2025 Leadership Summit Brag & Steal Presentations

"My Brain is Beautiful": How a speech-language pathologist and neuropsychologist collaborate and use painting to address mental health in people with aphasia Shelley Laitinen, MS, CCC-SLP Handout	People with Aphasia Make a Difference Volunteering in the Community with Support: A Novel Program Rachel S. Hitch, M.A. CCC-SLP Handout
ArticleFriend: An automated tool for generating aphasia-friendly research abstracts Anna Kasdan, Deborah Levy, Isaac Pedisich, Stephen M. Wilson, Dominique P. Herrington Handout	Out and About: Building Bridges to Aphasia Awareness through Community Engagement Maria Mengis, MS, PL-SLP, CF-SLP, Rose Shuff, Ashley Kidd, MS, CCC-SLP Handout
Talking on the Wild Side: Unique Collaborations that Enhance Community Participation Catherine Off, PhD CCC-SLP Handout	Impact of Healthcare Provider Training on Aphasia Care, Providers, and Patients Michelle Armour, MS, CCC-SLP Handout
Community Partners: Volunteer Program for People with Aphasia Amy LaFleur, M.A., CCC-SLP Handout	ROSA Conference: Resource Orientation for Stroke & Aphasia Angelique Cauthorn, BA, Gayle L DeDe, PhD, Nadine Martin, PhD, CCC-SLP, Julie Schlesinger, Leslie Hanlon Vnenchak, MA, CCC-SLP, H. Branch Coslett, MD, Monica Coran Kuns, Roberta Brooks Handout

Aphasia Awareness Day: An Inter-Professional and Community Education Tradition Erin O’Bryan, PhD, CCC-SLP, Corri Newman, Imran Musaji, PhD, CCC-SLP, Douglas Parham, PhD, CCC-SLP, Ashley Purdum, MA, CCC-SLP, Jamie Harrington, DNP, APRN, FACNM, FNP-BC Handout	Low-Cost Artificial Intelligence (AI) Voice Cloning Technology for People with Aphasia Meredith Marcus, MS, CCC-SLP Handout
Matching Half Coins Mark Harder Handout	Moth Inspired Storytelling: Rewiring the Brain to Enhance Neuroplasticity Jerome Kaplan Handout
Beyond Words: Empowering Aphasia Voices Through Storytelling and Podcasting Bernadine Gagnon, Dr. Victoria Tilton-Bolowsky, Timothy Carosi Handout	Speed Friending – Offering connections to persons with, and without, aphasia Maura Silverman, MS, CCC-SLP Handout
Black Americans Aphasia Conversation Group Michael Obel-Omia, Angelique Cauthorn Handout