-ments and consultations to others whoare in need of volunteer hours. She of-

fers her professional expertise to the or-ganizations by actively reviewing profes-sional articles, editing newsletters,writing Continuing Education articles forhealthcare professionals and serving onconvention program committees. Beingoccupied extensively in student mentor-ing at local, state, national and interna-tional levels, Jayanti feels the“collaborative workbench” she shareswith the younger professionals takes herto the summit of joy and pride to wit-ness the growth of the future leaders inour profession.

Having served as the Vice President forCommunication for MSHA, Jayanti iseagerly waiting to embark on her journeyas President Elect with the MSHA Exec-utive Board members. When asked,“how do you feel about coming back toserve on the MSHA board?,” shereplied, “I feel extremely honored to bea part of the MSHA Executive Boardagain, after a number of years. While inoffice, I would like to continue the suc-cess of our past leaders and see that ourorganization grows steadfastly with re-gards to our membership, leadership,strategic plans and public relations. Ilook forward to beginning my term as aboard member!”

You may contact Jayanti at:[email protected]

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NEWS 2013 Convention Wrap-Up

Oh, the stories we could tell! Thanksfor making our 54th Annual MSHA

Convention so memorable and meaning-ful by sharing your stories with your fel-low professionals. Your enthusiasm andinvolvement during sessions and socialopportunities helped to make our con-vention a story to tell! It’s humbling, yetexciting, to have invited speakers –speakers who travel to many differentconventions around the world -tell youhow our MSHA convention is somethingspecial and remarkable compared toothers. It means a lot to know yourmembership is invigorated to shape andsupport our state organization throughtheir involvement in many different ac-tivities, and especially our state conven-tion. For this, and for many otherreasons, we thank you first!

A big thank you goes out to EBS Health-care for their ongoing support of theQuest for the Cup Tailgate Party and ourconvention bags – so sturdy and useful.Thanks also to Rehab Choice for theirsponsorship of our Friday night HappyHour. Special thanks to our ConventionPlanning Team for making MSHA a partof their life stories – especially to KatieBullock, Ilene Elmlinger, Carlotta Kim-ble and Rebecca Maasen for workinghard to find the best mix of top notchspeakers to meet the educational needsand requests of our membership.Thanks to our president, Brenda Mar-tien, for a beautiful and meaningful

luncheon with keynote speaker Dr. TimCrowley. Thank you to Corrina Stanfieldand Ashley Zweifel for their outstandingwork with our exhibitors. Thanks also totwo of our newest Convention PlanningTeam members, Tracie Hudson and LizKeller – in their first year setting arecord for money raised for studentscholarships through their efforts in theSilent Auction – more than $3,000!Thanks to our many generous donorsand bidders for making this possible.

Eighty student presenters! Really?!Thanks to Kim Fitzgerald, Janet Goochand Maggie Hilliard for their unyieldingsupport of students at convention. Con-gratulations to Truman State Universityfor their Quest for the Cup win andthanks to Fontbonne University for host-ing this year’s event.

A special thanks to Ryan So, Universityof Central Missouri graduate studentand expert videographer. It has beenMSHA president elect Jane Webb’s mis-sion to have the Quest for the Cupvideotaped for other state organizationsto see, and Ryan made that happen forus this year. Imitation really is the sin-cerest form of flattery and many haveasked Jane how we make our Quest sounique and fun – now they’ll be able tosee for themselves.

Have you heard the Wonderland Campstory? We hope you know it by now.Thanks to Leanna Lawrence for her

leadership as MSHA Cares coordinatorin helping us all learn more about Won-derland Camp and letting us supportthis unique camp for children with spe-cial needs at the Lake of the Ozarksthrough our donations and purchase ofdistinctive lanyards filled with sass. Youraised $2,088.50 in support of Wonder-land Camp!

What would convention be without ourcast of volunteers and our inimitable co-ordinators, Jill Josepher and JaneWebb? You – our membership - are notonly the reason we love to put togethera great convention; you are also the veryfibers that hold it all together, and with-out your willingness to check that “Iwant to volunteer” box when you regis-ter, our convention would simply not bethe same.

And speaking of registration – mark yourcalendars NOW for the 55th MSHAConvention – April 3, 2014 – April 6,2014! You can count on your MSHAConvention Planning Team, your MSHAExecutive Board and MSHA Central Of-fice to make next year’s convention agreat learning and networking opportu-nity. Can’t wait to catch up again!

Dana Fritz2013 MSHA Convention Chair

Kim Stewart2013 MSHA Convention Chair

Convention Wrap-Up MSHA 54th Annual Meeting & Convention

Chair:Kim [email protected]

Co-Chair:Kim Fitzgerald [email protected]

Day Institute:Dana [email protected]

Pediatric:Katie [email protected]

Adult:Tori [email protected]

Audiology:Ilene Elmlinger [email protected]

Volunteer:Jill [email protected]

Jane [email protected]

Exhibitors:Carlotta [email protected]

Ashley [email protected]

Student Interest:Alana Manti-Kozlowskialanamantiekozlowski@ missouristate.edu

Student Activities:Maggie [email protected]

MSHA Cares and Special Projects:Leanna [email protected]

Silent Auction:Liz [email protected]

Tracie [email protected]

MSHA Plus:Shirley [email protected]

MSHA President:Jane [email protected]

MSHA Central Office:Joan [email protected]

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To all of the wonderful MSHA memberswho supported Wonderland Camp as our2013 Convention “MSHA Cares” Spe-cial Project, we say THANK YOU! Withyour generous donations, we raised over$2,088.50 for this wonderful organiza-tion. Thanks also to those who donated

items from their wish list- these itemswere certainly appreciated! Thank youagain for supporting the 2013 SpecialProject by participating in the variousfundraising activities at this year’s con-vention. You helped show WonderlandCamp just how much “MSHA Cares!”

Recipient

MSHA Cares: Wonderland CampLeanna Lawrence, Special Events Chair

Silent Auction Donations Raise $3,219 for Student Convention Scholarship Fund!Thanks to each of the following:

American Heartland TheatreDanielle Reed Ellie HockFlat Screen TV - Dave Stewart-Gordon Stowe & Assoc.iPad – Kristy Pugh-GNReSoundKansas City RoyalsKansas City Zoo, Kansas City, MOKim StewartMissouri State University NSSLHA, Springfield, MO

Pro-Ed Educational MaterialsRagTag Cinema, Columbia, MO Sporting Kansas CityThe Magic House, Kirkwood, MO Tracie Hudson University of Central Missouri NSSLHA, Warrensburg, MOUniversity of Missouri NSSLHA, Columbia, MOWehrenberg Theatres

2013 Convention Wrap-Up NEWS

Best Teacher SupplyButte PublicationsClaim Care, Inc.Cookie Lee JewelryDifferent Roads to LearningDiscovery ToysDynaVox Mayer-JohnsonEBS HealthcareFrog PublicationsGreat Ideas for TeachingJuice Plus +

Lebanon R-III School DistrictLightspeed Technologies, Inc.Monett R-1 School DistrictNestle Health SciencesNorthern Speech ServicesPearson-Clinical AssessmentsPrentke Romich CompanyRehab Choice InternationalRelay MissouriRestore Therapy Services Rite Care

Saltillo CorporationSmarty EarsSt. Joseph Institute for the DeafSummit CareTailor InstituteTara Therapy, LLCTherapy Relief, Inc.University of Central Missouri Virtual Speech Center

Thank You to the 2013 Convention Exhibitors and Sponsors! Corrina Stanfield, Chair

MSHA would like to say a big “thank you” to all the sponsors, exhibitors and advertisers during the 2013 Convention. It’s alwaysnice to have a variety of booths to stop by and learn new things from (as well as shop!). Thank you again to the 2013 Conventionsponsors, exhibitors and advertisers!



