2025 Professional Development Conference Agenda

Date: March 28, 2025
Time: 8:15 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.    
Location: Student Ballroom, Student Union, 41 Campus Center Way, UMass Amherst

Program

8:15–8:45 AM: Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:45-9:00 AM: Opening Remarks and Introduction

Sarah Poissant, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA

9:00-10:30 AM: Session 1

"Embracing DEI: Addressing Bias and Privilege to Foster Cultural Humility in Clinical Practice"

Kia Noelle Johnson, PhD, CCC-SLP, Director, The University of Texas at Austin’s Arthur M. Blank Center for Stuttering Education and Research – Atlanta Satellite

*Session is offered for .15 ASHA CEUs: DEI, intermediate level.

10:30-10:45 AM: Movement Break 

10:45 AM-12:15 PM: Session 2

"Supervising Through a Cultural Lens"

Tanya Wilson, EdD, CCC-SLP, Assistant Clinical Professor, Clinical Educator, and Off-Campus Clinical Coordinator, Northeastern University Charlotte

*Session is offered for .15 ASHA CEUs: Supervision, intermediate level.

12:15-1:15 PM: Lunch Break

1:15-2:45 PM: Session 3

"Trauma-Informed Clinical Rapport Building: Affirming, Patient-Centered Approaches Related to Gender and Neurotype"

AC Goldberg, PhD, CCC-SLP, Visiting Snell Assistant Clinical Professor, Northeastern University; Founder of The CREDIT Institute

*Session is offered for .15 ASHA CEUs: Ethics, intermediate level.

2:45-3:00 PM: Movement Break

3:00-4:30 PM: Session 4

"Applying the Principles of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports to Your School and Clinic"

Susannah Everett, PhD, Assistant Professor in Residence, Department of Educational Psychology, Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut

*Session is offered for .15 ASHA CEUs: Service delivery, intermediate level.