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2019 Boston Speech Motor Control Symposium<\/h1>\n
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Overview<\/span><\/h2>\n

The Boston Speech Motor Control Symposium (BSMCS)<\/a><\/span> is a regional conference aimed at providing an accessible and inclusive environment for those near the Boston area to share research involving speech motor control. We also welcome people from outside the greater Boston area – join us for the one-day event, or make a plan for a summer vacation in Boston! We hope that BSMCS will be a great opportunity to bring together students, researchers, and clinicians from the numerous subfields within speech motor control to ultimately highlight new research within these areas, generate new research ideas, and foster faster clinical translation of important findings. This is a one-day conference, with a pre-conference tutorial specifically aimed at trainees (students and post-docs). The conference is sponsored by\u00a0\u00a0Boston University’s Sargent College<\/a><\/span>, Delsys<\/a><\/span>, and the\u00a0NIDCD<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>via an R13 Conference Grant. We have been approved to provide 0.55 ASHA CEUs (intermediate level; professional area).<\/p>\n

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Key Dates<\/span><\/h2>\n

January 01,\u00a02019:<\/strong>\u00a0Abstract and travel fellowship submission opens<\/em><\/span>
\nMarch 12, 2019:<\/strong>\u00a0Registration opens<\/em><\/span>
\nMarch 20, 2019:\u00a0<\/strong>Abstract and travel fellowship submission deadline<\/em><\/span>
\nApril 08, 2019:\u00a0<\/strong>Authors and travel fellowship recipients notified<\/em><\/span>
\nApril 22, 2019:<\/strong> Early registration deadline<\/em><\/span>
\nMay 22,\u00a02019:<\/strong>\u00a0Late registration deadline<\/em><\/span>
\nJune\u00a020, 2019:<\/strong>\u00a0Pre-conference tutorial for trainees<\/em><\/span>
\nJune 21, 2019:\u00a0<\/strong>Boston Speech Motor Control Symposium<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Invited Speakers<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Jessica-Huber\"<\/a><\/td>\nKeynote Speaker: Jessica Huber, PhD, CCC-SLP<\/strong>
\nProfessor of Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences at Purdue University<\/em>
\nFaculty Associate of the Center on Aging and the Life Course<\/em>
\nJessica Huber is the Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs at Purdue University. She is also a professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Science, with a research program focused on the conditions that change in speech and cognitive ability in older adults with and without Parkinson\u2019s disease. As a result of this research, Dr. Huber has helped to create a device, SpeechVive, which helps to mitigate the effects of Parkinson\u2019s Disease on the voice by bypassing a reflex pathway of the voice that becomes impaired in those with cognitive and sensory impairments. Through her research efforts, Dr. Huber has also been able to become one of the co-directors of Purdue\u2019s Center for Study of Brain, Behavior, and NeuroRehabilitation (CEREBBRAL). CEREBBRAL is an interdisciplinary research center that integrates psychology and the speech, language, and hearing sciences to better understand the progression of neurodegenerative diseases, as well as ways to improve the quality of life in those who have them.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Niziolek_Carrie\"<\/a><\/td>\nCarrie Niziolek, PhD<\/strong>
\nAssistant Professor of Communication Sciences & Disorders at University of Wisconsin-Madison<\/em>
\nCarrie Niziolek is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she uses neuroimaging techniques and auditory measures to study auditory, somatosensory, and proprioceptive feedback of speech. Located in University of Wisconsin-Madison\u2019s Brain, Language, Acoustic & Behavior (BLAB) Laboratory, Dr. Niziolek\u2019s research focuses on investigating speech feedback processing in the brain to determine how communicative intent influences the brain\u2019s motor plans.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Ludo<\/a><\/td>\nLudo <\/strong>Max, PhD, CCC-SLP<\/strong>
\nAssociate Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences at University of Washington<\/em>
\nAdjunct Associate Professor of Bioengineering<\/em>
\nAdjunct Associate Professor of Linguistics<\/em>
\nLudo Max is an Assistant Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences at the University of Washington, as well as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Bioengineering and an Adjunct Professor of Linguistics. He is also the principal investigator of the Laboratory for Speech Physiology and Motor Control (Max Lab), where he has investigated both the sensorimotor control and underlying actions of normal speech production and the neuromotor and neurophysiological mechanisms that cause stuttering. Dr. Max\u2019s current research focuses on speech and non-speech sensorimotor adaptation of non-stuttering subjects, as well as comparing speech and non-speech movements of stuttering adults against those without a stutter.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Joe-Perkell\"<\/a><\/td>\nJoseph Perkell, PhD, DMD<\/strong>
\nSenior Research Scientist of\u00a0Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences at Boston University<\/em>
\nResearch Affiliate to the Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE)\u00a0at MIT
\n<\/em>Joseph Perkell is a Senior Research Scientist in the Dept. of Speech, Language, and Hearing Science here at Boston University, as well as a Research Affiliate in the Research Laboratory of Electronics at MIT. His research at MIT was centered around speech kinematics, the role of hearing and auditory and somatosensory feedback on speech motor control, physiological constraints on articulatory movements and motor control strategies. Dr. Perkell\u2019s research has also focused on the effects of cochlear implants and hearing loss on speech production and mechanisms underlying vocal hyperfunction in voice production.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Kristina-Simonyan\"<\/a><\/td>\nKristina Simonyan, MD, PhD<\/strong>
\nAssociate Professor of Otolaryngology at Harvard Medical School<\/em>
\nDirector of Laryngology Research at Massachusetts Eye and Ear<\/em>
\nKristina Simonyan is an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology at Harvard University Medical School, as well as the Director of Laryngology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear and an Associate Neuroscientist at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is also the principal investigator of the Dystonia and Speech Motor Control Laboratory. Dr. Simonyan\u2019s research is focused on focal dystonia, with her current research involving the discovery of neural markers for laryngeal dystonia and new treatment options for it.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nBhawna Shiwani, MS<\/strong>
\nResearch Engineer at Delsys Inc.<\/em>
\nBhawna Shiwani is a Research Engineer at Delsys Inc. She obtained her B.E. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India in 2012; and M.S. in Robotics Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA in 2017. She was previously employed by Cadence Design Systems, Noida, India where she worked as a Member of Technical Staff in Analog Design Environment team. At Delsys she collaborates with the research team to design signal processing and artificial intelligence algorithms for neural interface development.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Registration<\/span><\/h2>\n

