SLP Learning Hour

Whether you're curious about the science behind music-based interventions or looking to build stronger interdisciplinary partnerships, this episode offers a practical introduction to music therapy

Full Episode Title: More Than Music: What School-Based SLPs Should Know About Music Therapy

Guest: Anna Graves, MA, MT-BC

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Music therapy is far more than singing songs or playing instruments. In this episode of the School of Speech podcast, host Carolyn Dolby, MS, CCC-SLP, is joined by music therapist and SLP graduate student Anna Graves, MA, MT-BC, to discuss what music therapy is, the theoretical approaches that guide clinical practice, and how understanding the role of music therapists can strengthen collaboration in school settings.

About the Guest: Anna Graves, MA, MT-BC, is a music therapist and graduate speech language pathology student in Northern Colorado. After her undergraduate schooling at Truman State University, she attended graduate school for Music Therapy at the University of Iowa. She relocated to Northern Colorado in 2022, and she has been practicing music therapy since.

How can we incorporate brain health into everyday clinical practice?

Guest: Jennifer Ruckner, MS, CCC-SLP

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Brainstorms podcast host Renee Garrett, MSED, CCC-SLP, CBIS, is joined by Jennifer Ruckner, MS, CCC-SLP, for a practical discussion on how speech-language pathologists can incorporate brain health into everyday clinical practice. Together, they break down the neuroscience behind neuroplasticity, cognitive reserve, and lifestyle factors that influence brain function, while exploring what brain health really means across the continuum of care.

About the Guest: Jennifer Ruckner, MS, CCC-SLP, is a seasoned speech-language pathologist with over three decades of experience across Early Intervention, school districts, and private practice. She earned her Bachelor of Science and Master’s degrees in Communication Disorders from Auburn University and has practiced since 1990. Jennifer specializes in Social/Pragmatic Language, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Expressive Language Disorder, and Feeding Disorders.

Show Notes and Resources:

• First Things First (Arizona Early Childhood Development and Health Board): This state-funded organization explicitly publishes these exact percentage benchmarks in their The First Five Years and general Brain Development guides to emphasize the importance of early childhood. [1, 2, 3]
• The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University: Harvard's research on early brain architecture and "serve-and-return" interactions serves as the scientific foundation for these milestones. They document that the brain's physical volume and synaptic pathways undergo their most rapid, critical expansion during this 0-to-5 window. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
• National Institutes of Health (NIH): Public health studies track these figures based on physical brain weight and volume growth, explaining how a newborn's brain starts at about 25% of adult size, doubles in the first year, and hits the 90% mark around age 5. [1, 2]

What does it take to prepare pediatric SLPs in serving diverse communities?

Guest: Paula V. Pineda, SLPD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL

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In this episode of the First Bite podcast, host Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, is joined by Paula V. Pineda, SLPD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, bilingual speech-language pathologist, Chief Clinical Supervisor at Teachers College, Columbia University, and President of the ASHA Hispanic Caucus, for a thoughtful conversation about preparing pediatric SLPs to serve culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

About the Guest: Paula V. Pineda, SLPD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, is a bilingual (English/Spanish) Speech-Language Pathologist with over 14 years of experience. Originally from Colombia, Paula has lived in New York City since 2001. She earned her Master’s degree from Adelphi University in 2011 and completed her clinical doctorate at Northwestern University in 2023.

Show Notes:

• Contact Paula: www.tc.columbia.edu
• Family Guided Routines Based Intervention: fgrbi.com
• Sign up for ASHFoundation's 7th Annual Virtual Walk/Run
• Join the team "First Bite Fun Runners"

Love Money:

• Support the Hispanic Caucus: www.hispaniccaucusasha.org
• Support your local immigration association: www.findhelp.org

Whether you're part of a feeding team or looking to strengthen collaboration with colleagues, you'll leave this episode with practical, evidence-informed ideas you can put to work in your own school.

Full Episode Title: More Than Lunch: How SLPs and OTs Can Transform School Mealtimes

Guests: Maragryta Kuzmin, MA, CCC-SLP, TSSLD-BE & Lily Glasgo, PhD, OTR/L

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In this episode of the School of Speech podcast, host Carolyn Dolby, MS, CCC-SLP, is joined by Margaryta Kuzmin, MA, CCC-SLP, TSSLD-BE, BCS-S Candidate, and Lily Glasgo, PhD, OTR/L, to discuss how school-based speech-language pathologists and occupational therapists can work together to better support students with pediatric feeding disorder. They explore each profession's unique and overlapping roles in feeding, swallowing, self-feeding, sensory needs, and mealtime participation, while examining how feeding challenges can influence student safety, nutrition, attendance, learning, inclusion, and access to the educational environment.

