The Speech Language Hearing Sciences Department hosted over 200 area Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) for the annual MSUM & UND Symposium on April 27 and 28 at the Moorhead Courtyard by Marriot. Margo Kinzer Courter, CCC-SLP presented on the following topic: The Language-Literacy Connection/Ethical Decision Making for Evaluating and Treating Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students.
You are invited to a community autism forum on May 4, 2023 from 6 – 8 p.m. in the MSUM Comstock Memorial Union Ballroom. Speech-language pathology graduate students will present research relating to autism spectrum disorder and neurodiversity. Visual presentations will be displayed throughout the forum and the community is encouraged to attend to learn more about autism spectrum disorder. […]
Rachel Stotts in Speech/Language/Hearing Sciences presented at the 2023 Region 6 Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH, Int) conference on March 11, 2023. Her presentation focused on strategies and techniques to help individuals with Autism be successful in equine-assisted activities and therapies (EAAT). Rachel capitalized on her experience as a Speech-Language Pathologist, her autism specialization, and from 11 years […]
Rachel Stotts from the Speech/Language/Hearing Sciences department was recently certified as an Autism Spectrum Disorders Clinical Specialist (ASDCS). The certification requires the completion of 13 courses and at least 100 hours of clinical work with individuals on the autism spectrum. Mrs. Stotts currently holds an Autism Certification from the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, and has specialized in working […]
Rachel Stotts in Speech/Language/Hearing Sciences guest lectured to future law enforcement officers (LEOs) at M State on Monday, March 20th, 2023. Minnesota developed a statute that went into effect in January 2021 that included new student learning objectives for teaching future LEOs about autism spectrum disorder. Rachel was invited to teach on two of the learning objectives by Jeff Nelson, […]