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2021 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. This year, BSMCS will go fully virtual due to the current concerns of the global pandemic. We miss meeting all of you in person in Boston, but we are excited to welcome a larger audience of people from all around the world this year to join us for the one-day event!<\/em><\/strong> 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 Boston University’s Sargent College<\/a><\/span>, Delsys<\/a><\/span>, and the\u00a0NIDCD<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>via an R13 Conference Grant. Our program has been approved for 0.35 ASHA CEUs.<\/p>\n

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

January 01, 2021 :<\/strong> Abstract submission opens ✔️<\/em><\/span>
\nMarch 01, 2021 : <\/strong>Abstract submission deadline ✔️
\n<\/em><\/span>April 01, 2021 : <\/strong>Registration is now open for BSMCS2021! See the registration section below for more information ✔️\u00a0<\/em><\/span>
\nApril 01, 2021 : <\/strong>Authors notified ✔️\u00a0<\/em><\/span>
\nApril 08, 2021 : <\/strong>Early registration deadline\u00a0✔️<\/em><\/span>
\nMay 08, 2021 : <\/strong>Late registration deadline ✔️<\/em><\/span>
\nJune 17, 2021 :<\/strong> Pre-conference tutorial for trainees ✔️<\/em><\/span>
\nJune 18, 2021 : <\/strong>Boston Speech Motor Control Symposium 🔔
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Invited Speakers<\/span><\/h2>\n

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\"\"<\/td>\nKeynote Speaker: Steven Barlow, PhD
\n<\/strong>Professor of the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders at University of Nebraska, Lincoln
\n<\/em>Affiliate Professor of the Department of Biological Systems Engineering at University of Nebraska, Lincoln<\/em>
\nAssociate Director of the Center for Brain, Biology, and Behavior<\/em>
\nDr. Steven Barlow is the Corwin Moore Professor of Communication Disorders, and Biological Systems\u00a0Engineering, and also serves as the Associate Director of the Center for Brain, Biology, and Behavior at\u00a0the University of Nebraska. He has a broad background in biology, speech physiology, neuroscience,\u00a0biomechanics, and bioengineering as it relates to research on sensorimotor neurophysiology and\u00a0plasticity of orofacial systems in humans across the lifespan in health and disease. Dr. Barlow\u2019s work has\u00a0found multiple applications in translational neurotherapeutics, functional brain imaging, and FDA-approved therapy to induce ororhythmic patterning and promotes oral feeding in premature infants in\u00a0the NICU. He is the PI for an NIH randomized controlled trial at four NICUs (Boston, Lincoln, San Jose,\u00a0Los Angeles) designed to explore the effects of pulsed somatosensory stimulation on gene expression of\u00a0oral feeding markers in extremely preterm infants (<29 wks GA). Dynamic, non-invasive somatosensory\u00a0stimulus arrays developed in the Barlow laboratory have facilitated collaborative research to better\u00a0understand physiological response properties and connectivity in the somatosensory system using fMRI,\u00a0fNIRS, fTCD, and MEG with the goal of developing new interventions in brain injury and cerebrovascular\u00a0stroke.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nKelly Richardson, PhD, CCC-SLP<\/strong>
\nAssistant Professor of the School of Public Health & Health Sciences at\u00a0University of Massachusetts Amherst<\/em>
\nThe Speech Motor Systems Laboratory conducts research on speech motor control in individuals with neurological impairment. One line of research aims to compare physiologic adjustments and perceptions of physical and mental effort associated with two behavioral voice treatments for hypophonia in persons with Parkinson\u2019s disease. This line of research is presently funded by NIH-NIDCD R21DC016718 (PI: Richardson, Co-I: Huber). Additional studies are comparing acoustic analysis software programs in their assessment of dysphonia and investigating changes in auditory-perception associated with Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nKristen Allison, PhD, CCC-SLP<\/strong>
\nAssistant Professor of\u00a0the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Northeastern University<\/em>
\nDr. Allison is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and director of the Speech Motor Impairment and Learning (SMILe) Lab in the Bouve College of Health Professions at Northeastern University. Her research focuses on improving assessment and treatment of pediatric motor speech disorders, particularly in children with dysarthria.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nMark Richardson, MD,<\/strong>PhD<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Director of Functional Neurosurgery at Massachusetts General Hospital<\/em>
\nVisiting Associate Professor of the Brain and Cognitive Sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
\n<\/em><\/em>Before bringing the Brain Modulation Lab to MGH, Dr. Richardson was Director of Epilepsy and Movement Disorders Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). His clinical expertise includes awake brain mapping, robotic-assisted surgery for both stereo-EEG and DBS implantation, and Responsive Neurostimulation for epilepsy. At UPMC, he established one of the world’s leading intraoperative-MRI functional neurosurgery programs, encompassing DBS for movement disorders, gene therapy clinical trials for Parkinson\u2019s disease, and laser thermal ablation for epilepsy, work which now continues at MGH. Unique contributions of the Brain Modulation Lab include the first studies describing simultaneous cortical and subcortical recordings during speech, and the first study describing biomarkers of therapeutic responsive neurostimulation for epilepsy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/em><\/td>\nJennifer Vojtech, MS, PhD<\/strong>
\nDelsys, Inc. and Altec, Inc.
\n<\/em>Prior to joining the Delsys team, Jenny completed her doctorate in biomedical engineering in the STEPP\u00a0Lab for Sensorimotor Rehabilitation Engineering with Cara Stepp. Her doctoral work focused on\u00a0developing computational methods to improve the clinical assessment of voice disorders and applying\u00a0quantitative techniques to enhance augmentative and alternative communication device access. While\u00a0at Altec\/Delsys, Inc., Jenny collaborates with a multidisciplinary team of scientists and engineers to\u00a0design technology for evaluating and augmenting communication in those with speech and voice\u00a0disorders.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Registration<\/span><\/h2>\n

Registration opening day:<\/strong> 01 April 2021 ✔️<\/span>
\nEarly registration deadline: <\/strong>08 April 2021 ✔️<\/strong><\/span>
\nLate registration deadline: <\/strong>08 May 2021 ✔️<\/strong><\/span> <\/em><\/p>\n

Registration for the 2021 Boston Speech Motor Symposium is closed!
\nQuestions regarding registration should be directed to the BSMCS organizing committee (bsmcs@bu.edu<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The registration fee for BSMCS 2021 is US $10.00, or $5.00 for enrolled students.
\nNote:\u00a0All refunds will be processed three weeks prior to the symposium date and will subtract 20% of the registration cost for the administration fee.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

All posters must be 36″ wide by 60″ tall and submitted as a PDF. For power-point users, the alternate dimensions of 33 x 55\u201d are provided, in case 36″ x 60″ cannot be achieved. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Please note that this is in portrait orientation, NOT landscape!
\nAll poster PDFs must be emailed to\u00a0bsmcs@bu.edu<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0June 14th at 5:00 pm.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/b>Click here<\/a> for the abstracts and the list of BSMCS 2021\u2019s poster presentations!
\nClick here<\/a> for the abstracts and the list of BSMCS 2021\u2019s pilot\/planned study poster presentations!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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🔔 Round Table Discussions 🔔
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One of the key aspects of BSMCS is to provide accessible experiences for trainees. At our typical in-person meeting, trainees would have an opportunity to meet with invited speakers at a special lunch and at the in-person poster reception. Since those are not options this year, we have organized five round tables in the Gather.town virtual platform with specific topics of interest to the audience, particularly trainees. This would be an additional opportunity for the attendees to carry out Q &As with the panelists as well. The round table topics are as follows;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n