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2023 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! This year, BSMCS will take place in-person with hybrid options (talks only) to improve accessibility.<\/b><\/em>\u00a0We 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>, Dysphonia International<\/a>, and the NIDCD<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>via an R13 Conference Grant. Our program is registered for .55 ASHA CEUs (see below for more information).<\/p>\n

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

January 03, 2023 :<\/strong> Abstract submission\/registration\/travel fellowship application opens\u00a0<\/em><\/span>
\nMarch 06, 2023 : <\/strong>Abstract submission\/travel fellowship application deadline<\/em><\/span>
\nApril 10, 2023 : <\/strong>Authors\/travel fellowship awardees notified\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/span>
\nApril 17, 2023 : <\/strong>Early registration deadline\u00a0<\/em><\/span>
\nMay 15, 2023 : <\/strong>Late registration deadline\u00a0<\/em><\/span>
\nJune 11, 2023 :<\/strong> Pre-conference tutorial for trainees\u00a0<\/em><\/span>
\nJune 12, 2023 : <\/strong>Boston Speech Motor Control Symposium 🔔
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Invited Speakers<\/span><\/h2>\n
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\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nKeynote Speaker: Edward Chang, MD
\n<\/strong>Neurosurgeon at University of California, San Francisco\u00a0<\/em>
\nDr. Edward Chang is a neurosurgeon at UC San Francisco specializing in the treatment of intractable epilepsy, trigeminal neuralgia, and brain tumors. His research focuses upon the brain mechanisms for human speech, movement, and cognition. He co-directs the Center for Neural Engineering & Prostheses at UC Berkeley and UCSF, which brings together engineering, neuroscience, neurology and neurosurgery to develop state-of-the-art biomedical devices to restore function for patients with neurological disabilities.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nInvited Speaker: Marisha Speights Atkins, PhD, CCC-SLP<\/strong>
\nAssistant Professor of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Northwestern University<\/em>
\nMarisha Speights Atkins is an assistant professor at Northwestern University and the director of the Pediatric Speech Technologies and Acoustics Research Lab (PedzSTAR lab). Her research focuses on testing automated methods for tracking acoustic vocal biomarkers for the early detection of speech disorders in young children. She works in collaboration with computer and data scientists who specialize in machine learning to develop innovative computer-based approaches for classifying children with articulatory difficulties. More generally, her lab conducts research on aspects of articulatory and acoustic phonetics, child speech production, and listeners\u2019 speech perception to develop software tools for quantitative screening of developmental speech disorders and assessment of decreased speech intelligibility.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nInvited Speaker: Adam Buchwald, PhD<\/strong>
\nAssociate Professor of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at New York University<\/em>
\nAdam Buchwald takes an interdisciplinary approach to understand speech and language production mechanisms, and how we can help individuals with impairment to these crucial abilities subsequent to stroke. To achieve these goals, Buchwald’s research includes detailed studies of the performance and rehabilitation of neurologically impaired populations with acquired speech and language deficits (e.g., aphasia, apraxia of speech) as well as neurologically intact populations, and incorporates the research methods of several disciplines spanning methods from Communication Sciences and Disorders, Neurorehabilitation, Psycholinguistics, and Cognitive Science, and Neuroscience. Prior to coming to NYU in 2007, Buchwald completed his Ph.D. in the Department of Cognitive Science at Johns Hopkins University in 2005, and completed a two-year post doctoral fellowship in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nInvited Speaker: Kathryn Connaghan, <\/strong>PhD, CCC-SLP<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Assistant Professor of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the MGH Institute of Health Professions <\/span><\/em>
\n<\/em>Dr. Connaghan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders at the MGH Institute of Health Professions.\u00a0<\/span>Her research program, shaped by her experience as a speech-language pathologist,\u00a0<\/span>focuses on the acoustic features underlying motor speech impairments and their effect on day-to-day communication. The goal of this work is to support the development of interventions to facilitate the social interactions and communicative participation of individuals with motor disorders such as ALS and cerebral palsy.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nDelsys Sponsored Speaker: Susan Koch Fager, PhD, CCC-SLP<\/strong>
\nDirector of the Communication Center in the Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals in Lincoln, Nebraska<\/em>
\nSusan Fager, PhD, CCC-SLP is the Director of the Communication Center in the Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals in Lincoln, Nebraska. Dr. Fager specializes in augmentative and alternative communication\/assistive technology (AAC\/AT) for adults with acquired and degenerative neurologic conditions such as brainstem stroke, spinal cord injury, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Guillain Barr\u00e9 syndrome. Her research interests focus on the development and evaluation of new and emerging assistive technologies for individuals with severe physical impairments as well as the development of tools to support clinical decision-making and communication partners of individuals who use AAC.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nInvited Speaker: Daniel Lametti, PhD<\/strong>
\nAssistant Professor of the Department of Psychology at Acadia University<\/em>
\nDr. Daniel Lametti studies how we learn to produce, maintain, and remember complex movements, such as hand movements and speech production. He tackles this problem using a variety of methods including behavioural manipulations, non-invasive brain stimulation, and computational modelling. He is particularly interested in the role of the brain\u2019s action systems in perception.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nInvited Speaker: Jennifer Zuk, PhD, CCC-SLP<\/strong>
\nAssistant Professor of the Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences at Boston University<\/em>
\nDr. Zuk<\/span>\u00a0is the Director and Principal Investigator of the Communication and Neurodevelopment Lab (est. 2020). She is an Assistant Professor in the\u00a0<\/span>Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at Boston University.<\/span>\u00a0Dr. Zuk earned her PhD from Harvard University, and completed clinical training in speech-language pathology at the MGH Institute of Health Professions and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. Jennifer received dual bachelor\u2019s degrees in Music Education and Cognitive Science from Case Western Reserve University, and her Ed.M. in Mind, Brain, and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Dr. Zuk is committed to translating research to practice in an effort to promote effective identification, access, and inclusion for those who experience communication difficulties. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges experience in clinical speech-language pathology, developmental cognitive neuroscience, music cognition, and education.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Registration<\/span><\/h2>\n

Registration opening day:<\/strong> 03 January 2023
\nEarly registration deadline: <\/strong>17 April 2023
\nLate registration deadline: <\/strong>15 May 2023<\/p>\n


\nRegistration is now closed<\/strong>. Questions regarding registration should be directed to the BSMCS organizing committee (bsmcs@bu.edu<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The in-person registration fee for BSMCS 2023 is US $60.00 (late $100), or $20.00 (late $40) for enrolled students. The virtual registration fee (talks only) is US $10, or $5.00 for enrolled students.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Note:\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 Presenters<\/span><\/h2>\n

Abstract submission is now closed.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Click HERE<\/a> for the list of BSMCS 2023 poster presentations.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Poster Presentations:<\/strong><\/p>\n

All posters must be no larger than 36″ wide by 42″ tall.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>Please note that this is in portrait orientation<\/strong>, NOT landscape!<\/span><\/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, Monday June 05, 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Podium Presentations:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\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 7:00 am – 8:00 am or during the coffee break prior to your presentation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Boston Speech Motor Control Symposium will be awarding travel fellowships to undergraduate students, graduate students, doctoral candidates, and post-doctoral trainees. Fellowship awardees will have an opportunity to meet with invited speakers at a special lunch the day of the conference. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Interested applicants may apply for a travel fellowship. Fellowship recipients will receive free registration and a $500 travel award.<\/span><\/p>\n

Questions regarding travel fellowships should be directed to the BSMCS organizing committee (bsmcs@bu.edu<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

Travel fellowship submission is now closed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Note: Those applying for a travel fellowship should not register until they have heard back from the BSMCS organizing committee; selected applicants will be notified on April 10th, 2023.<\/p>\n

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🔔 Roundtable Discussions 🔔
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One of the key goals of BSMCS is to provide accessible experiences for trainees (students\/post docs). Trainees will meet with invited speakers and special guestes at a pre-conference event Sunday, June 11, 2023. <\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Christopher Moore of BU’s Sargent College will offer an introduction on career planning in speech motor control, followed by lively roundtable discussions on the topics below. This optional event offers a great opportunity for trainees to gain insight from the speakers and guests regarding their future career paths.<\/span><\/p>\n