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Alumni & Community  

The College of Education and Human Sciences values its alumni and its collaborations with community partners.  Following is a calendar of college events that may be of interest to you. 

2011-2012 Pro-Sem Colloquium Series

 
Friday, September 16, 2011, 1:00-3:00 PM, HSS 226
Angela Sterling-Orth and Shannon Collins, UW-Eau Claire
Seminar discussing use of the iPad technology in everyday intervention.

Friday, September 30, 2011, 1:00-3:00 PM, HSS 226
Incho Lee, Ph.D., UW-Eau Claire
Discussion of issues of diversity in learning and dialect as they pertain to the field of communication disorders and beyond.  

Friday, October 21, 2011, 1:00-3:00 PM, HSS 226
Vicki Samelson, Ph.D., UW-Eau Claire
Discussion will illustrate how children with low oral language skill solve word problems and how to design interventions to improve their problem solving skills and their comprehension mathematic language.  

Friday, Novemer 11, 2011, 1:00-3:00 PM, HSS 226
ASHA Poster Preview
Faculty presentations and faculty-student collaborations. 

Friday, December 9, 2011, 1:00-3:00 PM, HSS 226
Julie King, Ph.D., UW-Stevens Point
Discussion of everyday approaches to management of primary progressive aphasia disorder and distinctions between other dementias.  Discussion will include considerations for augmentative communication approaches as well. 

2012 - to be determined

Speaker from CESA 11
Use of SmartBoard applications in rehabilitation and academic settings.

Megan Kado, MS, Eau Claire Area School District
Discuss clinical work with children in a phonological disorders classroom.

Dana Kuehn, BS, and Jerry Hoepner, Ph.D., UW-Eau Claire
Ms. Kuehn will be discussing her undergraduate faculty-student collaborative research she began with Dr. Jerry Hoepner and is now extending into her thesis project.  Dr. Hoepner will be discussing his research on the role of partner behaviors in facilitating successful interactions with individuals with traumatic brain injuries.

Mary O'Connell Ph.D. & the Pediatric Feeding Team, St. Joseph's Hospital, Chippewa Falls
This interdisciplinary perspective will offer students, faculty, and community professionals a larger perspective on current trends in pediatric intervention for dysphagia. 
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