Local Speech-Language Pathologist To Receive Lifetime Clinical Career Award from Foundation
Syracuse, NY-November 6, 2006- Janina Casper, PhD, Professor Emerita at the Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Science at SUNY Health Center in Syracuse, NY will receive the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation's Frank R. Kleffner Life Clinical Career Award during the 2006 Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), November 16-18 in Miami, FL.
The honor recognizes exemplary contributions to science and practice.
Described as an innovator and team builder by her colleagues, Dr. Casper's knowledge and skills span from diagnosis to evidence-based practice with a primary focus in voice and voice disorders. She was instrumental in conceiving and developing several unique programs in the Syracuse, NY, area that continue to this day: the first Laryngectomee Rehabilitation Group, a vibrant Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Center, and involvement as one of the founders of The Syracuse Voice Center and its multidisciplinary team. Her career and reputation as the consummate professional and patient advocate is further complemented by her scholarly endeavors as co-author of two textbooks for practicing clinicians, one on laryngectomy and head/neck cancer rehabilitation and another on understanding voice problems. She has shared her expertise through more than 50 peer-reviewed publications, and through presentations and symposia in the United States and abroad, and has served as co-investigator of several research projects. The ASHFoundation recognizes Casper for her multiple contributions as a respected clinical researcher and leading expert in voice care who has greatly advanced the discipline.
Local Speech-Language Pathologist Receives Award From National Association
Edgewater, MD-November 6, 2006-Joan Mele-McCarthy, DA, Director of Education at the Summit School in Edgewater, MD will receive the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation's Rolland J. Van Hattum Award for Contribution in the Schools during the 2006 Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), November 16-18 in Miami, FL.
Dr. Mele-McCarthy is honored for clinical and professional accomplishments that have benefited children in schools settings through innovative programming, continuing education, government service, and advocacy. Specifically, she developed an oral language infusion model at The Summit School in the early 1990s, a forerunner of today's integration service delivery models. The three-tiered model for children with language-learning disabilities incorporates training, collaboration, and integration with the goal of linking oral language development to success with reading, written language, and academic content. Students, such as those having dyslexia, processing deficits, and executive dysfunction, showed improvement in these areas within two years, and more than 80% of this school population successfully matriculate in mainstream high schools in surrounding counties.
Local Speech-Language Pathologist To Receive Clinical Achievement Award From Foundation
St. Louis, MO-November 6, 2006- Deborah Hwa-Froelich, PhD, Associate Professor at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, MO will be awarded the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation's Louis M. Di Carlo Award for Recent Clinical Achievement Award during the 2006 Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), November 16-18 in Miami, FL.
The honor recognizes and honors the significant accomplishments to advance clinical service.
Dr. Deborah Hwa-Froelich has won the award for creating and coordinating the Saint Louis University International Adoption Clinic. One of the few developmental adoption clinics in the nation, this interdisciplinary setting is designed to assess the needs of children and their families in the areas of adoption adjustment, child communication, symbolic play, and social-emotional development. The collaborative team offers intervention services in both speech and language treatment and child/family counseling, and provides annual follow-up testing to monitor future development progress. The clinic is an outgrowth of Froehlich's longitudinal research documenting the acquisition of English during the first 12 months post-adoption, and she continues to collect data and feedback on the assessment protocol.
About ASHA and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
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.
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation is a charitable organization that promotes a better quality of life for children and adults with communication disorders. Its mission is to advance knowledge about the causes and treatment of hearing, speech, and language problems. The ASHFoundation also raises funds from individuals, corporations, and organizations to support research, graduate education, and special projects that foster discovery and innovation in the field of communication sciences.
The ASHFoundation is affiliated with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 123,000 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.
For more information, log on to ASHA's Web site at www.asha.org or call the Action Center at 1-800-638-8255.
