2025 Research Symposium at the ASHA Convention

The Research Symposium is an annual event at ASHA's Convention where clinicians and researchers discuss current research in communication sciences and disorders (CSD). Each year's symposium has a specific research theme.  

Find out more about the Research Symposium at the ASHA Convention and its associated travel award. 

Symposium Topic: Clinical Trials Conducted with Adult Populations

Coordinated by Leora R. Cherney, PhD, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS, FACRM (Shirley Ryan AbilityLab / Northwestern University) the Symposium highlighted clinical trials conducted with adult populations.

Symposium Presentations

Speaker: Leora R. Cherney, PhD, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS, FACRM (Shirley Ryan AbilityLab / Northwestern University)

A Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Many vs. Few Features in Semantic Feature Analysis
Speaker: William Hula, PhD, CCC-SLP (VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System / University of Pittsburgh)

Building Meaningful, Implementable Dyadic Interventions—Lessons from the Communication Bridge Trials
Speaker: Emily Rogalski, PhD (The University of Chicago)

Improving Healthcare Communication with Patients with Communication Disabilities—A Tale of Two Trials
Speaker: Megan Morris, PhD, MPH, CCC-SLP (NYU Grossman School of Medicine)

Respiratory-Swallow Training—Impact on Swallowing Safety and Efficiency
Speaker: Bonnie Martin-Harris, PhD, CCC-SLP (Northwestern University)

The Research Symposium at ASHA Convention is funded, in part, by a grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD).