Rockville, MD - January 5, 2015 - Judith L. Page, PhD, CCC-SLP, associate professor in the Division of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Kentucky, assumed office as the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's (ASHA) 2015 President on January 1.
Dr. Page served as program director for Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Kentucky for 17 years and as chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences for 10 years.
Prior to joining the university, Dr. Page provided evaluations and intervention in a public school setting, where she specialized in services to children with developmental disabilities. Her focus areas include research methods, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), and language intervention strategies for individuals with complex communication needs.
"I am honored to hold the position of ASHA president," says Dr. Page. "During my term I plan to continue ASHA's efforts to help speech-language pathologists and audiologists successfully influence or respond to the tremendous changes we are seeing in both health care and education—changes that impact how we care for individuals with communication disorders."
An influential and active member of the ASHA community, Dr. Page has been a member of both the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (chair, 2009) and the Council for Clinical Certification in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (chair, 2012–2013) as an ASHA fellow. She has also held multiple leadership posts in the Kentucky Speech-Language-Hearing Association, including president, newsletter editor, Honors Committee chair, and director of governmental affairs. Dr. Page also served as chair of the Kentucky Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and recording secretary for the Council of State Association Presidents.
In addition to holding these leadership posts, Dr. Page has published on a variety of topics, including AAC, story grammar, children with developmental disabilities, treatment paradigms, and interprofessional education.
Dr. Page succeeds Elizabeth S. McCrea, PhD, CCC-SLP, 2014 ASHA President, who will continue to serve on the Board of Directors as a member and immediate past president.
Dr. Page holds a master's degree from the University of Illinois and a PhD from Purdue University.
About the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
ASHA is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 173,000 audiologists; speech-language pathologists; speech, language, and hearing scientists; audiology and speech-language pathology support personnel; and students. Audiologists specialize in preventing and assessing hearing and balance disorders as well as providing audiologic treatment, including hearing aids. Speech-language pathologists identify, assess, and treat speech and language problems, including swallowing disorders. www.asha.org/
