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DIRECTOR’S DESK Mark Guiberson, PhD, CCC-SLP

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Hit me with your best shot! Division Director Mark Guiberson receives his second vaccination shot.

Greetings from the Division of Communication Disorders! The past year certainly has included a fair share of challenges, but we are turning the corner. You’ll see we’ve had a very active year despite the pandemic. We had 1,956 speech “tele-practice” visits, and 594 in-person audiology visits. Our Speech Clinic opened for face-to-face services again in June and we were fully booked! We’ve had 198 speech face-to-face visits in June and July alone. I report some of this information in “ComDis1 by the Numbers.” You’ll also see that our research faculty maintained productivity in publications and grant writing, and we even had student publication in peer reviewed journals. We thank our alumni for the generous support you all give us. Three gifts are highlighted in this newsletter. Maggie and Dick Scarlett have funded a position, the Maggie and Dick Scarlett Excellence Chair in SpeechLanguage Pathology. Marisa Yagi established the Yagi Multicultural Scholarship in Communications Disorders, a very important gift that will help us recruit more students from a variety of backgrounds into the discipline. Thom

Flamboe established the Dr. Thom and Terry Flamboe Graduate Fellowship in Speech-Language Pathology, a wonderful fellowship opportunity that will support graduate students. All three gifts and donors are highlight further in this newsletter. We thank all of our donors, every gift counts! This summer we said good byes to Erin Page who will return to work as a service provider, and Roger Steeve who is retiring. We thank both for their hard work at UW over the years. We include a story on Davey Hough, alum of the program, and his career and retirement. Congratulations to all! As I write this, we are preparing for the 2021-22 school year. We have a full cohort of 17 MS SLP “first years” and over 120 students enrolled in undergraduate classes. We also have expanded our ASL courses to include online classes, the American Sign Language Studies certificate and related classes are thriving thanks to Esther Hartsky and our other instructors. As the pandemic blows over, we hope to never see anything of the sort again. We also hope you and your family and communities are well. Most of all, we hope to see you and hear from you! If you know of an alums’ success or stories share them with us. We love our ComDis family. If you’re in town, or if you’re thinking of taking an MS SLP intern, let us know! We’d love to visit. 1 ComDis = Division of Communication Disorders at UW.

At your service! From left, Heidi Clark, Assistant Clinical Professor, Corri Sandoval, Speech Clinic Director and Heather Malek, Office Associate, Senior, with the UW Speech and Hearing Clinic stand ready to assist the needs of all patients entering the clinic. To learn more and to make your appointment, please visit: www.uwyo.edu/comdis/uw-speech-and-hearing-clinic/. Or send us an email to comdis@uwyo.edu

The Maggie and Dick Scarlett Excellence Chair Maggie and Dick Scarlett have made another generous gift to the Division of Communication Disorders. Their contribution has created an excellence fund in Maggie’s name which is to be used to foster excellence and provide financial support for the Division of Communication Disorders. This gift is timely, as it ensures the ability for the Division of Communication Disorders to have critical resources that continue to strengthen our program in the face state budget cuts. The Maggie and Dick Scarlett Excellence Fund in Speech Language Pathology will be used to provide funding for a new PhD faculty member. The Maggie and Dick Scarlett Excellence Chair in SpeechLanguage Pathology will also allow the Division to advance research in the field while preparing exceptional speechlanguage pathologists. The Division is currently looking for highly qualified and experienced professors for this position. “We were able to offer the Maggie and Dick Scarlett Summer Speaker Series for two years, and it was an absolute success. Our faculty hope to continue the spirit of this event by providing continuing education to providers at state and national events. The Maggie Scarlett Excellence Chair in Speech-Language Pathology is truly a godsend. The Scarletts have provided a way for the Division to maintain excellence and to be known nationally as an exceptional program,” says Division Director, Mark Guiberson. Maggie Scarlett received her BS from the speech-language pathology (SLP) program at UW (1963) and an MS from Colorado State University (1965). She worked as an SLP for over 21 years in Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah in both school and medical settings, including Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City and Denver Children’s Hospital. She also served on the board of the Teton Literacy Program and has worked for two important cultural

