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(Minneapolis, MN - November 8, 2006) Kathryn Kohnert, PhD, associate professor at University of Minnesota will receive the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's (ASHA) Certificate of Recognition of Special Contributions in Multicultural Affairs Award during ASHA's 2006 Convention, November 16-18 in Miami Beach, Florida. This award recognizes distinguished achievement and contributions by ASHA members in the area of multicultural professional, education, research, and clinical service to multicultural populations. The achievements must demonstrate an appreciation for cultural diversity that is communicated to clients, colleagues, students, administrators, agencies, referral sources, and funding sources.
Dr. Kohnert, associate professor in the University of Minnesota's (UM) Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, has dedicated her career to improving the knowledge of and service to culturally and linguistically-diverse populations, as demonstrated by her impressive record of scholarship, service, teaching, and advising activities. She played a principal role in developing criteria and competencies to establish the bilingual emphasis program at the university. Dr. Kohnert has attained a national and international reputation by conducting critical research and promoting effective and competent service for CLD populations. She received funding from the National Institutes of Health, ASHA's McKnight Foundation, the Bush Foundation and UM to support her research investigating the interaction of primary language disorders and bilingualism.
The annual ASHA convention is the most comprehensive development conference for speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language and hearing scientists. It features more than 1,500 educational sessions that highlight the latest developments in research and clinical practices for professionals who provide services in schools, hospitals, health care centers, rehabilitation clinics, and other practice settings.
Nearly 300 exhibitors, including hearing aid manufacturers and other companies in the speech and hearing industries, will showcase innovative products and services in the Miami Beach Convention Center's exhibit hall. Technology presentations on products, such as computer software programs as well as alternative and augmentative communication and assistive listening devices were also featured.
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 123,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. Audiologists specialize in preventing and assessing hearing disorders as well as providing audiologic treatment including hearing aids. Speech-language pathologists identify, assess, and treat speech and language problems including swallowing disorders.
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