Professional Development

Speaking and Consulting

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. 

Select Speaking Engagements

CV available upon request

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 Gestal t 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.

(Accepted) 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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