intuitions; the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson and the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody. She received an honorary doctorate degree from UW in 2018 for her lifetime of contributions. Maggie’s husband, Dick Scarlett, is a longtime leader in the Rocky Mountain banking community and author of the book Sagebrush to Silver Dollars: The History of Jackson State Bank, 1914-2008. Dick and Maggie enjoying time at their home in Jackson, Wyo.

Dick Scarlett has made major contributions to UW. Aside from major support to the School of Business, he served on the University’s Board of Trustees from for six years. We thank the Scarletts for all that they’ve done for the Division of Communication Disorders and the University of Wyoming.

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Thom and Terry Flamboe: Two Exceptional UW Alumni The Dr. Thom and Terry Flamboe Graduate Fellowship in Speech-Language Pathology Thom and Terry Flamboe first met at the Buckhorn Bar in downtown Laramie in 1972. Thom was awarded a graduate assistantship in communication disorders and Terry was finishing her liberal arts degree in education at the University of Wyoming. Thom came from Detroit, Michigan, and Terry was from Casper even though she lived in several Wyoming and Montana communities because her dad was oil field roughneck. Thom, wanting to stay in Wyoming, took a job with Head Start in Guernsey and Terry worked for St. Joseph’s Children’s Home in Torrington. She eventually took a job with the Goshen County attorney. Thom taught classes on child development at Eastern Wyoming College and received a grant to purchase an impedance audiometer for the Torrington Jaycees. The Torrington Free Hearing Screening Project received awards from the Wyoming Jaycees and Thom performed numerous hearing screenings around the region. Thom and Terry married (unofficially at their ranch outside of Guernsey and officially at St. Anthony’s Church in Casper) and soon after, moved back to Laramie. Thom coordinated the Wyoming Infant Stimulation Program, a federal grant directed by Dr. Jan Jelinek at the UW Communication Disorders department. Terry was employed at First Wyoming Bank, working her way up from executive secretary to assistant vice president. Thom traveled the country working with parents and children as well as conducting workshops and presentations for teachers and nurses, and eventually for lawyers, corporations, first responders, school boards, and university and college staff.

Thom and Terry taking a stroll in a peaceful Wyoming winter setting.

When the grant was completed, Thom and Terry moved with their young daughter, Reagan, to Aberdeen, South Dakota, where Thom worked at both hospitals as a child developmental specialist establishing programs for parents, siblings, and day care preschools. Terry was initially employed by First National Bank (which eventually became Norwest Bank) as a vice president. She was then asked to run several Home Federal Banks as a market manager and eventually completed an almost 30-year career in banking. Thom was then asked to join a Family Medicine Group in Aberdeen as a mental health provider and worked within that group for 20 years. He earned additional degrees in elementary special education, a master’s degree in communication disorders, a master’s degree in counseling, and a Ph.D. in counseling psychology. He has assisted in the training of D.A.R.E. officers for 20 years and has provided psychological testing for law enforcement candidates in patrol and corrections. He is a trained hostage/crisis negotiator and was part of the special response team for the Aberdeen Police Department. He has also assisted with training crisis intervention teams to successfully interact with people with mental disorders. Thom currently volunteers as a mental strength and conditioning coach for the athletes at Black Hills State University and Terry is happily living her retirement.

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The Dr. Thom and Terry Flamboe Graduate Fellowship in Speech-Language Pathology The Dr. Thom and Terry Flamboe Graduate Fellowship in Speech-Language Pathology will be awarded to graduate students who have an interest in working with children post-graduation. Preference shall be given first to students who have unmet financial need. Student applicants must be graduate students admitted to the MS SLP program and have a 3.0 grade point average or higher. “The purpose of this scholarship is to give back to the UW Department of Communication Disorders who gave me a chance to pursue my career paths. They gave me the opportunity and encouragement to complete my educational goals. In essence, they saw something in me—an ability or talent to carry on my belief and work with people. This is my chance to say thank you to the department and to give someone else the good fortune that I had—to grow and develop into the person, professional, and Cowboy that I am. Paying it forward is everything!” – Thom Flamboe, Ph.D.