2013 Convention Awards and HonorsOutstanding Clinician AwardCarol Ackerson

Outstanding Special Education AdministratorDiana Mayes

Ambassador of the YearMaria Grindstaff

Minority Student Leadership Program AwardMarilynn Pathiyil, Saint Louis University

Ryan So, University of Central Missouri

Outstanding Graduate StudentDanielle Healy, Missouri State University

Nominees for Outstanding Graduate StudentMeagan Bail,Truman State University

Margaret Burke,Saint Louis University

Kimberly Heishman,University of Missouri – Columbia

Jamie Mapel,Rockhurst University

Jayme Mattson,University of Central Missouri

Kevin Pitt,Missouri State University

Caitlin Stacy,Fontbonne University

Student Convention Scholarship WinnersJamie BookerRockhurst University

Lisa GrelleUniversity of Missouri

Donielle HowellSoutheast Missouri State University

Samira HusseinSaint Louis University

Hannah MahonTruman State University

Jessica MastersonMissouri State University

Morgan PatrickUniversity of Central Missouri

Kaitlin TitsworthFontbonne University

Student Awards for Research and PosterPresentationsMaggie Hilliard, Chair

Outstanding Undergraduate Student Poster PresentationStudent – Sumeja Seferovic, St. Louis University;Faculty Mentor – Richard McGuire,PhD

Outstanding Graduate Student Poster PresentationStudent – Lindsay Keller, Fontbonne University;Faculty Mentor – Carmen Russell, PhD

Outstanding Undergraduate Student Stand and Deliver PresentationStudents – Lauren Ruhmann, andKelsey Webster, Truman State University;Faculty Mentor – Janet Gooch, PhD

Outstanding Graduate Student Stand and Deliver PresentationStudents – Katie Schwendemann, andKristen Ponce, Rockhurst University; Faculty Mentor – Pam Hart, PhD

A special thank you to thejudges who volunteeredtheir time and expertise to evaluate the many outstanding student presentations this year!Lisa Bell

Marcia Brown-Haims

Martha Cook

Ilene Elmlinger

Dana Fritz

Sheila Garlock

Pam Hart

Judy Johnson

Carol Koch

Alana Mantie-Kozlowski

Cheryl Needham-Rives

Melissa Passe

Jayanti Ray

Liz Riedemann

Lynne Shields

Stacy Wagovich



Thank You!

Thank you ‘Volunteers’ for being a Part of the MSHA StorySubmitted by Jill Josepher and Jane Webb, Volunteer Co-chairs

Martha AllenMallory Anning*Erin Bales*Lisa BellKaren BlockCassie Bloomer*Abigail BockhausJamie Booker*Marcia Brown-HaimsKatie BullockAnna CampbellDaniele Cerone-GriffinAlex Cole*Martha CookNancy CostelloLeo DunhamMichelle Ebeling Ilene ElmlingerRachel Euler*Karen Fernandez-SalvadorKim FitzgeraldChristi ForemanKara Fox*Kayla Frankenback*Dana FritzSheila Garlock

Liane Garner*Lynn Marty GramesLisa Grelle*Libby Griffin*Tessa Ham*Pam HartAmanda HeiseleKerri HelmsMaggie Hilliard*Lindsey Howard*Donielle Howell*Tracie HudsonSamira Hussein*Jill JosepherHannah Johnson*Judy Johnson Liz KellerTeresa KemperCarlotta KimbleKimberly KnightCarol KochLeanna LawrenceRebecca MaasenJoseph Madden*Shirley MaddenHannah Mahon*

Alana Mantie-KozlowskiBrenda MartienJessica Masterson*Jayme Mattson*Megan McClanahan*Beth McKerlieSusana Merrick*Trayce Miller*Fara Minnick*Elise Mitchell*Nancy MontgomeryKatherine MossCheryl Needham-RivesElaine O’NealLacy OzimekMelissa PasseMorgan Patrick*Teresa PearceGil PhonStephanie PuellmannBrittany Rauba*Jayanti RayCatherine Read*Liz RiedermannSarah RineyAutumn Rives*

Amanda RouillardRamsay SalisburyAshley Salmon*Jessica Schutte*Susan SellsJohn ShankLynne ShieldsGina ShelleyLynne ShieldsStorm Simons*Ryan So*Sharon SowderDiane SportsmanCorrina StanfieldKim StewartJillian Streitmatter*Rachel Suthoff*Kathleen Sweeney*Kaitlin Titsworth*Michelle VomundStacy WagovichJane WebbJean ZimmerAshley Zweifel

*student member

The 2013 MSHA Convention Team of Volunteers:

100VOLUNTEERS

This year for us is another record breaker. We saw and heard:• 61 professional sessions offered by 77 presenters • 6 Professional Poster Presentations with 13 presenters• 65 Student Poster Presentations with 95 presenters on 13 related categories • 14 Student Technical “Stand and Deliver” presentations by 30 students

Volunteers give their time in many events and activities throughout the 4 days of the convention. They are foundworking at the Meet & Greet check-in table, exhibit hall, silent auction, all convention sessions making speakersfeel the personal touch of the association, Happy Hour, the President’s Luncheon, the Quest for the Cup. We appreciate their dedication and hard work in giving back to MSHA through active participation.

100 Volunteers gave their all to convention and 37 of those wereour future professionals, the students!

A special ‘Thank You’ to Kathleen Sweeney who became a part of the Volunteer Leadership Team!


