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(Madison, WI - November 12, 2007) Lyn S. Turkstra, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Communicative Disorders, University of Wisconsin-Madison will receive the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's (ASHA) Certificate of Recognition for Special Contributions in Higher Education Award during the 2007 Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), November 15-17 in Boston, Massachusetts.
The Certificate of Recognition for Special Contributions in Higher Education Award recognizes distinguished achievement and/or contributions (within the last five years) in one or more of the following areas: university and college classroom teaching; clinical teaching; student mentoring; or development of new and innovative educational techniques and technologies in the fields of audiology, speech-language pathology, or speech, language, and hearing science.
Dr. Turkstra has contributed to the areas of student mentoring, university classroom teaching, and clinical innovations for more than a decade. Turkstra has maintained mentoring relationships while simultaneously meeting the demands of higher education. Since earning her doctorate she has successfully mentored six PhD students and many graduate and undergraduate students. Turkstra has consistently received superior teaching evaluations, and has earned several awards for her classroom teaching. She is a leader in the field of evidence-based practice (EBP) and has served on the steering committee for EBP in traumatic brain injury. Turkstra has written several papers about the subject.
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 Boston Convention and Exhibition 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 127,000 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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