Considering Joining the Next Generation of Researchers? Talk with Us Sponsored by ASHA’s Research & Scientific Affairs Committee (RSAC) A component of PROGeny: Promoting the next generation of researchers

Disclosure Statement The authors of this presentation have no relevant financial or nonfinancial relationship(s) with the products or services described, reviewed, evaluated or compared in this presentation.

Setting the Stage for Our Conversation Richard G. Schwartz, Ph.D. Member, ASHA Research & Scientific Affairs Committee Presidential Professor, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York Rschwartz@gc.cuny.edu

Critical Need for Researchers Approximately 1/3 of faculty openings will go unfilled due to a shortage of qualified applicants Ph.D programs are operating well below capacity with only 22-50% of available slots being filled One of the top two factors restricting PhD enrollment is the insufficient number of qualified applicants Research is one of the cornerstones of evidence-based practice Academic researchers are needed to train the next generation of clinicians and researchers

Can You Help Fill this Need for Researchers? Have you had research experience? If not, find a way to be involved in research If yes, did you enjoy it? If you enjoy research, the next step is Ph.D. study A PhD is a research degree, rather than a clinical degree Choose an area of specialty A PhD is a mentored degree, so it’s crtitical to find the right faculty mentor Once the PhD is completed, seek employment as a researcher A wide array of options, even within university settings What does a research career look like? What does a researcher do each day? Our panel will illustrate different routes to a research career and different approaches to academic careers

For More Information: http://www.asha.org http://www.asha.org/careers/

http://www.asha.org/careers/

Our Panel Françoise Brosseau-Lapré, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Assistant Professor Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Purdue University Kaitlin Lansford, Ph.D. School of Communication Science and Disorders Florida State University Lizbeth H. Finestack, PhD, CCC-SLP Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences University of Minnesota

Françoise Brosseau-Lapré Ph.D., CCC-SLP Assistant professor Speech, language, and hearing sciences Purdue university

How Did I Get Here? BA, Psychology from McGill University Undergraduate honors thesis in Dr. Laura-Ann Petitto’s laboratory M.Sc. Applied in Speech-Language Pathology from McGill University Did not complete a research thesis Clinical speech-language pathologist Pediatric rehabilitation center (Marie-Enfant) The Montreal Children’s Hospital

How Did I Get Here? During my full-time, clinical work Looked for opportunities to participate in research Autism Spectrum Disorders Clinic at the Children’s Hospital Attended conferences Spoke with researchers, including previous professors at McGill, and research students about their experiences Started to develop a list of questions I would like to answer

How Did I Get Here? Back to school… PhD in Communication Sciences and Disorders at McGill University Randomized controlled trial of efficacy of interventions for French-speaking children with speech sound disorders Dr. Susan Rvachew

How Did I Get Here? PhD in Communication Sciences and Disorders at McGill University Courses and seminars Teaching graduate class to clinical SLP students Guest lectures Publications Research presentations Some grant writing experience Clinical work at hospital 1 day per week until I had kids

Current Position Assistant Professor Research: Child Phonology Laboratory Explore ideas and hypotheses / develop studies Collect data to answer research question(s) Analyze data and disseminate results Mentoring/training for junior faculty ASHA’s Lessons for Success Program (spring 2015) ASHA’s Advancing Academic & Research Careers Award Support academic and research endeavors of newer faculty in Communication Sciences and Disorders

Current Position Assistant Professor Teaching Classroom teaching Undergraduate students in SLHS Clinical MS-SLP students Research mentoring MS-SLP students (thesis option) PhD student Undergraduate SLHS students working in the lab

Current Position Assistant Professor Service Departmental: very little for Assistant Professors at Purdue College: very little for Assistant Professors at Purdue National and International Manuscript reviews ASHA Convention Organizing Committee International Expert Panel on Multilingual Children’s Speech

Academic Life Busy, but very, very rewarding and stimulating career Through research and teaching, possibility of improving the communication skills and lives of thousands of children/families I will not meet personally Helping students become future critically-thinking SLPs who apply research findings in the service of evidence-based practice

Academic Life Juggling many different balls / “CEO” of a lab Teaching Writing Manuscripts Conference abstracts Grant proposals/progress reports IRB applications/renewals Managing people Students, research assistants, employees Managing a budget

Academic Life Be ready to be patient Developing research ideas Submitting grants Setting up the study Hiring personnel Purchasing equipment etc. It takes time… but it is incredibly stimulating! Be prepared for rejection, and embrace the “congratulations” letters along the way

Academic Life Very busy, but offers flexibility and is Intellectually stimulating Thinking, asking questions, trying to solve puzzles Reading Exchanging with colleagues / mentors Analyzing data Dissemination Very busy, but offers flexibility and is incredibly rewarding

Assistant Professor Florida State University klansford@fsu.edu Kaitlin Lansford Assistant Professor Florida State University klansford@fsu.edu

My Path

Doctoral Training Arizona State University Dr. Julie Liss Motor Speech Disorders Lab Timeline: 2006-2012 6 years? That’s a long time! Why?

Life happens Comps Baby! Dissertation Baby!

My Doctoral Experiences in a nutshell Coursework Research Development of research ideas, design etc Conference presentations – ASHA, ASA, CMS Manuscripts – preparation, submission, rejection (sometimes), publication Grantsmanship – ASU dissertation award, NIH F31, ASHA Lessons for Success Lab management Teaching Guest lecturing – getting your feet wet Taught 3 full courses – course prep takes TIME!!

Life after grad school

Current position Assistant Professor (2012-present) Research: Motor Speech Disorders Lab Perception of disordered speech – dysarthria Perceptual similarity in dysarthria Perceptual training Teaching 2:1 teaching load (1:1 in the first year) Motor speech disorders (on campus, distance), research methods, and introduction to communication disorders

Current position Service To the department and College Minimal at first, although now that I’m in year three it’s ramping up To the University Nearly never happens at the Assistant Professor level, but I was fortunate enough to take part in a scholarship committee at the University level To the profession Scholarly reviews ASHA Program Committee - MSD

Daily Life My “jobs” Scientist Writer Teacher Mentor Fundraiser Lab manager Mother

Daily Life While finding balance is challenging, especially in the beginning, an academic career has many REWARDING benefits Flexibility Autonomy Dynamic work environment with the BEST colleagues Meaningful contributions – not only to the field, but to the next generation of SLPs

Who am I? Lizbeth H. Finestack, PhD, CCC-SLP Assistant Professor Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences University of Minnesota Finestack@umn.edu/ http://www.finestackclil.com/

My path Raised in Central Illinois Undergrad at University of Kansas MA at University of Minnesota SLP in Chicago PhD at University of Kansas Post-doc at University of Wisconsin Faculty at University of Minnesota -highlight: undergraduate research experience Completed MA thesis – advocate for self Clinical experience – and fall back Expand on other areas in next 3 slides

Important turning points in my path Getting involved in research as undergrad…doing thesis…finding a great board of mentors…taking advantage of diverse opportunities as a PhD student…taking a chance on a post-doc…and know following steady course with an open mind

My Research Development of an explicit intervention approach to teach grammatical forms to children with language impairment, including children with primary language impairment and children with ASD. NIH R01 NIH R03 Post-doc Project Dissertation

My Research Gain a better understanding language development of children and adolescents with developmental disabilities to inform intervention. NIH R01 Supplement Simons Grant Single Subject Study Post-doc Data

What DO I do? Teaching Service Research Publications Grants Your silos/buckets will depend on your position – should be unique to your own needs

How?

Favorite Parts Freedom Flexibility Students Learning Sharing

Thank you! Questions Feel Free to Contact US