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

2. 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

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

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

5. Events Poster presentations Networking meetings Lectures
Graduate School fair

6. 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)

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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.

12. Questions?

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