Marisa Yagi: Multicultural, Multilingual, and Multi-talented DONATED BY MARISA C. YAGI Marisa C. Yagi, MS CCC-SLP is a Japanese-American “third culture kid.” She grew up in Egypt, Kenya, and Japan and spoke no English until in junior high school. Her first experience of living in America was at the University of Wyoming, where she earned three degrees, including a masters in speechlanguage pathology. After becoming a certified speech language pathologist, she started her own company, Yagi Speech LLC, to provide accessible and affordable online and in-person speech/ language services focused on the international, multicultural, and multilingual community. At the age of 27, Marisa established a business unit in Okinawa called ShisaCare, which, for the first time, enabled U.S. military service members and their families in Japan to receive speech-related services covered by TRICARE. Wyoming is the donor family’s U.S. home and all of her 4

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siblings, including two with hearing impairments, attended UW. Her global background gave her a special appreciation of the needs and challenges facing everyone—especially children—in multilingual and multicultural environments and of George Bernard Shaw’s shrewd observation that “the single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” The Cowboy values she learned at UW compelled her to help provide some of the same assistance as an alumna that she herself received as a student. It is hoped that this scholarship will provide material support to deserving students and encourage them persevere no matter what obstacles they encounter. Priorities for the Yagi Multicultural Scholarship in Communications Disorders include the following (in order of importance): underrepresented, international, or minority students with financial need; students with financial need who articulate how they will use their degree to promote multiculturalism and/or multilingualism; or students with financial need.

Division Awards — Recognizing Student Excellence SCHOLARSHIPS Ashley Connor, Kiana Ayers received the Barbara Kahn Scholarship; a total of $3,500 was awarded. Outstanding scholars from the Fall 2021 incoming graduate class were awarded $11,700 from the College of Health Sciences Gordon S. & Charlott Myers Scholarships and Paul Stock Scholarships, $1000 from the Yagi Multicultural Scholarship in Communication Disorders and $1000 from the Dr. Thom And Terry Flamboe Graduate Fellowship In Speech-Language Pathology. Josephine Cox, Kimberly Quincy, Abby Brunski, Libby Heimbaugh, Lindsey Baker, Erika Jones, Stacy Jones, Marissa LeDoux and Katelan Rogers received the Steve Elliott Communication Disorders Scholarship; a total of $8,425 was awarded to these students. Total University of Wyoming Scholarships Awarded: $25,625

Graduate Assistantships The university funded 7 Graduate Assistantships for incoming 2021 graduate students, for approximately $21,671 (each) of support. The recipients are Samantha Power, Ann “Ellie” Dahill, Richelle Dietz, Rachel Forrester, Sarah Marcus, Mikayla Benson and Brynn Batemann. Also, the Utah Regional Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities (URLEND) funded Josie Cox as a second year graduate assistant. Total Number of Graduate Assistantship awards: 7

Academic Excellence Awards Undergraduate students receiving the Honors in Academic Excellence Award were Heather Casey, Richelle Dietz, Hannah Ozmon, Mandi Baxendale and Samantha Power. Graduate students receiving the Honors in Academic Excellence Award include Calbi Ausmann, Erin Buchanan, Nicole Gard, Summer Hansen, Madison Haun, Catherine Kellar and Jordan Ring.

