November 2012

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Will Region 8 retain the title as "Most Knowledgeable Region"?

Teams are set, battle lines are drawn, and clicker fingers are fidgety. The Battle of the Regions: The NSSLHA Knowledge Bowl, Friday, November 16, 1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m., Omni Hotel CNN Center, Grand Ballroom D is sure to deliver more fun, more facts, and more fortune as teams compete for up to $1,000 in cash prizes. Here's whose representing your region for the title of "Most Knowledgeable":

Region 1: "The D&D Crew" from Duquesne University
Region 2: Marymount Manhattan College
Region 3: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Region 4: "Smitten for the Mitten" from Calvin College
Region 5: South Carolina State University
Region 6: "The Region Six-eteers" from the University of Nebraska Omaha and Wichita State University
Region 7: "WenJo Gold" from the University of Iowa
Region 8: Southeastern Louisiana University
Region 9: "The Arytenoids" from New Mexico State University
Region 10: "Gold Rush" from California State University San Marcos and San Diego State University

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Cupcakes Available from AG Bell for NSSLHA Members Attending Convention

Students are invited to join Donald M. Goldberg, PhD, CCC-SLP/A, LSLS Cert. AVT, president of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell), and Alexander T. Graham, AG Bell executive director, for a dessert reception 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday, November 15, 2012 in the Hickory Room, Omni Hotel at CNN Center, Atlanta, Georgia.

Students will

• Learn about the latest developments for speech-language-hearing students and professionals interested in working with children who are deaf and hard of hearing and who use listening and spoken language.
• Experience a networking opportunity with experienced professionals and potential employers.
• Receive an information packet, as well as entry into a drawing for AG Bell professional resources, including AG Bell Professional Membership (a $80 value), the Learn to Talk Around the Clock tool kit (a $175 value), and a registration to the 2013 AG Bell Listening and Spoken Language Symposium on July 17–19 in Los Angeles, California (a $375 value).
• Also receive a delicious gourmet cupcake!

To RSVP, please visit the Listening and Spoken Language Knowledge Center.

To learn more about the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and the organization's continuing education offerings, please visit booth 432.

Student Research Assistance Needed in the Area of Autism

A speech-language pathology graduate student at Kean University is completing a master's thesis on the "Knowledge of SLP Graduate Students in Regard to Identifying and Addressing Sensory Integration Dysfunction in Children with Autism."

Student input is needed to gather information on how much SLP graduate students know about sensory integration dysfunction in this population, including being able to identify the telltale characteristics, and to possibly address them appropriately if warranted. Results of the study may indicate a need for further instruction about sensory integration dysfunction in SLP graduate programs.

Visit Qualtrics.com to begin the survey.

For more information about this research, contact Hedy Roth at hjroth11@gmail.com.

Look for our next issue of In the Loop in December.

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