2013 Executive Board Rosalee Welling, Dr. Nancy Montgomery and Beth McKerlie Anna Cambell - Ask MSHA

Stephani Wehrman at Posters, Fontbonne University Day Institute Speaker – Dr. Russell Mills Martha Cook

MSHA Cares Bookshelf Vanessa Gaiser Kaitlin Titsworth Poster Presentation – Fontbonne University

Invited Speaker – Dr. Ron Gillam University of Central Missouri Quest Team Mallory Anning and Meg Brigman at Posters


2013 Convention Gallery


Poster Presenter Danielle Healy (facing the camera) Invited speaker – Lora Hinkel Quest for the Cup Competition Tailgate Party

Keynote Speaker Dr. Tim Crowley and Brenda Martien Brianna Andrade, University of Missouri Ilene Elmlinger – Truman State University

Dana Fritz and Keynote Speaker Dr. Tim Crowley Poster Presenter Leah Bohle Judice Attendees Listening to a Presentation

Quest for the Cup Competition Host, Dr. Carmen Russell of Fontbonne University Dr. Carlotta Kimble and Autumn Rives, Poster Presentation - UCM Southeast Missouri State University Quest Team




2013 Quest for the Cup Competition

2013 Quest for the Cup Winning Team

TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Team Southeast Missouri State University

Team University of Central Missouri

Team Saint Louis University

Team Rockhurst University

Team University of Missouri

Team MIssouri State UniversityTeam Fontbonne University

Previous Winners:2004 Fontbonne University2005 Rockhurst University2006 Missouri State University2007 University of Missouri-Columbia2008 Truman State Univeristy2009 University of Missouri-Columbia2010 Fontbonne University2011 Fontbonne University2012 Missouri State University2013 Truman State Univeristy


Maria grew up on a farm and went to a school with 800 students. Shelived with her parents until 8 years of age; thereafter, her parents di-vorced. Maria tries her best to communicate with others with 90-100% intelligibility. She is a great communicator! Maria has ahigh-school diploma with 72 hours of college credit. Maria is a won-derful client with many qualities. She is warm, personable, and re-sponsible. She likes reading, writing, and composing songs.

Maria, in her own words:That day turned my parents’ lives upside down … I was born with Cerebral Palsy! Struggling hard in theirlives, my parents gave me the best they could. I received a number of therapies to build strength in my mus-cles. I was in First Steps until I was three, and then, continued with speech therapy at school. After graduatingfrom high school, I received 70 hours toward college credits. I realized I was successful, because I was a suc-cessful communicator! Starting speech therapy at a young age, made me work hard toward learning how topronounce my sounds correctly. It was a great experience for me and I was totally involved and determinedto do my best.

After I graduated from high school, I regrettably took off for a couple of years. I was out of speech therapy!During that time, I realized that speech therapy was already a part of my life, and I was missing it. I felt myquality of social life was very poor, as I isolated myself because of my poor speech abilities. My family evenhad trouble understanding me. I had a hard time keeping up with business affairs because it was almost im-possible to understand me over the phone. Some of the businesses that I dealt with could not help me be-cause they did not know what I needed. In 2010, a new era dawned on me and I enrolled in speech therapyat the university clinic. I desperately wanted to improve my communication and speech skills, and wantedto achieve good quality of life.

In the clinic, the clinicians worked very hard to provide the best clinical services they could. As a result, myintelligibility improved dramatically. Every day, I took pride in practicing oral motor exercises with VitalStimto improve my facial muscles. I also practiced looking at formant frequencies for judging my speech. Theclinicians who provided me therapy were phenomenal in their work. The therapy has given me the confi-dence that has allowed me to enjoy my social life much more. Now, I am in a small group through my church,and I enjoy the weekly discussions. Also, I have a volunteer job at the clinic. I am able to communicate withboth familiar and unfamiliar people. Now most people can understand me almost always.

Since the day I started my volunteer job at the clinic, my life changed. My job consists of making copies,monitoring clinic material inventory, and helping the faculty with any preparations for their classes. Beingaround staff, faculty, and over-enthusiastic students, I feel my life is blessed. I love my volunteer job at theclinic as the position is quite relaxed and enjoyable. Also, it has allowed me to be able to deal with some ofmy personal issues. I look forward to helping out people each day, as they have helped me improve my qual-ity of life. I continue to receive services at the clinic and am honored to be one of their clients!!!

M S H AAmbassador of theYear 2013

Maria Grindstaff

“Helping to Promote Better Hearing & Speech”

2000 East Broadway, PMB 296,Columbia, MO 65201 • Toll-Free (888) SAY-MSHA• www.showmemsha.org • e-mail: [email protected]

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If you are a new member and we missed you, contact the Central Office and we’ll include you in the next newsletter with our apologies.

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Ican’t tell you exactly how I ended upin speech pathology. I attended Mis-

souri State University back when it wasSouthwest Missouri State, and tooksome Speech and Theatre coursework.At that time, the Speech Pathology pro-gram was associated with the Speechand Theatre department and some of itscourses were required. I guess I de-cided I was more likely to get a job as aspeech pathologist than as a performer.In those days, many individuals prac-ticed with just the bachelor’s degree,but I did have the sense to go ahead andpursue a graduate program. MissouriState did not have a master’s program,

so I entered the program at the Univer-sity of Missouri in Columbia. MissouriState now has an excellent program,and I am very proud to supervise stu-dents in clinical practice a couple ofevenings a week.

I highly respected Laurabeth Windhamwho was a professor in the early South-west Missouri State undergraduate pro-gram. She was so supportive andinterested in the students. Her coursein anatomy and physiology was excellentand gave me a strong foundation in thatarea. Laurabeth later supervised myClinical Fellowship Year. There is nowa scholarship in her honor in the Com-munication Sciences and Disorders pro-gram at Missouri State.

I began my career working in the publicschools and stayed with that until I re-tired from Nixa Public Schools in 2009.I often did private practice on the side,but enjoyed practicing in publicschools. Early on, the sheer number ofstudents on our caseloads was a chal-lenge. Many of us supported a hundredstudents or more and served as many asfive schools within a district. Our case-loads served mostly students withspeech sound disorders. This changedover time, and caseloads becamesmaller, while the students we servedpresented more complex issues. Even-tually, I ended up with many students

on the autism spectrum and my focusnarrowed to that area. My son is also onthe spectrum, so that made the areanear and dear to my heart.

While a public school speech patholo-gist, I completed workshops throughProject ACCESS and was asked by mydistrict to become a Project ACCESStrained In-District Autism Consultant(IDAC). I did this, and was later askedby Project ACCESS to become a Mis-souri Autism Consultant (MAC). I amforever grateful for the excellent trainingI received. Susan Hawkins, Dr. JulieDonnelly, Dr. Edna Smith, Dr. JaneDoelling, and Joanie Armstrong madesuch a difference to those of us support-ing our kids.

I left the public schools and workedwith Project ACCESS for about five anda half years, then went back to theschools to complete the years I neededto retire. After leaving the schools, Ijoined ACCESS again, and hope to staylong enough for another retirement!

changed these last ten years and I be-lieve they will continue to change overthe next ten years. I will be in touchsoon with more information for you!Please send me any questions you mayhave.

ASHA’s Practice PortalAnother item I shared at convention isASHA’s practice portal. You may find i t a t t h e f o l l o w i n g l i n k :www.asha.org/practice-portal/. This portion of the website is currently in atrial mode and ASHA would like yourfeedback. It provides a wealth of infor-

mation related to evidence-based prac-tices and tools to help you in your prac-tice in all settings.

My best regards,– Beth

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Fontbonne UniversityThe Department of CommunicationDisorders and Deaf Education hasannounced the retirement of NancyMurphy, MS after 12 years of service tothe university.

The Board of Trustees of FontbonneUniversity voted to approve theadvancement in rank of Richard Lewis,PhD, to full professor and to grantapplications for voluntary post-tenurereview for Gale Rice PhD, and SusanLenihan PhD. Congratulations to all!

