Dear ANCDS Board Members,

By Travis Threats, Ph.D., ANCDS Member

By Tom Sather, Aphasia Access Past President

Name: Claudia Raines, M.S., CF-SLP
University: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

REDI Self-Study Course

ANCDS Race, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Self-Study: Freedom of Discomfort

Course Materials Available: March 1, 2025
Course Materials Expire: December 31, 2025

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Course Description:
This self-study addresses perceptions of race, equity, diversity, and inclusion (REDI) within and outside of communication disorders. It also allows participants to reflect on their implicit biases and how this self-work will have a transformative influence on their work as clinicians, researchers, or leaders as they become an antiracist ally.

2024 Annual Scientific Meeting Lecture Recordings

Culturally Responsive Interventions in Neurogenic Communication Disorders

A Case Study: Determining Organic Versus Functional Motor Speech Disorder

Speaker:

Michelle Hoefnagel, MS, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS
UF Health Jacksonville

Name: Dr. Hyejin Park
Roles: Assistant Professor and Director of the CLEAR Lab
Affiliation: University of Mississippi

Name: Emily Ward, B.A.
University: University of Mississippi’
Committee: Communications Committee

Dear ANCDS Members,

Dear ANCDS Members,

Dear ANCDS Members,

Dear ANCDS Voting Members,

Hello ANCDS Voting Members,

Name: Sarah K. Schellinger, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Title: Assistant Professor
Committee: Development Committee

The Reach for the Stars awards highlight their academic contributions and underscore UCF’s commitment to fostering groundbreaking research.  Awardees receive a $10,000 annual research grant for three years.  We are proud to announce that Lauren Bislick, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CBIS, was a recipient of the award.  Lauren spoke on this achievement, "I was honored with this award because of my research efforts aimed at diagnosing, treating, and improving the quality of life of those living with communication disorders, such as aphasia and apraxia of speech. The big projects that helped make me competitive for this award included:

Dear ANCDS Members,

The Honors Committee for the Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences (ANCDS) welcomes nominations of current members of ANCDS for the 2024 Honors of the Academy.

Nominees should be ANCDS members who have shown outstanding contributions to research, teaching, clinical innovations, and/or service in neurologic communication disorders.