Spring 2025 Speech-Language Pathology Convention

Cupola atop a building on the Molloy University campus

Molloy University’s Fourth Annual Communication Sciences and Disorders Convention:
The Science of Reading and Family Support Practices

Friday, March 7, 2025; 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Public Square, Molloy University, RVC Campus and Online via Zoom
Attendees can receive up to .6 ASHA CEU's or 6 CTLE credits

The Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) Department and the Office of Continuing Education at Molloy University are pleased to offer our fourth one day CSD convention.  

The 2025 convention will offer two options to attend: in-person and virtual through Zoom.

This intermediate level program will provide attendees up to 0.6 ASHA CEUs in the area of speech-language pathology. While all attendees will attend the first 1.5 hours of the program, each attendee will then choose 2, 1.5 hour workshops during the morning and afternoon and attend a panel session for 1.5 hours for the last part of the program. Therefore, up to .6 ASHA CEUS or 6 CTLE credits may be earned.

Time-ordered Agenda

8:00-9:00:         Continental breakfast and Check-in

9:00 - 10:30:     Introductions and Keynote Address-Keynote speaker: Ameer Baraka, Defeating Dyslexia: The Connection Between Dyslexia and Prison and How the Prison Industry Benefits From Illiteracy (click on the title for speaker bio and learning objectives)

10:30 - 10:45     Break 

10:45 – 11:45    Panel Discussion: Partnering to Facilitate Language and Literacy: Capitalizing on Diverse Home Learning Environments - Panelists: Ameer Baraka, Dr. Samantha Ghali (virtual), Dr. Rebecca Landa, Dr. Brittany Hall and Dr. Hesper Holland Moderator: Dr. Hia Datta (click on the title for speaker/moderator bios)

11:45 - 1:15        Lunch, Career Fair, Raffles, Vendors, Posters, Book Signings & Resources/Exhibits, Optional virtual talk by Dr. Samantha Ghali from 12:45-1:15: Literacy Support Strategies for Caregivers in Multilingual and Multicultural Families (Click on title for bio and learning objectives)

1:15 – 2:45         Concurrent sessions A, B, C (click on the title for a description, speaker bios and learning objectives):

2:45 - 3:00          Break

3:00 - 4:30          Concurrent sessions A, B, C (click on the title for a description and speaker bios):

Keynote:
Speaker: Ameer Baraka, Defeating Dyslexia: The Connection Between Dyslexia and Prison and How the Prison Industry Benefits From Illiteracy (click on the title for speaker bio and learning objectives)

Speaker Disclosures:

Ameer Baraka
FINANCIAL: Baraka Films LLC (EIN #80-0861390), will be compensated for his Speaking and Book Sales at the 4th Annual CSD Convention.
NON-FINANCIAL: None
Dr. Samantha Ghali
FINANCIAL: Funded by NIDCD 5T32DC014435 (PI: Judy Dubno)
NON-FINANCIAL: None
Dr. Hia Datta
FINANCIAL and NON-FINANCIAL: Dr. Datta is a tenured faculty member in Molloy CSD. She is not receiving any additional compensation for her role moderating this panel. She had no non-financial conflicts to disclose.
Dr. Rebecca Landa
FINANCIAL: Dr. Landa is a salaried employee of Kennedy Krieger Institute. Her research is funded by NIH, CDC, DOD, Simons Foundation, Maryland State Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences. She is the CEO of Bundle of Learning. All proceeds from sales go back into the company to support the design of translational science public health materials to support children’s early development.
NON-FINANCIAL: None
Dr. Brittany Hall
FINANCIAL: Dr. Hall received a speaking fee for this course and receives a salary from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, where she is an Assistant Professor.  
NON-FINANCIAL: She has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Dr. Hesper Holland
FINANCIAL: Dr. Holland received a speaking fee for this course and receives a salary from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, where she is an Assistant Professor. 
NON-FINANCIAL: She has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Dr. Brittlebank
FINANCIAL and NON-FINANCIAL: Savanna Brittlebank is a salaried employee of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The contents of this presentation were developed under a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant number 90REGE0014) to the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (RERC on AAC).  NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this paper do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, or HHS and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
Dr. Pope
FINANCIAL and NON-FINANCIAL: Lauramarie Pope is a salaried employee of Auburn University. The contents of this presentation were developed under a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant number 90REGE0014) to the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (RERC on AAC).  NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this paper do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, or HHS and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

Date and Time
The program will take place on March 7, 2025 with the breakfast, check-in and registration being held from 8:00-9:00 a.m., and the program will begin at 9:00 a.m.

