Welcome To Our RESOUND))) Committee!

by Whitney Postman, Ph.D./CCC-SLP, WPOSTMAN@depaul.edu

As mentioned above in the Editor’s Note, our RESOUND))) committee is growing! We are overjoyed to welcome Christina Bartley and MaShyllia Minor as our newest members.

Christina Bartley is a graduate student in speech-language pathology at Worcester State University. She was a recipient of the 2023 Student Conference Scholarship to attend the NBASLH Convention in Arlington, Virginia! As a proud mother of two, Christina is always aiming towards setting the bar for her children to show them that anything is possible with faith and dedication. Graduating in May 2024, Christina anticipates working with the adult population. In her “free” time, she enjoys singing and writing.

MaShyllia Gunn Minor is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Disorders and Deaf Education at Fontbonne University in St. Louis, Missouri where her research highlights the significance of equitable frameworks and instructional practices for students from communities that have been marginalized and students with unique learning needs. She is a champion for lessening special education disproportionality rates among Black students, and infuses the necessity of cultural humility into her undergraduate and graduate coursework.

MaShyllia specializes in K-12 interprofessional diagnostics, and seeks to support families who might not otherwise have access to speech and language services. MaShyllia stated this: “Joining the RESOUND))) Committee affords me an opportunity to humbly aid in archiving the scholarly work and achievements of the body of remarkable NBASLH members in the official voice of the organization- our beloved RESOUND))).”