L'GASP
GLBT Caucus of ASHA
2011 ASHA Convention San Diego
2010 Philadelphia
2009 New Orleans
2008 Chicago
2007 Boston
2010 Philadelphia

"Leadership into New Frontiers"

November 18–20, 2010
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Pennsylvania Convention Center 

1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107



Wednesday, November 17:  

     Meet and Greet, 8-11pm

     12th Air Command

      http://www.12thair.com/1601.html



Thursday, November 18:  


     Social and Business Meeting, 6:30-8:00pm

     Philadelphia Marriot 307



Friday, November 19:

     Business and Leadership Luncheon, 11:30-1:00pm

     Philadelphia Marriot 309/310




     Dykes Night Out, 8:00-11:00pm

     Tavern on Camac

      http://www.tavernoncamac.com/


Saturday, November 20: 

This year we're trying something new: 

An impromptu fundraiser for a historic GLBT bookstore - more information about this event will be provided at our Social events and Exhibition Hall booth.

Spend your "dinner funds" on quality literature at Giovanni's Room, learn about some of gay Philly's history

"More gay and lesbian lovers have met at Giovanni's Room than at any other area bookstore. If you can get a staff member of the store to kiss you, then you will be in the direct succession of Walt Whitman's kiss, which flows from Walt to Edward Carpenter to E.M. Forster to Allen Ginsberg to Bern Boyle, one of the founders of Giovanni's Room. "

http://www.queerbooks.com/newsletter

After shopping, meet for drinks and continue the conversation at Mixto, next door
http://www.mixtorestaurante.com/


Sunday, November 21: 


     Brunch at Q Lounge, 11:00

      http://www.qphilly.com

      Click here for Brunch menu




Presentations about GLBT issues and/or by L'GASP members 


Thursday, November 18:


Adrienne Hancock
Kelly Owen

1376   Measuring Transgender Voice: Beyond Pitch & Resonance
Thursday, November 18, 2010 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Venue: Pennsylvania Convention Center
Room: 203A

Picture descriptions by 20 male-to-female transgender and 10 cisgender speakers were rated by themselves and 25 listeners. Mean Fo and semitone range, but not perturbation, correlated to femininity ratings. Speakers' self-ratings of femininity correlated to listeners'. Results of this study support incorporating the speaker's self-perceptions of femininity into voice therapy.


 
Rik Lemoncello

0469
Poster Board 39
  Yearning for a Culture of Learning: EBP in the Schools
Thursday, November 18, 2010 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Venue: Pennsylvania Convention Center
Room: Hall C

We will share the results of a survey administered at the 2009 ASHA Schools Conference examining whether policies and practices in schools support positive learning cultures for EBP, and whether SLPs believe they have encouragement from administrators to engage in research-based practice.





James Dembowski

1398
Poster Board 379
  Acoustic Changes Secondary to Transgender Voice Therapy
Thursday, November 18, 2010 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Venue: Pennsylvania Convention Center
Room: Hall C

Acoustic changes were documented in a MF transgendered speaker who wished to feminize her voice without aggressively pursuing increased fundamental frequency. Therapy focused on speech rate, voice quality, and prosody. Significant changes in F0, intensity, and SNR show the importance of feminine voice characteristics other than F0.




Jack Pickering
Ian Marquit

1400
Poster Board 381
  Intervention for a Female-to-Male Transgender Individual: A Case Study
Thursday, November 18, 2010 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Venue: Pennsylvania Convention Center
Room: Hall C

This presentation describes a case study of a female-to-male (FtM) transgender individual who sought services to improve voice and resonance. Voice changes due to hormone therapy, intervention methods and outcomes, and issues related to FtM transition will be discussed. The application of resonant voice therapy will be highlighted.





R Steckly
Ashley M. Frazier
Tedd Masiongale

0453   Ethical Service Delivery, Treatment Considerations: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered People
Thursday, November 18, 2010 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Venue: Pennsylvania Convention Center
Room: 203B

Shifting demographics amid a growing population have given rise to a more culturally diverse client base. ASHA recently amended the Code of Ethics to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity or gender expression. Treatment, practice managment, and professional ethical considerations are discussed.