Lynne Shields, PhD helped facilitateFriends & Family Day: Children, Teens,Families and Professionals WorkingTogether. The workshop for childrenwho stutter and their families was heldin February at the University of Illinois-Edwardsville. In attendance were NancyMurphy, MS, and several FontbonneUniversity graduate and undergraduatestudents. Joe Klein, PhD, CCC-SLP,from Appalachian State University wasthe featured speaker.

Fontbonne University was wellrepresented at the MSHA Conventionthis year. Presentations were made byCarmen Russell, PhD, Barb Meyer, MA,and Lynne Shields, PhD. Other facultyin attendance included Gale Rice, PhD,Nancy Murphy, MS, Paola Brush, MS,and Christine Krekow, MS. We are proudof the many graduate students whomade poster presentations.

Barb Meyer, MA, attended the Councilo f A c a d e m i c P r o g r a m s i nCommunication Disorders (CAPCSD)conference in Phoenix, AZ in April.

NSSLHA News: Fontbonne’s NSSLHAchapter has been busy as usual.Students held a Bake Sale to raisemoney to support the “Wings of Hope.”They also sponsored a well receivedprofessional presentation by CraigHartman, MHS, CCC-SLP. Craig spokeon “Issues in the NICU.” NSSLHAstudents also organized a “Field Day” toraise money which the students have

designated to go towards a scholarshipfor our university clinic.

Missouri State UniversityThe MSU faculty and staff are proud ofour student volunteers!Missouri State University’s CSDEducation of the Deaf and Hard ofHearing (EDHH) program is making adifference in their community! FriendsAgainst Hunger is a nonprofitorganization founded in Springfield, MOthat organizes events to pack healthymeals for undernourished people in theUnited States and around theworld. During November, FriendsAgainst Hunger hosted an event withthe goal to pack one million meals, theMeals A Million Pack-A-Thon. EDHHgraduate students and other interestedstudents in Deaf Education participatedand helped the organization surpasstheir goal of packing one million meals.After a total of three days and 4,500volunteers, there were 1,111,111meals packed. These meals weredistributed within the United States,Haiti, El Salvador and Mexico. For theEDHH students, not only was this agreat way to get involved with thecommunity, it was also a great way tohave fun and develop camaraderie.

Later this month, EDHH students andfriends will be packing more mealscloser to home. They will participate inPawPaks, an outreach program whichprovides food packages to students inneed within a rural school district insouthwest Missouri.

Missouri State University has had a longstanding relationship with local non-profit organization, Equi-Librium. As apart of this collaboration, many ofMissouri State’s CSD students havechosen Equi-Librium for their servicelearning hours in the Speech andLanguage Disorders in Childrenundergraduate class. Equi-Libriumprovides adults and children withspecial needs equine facilitatedtherapies. These therapies includeoccupational, physical and speechtherapy. This spring Missouri State’sNSSLHA chapter has taken thiscommitment one step further byplanning a fundraising night for Equi-Librium. The event was held atIncredible Pizza Company inSpringfield, MO in April. Fifteenpercent of all sales were donated toEqui-Librium.

Convention News: Jessie Masterson, SLP graduatestudent, was awarded the MSHA 2013convention scholarship for MissouriState University. The scholarshipcovered a two-night stay at Tan-Tar-A, aswell as the convention registration. Asa scholarship winner, Jessie volunteeredwhile at the convention and attendedthe President’s Luncheon. She workedin the Meet and Greet area for hervolunteer assignment, handing outregistration packets and checking in theattendees. Jessie would like to thankMSHA for this generous scholarship!She felt attending the MSHA conventionallowed her to explore the topicsrelevant to her chosen profession. Shemet current professionals in her field ofstudy, and was able to network withthem. Jessie would encourage futurestudent attendees of the MSHAconvention to apply for this scholarshipas it provided many opportunities tolearn, meet professionals and network.

Quest for the Cup! MSU graduatestudents looked forward to defending“the Cup” in 2013. Students JessieMasterson, Ali Becker, Elise Mitchell,Emma Gronniger, and Megan Kamlertook on the challenge. Your MSU

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MSU Students Left to Right: Sonia Arora, Amanda Garner, Jessica Beaty,Anna Call, Casey Gagliano, Hailey Park, and Lyndsey Vaughan


faculty thank you for your participation,and agree - dysarthria type matters!

Student ResearchAmerican Educational ResearchAssociation: Tara Oetting and AngelWang are presenting at the largestinternational educational convention:American Educational ResearchAssociation (AERA) this April. Eachyear, approximately 5 papers in theinternational community of deafeducation are selected as paperpresentations at AERA. They will bepresenting work that includedcontributions from two recent EDHHgraduates. Their work will also bepublished in the spring issue ofAmerican Annals of the Deaf.

AuD students represented MSU atAudiologyNow:Uzma Wilson and Wafaa Kaf presented

Accuracy of Tone-Burst ABR and40-Hz Automated and SinusoidalASSR Thresholds in NormalAdults.

Dana Matthyssen presented her thesiswork. Clay Franklin was the chairof her committee, and LetitiaWhite and Cliff Franklin served onthe committee. The poster wastitled Auditory Response FollowingSleep Deprivation and Recoverywith Rest Intervals.

Laura Johnson’s project with CliffFranklin was presented. ClayFranklin and Letitia White werealso coauthors. The presentationwas Relationship BetweenPersonality Type and AcceptableNoise Levels.

Randi Davis presented her thesis. The title of her presentation was

Speech Perception with ClearVoiceVersus HiRes Fidelity 120 inExisting Harmony Users. Hercoauthors were Jaime Lanois,Letitia White, and Neil DiSarno.

SLP students represented MSU atMSHA by Presenting Research:

Alison Becker presented her thesiswork in a poster titledElectrophysiological Response toMulti-Modal Sensory Stimulationin Adults With Aphasia; KlaasBakker was the chair of hercommittee and Letitia White andAlana Mantie-Kozlowski served onher committee.

Ann Henry presented, EarlyIntervention EligibilityRequirements in the U.S. Theproject was supervised by LisaProctor.

Jessica Masterson presented, ChildrenWith Cochlear Implants:Information for Speech-LanguagePathologists

Kelsey Fisher, Erin Bills, and SarahParson presented, RelationshipBetween Speech Accuracy andSpelling Accuracy. The project wassupervised by Julie Masterson.

Elise Mitchell presented, Service-Learning and Emergent Literacy:Community Partner Perspectives.The project was supervised by LisaProctor.

Meagan Fredrick extended the work ofAbby Allman by conducting asurvey of rural based nursingassistants titled, How Terms ofEndearment Effect Memory CareResidents. The project wassupervised by Alana Mantie-Kozlowski.

Colleen Maskell presented, UsingElectropalatometry to RemediateReverse Swallow-Tongue Thrust: ACase Study. The project wassupervised by Alana Mantie-Kozlowski.

Suzanne Witt presented, LingualStrength and Endurance forTypically Developing Children andAdolescents. The project wassupervised by Alana Mantie-Kozlowski.

Emma Gronniger presented, StorybookAdaptations for Children withDisabilities. The project wassupervised by Lisa Proctor.

