Speech and Neurodevelopment Lab

Our lab is hosting a 5k the week of 10/24-10/31.

Through this Virtual 5K experience we hope to center black mamas in the cause for reproductive justice, health, and rights and shed light on the contributing factors to these outcomes including racial discrimination and inaccessibility to quality care.

Here is how you register: https://eventregistration.northeastern.edu/event/ea543653-c3b0-432d-b612-f0cbc16673f2/summary

All funds go to Mamatoto Village.

Virtual 5K and Fundraiser for Birthing Justice Virtual 5K and Fundraiser for Birthing Justice.

So proud that the lab raised $2365 from our virtual 5k for the Black Momas Matter Alliance.

Thanks for all of the support and hopefully this will be an annual event!!

Today is race day and a beautiful day for a run/walk/ride.

It is also not too late to sign up for the 5k if you haven't already:

https://eventregistration.northeastern.edu/event/54dddda3-2a37-49e1-a2d5-3bada70cd397/summary?environment=P2&tm=WNcH76YAprJvFYkuqsCzFoCOto04o_bHzZdB2IR3Bok&fbclid=IwAR1ZhmyuQS3iUCn8FRldIy8iSo07Ec2KiVug83CSGU_z_1pid4yBT5kw1ss

You may also fill in your time, if you would like to, here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdYJ9uh3UbriKh8QDOEg-fXX0puFfffQweJFF2bwVYX9tBEmg/viewform

Race Results - SNL Virtual 5K in Support of the Black Mamas Matter Alliance Enter you 5k race time below.

Black women over the age of 30 are 4 to 5 times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white women (Source:​ CDC​)

Please Join us this Sat for our lab's Virtual 5k in support of the Black Mamas Matter Alliance:

Virtual 5K in Support of the Black Mamas Matter Alliance Virtual 5K in Support of the Black Mamas Matter Alliance.

Women of color are more likely to experience mistreatment or disrespect in maternity care than white women (Source: ​Vedam et al., 2019​).

Please consider signing up for our lab's first Virtual 5k:

Virtual 5K in Support of the Black Mamas Matter Alliance Virtual 5K in Support of the Black Mamas Matter Alliance.

Congrats to Alaina Martens and Morgan Hines on this important publication:

Changes in non-nutritive suck between 3 and 12 months Non-nutritive suck (NNS) is one piece of the complex oral feeding process, yet there is paucity on how it develops throughout the first year of life.T…

Timing mattes when assessing non-nutritive suck in infants!

Changes in infant non-nutritive sucking throughout a suck sample at 3-months of age The goal of this study was to compare how infants’ non-nutritive suck (NNS) changes throughout a suck sample. Fifty-four full-term infants (57% male) completed this study at, on average, 3.03 (SD .31) months of age. These infants sucked on our custom research pacifier for approximately five minute...

The SNL is going to participate in Justice in June!
Join us as we reflect, learn and act!

Justice in June Over the course of the month, you will have spent 5 hours intentionally learning how to be an active ally of the black community. (That’s less than the amount of time it takes to watch all of Tiger King ~ 5.5 hours.) Remember, the black community lives the reality of the information you will learn...

Congrats and cheers to the SNL graduates and best of luck on your next adventure!!

Calling all families who are currently homeschooling their children (5 and under)!
Please take this survey so we can learn more about how being home during the COVID-19 pandemic influences feeding practices.
At the end of the survey, enter a raffle to win a $50 Amazon gift card.
https://tinyurl.com/HomeEating

Excited to share the annual lab newsletter!
Thankful for all the amazing trainees, participants and colleagues who can make this work possible.
Happy holidays!

Another ASHA in the books!! So proud of my students, and had a fantastic time sharing environmental health knowledge with SLPs.