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Educational Services

I have over 20 years' experience in teaching at the university level and in presenting research findings at professional conferences. I also have considerable experience in presenting health care information to small groups of professionals and laypersons. I can design and deliver presentations as short as 15 minutes or as long as a two-day workshop. The topics on which I am prepared to speak include the following (among many others):

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  • Foretelling the Future: Demographic Trends and The Professions of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

  • What's so Interesting about Communication and Swallowing Disorders?

  • Disorders of Speech and Language Caused by Stroke

  • Concussion, Cognition, and Communication

  • The Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist with Adults who have a Dementia

  • How to Communicate with People who have Dementia of the Alzheimer Type

  • A Health Care Consumer's Guide to Dementia Diagnosis

  • The Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist with Adults who have Traumatic Brain Injury

  • How to Communicate with People who have Aphasia

  • Aphasia in the Courtroom

  • Speech-Language Pathologists in the Courtroom

  • Parkinson Disease and Communication

  • How Gesture Helps Speakers and Listeners to Think

  • How Gesture Helps Students Learn

  • Discourse Comprehension in Adults with Acquired Brain Injury

  • Barriers to Health Care for People with Communication Disorders and Vision Loss

  • How to Ensure Compliance with the AODA and its Integrated Standards Concerning People with Communication Disabilities

  • Intersectionality in Communication and Aging

  • Swallowing Disorders in Adults with Acquired Brain Injury

  • Managing Feeding and Swallowing Problems in the Nursing Home

  • Impaired Communication Environments in Long-Term Care

  • Stereotypes of Aging and Disability: How they Affect Communication

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IF you do not see a topic of interest among those listed above, please inquire. I may be able to present on the topic you have in mind, or I may know of someone else who can design and deliver such a presentation. Fees depend on the length of presentation requested, the time required to prepare the presentation, the intended audience, and the location of the requested presentation. Please call 905-630-3823 to discuss your presentation/workshop needs.

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