Sandra Gillam
| Years of ASHA Membership: |
18 |
| ASHA Committee Service: |
- Language Science Subcommittee, Convention Program Committee (2008 Topic Coordinator)
- Language, Learning and Education School Age Language Subcommittee, Convention Program Committee (2006)
- Committee to Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (Chair, 2005-2006)
- Student research in early childhood language academic scholarships. The American Speech Hearing and Language Foundation (Reviewer, 2005)
- Language, Learning and Education Subcommittee, Convention Program Committee (2005)
- School Age and Adolescent Language Subcommittee, Convention Program Committee (2003)
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| Other Volunteer Service: |
- Editorial Review Board, Communication Disorders Quarterly (Editorial Review Board, 2008-2011)
- Editorial Consultant, Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in the Schools (2005, 2007)
- Guest Editor, Perspectives on Language Learning and Education, Division 1 (Volume 1, Number 1, March 2007)
- Ad Hoc Reviewer
- Journal of Speech, Hearing, and Language Research (2007)
- Language Speech, and Hearing Services in the Schools (2007)
- Evidence Based Practice Briefs (2007)
- Topics in Language Disorders (2007)
- Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology (2005)
- Communication Disorders Quarterly (2005)
- International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders (2005)
- Journal of Child Language (2005)
- Thomson Delmar Awards for student research (2005)
- Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in the Schools (2004-2006)
- The Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research (2004-2006)
- The American Journal on Mental Retardation (2003-2006)
- The American Journal of Speech Language Pathology (2004-2006)
- Professional Development Resources, Inc. (2004-2005)
- Thomson Delmar Learning (2004-2005)
- Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics (2004)
- Sage Publications (2004)
- Lippencott, Williams & Wilkins Publishing (2002)
- Volunteer, Common Ground Outdoor Activities (2008 to present)
- Volunteer, Intermountain Health Care Hospice Program (2008 to present)
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Professional Bio
Sandra Laing Gillam (PhD, University of Memphis) is an Associate Professor in Communication Disorders and Deaf Education at Utah State University. Her research interests include assessment and intervention for language and literacy impairments, multicultural populations, and processes involved in text comprehension. She has written numerous book chapters and articles addressing each of these topics. She was a recipient of an American Speech Hearing and Language Association New Investigator Award (2002) and received the Outstanding Alumnus Award from the University of Memphis (2005). She was awarded Top Professor at Utah State University (2007) and serves on the Faculty Senate and the Departmental Teaching Excellence Committee (DTEA) for The College of Education. She teaches courses in language and literacy development and disorders.
Monica L. Ferguson, MS, CCC-SLP
| Years of ASHA Membership: |
30 |
| ASHA Committee Service: |
- Language-Speech-Hearing Services in the Schools Committee (Chair)
- Government Relations & Public Policy Board (Chair)
- School Finance Committee (Chair)
- Clinical Specialty Board (Chair)
- Continuing Education Board
- Ad Hoc Committee on Cooperative-Collaborative Service Delivery (Chair)
- Advisory Group for Schools Division (NCLB, IDEA)
- Working Group, Continuing Education Board
- Convention Program Committee for Language and Learning in School-Age Children and Adolescents (2002 Topic Coordinator)
- Language-Speech-Hearing Services in the Schools (Associate Editor)
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| Other Volunteer Service: |
- Public School Caucus (President)
- Rolland J. Van Hattum Award (Review Panel)
- Alaska Speech-Language-Hearing Association (President, Newsletter Editor, Convention Program Co-Chair, Chair - Committee on Schools)
- Alaska Statewide Special Education Conference Association (Board of Directors Chair, Program Chair)
- Ways and Means Committee, Alpha Delta Kappa (Chair)
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Professional Bio
Monica L. Ferguson, MS, CCC-SLP is Research Associate for the University of Utah Special Education Department and Coordinator for the department's Southern Utah Distance Teacher Education Program in Mild-Moderate Disabilities. She is a Board Recognized Child Language Specialist and has an educational consulting and speech-language pathology practice for school-age children and young adults. Previously, she was a special education coordinator and practitioner in the schools where she practiced for over 20 years.
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