Student Awards • Isabella Mijares, Summer INBRE award (research assistantship) (2021) • Isabella Mijares, Wyoming Research Scholars Program • Samantha Power, Best Research Abstract Award: (2021) “A Preliminary Investigation of Palatoglassus Morphology in Children using MRI” • Richelle Dietz – 3rd Place, Oral Presentations Competition, University of Wyoming College of Health Science Research Day • Nicole Gard, Erin Buchanan, Adan Arredondo, Calbi Aussman and Madison Haun – WYOSHA Awards • Samantha Power – ASHA Students Preparing for Academic Research Careers Award • Samantha Power – ASHA Meritorious Poster Award, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, San Diego, CA *Canceled due to COVID-19 but award still given

Other Faculty Grants & Awards Krueger, Breanna. ASHA Foundation Speech Science Research Grant Interpretation of Misarticulated Words by Children with Speech Sound Disorders Guiberson, Mark. Mountain West Clinical & Translational Research Infrastructure Network PPEG research award. Telehealth Practices for Developmental Language Disorders in Young Native Americans. Funding source: Funded by a grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health: #: 1U54GM104944 Hardin-Jones, Mary Research, PHS Grant, A comparative effectiveness study of speech and surgical treatments using a Cleft Palate Registry/Research Outcomes Network. National Institute of Dental Research. Investigator: (Principal Investigator: Kathy L. Chapman, Ph.D. University of Utah). 17 participating Medical Institutions. 3/2018-3/2023. M.A. Hardin-Jones; 2021 College of Health Sciences Outstanding Researcher, University of Wyoming Hartsky, Esther. Wyoming Innovations in Learning 2020 Teaching Award. UW Division of Communication Disorders

Featured Faculty Publications Guiberson MM, Rodríguez BL (2020). Working Memory and Linguistic Performance of Dual Language Learners With and Without Developmental Language Disorders. American Journal of Speech Language Pathology. 4;29(3):1301-1306. Kotlarek, K. J., Jaskolka, M., Fang, X., Ellis, C., Blemker, S., Horswell, B., Kloostra, P., Perry, J. L. (2021). A preliminary study of anatomical changes following the use of a pedicled buccal fat pad flap during primary palatoplasty. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. May 11:1-8. doi: 10.1177/10556656211014070 [Epub ahead of print]. Hardin-Jones MA, Chapman, KL. (2021). Non-oral compensatory misarticulations revisited. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. Jun 29; doi: 10.1177/10556656211026488. Krueger, B.I. (2021). Using peer-assessment to mitigate variability in graduate students’ phonetic transcription skills, Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, DOI:10.1080/02699206.2021.1955300 Publications with Students: Ferris, K. P., Guiberson, M., & Bush, E. J. (2021). Native American Caregivers’ Developmental Priorities for Young Children: Implications for Intervention. Topics in Language Disorders, 41(2), 169-184.

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From left: Michelle Jarman, Erin Bush, Sandy Leotti and Jeremy Forbis, Administrator for WLRC in Lander, Wyo.

were reintegrated into communities across Wyoming decades ago. Today, the Wyoming Life Resource Center (WLRC) is undergoing another transformation, providing temporary residential health services to individuals with complex and significant needs. The new mission of the facility is to fill a gap in services for people who are not able to access appropriate supports in their communities. “Our research project seeks to investigate the long history of Wyoming Life Resource Center,” says Bush, “from the early decades as a state training school, through deinstitutionalization, to its current incarnation as a healthcare facility for people with significant disabilities and complex support needs. Through documenting the history of the institution as well as its current transformation, we aim to bring the history Filling a Gap in of deinstitutionalization to light through Developmental Disability Care archival research and contemporary oral histories.” “Through this project, our aim is to develop a partnership not only with the Three UW College of Health Sciences scholars, Erin Bush, WLRC, but with former residents, families, community Michelle Jarman, and Sandy Leotti, were awarded funds members, and other stakeholders in order to document a through The Equality State Research Network (ESRN) multilayered history of the institution and its connections to develop a partnership with the Wyoming Life Resource to residents, staff members, families, communities, and the Center (WLRC) in Lander. The WLRC, formerly named state of Wyoming,” says Bush. The first prong, being more the Wyoming State Training School, opened in 1912 to archival in nature, seeks to understand the institution and its provide residential care and education to people who would operations specifically prior to the 1970s. now be diagnosed with intellectual and developmental The second prong, focusing more the years leading up to disabilities. and following deinstitutionalization, will involve identifying Historically, state schools such as this became custodial people involved in the former state school who are in nature, where people were confined, often for decades interested in recounting oral histories. Using a community(or lifetimes) within the institution. Over the years, the based participatory approach to inform our historical Wyoming Life Resource Center has changed dramatically. research, we also will rely upon community participants In response to disability rights and advocacy efforts to identify local and statewide health, disability, and social resulting in deinstitutionalization, long-term residents integration issues relevant to this project, adds Bush.

