Poster 1 Speech-Language Pathology Students & Local Community Outreach: Surveying for Success Presenter 1: First Name: Carol Ann Last Name: Raymond Highest Degree: EdS ASHA Certification: CCC-SLP Is this person the primary author of the Poster?: Yes Will this person be presenting at the GSHA Convention?: Yes E-mail: [email protected] Presenter Biography (50-75 words): Carol Ann Raymond, Ed.S., CCC-SLP, received her undergraduate, MEd, and Educational Specialist degrees from the University of Georgia and her MBA from Troy University. She is an Associate Clinical Professor in the University of Georgia Communication Sciences and Disorders Program, where she also is the UGA Speech and Hearing Clinic Director. Presenter 2: First Name: Nina Last Name: Santus Highest Degree: PhD ASHA Certification: CCC-SLP Is this person the primary author of the Poster?: No Will this person be presenting at the GSHA Convention?: Yes E-mail: [email protected] Presenter Biography (50-75 words): Nina Santus, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, received her undergraduate and master’s degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and received her Ph.D. from the University of Georgia. Currently she is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Program at the University of Georgia. Her specialization is in fluency disorders. She conducts research in ANS, treatment efficacy, and public school best practices for treating fluency disorders. She has presented at state and national levels. Presentation Abstract (75-100 words): Graduate students provide thousands of screening annually to local community agencies through the UGA Speech and Hearing Clinic. Funding was obtained from a national Sertoma grant to enhance the community outreach program, which included providing free screening and prevention education services for all ages and surveying community partners to obtain feedback on our program and service delivery model. Results of the community screening program and benefits to the community and UGA graduate student education will be discussed. Instructional Level: Introductory Learning Outcomes: Outcome 1: Explain the steps to identify community needs for screening and prevention services. Outcome 2: Identify ways to survey and assess the needs in their own communities. Outcome 3: Describe the potential impact community outreach surveys can potentially have on the surrounding community. Do you have relevant financial relationships to disclose?: Carol Ann Raymond and Nina Santus are employees of the University of Georgia Do you have relevant non-financial relationships to disclose?: No Will this presentation provide information about a product or services:: No Poster 2 Vocal Interactions between Mothers and their Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Presenter 1: First Name: Alexander Last Name: Ghali Highest Degree: BA Is this person the primary author of the Poster?: Yes Will this person be presenting at the GSHA Convention?: Yes E-mail: [email protected] Presenter Biography (50-75 words): Alexander Ghali, B.A. is a graduate student of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of West Georgia. Presenter 2: First Name: Hannah Last Name: Young Highest Degree: BS Is this person the primary author of the Poster?: No Will this person be presenting at the GSHA Convention?: Yes E-mail: [email protected] Presenter Biography (50-75 words): Hannah Young, B.S.Ed. is a graduate student of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of West Georgia. Presenter 3: First Name: Courtney Last Name: Ethridge Is this person the primary author of the Poster?: Yes Will this person be presenting at the GSHA Convention?: Yes E-mail: [email protected] Presenter Biography (50-75 words): Courtney Etheridge is an undergraduate student of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of West Georgia. Presenter 4: First Name: Lama Last Name: Farran Highest Degree: PhD ASHA Certification: CCC-SLP Is this person the primary author of the Poster?: Yes Will this person be presenting at the GSHA Convention?: Yes E-mail: [email protected] Presenter Biography (50-75 words): Lama K. Farran, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is an associate professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of West Georgia. Presentation Abstract (75-100 words): Infant-Directed Speech (IDS) is associated with language outcomes in children with and without autism spectrum disorders (ASD) (Ma, Golinkoff, Houston, & Hirsh-Pasek, 2011). This study examines mother-child vocal interactions within IDS and the extent to which mothers adjust their vocal registers to meet communicative needs of children with ASD (Farran, Lee, Yoo, & Oller, 2016), Using audio recordings, we segmented mother and child utterances and coded them using PRAAT (Boersma & Weenink, 2014) to establish a quantifiable communication framework for interventions. Results indicate that utterance count was associated with child language level. Implications for research and practice will be presented. Instructional Level: Introductory Intermediate Learning Outcomes: Outcome 1: Examine the quantity and quality of vocalizations of mothers and their children with ASD. Outcome 2: Explore how mothers naturally adapt their use of vocal registers when interacting with their children with ASD. Outcome 3: Learn the importance of vocalizations between mothers and their children as potential clinical markers in ASD. Do you have relevant financial relationships to disclose?: No Do you have relevant non-financial relationships to disclose?: No Will this presentation provide information about a product or services:: No Poster 3: Faculty Poster with Students Improvement of Interpersonal Communication Skills through a Community Service Social Skills Club Presenter 1: First Name: Maleah Last Name: Stewart Highest Degree: MEd ASHA Certification: CCC-SLP Is this person the primary author of the Poster?: Yes Will this person be presenting at the GSHA Convention?: Yes E-mail: [email protected] Presenter Biography (50-75 words): Maleah Stewart is a speech-language pathologist committed to building relationships with students, parents, educators, and the larger community. Maleah earned her Master of Education in Communication Disorders from Georgia State University, and has taught in general education, inclusion, resource, and self-contained classrooms at both the elementary and secondary level for the past 18 years. She currently works at North Forsyth Middle School and serves as Forsyth County School’s 2017 Teacher of the Year. Presentation Abstract (75-100 words): Strong social communication skills are crucial for personal, academic, and professional success. In this poster presentation, the establishment of a community service club for middle school students with autism will be discussed as a means of extending education beyond the classroom setting. In addition, development of a rubric to objectively measure interpersonal communication skills across eight target behaviors will be described. Instructional strategies for targeted social skills, planning and implementation of community service projects, and student improvement from authentic learning opportunities will be discussed. Instructional Level: Introductory Intermediate Learning Outcomes: Outcome 1: Describe the process of developing a rubric to objectively measure student progress of targeted interpersonal communication skills. Outcome 2: State three benefits of using authentic learning opportunities, such as community service projects, to address weaknesses in social communication skills. Outcome 3: Discuss three instructional strategies to help students develop their interpersonal communication skills. Do you have relevant financial relationships to disclose?: No Do you have relevant non-financial relationships to disclose?: No Will this presentation provide information about a product or services: No Poster 4 Effects of Physical Therapy Exercises in Conjunction with Speech Therapy Services on Vocal and Motor Tics Associated with Tourette’s Syndrome Presenter 1: First Name: Megan Last Name: Deal Highest Degree: B.S. Is this person the primary author of the Poster?: Yes Will this person be presenting at the GSHA Convention?: Yes E-mail: [email protected] Presenter Biography (50-75 words): Megan Deal is a third semester graduate clinician. Her clinical interests include pediatric feeding and swallowing, as well as congenital defects and orofacial abnormalities. Presenter 2: First Name: Mary Last Name: Gorham-Rowan Highest Degree: PhD ASHA Certification: CCC-SLP Is this person the primary author of the Poster?: No Will this person be presenting at the GSHA Convention?: No E-mail: [email protected] Presenter Biography (50-75 words): Mary Gorham-Rowan is a professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Valdosta State University. Presentation Abstract (75-100 words): This study was conducted to provide evidence of an alternative treatment to pharmaceuticals for children diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome (TS). Currently, the primary treatment option for children with a diagnosis of TS is anti- depressants and other medications that aid in the treatment of depression, ADHD, and other mood disorders. The aim is to explore the neurological link between tics associated with TS and stuttering. It is believed that TS, tics, and stuttering are neurological disorders that affect the amount of inhibitory neurological signals being sent to the motor cortex. The experiment in this study was completed by implementing an intervention