Presenters at ASHA Schools Learning Exchange: Empowered Service Delivery for SLPs

Sharing knowledge. Growing confidence.

Christina Bradburn, PhD, CCC-SLP, currently works as an assistant director of special education in a public school district and an adjunct professor at Butler University. From 2001 to 2022, she worked as a school-based SLP with students in preschool through 5th grade. She is a national seminar leader for the Bureau of Education and Research, speaking on the topic of integrating speech and language interventions into classrooms and curriculum using a workload approach. Dr. Bradburn earned her doctoral degree in special education from Texas Woman’s University in May 2023. She received her BS and MS degrees in communication disorders from Indiana State University in 1999 and 2001. Her research interests include classroom-based intervention in the schools, classroom teachers' contribution to treatment effectiveness, and the impact of integrated distributed practice techniques on speech and language progress. Christina seeks to improve the experiences of SLPs in school settings, as evidenced by her recent service as the coordinator of the ASHA SIG 16 Coordinating Committee and her past service as chair of the ASHA School Issues Advisory Board, her participation in the ASHA Leadership Development Program schools cohort, and as a mentor in the ASHA Leadership Mentoring Program.

Disclosures:

• Salary from Shelbyville Central Schools
• Honorariums from Bureau of Education and Research and SpeechTherapyPD.com
• Financial compensation from ASHA for this session

Lissa Power-deFur, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, is Professor Emeritus at Longwood University, where she was the founding director of the speech-language pathology graduate program. Drawing on her experience as a special education and student services director at the Virginia Department of Education, she recognized the importance of preparing graduates for success in K–12 education. In response, she created and taught a public-school-focused course at Longwood. Dr. Power-deFur has spent decades writing and presenting on special education evaluation and eligibility, helping to shape both policy and practice at the local level. A graduate of the University of Virginia, her career reflects a wide range of clinical and administrative roles, including early intervention, K–12 education, rehabilitation, and higher education, where she served as faculty member, department chair, and interim dean. Lissa has been an active volunteer for the profession, contributing to numerous committees and serving on the Board of Directors for both ASHA and SHAV. In retirement, Lissa continues to give back through volunteer work while also enjoying time with her children and grandchildren and tending to her garden.

Disclosures:

• Financial compensation from ASHA for this session
• Has presented and written on this topic