Friday, November 19:



Alison Lemke
Stan Dublinske

0493
Poster Board 10
  Designing ASHA's Future: Trends for the Association & the Professions
Friday, November 19, 2010 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Venue: Pennsylvania Convention Center
Room: Hall C

This poster session will inform participants about societal trends that are expected to impact the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology in the future. ASHA's Strategic Pathway to Excellence will also be presented, highlighting its usefulness as a tool for meeting the challenges presented by these future trends.






Arnell A. Brady
Li-Rhong Lilly Cheng
Nate Cornish
Yasmeen Faroqi-Shah
Tedd Masiongale
Greta Tan
Christine Vining

0501   Multicultural Constituency Groups: Building Connections Through Cultural & Linguistic Diversity
Friday, November 19, 2010 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Venue: Marriott Philadelphia Downtown
Room: Independence

Although ASHA membership has grown in its cultural and linguistic diversity, it does not proportionally reflect the increasing diversity of the U.S. population. This presentation will detail the role of multicultural constituency groups in serving professionals from non-majority and majority communities as they strive to effectively practice in a diverse society.





Rebecca Reeves
Tedd Masiongale
Barbara Rodriguez

0502   Creating the Professional Future We Want Amidst Changing Demographics
Friday, November 19, 2010 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Venue: Pennsylvania Convention Center
Room: 110AB

As the U.S. demographics change, speech-language pathologists and audiologists are required to prepare themselves to be responsive to a more culturally and linguistically diverse clientele. This presentation will discuss the work of ASHA's Multicultural Issues Board in serving as a catalyst for the professions keeping pace with shifting demographics.





Rik Lemoncello

0489
Poster Board 9
  To Test In-Class or Online: That Is the Question
Friday, November 19, 2010 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Venue: Pennsylvania Convention Center
Room: Hall C

This session reports the results of a survey and focus group comparing online to in-class exam formats in two large undergraduate speech and hearing sciences courses at Portland State University. Student responses indicate advantages and disadvantages of each and contribute to the literature on the scholarship of teaching and learning.





Sena Crutchley
Jack Pickering
Richard Adler
Vicki McCready
Alison Laing

1569   The Role of the SLP in Transgender Communication
Friday, November 19, 2010 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Venue: Pennsylvania Convention Center
Room: 203A

This session will outline the SLP's role in helping transgender individuals improve their ability to portray their gender identities. Existing best practice guidelines and new research findings will be discussed. The areas of voice, resonance, spoken language, and nonverbal communication will be addressed.



Saturday, November 20:

Rik Lemoncello

2184
Poster Board 216
  Systematic Evaluation of the Television-Assisted Prompting System in ABI
Saturday, November 20, 2010 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Venue: Pennsylvania Convention Center
Room: Hall C

This session reports the results of an experimental evaluation of the television-assisted prompting (TAP) system. Results reveal the potential benefits of in-home prompting for adults with ABI to increase activity completion and decrease care provider burden. Results also reveal potential differences in completion of different types of activities.




Rik Lemoncello

2187
Poster Board 219
  Attention Process Training-III: Outcomes Using the TAP Home System
Saturday, November 20, 2010 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Venue: Pennsylvania Convention Center
Room: Hall C

This session reports the results of an experimental evaluation of a revised version of Attention Process Training. Participants with ABI completed APT tasks delivered via the Television Assisted Prompting (TAP) system. Results are discussed in terms of clinical outcomes and directions for future research.




Tedd Masiongale

2376
Poster Board 359
  PMV On or PMV Off: Implications for
Dysphagia Management
Saturday, November 20, 2010 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Venue: Pennsylvania Convention Center
Room: Hall C

Current research suggests that using the Passy-Muir Valve (PMV) improves upper airway patency and reduce aspiration. This study will assess whether the use of the PMV, using multiple consistencies, reduces the risk of aspiration. Patient diagnosis will be matched with results to see whether there is an association.