Professional Development
Speaking and Consulting
Upcoming Speaking Engagements and On-Demand Webinars
LIVE Webinar: Career day SLP
When: December 3, 11:30 or 4pm Eastern
You’ll learn: How to incorporate the science behind our field into Career Day visits to K-12 classrooms
Everyone who registers will receive:
2 ready-to-use lesson plans
2 additional lesson plan outlines
Handouts
Planning worksheet to design your own activities following the same principles
3-month access to the recording
On Demand Webinar: GLP/NLA
When: Immediate access upon purchasing!
You’ll learn:
Strategies to have more effective conversations about NLA/GLP
about language processing (psycholinguistics) research as it relates to specific claims made about GLP/NLA
Ways that GLP/NLA overlaps with research, and ways it diverges from research
The research on supporting kids who use echolalia
2025 ASHA Convention
Washington, DC
Keep an eye out for the person in the blue polka dot IPA dress! But if you want to be sure to meet up, here are some places you can definitely find me:
Session 1035 at 10:30am on Thursday in the Marr/Capital Room: I’ll be presenting Analyzing the Evidence for Gestalt Language Processing and the Natural Language Acquisition Protocol
Session 1457 at 11am on Friday in room CC/150A: I’ll be presenting A Process, Not a Shape: Transforming EBP from a Buzzword to an Ethical Mandate
Hanging out at the First Phrases booth (#2907) on Thursday from 4-4:20pm
Hanging out at the Cicero Therapies booth (#4022) on Thursday around 12-12:30ish
Kathleen is available to speak and consult about many topics in speech-language pathology, including:
Developmental Language Disorder
Analyzing the evidence and alternatives to Gestalt Language Processing/Natural Language Acquisition
Evaluating and treating language disorders in speakers of nonmainstream varieties of English
Language Variation and the Speech-Language Pathologist
SLP/BCBA Collaboration
Evidence-based practice
Career outreach for speech-language pathologists
Speech-language pathology as a STEM career
Disseminating your research
Science Communication
Kathleen's no-fluff presentations are interactive, clinically relevant, and grounded in research. She has given in-person and virtual talks at national and local conferences, NSSLHA meetings, and hospital groups. Attendees describe her talks as empowering and educational!
Speaking
I offer hour-long talks and half-day and full-day workshops for speech-language pathologists, educators, and healthcare professionals. Let's work together to tailor a professional development event to your needs.
Consulting
I offer one-on-one professional consultations for speech-language pathologists as well as consulting packages for schools and business. I'm looking forward to working with you!
For Researchers
I can help you disseminate information about your research. We offer brainstorming sessions, staff training, content creation, and more! See examples of my work.
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Invited Presentations and Webinars
Collaborating when there is disagreement about Gestalt Language Processing and Natural Language Acquisition. (August 2025). ABA Speech Virtual Ethics Webinar.
Foundational Challenges to Gestalt Language Processing. (November 2024). Seminar at the Speech Pathology ABA Virtual Conference. With Sari Risen, CCC-SLP, Reg. CASLPO, BCBA, and Tiffany Hutchins, PhD.
Expanding your toolbox: Strategies to Support Linguistically Diverse Students. Seminar at the Hearing and Speech Agency, Baltimore, MD and at a Spring Symposium of the Maryland Speech-Language-Hearing Association. With Michelle Erskine, Zach Maher, and Arynn Byrd.
Conference Presentations
(Accepted) A Process, Not a Shape: Transforming EBP from a Buzzword to an Ethical Mandate. (November 2025). 60-minute in-person seminar at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention in Washington, DC.
(Accepted). Analyzing the Evidence for Gestalt Language Processing and the Natural Language Acquisition Protocol. (November 2025). 60-minute in-person seminar at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention in Washington, DC.
Gestalt Language Processing and Natural Language Acquisition: Analyzing the Claims and the Evidence. (October 2025). 60-minute workshop at the Autism New Jersey Conference in Atlantic City, NJ.
Gestalt Language Processing and Natural Language Acquisition: Analyzing the Evidence and Alternatives. (April 2025). 90-minute seminar at the Maryland Speech-Language-Hearing Association Spring Symposium, Baltimore.
Clinicians as STEMPowered Professionals: Incorporating Scientific Thinking Into Community and Career Outreach. (April 2025). 60-minute seminar at the Maryland Speech-Language-Hearing Association Spring Symposium, Baltimore.
Identifying Disorders Within Dialects: Applying Knowledge of African American English to Clinical Decisions in Schools. (2023). 60-minute seminar at the Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Boston, MA. With Arynn Byrd, PhD, CCC-SLP.
Taking Linguistics to Zoom School: Engaging Children in Virtual Outreach. (2022). Conference of the Linguistic Society of America, Washington, DC. With Erika Exton, Lauren Salig, and Craig Thorburn. Recording of talk available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7CepGkDUyw
Podcast Appearances
#DearReadingTeacher Podcast, Season 3 (publication pending): Spoke about linguistic diversity and analyzing claims on social media for signs of pseudoscience.
ABA Speech, Episode 199: Spoke about characteristics of pseudoscience, Gestalt Language Processing, and research on language acquisition.
The Gestalt Get-Together, Episode 2: Spoke about language processing research, evidence against gestalt language processing, and what would be required to gather evidence for it.
Let’s work together
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