In-Person and Zoom Options
Participants may choose to attend either in-person or remotely through Zoom. There is a separate registration depending upon the format you choose. Please also note that the Zoom option will have a lower rate of tuition than the in-person option because food will not be offered. Zoom links will be sent shortly before the convention date. You must attend in real-time to receive CE credit. The program will not be recorded.

ASHA CEUs
This intermediate level program will provide attendees the opportunity to achieve up to .6 ASHA CEU's in the area of speech-language pathology: (.15 for keynote address; .15 for AM concurrent sessions; .15 PM concurrent sessions, .15 for panel session).  This program meets the 2 hour requirement in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. You must attend in real-time to receive CE credit. The program will not be recorded.

CTLE Credit
This conference is approved for 6 hours of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE). 

Location/Zoom Link
If you register for the in-person option the conference check-in, breakfast, keynote, panel discussion, lunch and closing session will be held in the Larini Room of the Public Square building (second floor) at Molloy's Rockville Centre campus located at 1000 Hempstead Avenue, Rockville Centre, New York 11571. Click here for directions to the campus and a campus map.

If you register for the Zoom option you will be emailed the Zoom links with further information as we get closer to the conference date.

Concurrent Sessions
Conference participants will be able to pick from three (3) topics presented during two (2), 1.5-hour concurrent sessions: from 1:15 – 2:45 p.m. and 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. The topics can be found above in the section, "Time-ordered Agenda". Participants will be asked to pre-register for the topics that they would like to attend. In-person seating is limited, so please make your selections early.

"In-Person" Tuition Rates (includes Lunch and Breakfast):
Regular Registration through 2/28: $135
Late Registration, from 3/1-3/6: $145
After 3/6 or at the door: $155
Molloy Students: $10 (please register by 2/28, please use Molloy email address)
Non-Molloy Students (provide copy of student ID at door): $50 (must register by 2/28)
Molloy Alumni 25% discount
Molloy Faculty and Staff: No Charge (please register by 2/28, please use Molloy email address)

"Zoom" Tuition Rates (no food is included):
Regular Registration through 2/28: $105
Late Registration, from 3/1-3/6: $115
After 3/6 or at the door: $125
Molloy Students: $10 (please register by 2/28, please use Molloy email address)
Non-Molloy Students (provide copy of student ID at door): $20 (must register by 2/28)
Molloy Alumni 25% discount
Molloy Faculty and Staff: No Charge (please register by 2/28, please use Molloy email address)

Registration
Click here to register online. If you have a problem please call the CE Office at 516-323-3550. You may also phone in your registration by calling 516.323.3550 with your MasterCard, Discover, Visa, or purchase order information. 

If you are registering using a purchase order, please send the purchase order to Ramona Ali at: rali@molloy.edu or to her attention to the following mailing address: Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies, Molloy University, 1000 Hempstead Avenue, PO Box 5002, Rockville Centre, NY 11571-5002. Question? Call Ramona Ali at: 516-323-3553 

Refund Policy
If you withdraw from the program, a full refund is granted if notice of withdrawal is received one week prior to the program. Non-attendance in the program does not constitute a withdrawal. However, substitutions can be made until the day of the program at no charge.

Cancelations 
We generally make a decision to run or cancel a program about a week before the start date, if not sooner. If the program does not run you have the choice of registering for another program or to get a full refund. You are never penalized if a program is canceled. You will always get a full refund. 

Student Complaint Procedure
If you are still not satisfied with the program, please click here for the student complaint procedure.

Privacy Policy
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Questions?
If you should have any questions concerning registration or the program, call 516.323.3553 or email rali@molloy.edu

Communication Sciences and Disorders Department

Molloy's Communication Sciences and Disorders Department continues to offer a comprehensive undergraduate program in Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology and also offers an M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology. The M.S. program in speech-language pathology at Molloy University is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Additionally, our Speech, Language and Hearing Center is located off campus in a new facility and continues to serve the community by providing an array of evaluation and treatment services.

The Speech, Language and Hearing Center at Molloy University is located at 30 Hempstead Avenue, Rockville Centre and continues to serve the community by providing an array of evaluation and treatment services.