Kathy Turpin presented, Stages ofLiteracy Development: BestPractices for Children With DownSyndrome; The project wassupervised by Lisa Proctor.

Patrick (John) Draper presented,Genes Associated with FluencyDisorders: A Critical Review forSLPs. The project was supervisedby Klaas Bakker.

Meghan Kamler presented, OralStereognosis in Children WithCochlear Implants: A Pilot Study.The project was supervised byAlana Mantie-Kozlowski.

Isaiah Rhine and Brittany Smithpresented, Relationships BetweenPerceptions of Coach-AthleteCommunication and CollegeAdjustment. The project wassupervised by Julie Masterson.

More Student ResearchAna Tapia will present her research

finding at the MSU-CHHSResearch Symposium. Herresearch investigated,Fundamental Frequency ofBilingual Males DuringMonologues in Spanish andEnglish. Her research wassupervised by Alana Mantie-Kozlowski.

Steven Kleinsasser successfullydefended his thesis, Speech RateStability and Sample Duration.Klaas Bakker was the chair of hiscommittee, and Ron Netsell andAlana Mantie-Kozlowski served onthe committee.

Rockhurst UniversityThe Department of CommunicationSciences and Disorders Department(CSD) at Rockhurst University has beenvery active this spring semester.

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MSU Quest for the Cup Team - Left to Right: Jessie Masterson, Ali Becker, Elise Mitchell, Emma Gronniger, and Megan Kamler


Learning and LeadershipDr. Carol Koch was an invited speakerat the 2012 American SpeechLanguage Hearing Association (ASHA)convention. She spoke about ContrastTherapies during a 75-minute series ofroundtable discussions at NSSLHA Day.Dr. Koch has been asked to chair theCommittee of Reviewers for the ASHASchools Conference.

Dr. Pam Hart attended the SLP AdvisoryCouncil meetings at the ASHA NationalOffice March 14-17.

Several Rockhurst CSD studentspresented at the 2012 ASHAconvention. Karen Boyer, AbbyDavidson, Jennifer DeLashmutt, JulieHaller, Christina Neely, and AndreaTomasino, under the mentorship of Dr.Carol Koch, presented a poster sessionentitled A Closer Look at the PhoneticInventories of Young Children. AllisonZych presented a poster session entitledClinical Management of Children withASD and CAS under the mentorship ofDr. Carol Koch.

Ms. Shatonda Jones worked alongsideDr. Joan McDowd, from the Universityof Missouri Kansas City (UMKC),members of the American StrokeFoundation, members of PalestineMissionary Baptist Church, members ofPalestine Senior Activities Center, andmembers from Mt. Pleasant BaptistChurch on a grant from the HeartlandHealth Network. The grant was awardedand will help fund activities designed tobuild community partnerships aimed atreducing health disparities in the urbancore.

ServiceRockhurst CSD students and facultyhave been very active with service-oriented projects. In October, 2012,approximately 20 students and facultymember Dr. Carol Koch joined the team“Dakota’s Pride” for the Step Off forDowns Walk at Kaufman Stadium. Theteam included family members of achild with Down’s syndrome. InJanuary, 2013, Dr. Koch along with 17

CSD students completed a service-learning project supporting theGroundhog Run for Children’sTherapeutic Learning Center. Highpraise was received for the students …best group of volunteers in over 20years!

Dr. Koch and the first year graduatestudents are actively fundraising andraising awareness for Autism Speaks.The Kansas City Downtown Marriot willbe lit up blue, thanks to the efforts of Dr. Koch and her students.Additionally, there will be severalcampus activities. The undergraduateSpeech Therapy Club will alsoparticipate in Autism Awareness Day.

The First Annual CSD/OT/PT studentevent in which graduate students andfaculty from each discipline spent anevening learning about each other’sscope of practice, history of theprofession, and service delivery settings.Students reviewed and discussed casestudies and provided insights as to howeach discipline would approach theclient. The Rockhurst UniversityStudent Speech-Language-HearingAssociation (RUSSLHA—-graduatestudent organization), under thedirection of Mrs. Katherine Ermgodts,was very instrumental in getting thisevent planned and scheduled.

CSD graduate students and facultymember Kathy Ermgodts, along with OT,PT and the counseling center,participated in the Rockhurst Mind,Body, and Spirit Community Health Fairon March 21, 2013. CSD studentsdeveloped prevention and educationmaterials for hearing loss, voicedisorders, CVA, TBI, and dementia. Inan effort to bring the prevention andeducation to the community, thestudents and Ms. Shatonda Jonesattended the Parkinson’s Foundation ofKansas to provide education andresources for speech, language andswallowing disorders related toParkinson’s disease.

A collaborative program has beenestablished to provide screening,

evaluation, and treatment to childrengrades Pre-K-8th grade at St.Elizabeth’s School. Graduate studentsand adjunct faculty member, LauraDwerlkotte, are providing speech-language services at the school.

The Rockhurst University SpeechTherapy Club (undergraduate studentorganization) will participate in theRelay for Life Event on April 5-6. Theteam ranked #11 out of 51 total teams.They have raised $240 so far.

Thirty-four Rockhurst CSD studentsvolunteered in the preschool and toddlerclassrooms at Operation Breakthroughin Kansas City, Missouri. The studentsdonated a variety of early literacysupport materials they had created tothe classrooms after demonstrating howto use the materials to the classroomteachers.

Dr. Pam Hart helped sponsor and leada “Diva Day” for girls who use AAC atthe Rehabilitation Institute of Kansas City. The AAC devices wereprogrammed with vocabulary forparticipation in stations such as hair,nails, make up and relaxation.

The Rockhurst Fluency Special InterestGroup, under the supervision of Dr.Rebecca Ballou and chaired by graduatestudent Lauren Keith, made asubstantial donation to the StutteringFoundation as a result of their annualfundraiser during National StutteringAwareness Day in October, 2012.

Saint Louis UniversityThe Department was pleased to have asour Spring 2013 Lynda CampbellMemorial: Topics in Diversity speakerCatherine Crowley, PhD, CCC-SLP, JD.Dr. Crowley is the Distinguished SeniorLecturer in speech-language pathologyat Teachers College ColumbiaUniversity. She founded and directs thebilingual/multicultural program focusand the Bilingual Extension Institute. InGhana, Bolivia and Guatemala she

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creates innovative, sustainableapproaches to meeting the needs ofpeople with communication disabilities.An experienced attorney, Cate is workingwith NYCDOE on a multi-year project toimprove the accuracy of disabilityevaluations. Cate, an ASHA fellow,received the “2012 HumanitarianAward” from the National Council ofGhanaian Associations and ASHA’scertificates for “Contributions toMulticultural Affairs” and for“International Achievement.” Thename of her presentation wasInternational Service that Really Serves:Experiences in Latin American andAfrica.

Faculty PublicationsAngela Adrian. MA - Get Smart AboutNoise, an article about smartphoneapps which can measure the soundloudness levels of one’s currentenvironment.

Maureen Fischer, MS - Traffic-RagingRoads, an article about the effects ofbeing exposed to traffic noise and itspublic health consequences.

