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Lauren Mann Ph.D. in the University of Kansas Medical Center Department of Hearing & Speech is conducting a research study evaluating what Communication Sciences & Disorders (CSD) graduate students value in a clinical education experience and where those values align or misalign with preceptor values.

We are contacting you because you are a CSD graduate student OR provider who supervises clinical CSD students. We are recruiting research participants to help us learn communication styles, feedback preference, and values in a clinical learning experience. Participation involves completing a short survey that will take about 2 minutes.

No identifiable information will be collected about you, and the survey is anonymous. In addition to the survey questions, we will request general information about your time in a CSD program as a student or preceptor, and for preceptors, your work area. The survey link is below and data will be stored in a REDCAP server. When you complete the survey, you will have the option of downloading a pdf to keep. The survey results will be written for publication and posted on www.kumc.edu/auralab following project completion.

There are no personal benefits or risks to participating in this study. Participation is voluntary, and you can stop taking the survey at any time. As a student, participating or declining will have no impact on your academic evaluations.

If you have any questions, please contact Lauren Mann at [email protected] or 913-588-1626. For questions about the rights of research participants, you may contact the KUMC Institutional Review Board (IRB) at (913) 588-1240 or [email protected].

SURVEY LINK:
https://redcap.kumc.edu/surveys/?s=A8XRT39TTYNNYCDK

Sincerely,

Lauren Mann, Ph.D., CCC-A
Assistant Professor
Department of Hearing & Speech
University of Kansas Medical Center

AUditory Research Alliance (AURA) Lab Learn more about the KU Auditory Research Alliance Lab at KU Medical Center.

As summer begins, many families are looking for simple, meaningful ways to support their young children’s learning and development at home. Shared book reading is a wonderful opportunity to build early literacy skills while also creating fun, connected moments together.

We’re pleased to continue partnering with The Hanen Centre™ to share a ready-to-use handout for parents: Turn Book Reading into a Conversation.

It highlights a simple idea that can shift how families approach shared reading: it’s not about getting through the book – it’s about the back-and-forth. Small changes like pausing, waiting, and responding to a child’s interests can help turn book reading into a more interactive, language-rich experience.

It’s an easy resource to share with families over the summer or to pass along to colleagues working with young children and caregivers. It’s also been adapted to a video format!

This strategy comes from the It Takes Two to Talk® guidebook. If you’re interested in exploring the guidebook further, don’t forget to access your KSHA-exclusive discount (code KSHA)!

If you’d like more information or details about accessing your partner discount, please reach out to Hanen at [email protected].

Thank you for the work you do to support young children and families!

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Want to attend the in-person learning event, ASHA Schools Learning Exchange 2026: Empowered Service Delivery for SLPs? ASHA wants to help you get there! ASHA is offering a limited number of scholarships to cover the full registration fee. The application deadline is June 3, so apply today.

Scholarship winners will be notified via email the week of June 8.

For more information about the July 11 event in Rockville, MD, please visit https://www.asha.org/events/ASHA-Schools-Learning-Exchange/
Questions! Reach out to [email protected]

ASHA Schools Learning Exchange: Empowered Service Delivery for SLPs This one-day, in-person workshop is designed to meet you, as an early career school-based SLP, exactly where you are. Together, we will share frameworks and create connections so you’ll feel confident in making high-stakes decisions related to navigating IEP systems, service delivery models and sc...

PARTICIPANTS NEEDED: School-based SLP friends, just a quick reminder about this AAC research study.

If you haven’t had a chance yet, there’s still time to complete the survey. Please feel free to share with other school-based SLPs as well. Survey link is in the comments. WSU IRB #6215

Congrats to all the grads!!!

On Saturday, May 16, 2026 we hosted the SPLH/IPCD Ceremony!

Department of Speech-Language-Hearing: Sciences and Disorders (SPLH) on the Lawrence campus, in collaboration with the Department of Hearing and Speech at KUMC, forms the Intercampus Program in Communicative Disorders (IPCD) at the University of Kansas.

Congratulations to all of our graduates! 😀

Today is National Speech-Language Pathologist day!

KSHA wants to celebrate every SLP in Kansas. We know you are making big differences in lives in schools, hospitals, private practices, skilled nursing facilities, early intervention and beyond.

Thanks for all you do!

We are amazed by you!

Congrats, grads!!!!

Congratulations to Blake Roth who won the drawing after the National Speech-Language Hearing Month KSHA gatherings.

Blake attended the Hays gathering and Hays had the most attendees!

Congratulations Blake and Hays!