About the Guests: Margaryta Kuzmin is a bilingual speech-language pathologist based in New York City with over 15 years of experience working with infants, toddlers, and school-age children with complex communication, feeding, and developmental needs. She specializes in pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders, AAC, and working with medically complex populations.

Dr. Glasgo received her PhD in Occupational Science in 2025 from UNC Chapel Hill, where she was funded through a Department of Education grant supporting young children with significant disabilities. She enjoys interdisciplinary collaboration and loves to bring an occupational perspective to research. She is co-chairing a large research project with the nonprofit Feeding Matters, which aims to increase physician education and outreach for early identification of pediatric feeding disorder.

Discover how felt safety can open the door to appetite, curiosity, and connection at mealtimes.

Guest: Katja Rowell, MD

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In this episode of Making Sense of Responsive Feeding Therapy, host Madi Metcalf, MS, CCC-SLP, is joined by Katja Rowell, MD, to explore why felt safety is the foundation of responsive feeding therapy. Together, they discuss how creating a sense of felt safety during feeding sessions and at home supports children with pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders by fostering appetite, regulation, and curiosity about food.

Throughout the episode, Madi and Dr. Rowell examine the relationship between felt safety and responsive feeding, explaining how a supportive environment can reduce stress around mealtimes while encouraging intrinsic motivation and engagement. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how felt safety influences feeding outcomes and leave with practical insights for creating more effective, child-centered feeding experiences.

About the Guest: Katja Rowell is a family doctor, author, and founder of The Feeding Doctor. She is one of the authors of the Responsive Feeding Therapy White Paper. Her mission is to help children grow up to feel good about food and their bodies. She has special interests in avoidant eating and supporting adopted and fostered children. Her books include Helping Your Child When Mealtimes are Hard, Helping Your Child with Extreme Picky Eating, and Love Me, Feed Me, for fostering and adopting parents. She is a webinar contributor at Responsivefeedingpro.com.

Show Notes:

Contact Madi Metcalf: LinkedIn, Instagram, Function First

Dr. Katja Rowell - The Feeding Doctor

Self-Determination Theory as a Theoretical Framework for a Responsive Approach to Child Feeding

Responsive feeding is embedded in a theoretical framework of responsive parenting

Relationships between sensory sensitivity, anxiety and selective eating in children

Impact of a Responsive Feeding Intervention on Children and Caregivers: A Nonrandomized, Repeated-Measures Study

'Finish your soup': counterproductive effects of pressuring children to eat on intake and affect

The'picky eater': The toddler or preschooler who does not eat

Modern Attachment Theory: The Central Role of Affect Regulation in Development and Treatment

Role reversal method for treatment of food refusal associated with infantile feeding disorders

Invitada: Lymari Segarra Arroyo, SLPD, CCC-SLP

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En este episodio del podcast SLPs en Acción, Damaris Sánchez Rivera, MS, CCC-SLP, conversa con la Dra. Lymari Segarra Arroyo, SLPD, CCC-SLP, sobre cómo la teleterapia puede convertirse en una herramienta clínica efectiva, dinámica y accesible para nuestros clientes. Juntas exploran estrategias prácticas para planificar sesiones virtuales significativas, fomentar la participación activa, adaptar las intervenciones según las necesidades del cliente y abordar los desafíos más comunes de la telepráctica. Este episodio ofrece ideas aplicables para SLPs y SLPAs que desean fortalecer sus servicios en línea con confianza, creatividad y propósito clínico.

Show Notes:

• Contacta a Lymari Segarra Arroyo en Instagram: @wepaslp
• Facebook: Wepa SLP
• TikTok: WepaSLP

Recursos:

Kit de recursos para telepráctica

What role do SLPs play with literacy development?

Guest: Heather L. Ramsdell, PhD, CCC-SLP, CALT, QIT

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In this episode of First Bite, Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S, FNAP, is joined by Heather L. Ramsdell, PhD, CCC-SLP, CALT, QIT, for a passionate, research-backed discussion that positions speech-language pathologists as central to literacy development. Heather reframes dyslexia and reading challenges as reflections of underlying language and developmental profiles, explains how early oral language skills lay the foundation for reading, and discusses key early indicators of risk and the diverse developmental pathways that contribute to reading difficulties.

About the Guest: Heather L. Ramsdell, PhD CCC-SLP, CALT, QI in Training, University of Memphis, 2009, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Idaho State University, owner/clinician at Once Upon a Time LLC, and mother of two children with dyslexia. Her teaching, research, and clinical areas of expertise/interest include infant vocal development, phonetics, phonology, multisensory structured language intervention, spelling, structured word inquiry, literacy, and dyslexia.

