Ithaca College

Three faculty members from the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology gave presentations at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association that was held in November in New Orleans.

Tammie Spaulding, an Ithaca College alumnus and assistant professor at the University of Connecticut, and Luanne Andersson, associate professor and chair of the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology presented a two hour seminar, "Determining the Diagnostic Accuracy of Tests of Children's Language".  Attendees learned what information is needed to calculate the diagnostic accuracy of tests of children's language, how to calculate the diagnostic accuracy of existing tests, and how to evaluate tests based on the inclusion of diagnostic accuracy information. The presenters reviewed recent investigations of diagnostic accuracy available in the literature and discussed clinical applications.

Marie Sanford, Clinical Associate Professor's poster session, "Outcomes of CEPAR: A Speech-Reading Matrix for the Older Adult"
provided data of a successful teaching matrix for participants in one of the SLPA sites (LifeLong Learning Center, Ithaca, NY).  She persented with two graduate SLP students [Karen Thorp, '10 and Courtney Prozzo, '10).  

Mary Pitti, Clinical Assistant Professor, Elizabeth Begley, former Ithaca College Clinical Associate Professor, and graduate student Emily Sugarman (2010)'s presentation, "Dysphagia & AAC: Let’s Eat" provided clinicians with information needed to 
facilitate clear communication between patients, caregivers, and others about issues in related to feeding, swallowing, and end of life decisions.