2022 PROmoting the next GENeration of Researchers (PROGENY) Participants

The purpose of PROGENY is to encourage the development of young scientists in communication sciences and disorders (CSD) and to highlight undergraduate research efforts. During their poster presentations at the ASHA Convention, undergraduate presenters connect with experienced scientists to talk about their research and pursuing an academic-research career. 

“Vocal Fry and Falsetto: The Intersection of Discursive Injustice, Cultural Identity, and CLD Practices”
Marley Balin

“Dysphagia in Adults With Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: Survey Results of Speech-Language Pathologists”
Elizabeth Balsiger

“Student Family Navigators Promoting Social Communication Outcomes for Infants and Toddlers from Lower-Income Families”
Michelle Catao, Kelsey O'Connor

“Making Research More Accessible: Lessons Learned as a Student in a Photovoice Project”
Callee Catlin, Grace Inch

“Do You See Your Bias?: An Accent Perception Study”
Monique Enciso-Vasquez, Kendra Ames

“Concept Vocabulary in Children With Hearing Loss”
Lauren Harpe

“Reading Comprehension in Adolescents Who are Hard of Hearing”
Vivien Harrell

“Communication Breakdowns of Children Who are Hard of Hearing: Piloting Benefits of Remote Microphone Use”
Maggie Heusinkvelt

“Using the Anatomage Table as a Teaching Tool in CSD: Student Perspectives and Experiences”
Erika Jones

“The Psychosocial Impact of Stuttering in Children Through Their Own Voices”
Julia Kerrigan

“Motor Skill Learning Across Toddlers With Differing Expressive Language Skills: Discussion of Preliminary Findings”
Hannah Leeper, Makayla Eberly

“Efficacy of an Eye-Gaze AAC System for a Young Adult With Sanfilippo Syndrome/MPS III”
Abigail Matthews

“Preparing Communication Sciences and Disorders Students to Collaborate with Interpreters: The Power of Interdisciplinary Experiences”
Macy McCormick, Olivia Ganser

“Measuring the Effects of Distracting Contexts on Language Production: Normative Data for Aphasia Assessment”
Emily McDonald, Chloe Houghton

“SLPs Ready to Learn: Training and Attitudes on Working with Transgender Clients”
Alex Middleton

“Culture Matters: Community Noise Measurement vs. Young Hispanic Perception Survey”
Mia Morales, Cassandra Marquez

“Lessons Learned From Telepractice During the Pandemic in Pediatric Private Practice”
Sarah Paddock

“Acoustic Predictors of Vowel Discrimination: The Effect of Language Background”
Merel Padt

“Perspective-Taking in Bilingual and Monolingual Adults' Argumentative Writing”
Izabelle Pinzon

“Structural Priming of Subject Case: Do Clinician Models Influence Preschooler Pronoun Accuracy in Language Samples?”
Lauren Riggleman

“Parents’ Satisfaction With Services Provided by the AAC Lending library at Ayati Center”
Sakuni Silva

“Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration in Aphasia: Correlations With Aphasia Severity and Mood”
Abigail Smith

“Evaluation of Training for Pre-Service Professionals to Support Patient-Provider Communication for Individuals Who use AAC”
Rebecca Stroschein

“Sixty-Seconds Go! Exploring Semantic Verbal Fluency among Bilinguals”
(Jazmin) Renee Tapia

“Reinventing SLP’s Approach to Psychosocial Barriers and Dysphagia Management”
AshleyTarpley

“Objective Physiological Parameters of Suck-Swallow-Breathe Coordination in Premature Infants”
Dilimi Thashmila

“A Critically Appraised Topic: Intervention Outcomes for Children With Language Disorders and Challenging Behaviors”
Rhea Vikas