EBP: Who's Doing What at ASHA

National Office Staff

Virtually every staff unit at ASHA's National Office is involved with some facet of evidence-based practice. The lead staff group charged with coordinating the Association's activities related to EBP is The National Center for Evidence-Based Practice in Communication Disorders (N-CEP). N-CEP's Director, Rob Mullen, can be contacted at rmullen@asha.org or 301-296-8745.

Advisory Committee on Evidence-based Practice

In 2005, ASHA's Executive Board established the Advisory Committee on Evidence-Based Practice as a standing committee of the Association. The Committee's charge is to:

a) establish a set of terminology and definitions related to evidence-based practice for consistent use throughout ASHA;

b) identify and prioritize clinical questions;

c) convene panels of independent knowledgeable reviewers to conduct evidence review on clinical questions;

d) establish processes for the conduct and dissemination of evidence reviews; and

e) advise National Office staff on members' needs in the area of evidence-based practice.

The monitoring Vice-President is Constance Qualls (Vice President for Research and Technology). N-CEP Director Rob Mullen serves as ex-officio to the Group, and ASHA's Chief Staff Officer for Science and Research, Margaret Rogers, serves as consultant.

2007 Committee membership

Christine Dollaghan
Ronald Gillam
Thomas Helfer
Laura Justice
Brenda Lonsbury-Martin
Mary Pat Moeller
Randall Robey (chair)
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ASHA's Special Interest Divisions

Learn about about the Special Interest Divisions' involvement in EBP.