Kerri Helms, MS - Assault From Above,an article on the health effects ofliving/working near airport noise and thepotential communication issues forchildren.

Steele, S. C., L. M. Willoughby, et al.(2013). “Learning Word MeaningsDuring Reading: Effects of Phonologicaland Semantic Cues on Children WithLanguage Impairment.” InternationalJournal of Speech-Language Pathology15(2): 184-197.

Faculty HonorsTravis Threats, PhD, was elected tomembership for Sigma Xi. Founded in1886, Sigma Xi is an internationalhonor society of science andengineering designed to honorexcellence in scientific investigationand foster interdisciplinary research.There are over 500 Sigma Xi chaptersin the world.

MSHA HonorsWe are very proud that two members ofour department were honored at MSHAconvention this year.

Carol Ackerson, Director of the EarlyChildhood Language/Literacy Programwas honored as MSHA OutstandingClinician. Marilynn Pathiyil, first yearmaster’s student, was awarded theMinority Student Leadership Award

Department HonorsEvery May, the department gives specialrecognition to some of our graduatingseniors and master’s students. At thisyear’s ceremony, we gave the followingawards:

• Bridget Stone, senior - James D.Collins Award for Excellence inStudent Academic Achievement

• Kevin Hamilton, senior -Undergraduate Donald G. BrennanAward

• Natalie Miller, senior- Lynda R.Campbell Memorial Award

• Paul Goeden and Ariel Hyams,seniors – The Spirit Award

• Mary Hoehl, master’s student, -Graduate Donald G. Brennan Award

• Samantha Ingram, master’s student– Lynda R. Campbell MemorialAward

• Caroline Schafer and BrittneyBoehmer, master’s students –Robbie Haynes Award

MSHA PresentationsSecond year master’s student MichellePayne presented her work with Dr.Dennis Fuller on a poster entitledPatient Perception of Swallowing Pre-and Post-Chemoradiation for Head/NeckCancer.

Three faculty members presented at MSHA:Carol Ackerson, MA - Case Study: Play,Language and Literacy Outcomes of aYoung Child with Williams Syndrome.

Richard McGuire, PhD (with DianeGolden) – Statute and Rule Changes inSpeech-Language Pathology and Audiology.

Maureen Fisher, MS (with SanetaThurmon, MA)- Otoscopy and HearingScreening: Part of EVERY PediatricDiagnostic.

Three of our seniors were givencompetitive Saint Louis Universityundergraduate research awards to beable to attend and present at the MSHAconvention. They were:Bridget Stone – Articulation Disordersand Noisy Classrooms: Is There aConnection?Kevin Hamilton - Serum Cholesterol andSensorineural Hearing LossSumeja Seferovic – The Prosody ofSarcasm by Gender: Acoustic andPerceptual Contrasts.

NSSLHANSSLHA had two fundraisers. One wasa bake sale for Operation Smile and theother was for Relay for Life which is afundraising walk for cancer. This year’steam was called “NSSLHA is Puttingthe Antics Back in Semantics” and wasdone in the memory of Dr. DonaldBrennan, former SLU dean and facultymember in the Department, who diedfrom cancer in 2011.

New community ventureThe Department began a newcollaboration with City of St. LouisPublic Schools: New AmericanPreparatory Academy. It is for newlyarrived (especially refugee) childrenfrom other countries. The children comefrom 23 countries and represent 18different languages. The Departmentwill be providing screening to incomingstudents, volunteer readers for youngchildren, and language and literacy in-services to the teachers. See belowstory and video about the program.

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Truman State UniversityMelissa Passe attended the Council forClinical Certification meeting onFebruary 14-17 at the office of theAmerican Speech-Language-HearingAssociation in Rockville, Maryland.While there, she led the speech-language pathology subcommitteemeeting in discussion on the new 2014SLP standards.

The Communication DisordersDepartment hosted a wrap-up event fortheir 50th Anniversary CampaignSaturday, February 23, 2013 in theHealth Sciences building. The goal ofthe campaign which beganlast March was to raise $50,000 inhonor of the program and Truman StateUniversity Speech and Hearing Clinic’s50th anniversary. Featured remarkswere provided by Dean Maria Di Stefanoand Dean Janet Gooch, who announcedthe establishment of the new Dr.Cornelis Koutstaal Study AbroadScholarship. This newly endowedscholarship honors the legacy of formerCMDS chair and Truman Division HeadKees Koutstaal while providing studentsin CMDS support for thetransformational experience of studyabroad. Check presentations at theevent were made by the Truman chapterof Delta Zeta and RiteCare Valley ofColumbia [Scottish Rite]. CMDS wouldlike to thank all alumni and friends ofthe Clinic who made this campaign asuccess. Total donations far exceededthe goal.

Colton’s Steakhouse donated 10% ofsales, Tuesday, February 12, 2013 from5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. to theCommunication Disorders Association[CoDA] (CMDS Student Organization).Proceeds will be donated to CoDA,which CoDA will in turn donate toPasitos deLuz, a day care center inPuerto Vallarta, Mexico for children withcognitive and intellectual disabilities.CMDS students and faculty haveconducted a May Interim Study Abroadcourse in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for twoyears to assist with educating personnel,

evaluating clients, and offering therapyservices.

Hearing screenings were available toany employee on the University campusFriday, February 1, 2013 and Friday,February 8, 2013 in the Speech andHearing Clinic.

Trisha Hanson served as representativefrom the CMDS Department to “SLPStakeholders” meeting in Jefferson Cityon January 25, 2013. SLPStakeholders [State Board of theHealing Arts, Department of Elementaryand Secondary Education (DESE),Missouri Speech-Language-HearingAssociation (MSHA), Missouri SchoolBoard Association, Missouri Council forAdministrators of Special Educationeight higher education institutions thathave SLP/CMDS training programs, andthe Columbia Public Schools] have beenmeeting since the Summer of 2010 todiscuss revision of recommendations forSpeech-Language Pathology-Assistants[SLP-A]. Under the SLP-A model, inorder to qualify as an SLP-A, individualswould have to take courses inCMDS/SLP at one of the highereducation institutions offering the SLP-A program.

On December 1, 2012 A.T. Still University (ATSU) InauguralI n t e r p r o f e s s i o n a l E d u c a t i o nCollaborative Case Competition (IPE-CCC) was held. Participating in thejudging was Dr. Judy Johnson, CCC-SLPfrom Truman State University. Seventeams of students representing nineprograms from ATSU’s Arizona andMissouri campuses and Arizona’s GrandCanyon University (GCU) nursingprogram participated. Each teampresented an analysis of a hypotheticalcase to judges on both ATSU campusesvia interactive technology. The case wasdeveloped by faculty contributors fromATSU, GCU, and Missouri’s TrumanState University. Dr. Johnson, with herexpertise in traumatic brain injury, wasone of the authors for the hypotheticalcase.

ATSU Kirksville, MO and Truman State

University collaborate in the practice ofInterprofessional Education (IPE) wherestudents are learning with, from, andabout students of other healthdisciplines to aid in developing theconcept of being part of atransdisciplinary health care team. Thecompetition provides an invaluableopportunity for students to learn thebasics of collaborative care andspeech/language pathology andaudiology students at Truman State whoare involved in IPE will be encouragedto demonstrate their training byparticipating in this new competition.

