Building Professional Bridges Colton Weiss, VASTA - 2016 My ASHA Experience Building Professional Bridges Colton Weiss, VASTA - 2016

Introduction 2015 BA - The Ohio State University Speech & Hearing Science (minor, Linguistics) Theatre/Music Studies 2018 MLA - Harvard University, A.R.T/Moscow Art Theater School Speech & Voice Pedagogy Research Interests Professional voice disorder/treatment, integration of pedagogy techniques

Objective Hear a first-hand summary of what I learned and experienced at the 2015 ASHA convention. Continue the conversations between VASTA – ASHA and similar organizations.

Financial Disclosure 2015 VASTA Interdisciplinary Engagement Grant - $1,600 Funding utilized to attend the 2015 national American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) convention

Events Poster presentations Networking meetings Lectures Graduate School fair

Connections Poster presentations Hygiene Seeking Practices (SLP - Tempe Thomas) Comparison of vocal hygiene, treatment practices across genres. CORSPAN -- corporate speech pathology, training Insight into business speech training, SLP correlations. Networking SIG-3 (Dr. Rita Patel, Indiana Univ.) Meeting VASTA members Kathe Perez (exceptionalvoice.com) ~ Jeff Parker (Asst. Prof. Metropolitan St. Univ. of Denver)

Connections Lectures Voice as a Continuum: CSD/SLHS and Theatre students Collaboration across university CSD and Theater departments Motor Learning Theory: Reframing Voice Habilitation and Rehabilitation for the Singer, Actor, and Transgender Client SLP/Client relations ~ Educator/Student relations Incorporating person’s background, experience, goals, expectations, etc.

Graduate Schools Graduate School Fair networking SLP programs from Hawaii to Florida Non-specific connections Select programs providing limited opportunity for voice students Relatability to voice interests Emerson College, Univ. North Carolina, Vanderbilt Univ.

Future Interests Continued collaborations with like-minded professionals VASTA, ASHA, NATS, NSA, ASTR, ATHE, etc, Researching artistic and scientific voice practices I.e. Student progress, outcomes from different techniques

Conclusion Major Notes Meeting like-minded individuals Discovering similarities between SLP and VASTA professionals Thank you to the Engagement Committee! Websites ASHA.org - CORSPAN.org VASTA.org - coltonweiss.com

References Dulyunan, Karen. (November 12, 2015). Building Leaders Through a Corporate Speech Pathology Practice. Rep. no. ASHA Session #7130. Print. Poster Presentation. Rossi-Katz, Jessica, Catherine Curran, Jeffry Parker, and Marilyn Hetzel. (November 13, 2015). Voice as a Continuum: Exploration Through Interdisciplinary Education. ASHA Session #1455, Metropolitan St U of Denver. Print. Seminar 1-hour. Stewart, Celia, and Irene Kling. (November 13, 2015). Motor Learning Theory: Reframing Voice Habilitation & Rehabilitation for the Singer, Actor, and Transgender Client. ASHA Session #1433. Print. Seminar 2-hours. Thomas,, Tempe, M.H.S., and Stephanie Hughes, Ph.D. (November 13, 2015). Dysphonia Hygiene and Treatment-Seeking Practices of Professional Singers. ASHA Session #8751. Governors State University. University of Toledo. Print. Poster Presentation. Weiss, C. (January 2016). “My ASHA Experience: Building Professional Bridges Between ASHA and VASTA.” The VASTA Voice.

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Building Professional Bridges Colton Weiss, VASTA - 2016 My ASHA Experience Building Professional Bridges Colton Weiss, VASTA - 2016