Show Notes:

• Read with Ramsdell: www.readwithramsdell.com
• Contact Heather: www.isu.edu/slp/about/faculty
• Publications: https://pubs.asha.org/authored-by/Ramsdell/Heather+L
• Sign up for the ASHFoundation 7th Annual Virtual Walk/Run
• Join the First Bite Team: "First Bite Fun Runners"
• Love Money: Support Children's Dyslexia Centers

Whether you're new to school-based practice or a seasoned clinician, you'll leave with realistic, time-saving strategies you can use to make evidence-based practice a sustainable part of your everyday workflow.

Full Episode Title: From Research to Real Life: Making Evidence-Based Practice Work in Schools

Guests: Gabriella Reynolds, PhD, CCC-SLP & Dr. Ellie Cooper PhD, CCC-SLP, LSLS CERT. AVT

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Evidence-based practice is essential for school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs), but finding, evaluating, and applying research can feel overwhelming in the realities of school practice. In this episode of School of Speech, host Carolyn Dolby, MS, CCC-SLP, welcomes Dr. Gabriella Reynolds and Dr. Ellie Cooper, to share practical, evidence-based strategies for helping school-based SLPs translate research into confident clinical decision-making and effective interventions for the students they serve every day.

About the Guests: Gabriella Reynolds, PhD, CCC-SLP is an assistant professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at Syracuse University. Prior to entering academia, she worked as a speech-language pathologist (SLP) at a school for children with language and learning difficulties. Her research focuses on the language and literacy development of children with hearing loss.

Dr. Ellie Cooper is a certified Speech-Language Pathologist, Listening and Spoken Language Specialist (LSLS Cert. AVT), and Assistant Professor in the Master of Speech-Language Pathology program at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences.

Learn how the ASHFoundation is stepping up amidst research funding cuts.

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In this special live episode of First Bite, Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S, FNAP, is joined by Sharon E. Moss, PhD, CCC-SLP, CAE, Executive Director of the ASHFoundation, along with past funding recipients Katherine M. Trice, BA, and Ryan McCreery, PhD, to celebrate the ASHFoundation's 80th anniversary.

If you've been watching the news and wondering how research funding cuts might impact our field, take a breath. The ASHFoundation is stepping up. Together, they discuss how innovative funding initiatives, including the Need-Based Emergency Funding Program, are supporting students, early-career investigators, and the future of communication sciences and disorders. Katherine and Ryan also share their personal experiences, highlighting the impact of Foundation support on their research and professional journeys.

About the Guests:

Dr. Ryan McCreery, PhD, is the Vice President of Research at Boys Town National Research Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. He also serves as a Senior Scientist and Director of the Audibility, Perception, and Cognition (APC) Lab.

Sharon E. Moss, PhD, CCC-SLP, CAE, became the executive director of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation in October 2022. Moss is responsible for the ASHFoundation’s leadership and management, fundraising, and mission-related program activities which include scholarship, research grant and special project initiatives.

Katherine M. Trice earned her BA in Linguistics from the University of Rochester and completed her PhD in Psychology from Northeastern University this July. She currently works as a postdoctoral associate in the Gabrieli Lab at MIT.

Show Notes:

• www.ashfoundation.org
• ASHFoundation on Instagram: @ashfoundationcsd
• ASHFoundation on LinkedIn
• Sign up for the ASHFoundation 7th Annual Virtual Walk/Run
• Join the First Bite Team: "First Bite Fun Runners"

Health-literate communication is essential to effective speech-language pathology practice.

Guest: Richard Zraick, PhD, CCC-SLP, CHSE

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In this episode of Brainstorms, Richard Zraick, PhD, CCC-SLP, CHSE, joins host Renee Garrett, MSEd, CCC-SLP, CBIS, to discuss practical, evidence-informed strategies for making clinical communication clearer, more accessible, and more actionable. Together, they examine common barriers to patient understanding and share practical ways to organize information, reduce cognitive load, use plain language without sacrificing clinical accuracy, incorporate teach-back into everyday practice, and create patient education that better supports individuals with communication disorders, cognitive impairments, and varying literacy levels.

About the Guest: Richard Zraick, PhD, CCC-SLP, CHSE, is Professor and formerly the Founding Director of the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Central Florida. He is a Fellow of the American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association. He is also a Certified Health Simulation Educator. He completed his Psychology B.A. (’84) and Speech and Hearing Science M.A. (’87) at the University of Arizona, followed by a Ph.D. from Arizona State University (’98).

Show Notes:

Examining Patient-Provider Language and Interactions in Healthcare (EXPLAIN) Lab