The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has selected third-year doctoral candidate in Rehabilitation Sciences Tami Altschuler and her mentor, Dr. Jessica Gormley from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, as recipients of a Research Mentoring-Pair Travel Award for the 2025 ASHA convention taking place on November 20-22 in Washington, DC.
Offered in conjunction with the Annual Research Symposium at the ASHA Convention on conducting clinical trials with adult populations, the award is designed to support early career researchers and their mentors. It provides funding to attend the Convention and includes participation in structured mentoring activities and networking opportunities aimed at strengthening research capacity and advancing collaborative scholarship.
Tami will present three sessions at the Convention: a technical research talk entitled “Amplifying Voices: The Impact of Paid Speaking Opportunities for People Who Use Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC)” and two oral presentations delivered alongside Dr. Gormley and Rachel Santiago of the Boston Children's Hospital on the use of AAC tools to improve patient experience in dysphagia management and enhance communication access in hospitals.
