Faculty, Students Present at MSHA Convention

Truman faculty and students presented at the Missouri Speech Language Hearing Association (MSHA) Convention that took place March 31-April 2.

Several students presented poster sessions at the MSHA 2006 convention.

Cyntha Brady, a communication disorders graduate student from Kirksville, presented “The Effect of Independent Practice on Articulation.”

Erin Plender, a communication disorders graduate student from Florissant, Mo., presented “Effect of Visi-Pitch vs. Keyboard on Sustained Phonation and Pitch Matching.”

Hilary Noll, a communication disorders graduate student from Kirksville, presented “Effect of Biofeedback in a Non-Oral Down Syndrome Child.”

Laura Thornton, a communication disorders graduate student from St. Charles, Mo., presented “Melody in Aphasia Therapy.”

An oral presentation was given by Carrie Mills, a junior communication disorders major from Columbia, Mo., and Cassandra Bartlett, a junior communication disorders and Spanish double major from St. Joseph, Mo. Their presentation was titled “Head Start Screening Results: Parent and Teacher Predictions.”

Paula Cochran, professor of communication disorders, was the faculty mentor for all of the student presentations.

Faculty members also presented at the MSHA 2006 convention.

Cochran presented “Found Any Good Software Lately?” and “Podcasting 101.”

Janet Gooch, associate professor and director of communication disorders, and Cochran presented “Dress for Success (And What Not to Wear).”
Gooch also presented “Minimal, Maximal and Multiple Oppositions - How to Decide?”.

Amy Wilson, assistant professor of communication disorders, presented “Methods of Assessment for Cognitive Status in Geriatric Populations.”

The Truman faculty also sponsored the second annual TruBash, a gathering for Truman alumni and friends, on the evening of March 31 at the MSHA convention.
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