Registration opening day:<\/strong>\u00a012 March 2019
\nEarly registration deadline: <\/strong>22\u00a0April 2019
\nLate registration deadline: <\/strong>22 May 2019<\/p>\n

Registration for the 2019 Boston Speech Motor Symposium is now closed. Questions regarding registration should be directed to the BSMCS organizing committee (bsmcs@bu.edu<\/span><\/a>).<\/p>\n

Note:\u00a0All refunds will be processed three weeks prior to the symposium date and will subtract a 20% of the registration cost for administration fee. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Information for Presenters<\/span><\/h2>\n

Poster presentations<\/h3>\n

Posters should be 36″ wide by 42″ tall.\u00a0Please note that this is in portrait orientation, NOT landscape!<\/span><\/p>\n

To be considered for a Poster Award, please email a PDF of your poster to\u00a0bsmcs@bu.edu<\/span><\/a> by 9:00 am, Tuesday June 18th<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

See BSMCS 2019’s poster presentations\u00a0here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

See BSMCS 2019’s poster award winners here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Podium presentations<\/h3>\n

For podium presentations, please bring your presentation slides on a USB drive or email them to bsmcs@bu.edu<\/span><\/a>. Slides can be uploaded to the computer between 8:30 am – 8:45 am or during the coffee break prior to your presentation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Travel Fellowships<\/span><\/h2>\n

See this year’s travel fellowship awardees here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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BSMCS Inclusion Policy<\/span><\/h2>\n

The Boston Speech Motor Control Symposium strives to be an inclusive event for all, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, or physical ability. If at any time you have any immediate or urgent concerns about safety, please contact Boston University Police at 617-353-2121 or Boston University Sexual Assault Response & Prevention Center (SARP) at 617-353-3575. If you have any comments or concerns throughout the symposium, please contact us at bsmcs@bu.edu<\/a><\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Symposium Agenda<\/span><\/h2>\n

