The 13th Annual Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities (LEND) Poster Symposium took place on April 11th, 2024 in Columbus, OH. This symposium is a culmination of the hard work of LEND trainees and faculty on various leadership and research projects at both The Ohio State University and the LEND program in Cincinnati, Ohio (Cincinnati Children’s and University of Cincinnati).
The following students from the Department of Speech and Hearing Science were involved in LEND as graduate student trainees during the 2023-2024 school year.
- Claudia Como - SLP LEND Trainee
- Leadership project: #autism
- McKenna Egan - SLP LEND Trainee
- Leadership project: Buddy Up for Life (BUFL) Life Skill Curriculum Assessment Development
- Morgan Leatherman - Audiology LEND Trainee
- Leadership project: Building a Patient Navigation Guide of Accessible Healthcare Services for People with Disabilities in Ohio
- Hailey Long - Audiology LEND Trainee (unable to come to poster day, not pictured, on the same project as Meredith)
- Leadership project: Independent Housing for Autistic Adults
- Khadeja Mahmod - Audiology LEND Trainee (unable to attend poster day, not pictured)
- Leadership project: Substance Abuse Treatment, Education, and Prevention Program
- Alicia Parsons
- Individual capstone project: Implementing Trauma-Informed Care in Clinical Settings for Autistic Individuals
- Leadership project: Team Collaboration in Neurodevelopmental disabilities: A Case-Based Interprofessional Exercise
- Meredith Suhr - SLP LEND Trainee (same project as Hailey Long)
- Leadership project: Independent Housing for Autistic Adults
Links:
- LEND: https://nisonger.osu.edu/education-training/lend/
- Information about this year’s leadership projects: https://nisonger.osu.edu/education-training/lend/leadership-projects/