On March-6, 2013 Rachel Pattermannand Julie Bangert, CMDS students atTruman State University, in conjunctionwith Quota Club of Kirksville presentedan educational program to 3rd, 4th and5th grade students at Ray MillerElementary focused on hearingconservation/protection. The programprovided information about the anatomyand function of the ear, the dangers ofsound exposure, and how to protectears/hearing. The program was a part ofQuota Cares month, sponsored by QuotaClub of Kirksville in collaboration withthe Communication DisordersDepartment at Truman. In conjunctionwith the program, Quota is sponsoring a“Crank It Down” poster contest askingchildren to submit posters of original artthat portray the theme of hearingprotection. All Ray Miller students wereprovided with a pair of ear plugs to usein noisy environments.

As part of the Culminating Experienceclass for Communication Disordersmajors, students complete a seniorcapstone project. Half of the classworked together to set up HearingAwareness Days in the Student UnionBuilding. The students went to localKirksville places, such as the library,basketball games, restaurants, bars,and movie theaters, to collect the soundlevel at these venues. This information,as well as information about acceptableduration of noise exposure, wasprovided to other Truman students whenthey visited the information table in theSUB on March 21 and 22 between



10:00 AM and 4:00 PM. In addition,students could test the sound level oftheir music devices using “Jolene,” theCMDS mannequin. The CMDS studentsalso collected information about Trumanstudents’ hearing through a hearingquestionnaire. April 16th is World VoiceDay, and the other half of the class willbe providing helpful information onvoice care, so stay tuned.

Truman State presented its 5th AnnualLanguage and Literacy Conference onApril 26th. Dr. Susan M. Ebberspresentated on “MorphologicalAwareness: More than MereKnowledge.” Dr. Ebbers is a literacyexpert and publisher of Vocabulogic, an award-winning research-basededucation blog. Her research focusincludes morphological awareness,vocabulary growth, measurementdesign, and the relationshipbetween interest level and readingcomprehension.

University of Central MissouriThe University of Central MissouriNSSHLA Chapter has been very busythis spring. In between all the snowdays, homework, clinic and meetings,the chapter has been able to haveseveral social events:

January 16 – Meeting and fellowshipat Heroes Restaurant

February12 – Meeting and Movie Night– Temple Grandin

April 4-7 – MSHA Convention – over40 NSSLHA members attended!!

• Ryan So, NSSLHA Treasurer, wonMinority Leadership Scholarship

• Jayme Mattson, NSSLHA President,nominated for Outstanding GraduateStudent

CONGRATULATIONS Ryan & Jayme!!

April 8 – Meeting, nomination ofofficers and fellowship at El TequilaRestaurant

April 13 – 4th Annual NSSLHA MuleDash 5K at UCM Softball Fields. Fundsto benefit National NSSLHA Loves.

April 25 – NSSLHA’s Awards Banquet- Scholarship awards presented,achievements recognized, and newofficers announced for 2013-2014.The banquet theme was a “Black andWhite Affair.”

NSSLHA continues to sponsor monthlySaturday Stories and Sandwiches at theTrails Regional Library in Warrensburg.NSSLHA members plan a monthlytheme related to a story, craft/activity,and parent education meeting.Everyone receives a free lunch, andevery child takes home a free book!NSSLHA sincerely appreciates thefinancial support provided by theAmerican Democracy Project Grant andLaureate Epsilon Nu, Chapter of BetaSigma Phi.

UCM NSSLHA is already planning agreat year for 2013-2014!!!

September 21 – NSSLHA will onceagain hold ZUMBA on PresidentAmbrose’s Lawn during FamilyWeekend. The funds raised willbenefit the THRIVE Program at UCM(a 2-year educational program foryoung adults with developmental orintellectual disabilities).

UCM at MSHA ConventionThe faculty and staff were activelyinvolved at convention this year. Wewould like to recognize the followingfor their involvement:

MSHA Poster Presentations:Childhood Apraxia of Speech,presented by Kayla Shain and Dr.Nancy Montgomery

Comparing Fundamental Frequency ofSpeakers of Korean & English,presented by Autumn Rives, Dr. RobertDeJonge, Dr. Carlotta Kimble and Dr. Greg Turner

Early Language/Literacy: Serving LowIncome Families in our Community,presented by Mallory Anning, JaymeMattson, Dr. Nancy Montgomery andMrs. Kim Stewart

Effective Tutoring for Students withEnglish as a Second Language,presented by Hannah Clevenger,Kendra Hughes and Dr. CarlottaKimble

MSHA Oral Presentation:Seeing Eye to Eye with Generation Y,presented by Kara Fox and Mrs. Deborah Galley

University of MissouriMizzou faculty and students want toexpress their sincere thanks to theMSHA Executive Board and MSHAConvention Planning Team for theirwork in organizing this year’s MSHAConvention. We enjoyed presenting ourresearch, learning from speakers fromaround the nation, participating inQuest for the Cup (what a tight race thisyear!) and meeting alumni and newfriends. Thanks for this uniqueopportunity to network and learn. Wewere especially proud of our outstandinggraduate student nominee, KimberlyHeishman. Special thanks also fromLisa Grelle, our MSHA studentscholarship awardee.

MU NSSLHA had a busy springsemester with invited speakers meetingwith the chapter to talk about their workin different settings. Many thanks toRachel Harness, Lauren Lar, Jim Zynda

Quest for the Cup Team - Left to Right: Jayme Mattson, Rachel Suthoff(captain), Hannah Johnson, Ashley Salmon and Rachel Euler

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and Sarah Smith for sharing theirprofessional experiences as speech-language pathologists and audiologistsworking in mid-Missouri.

MU NSSLHA continues to maintain andimprove their long term partnership withMU’s International Teaching AssistantsProgram through monthly pronunciationworkshops which help international TAswith communication skills, but alsoallow our undergraduate students thechance to hone their clinical ear andbegin to provide good, critical feedbackabout phonemes, coarticulation andintonation.

The MU NSSLHA chapter has also beenbusy raising funds for the national

NSSLHA Loves campaign through a verysuccessful bake sale on Valentine’s Day(when else?), MU CSD water bottlesales and a Shakespeare’s pizzafundraiser. Not satisfied with ourcurrent Silver Level recognition, we’restriving for Gold Level recognition at thenational NSSLHA level through variousactivities, including career awarenessand hearing conservation talks with highschool students in the health sciencescourses at the Columbia Area CareerCenter.

MU NSSLHA also again organized the22nd Annual Update Seminar withinvited speaker, Diane Frome Loeb,ASHA fellow and University of Kansasprofessor. The highlight of this year’s .7

CE ASHA-approved seminar was ourworking lunch featuring eight studentresearch posters. Thank you to MU CSDstudent presenters Brianna Andrade(MHS ’13), Adam Voss (BHS ’13), SanliBrandmeyer (BHS ’13), Lauren Ruzicka(BHS ’13), Laura Powell (PhDcandidate), Anna Fray (BHS ’15), TracyCrowe (PhD candidate), Vanessa Gaiser(BHS ’12) and Ryan Brooks (BHS ’12)as well as to their research advisorsMary Fagan, Dana Fritz, JudithGoodman, Teresa Lever and StacyWagovich.