To tweet during the conference please use: #2019BSMCS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Thursday, 20th<\/sup> of June 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 3:30 PM<\/td>\nTrainee meet-and-greet for students and postdoctoral researchers<\/td>\nSAR101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 4:00 PM<\/td>\nTutorial: Frank Guenther, Ph.D., Boston University
\nIntroduction to the DIVA Model<\/em><\/td>\n		SAR101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 6:00 PM<\/td>\nAdjourn<\/td>\nSAR101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Friday, 21st<\/sup> of June 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 7:30 AM<\/td>\nPoster set up<\/td>\nCILSE101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 8:30 AM<\/td>\nRegistration<\/td>\nSAR101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 8:45 AM<\/td>\nConference Opening<\/td>\nSAR101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 9:00 AM<\/td>\nInvited Talk: Joseph Perkell, Ph.D., D.M.D., Boston University
\nPerspectives on Research in Speech Motor Control<\/em><\/td>\n		SAR101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 9:40 AM<\/td>\nInvited Talk: Kristina Simonyan, M.D., Ph.D., Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
\nThe Functional Speech Connectome and its Disorders<\/em><\/td>\n		SAR101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 10:20 AM<\/td>\nCoffee Break<\/td>\nSAR101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 10:30 AM<\/td>\nTelma Dias dos Santos, University of Toronto
\nInterlocutor accommodation of gradually altered nasal signal levels in a model speaker<\/em><\/td>\n		SAR101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 10:50 AM<\/td>\nHung-Shao Cheng, New York University
\nThe Nature of Learned Speech Motor Representations: Evidence from the Transfer of Learning<\/em><\/td>\n		SAR101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 11:10 AM<\/td>\nMark Richardson, M.D., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh Neurological Surgery
\nSubthalamic Nucleus Activity Encodes Aspects of Speech Production<\/em><\/td>\n		SAR101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 11:30 AM<\/td>\nSponsored Talk: Bhawna Shiwani, Delsys Inc.
\nsEMG based Sensor Technologies for Speech Augmentation and Restoration<\/em><\/td>\n		SAR101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 11:50 AM<\/td>\nLunch<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 1:30 PM<\/td>\nKeynote Address with Jessica Huber, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Purdue University
\nRespiratory Control for Speech<\/em><\/td>\n		SAR101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 2:40 PM<\/td>\nCoffee Break<\/td>\nSAR101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 2:50 PM<\/td>\nKaila Stipancic, M.A., CCC-SLP, MGH Institute of Health Professions
\nRobust Talkers: Natural Compensation for Impaired Speech Motor Control in a Cohort of Individuals with ALS<\/em><\/td>\n		SAR101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 3:10 PM<\/td>\nInvited Talk: Carrie Niziolek, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
\nFeedback vs. Feedforward Mechanisms in Typical and Disordered Speech Production<\/em><\/td>\n		SAR101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 3:50 PM<\/td>\nInvited Talk: Ludo Max, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, University of Washington
\nBidirectional Sensorimotor Interactions in Typical Speech and Stuttering<\/em><\/td>\n		SAR101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 4:25 PM<\/td>\nAnnouncement of Poster Award Winners<\/td>\nSAR101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 4:30 PM<\/td>\nReception and Poster Presentations*<\/td>\nCILSE101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 6:00 PM<\/td>\nAdjourn<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*Note change in venue<\/em><\/p>\n

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Venue and Area Information<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a>\"Sargent<\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Rajen<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Images courtesy of Boston University<\/sup><\/em><\/td>\n

The 2019 Boston Speech Motor Control Symposium will be jointly held at the Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences<\/strong> and at the\u00a0Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering (CILSE)<\/strong>. Sargent College and CILSE are across the street from one another at the Boston University Charles River Campus.<\/p>\n

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The official addresses of the venue are:<\/p>\n

Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
\n635 Commonwealth Avenue, Rm. 101
\nBoston, MA 02215<\/p>\n

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Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering
\n610 Commonwealth Avenue, Rm. 101
\nBoston, MA 02215<\/p>\n

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All events will occur at Sargent College (SAR101) except the poster reception, which will be held at the Kilachand Center (CILSE101). Both locations are accessible via Storrow Drive, I-90, and public transportation.\u00a0Many fast-food and sit-down restaurants are available nearby within a <10min walk.<\/p>\n

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Commuting to Boston University<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

BSMCS locations are all easily accessible from the Green Line B, C, and D trains via Kenmore station.\u00a0Several Boston University\u00a0parking lots as well as street parking options are available for those choosing to drive.<\/p>\n

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Area Overview<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

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