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Through documenting the history of the institution as well as its current transformation, we aim to bring the history of deinstitutionalization to light through archival research and contemporary oral histories. – Erin Bush

Through this process, we hope to identify health and other disparities that have been produced through the process of deinstitutionalization and community reintegration in rural communities. These disparities can then be targeted in future research. “Furthermore, we believe the development of this partnership will lead to future collaborations in which we can specifically examine the experience and impact of rural community reintegration, including gaps in support or services, and the relationship of these on the health and well-being of WLRC’s residents,” she says. “We are in the initial stages of this project, having just completed our first trip to Lander. We had meetings about partnership directions and processes of identifying stakeholders. We received a campus tour of newly constructed buildings, and we were able to review some archival documents and pictures regarding the original buildings and set-up of the campus compared to the modernday design. We were also able to view historical newspapers and other public documents, such as articles about the building of the infirmary, as well as materials from the 100th year celebration. We met some employees of the WLRC and gained further insight into this unique history and aspects of the evolution of the facility. Off-site we will continue to research the institution from publicly available records

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such as state reports, administrator publications, relevant histories, and news articles,” says Bush. Erin Bush is an associate professor in the Division of Communication Disorders, and has been a certified speechlanguage pathologist for 17 years. For over a decade Dr. Bush has conducted collaborative and interdisciplinary research with and for people with disabilities. As a qualitative researcher Dr. Bush aims to gain a deeper understanding of healthcare and educational issues impacting groups of marginalized people. Sandy Leotti is an assistant professor in the Division of Social Work. Broadly, her work critically examines the politics of social work and social welfare. A significant portion of her research and practice experience has been aimed at understanding and impacting health disparities in the lives of people with disabilities. Dr. Jarman brings a social, historical perspective to the project. As a disability studies scholar, she has investigated and taught students about the history of institutionalization, especially the impact of segregating people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She is interested in the research and pedagogical value of documenting oral histories of deinstitutionalization, especially in the rural, frontier context of Wyoming.

DIVISION OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS ALUMNUS DAVEY HOUGH (BS 1978) STARTS A NEW CHAPTER FOLLOWING AN EXCEPTIONAL CAREER OF OVER FORTY YEARS

Davey Hough works with a 3-year-old Tim McLaurin working on developing life skills.

Davey Hough has been a part of the top-shelf special education team at the Children’s Learning Center for over four decades. During that time, he’s touched the lives of countless children with special needs as well as their families. As he retires from his position as the Special Education Director for programs in both Teton and Sublette counties, he leaves behind a staff, board, and many families who are grateful for his multitude of contributions. Hough has been a part of the CLC team since its earliest years; his career has encompassed a variety of specific roles as well as the program’s migration throughout a handful of buildings across town. His career began as a speech and language pathologist and has since evolved into a leadership role as the Special Education Director. He is also the head of the Special Ed Region IV, which serves children in Teton and Sublette Counties. Hough’s years of leadership in the Special Education program oversaw developmental screenings, appropriate therapy, and a host of community education programs. His colleagues and students alike herald his compassion, patience, dedication, and sense of humor. “Davey has been an exceptional team member for over forty years, and while we’re excited for him to begin this new, well-deserved adventure of retirement, we’ll miss him terribly,” says Patti Boyd,