This is BIGGERthan just Direct

Access! 18 x18 is anational audiologyinitiative that seeks toamend Title XVIII (18)of the Social SecurityAct to provide for the

treatment of audiologists as physiciansfor purposes of furnishing audiologyservices under the Medicare Program, toprovide for a broadened scope ofaudiology services available for coverageunder the Medicare program and toenable Medicare beneficiaries to havetheir choice of qualified audiologists—and to achieve this by the year 2018.

The proposed 18 by 18 legislation, ifenacted, would:

• Allow audiologists the autonomy tomake clinical recommendations andpractice the full scope of audiologyand vestibular care as allowed bytheir state license and as dictatedby their educational requirementsand competencies.

• Eliminate the need for the physicianorder required for a Medicarebeneficiary to receive coverage ofmedically necessary, coveredaudiology and vestibular services.

• Allow for Medicare coverage ofmedically necessary, coveredtreatment services such asvestibular rehabilitation, cerumenremoval and aural rehabilitationprovided by an audiologistpracticing within their state definedscope of practice.

About ADA and 18X18: Established in1977, the Academy of Doctors ofAudiology (ADA) is the only nationalorganization dedicated to audiologists inautonomous practice. ADA and itsmembers strive to epitomize practitionerexcellence, high ethical standards,professional autonomy and soundbusiness practices in the provision ofquality audiologic care. For moreinformation, visit www.audiologist.org.

The passage of this legislation does not:

• Change, expand and/or enhance thescope of practice outlined in anystate audiology licensure law.

• Change the practitioner status to alimited license physician at thestate level.

• Prevent an audiologist from optingout of the Medicare program.

• Allow for prescriptive rights.

• Allow for ordering rights.

• Include a provision for hearing aidcoverage by Medicare.

There will be plenty of opportunities toadvance 18x18 at the ADA AnnualConvention, November 7-9, 2013 inBonita Springs, Florida. AdvanceRegistration is available at the followinglink: http://www.audiologist.org/2013-ada-annual-convention/2013-annual-convention.

We need your help now. Get involved!Join ADA and find out about 18x18 andsupport this mission for the future of theprofession we love.

F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , p l e a s e contact Stephanie Czuhajewski [email protected].

www.18x18.org or www.audiologist.org

http://www.audiologist.org/_resources/2012_convention/ADA_Proposed_Legislation.pdf


Editor’s Note: MSHA members namesare depicted in bold throughout theUniversity News section.

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What is Title XVIII(18)?By Paula Schwartz, AuD

Desired Membership: (check one)

To become a member of MSHA, complete the following application and mail or fax to: MSHA, 2000 East Broadway, PMB 296, Columbia, MO 65201-6091 or fax (888) 729-3489. Membership year is January 1 through December 31.

Name _____________________________________________ First Middle Initial Last

Home Address ________________________________________________________________________________________________

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home #: _______________________________

fax: _________________________________

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Please add me to the MSHA listserve __ yes __noJob/School Information

Title or Position: __________________________________________

Employer/School Name: ______________________________________

Place of Employment: (check all that apply)■ Elem./Secondary School ■ Clinic■ Early Childhood (3-6) ■ Commercial■ College or University ■ Private Practice■ Hospital/Rehab Center ■ Early Intervention (Birth-3)

Active $55Must hold at least a Master’s Degree or equivalentin SLP and/or A. Must reside or work in Missouri.

Associate $50Must provide SLP and/or A services and not beeligible as Active member. Must hold at least aBachelor’s Degree or equivalent in SLP and/or A.Must reside or work in Missouri.

Life No FeeGranted upon written application to the Execu-tive Board when a previous Active Member be-comes 62. Must have been an Active Member ingood standing for at least the last ten consecu-tive years.

Student $15Must be actively pursuing degree in SLP and/or Ain an accredited university or college in Missouri.

Adjunct $50Granted to persons who are not eligible as Ac-tive or Associate members.

Missouri Licensure State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts:

■ Audiology ■ Speech Pathology■ Speech Pathology & Audiology

Highest Degree Earned: _______________________

■ MO Hearing Aid Dealers & Fitters License

■ Missouri Department of Education Teacher Certification as Speech-Language Specialist

ASHA MembershipAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association Membership: ■ Yes ■ No

ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence:

■ Audiology ■ Speech Pathology■ Audiology & Speech Pathology ■ Clinical Fellowship Year ■ Not Applicable

MSHA Central Office: 2000 East Broadway, PMB 296Columbia, MO 65201-6091

TOLL FREE: 1-888-729-6742 • FAX: (888) 729-3489 [email protected] • www.showmemsha.org

MISSOURISpeech-Language-Hearing Association

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$10 MSHA Buck Referral________________________Membership referred by:

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Remit payment.Make check payable to “MSHA” or your choice of credit card.Please circle card and complete account information.

Drop it in the mail.MSHA Central Office: 2000 East Broadway, PMB 296Columbia, MO 65201-6091

Dues payment to MSHA, a 501(c)6 organization, are not deductible as charitablecontributions for federal income tax purposes. However, they may be deductibleunder other provisions of the Internal Revenue Code subject to restrictions imposedas a result of lobbying activities. For 2013, MSHA estimates that there will be nolimitations due to lobbying.

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Student Membership Information

Are you a Member of NSSLHA? ■ Yes ■ NoArea of Emphasis: ■ AUD ■ SLP ■ Other___________

I verify that the above is actively pursuing a degree in speech-language pathology or audiology.

_______________________________________________________Signature of Training Program Director University Name/City

Please check the following that apply

Want to get involved?Serving on a committee is a great way to show your support!■ Early Childhood■ Audiology■ Convention Volunteer■ Convention Planning■ School Services■ Smart Book Referral Expert■ I’m interested in serving as a mentor

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February 2014February 19, 2014Legislative DayJefferson City

2000 East Broadway, PMB 296Columbia, MO 65201-6091

Upcoming EventsMSHA ANNUAL CONVENTION(Missouri Speech-Language-Hearing Association)www.showmemsha.org 2014 – Osage Beach, MO (April 3-6, 2014)

ASHA ANNUAL CONVENTIONS(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)www.asha.org 2013 Chicago, IL (November 14-16, 2013) 2014 Orlando, FL (November 20-22, 2014) 2015 Phoenix, AZ (November 19-21, 2015) 2016 Philadelphia, PA (November 17-19, 2016)

AAA ANNUAL CONVENTIONS(American Academy of Audiology)www.audiology.com

March 26-29, 2014 Orlando, Florida March 25-28, 2015 San Antonio, Texas

MISSOURISpeech-Language-Hearing Association

www.ShowMeMSHA.orgWatch the Website for Updates on—

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Renew your Membership and Register for the Fall Workshop Online!It’s quick and easy! — Just login and in a few clicks,you’ll be registered.

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