executive director of the Children’s Learning Center in Jackson Hole. Boyd notes that Hough’s contributions over the years have empowered many people with special needs to develop skills that have contributed directly to the quality of their lives. “He has meant a great deal to many individuals and families in the community. Helping kids who have special needs live full lives, and reach their maximum potential.” Jackson Hole native Tim McLaurin recalls years of working with Hough. “Davey has been a big part of my life. He’s really helped me out a lot with everything,” says McLaurin, a 35-year old local who has Down syndrome. “He has taught me some cool stuff. I gotta say, with Davey, he’s always been there for me when I was growing up.” McLaurin believes that his work with Hough and the others at CLC set him up for the success he enjoys now—a rewarding career at the Vertical Harvest greenhouse, and a bright, independent life. “Being at the Learning Center changed me,” he says. “Everybody was there to help me, and Davey is an awesome guy.” Robbi Farrow, a longtime coworker at the Children’s Learning Center, celebrates Hough’s sense of humor and commitment to his work. “Davey has always said he doesn’t change diapers and doesn’t deal with puke. However, over the years he has always been dedicated to the children we serve and the staff who provide the services,” reflects Farrow warmly. At the end of June, Hough will officially complete his educational journey with the Children’s Learning Center. Mary Kay Turner, whose son was one of the CLC special education program’s earliest attendees, agrees that he will be sorely missed within the organization and community. “If I could sum up Davey in just a few words I would say that “he is one of the most dedicated and caring professionals this valley has ever seen. He continued to learn new ways to help and

be effective throughout his professional career”. He will be missed more than words can say.” “I have to say that it has been a long and rewarding career with many fond memories. I have seen many children grow from preschool to adulthood and hope in some way I contributed to making the road a little easier for them,” Hough reflected. “I will never forget the opportunity to meet and work with so many children, families, fellow coworkers, and board

At left, Davey Hough and Tim McLaurin at Hough’s retirement party in June 2021. McLaurin, now 35, is still deeply grateful of Hough’s support and involvement throughout his life.

members over the years. This has been the best organization to work for.” Hough is proud to know that he’s helped so many amazing young people grow in important ways, and become happy, engaged individuals in Teton and Sublette county neighborhoods, families, and workplaces. Though Hough has some sadness departing a role that he has so brilliantly served over the past four decades, he’s enthusiastically looking forward to what’s next. “Retirement will bring opportunities to travel more, spend time with my family, friends, my dogs, and break in my new travel trailer,” Hough says. “It is a new chapter, but it’s certainly not a goodbye.”

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The UW Division of Communication Disorders is grateful to our generous donors who have supported the Division over the past year. Because of that support, the Division has been able to offer academic scholarships, as well as provide critical learning resources during especially challenging times. Our donors during the past year include:

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A Thank You to Our Donors for your Continued Support!

Byron and Melissa Schreck, Marisa Yagi, Lisa and Ed Burns, Jennifer and Steven Seedorf, Robert and Diane Seville, Nancy Gruver, Carolyn and Robert Helling, Carolyn Dorn, Sarah and Travis Dorr, Mark Guiberson, Elyse and Mark Johnson, Brandi Crockett, Denise Igo, Hannah Sims, DeAnne Owre, Mary Hardin-Jones and David Jones, Simalee Smith-Stubblefield and William Stubblefield, Vicki Bernard, Robert Rimac, Catherine and Glenn Ross, Kent and Kelly Green Family, Gladys Larson, Dick and Maggie Scarlett, Caron Mellblom-Nishioka and David Nishioka, Mary and Edward Schaub, Nancy and Phillip Harlan, Charles and Donna Butcher, Claoma Woodall, Teresa Ukrainetz. You can make a difference! Make your gift now by visiting Giving to the Division. We thank you!