Spring 2026 Speech-Language Pathology Convention

Molloy University's Fifth Annual Communication Sciences and Disorders Convention

“One Network, Many Perspectives, Shared Care: Sensory & Motor Considerations in Communication and Swallowing for Caregivers and Professionals.”

Friday, March 6, 2026; 8am - 4pm
Public Square, Molloy University, RVC Campus and Online via Zoom

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This full day program focused on comprehensive and holistic care for individuals with varied communication and swallowing needs, features multiple concurrent sessions throughout the day. Expert speakers with varied research and clinical expertise, will provide evidence-based interventions and hands-on clinical practice experiences. Content of concurrent sessions is varied so that some sessions are appropriate for practicing SLPs and SLP students, and other content is most appropriate for caregivers, family members, and professionals across disciplines. Attendees have the option of attending in person or on Zoom though some sessions are only available in person.

This intermediate level program will provide attendees up to 0.6 ASHA CEUs in the area of speech-language pathology, when attended in person.

Online attendees may earn up to .5 ASHA CEU's.

While all attendees will attend the keynote address, each attendee will then choose varied short programs for the remainder of the day.

Time ordered agenda 

8:00 AM-8:50 AM Breakfast and registration
 
Raffles and fundraising open
 
8:55 AM Welcome:
Susan Alimonti, M.A., M.Phil., CCC-SLP, TSHH
 
9:00 AM-10:00 AM Keynote Address:
Laura Himmelstein, LCSW, CHTP, BBMTT2, TFT Certified
Outside Looking In – Understanding the Person in Environment Model of Care

10:00AM-10:15 AM Break
 
10:15 AM-12:15 PM AM Concurrent Sessions:
Lauren Budd, MS, SLP-CCC
Whole-Body, Regulation-Based Feeding: Anatomy, Physiology, Sensory Integration, and Trauma-Informed Treatment Across the Lifespan
 
Dr. Kaitlin Brooks, CCC-SLP
Kara Bain, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIST, PhD student
Safe Feeding, Swallowing, and Communication: Practical Foundations for Medically Fragile Adults
 
Amanda Eads, M.Phil.in CSD at NYU, ABD TBD
Ultrasound and Visual Acoustic Biofeedback in the Clinical Speech Context
 
 
12:15 PM-1:45 PM Midday Concurrent Sessions:
Lunch
Raffles and fundraiser sales
Career and Resource Fair
 
Prompt Study Group
 
Praxis Review (Graduate Students)
 
2:00 PM-4:00 PM PM Concurrent Sessions:
Lauren Budd, MS, SLP-CCC
Whole-Body, Regulation-Based Feeding: Anatomy, Physiology, Sensory Integration, and Trauma-Informed Treatment Across the Lifespan
 
Dr. Kaitlin Brooks, CCC-SLP
Kara Bain, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIST, PhD student
Advanced Clinical Reasoning and Ethical Decision-Making in Feeding, Swallowing, and Communication for Medically Fragile Adults
 
Amanda Eads, M.Phil.in CSD at NYU, ABD
Ultrasound and Visual Acoustic Biofeedback in the Clinical Speech Context

Raffle winners announced 

Location/Zoom Link
If you register for the in-person option the conference check-in, breakfast, lunch will be held in the Larini Room of the Public Square building (second floor) at Molloy's Rockville Centre campus located at 1000 Hempstead Avenue, Rockville Centre, New York 11571. The keynote address will be held in the Madison Theatre. 

Click here for directions to the campus and a campus map.

If you register for the Zoom option you will be emailed the Zoom links with further information as we get closer to the conference date.

Concurrent Sessions
Conference participants will be able to pick from four/five topics presented during two (2), 2-hour concurrent sessions: from 10:15 am– 12:15 p.m. and 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. The topics can be found above in the section, "Time-ordered Agenda". Participants will be asked to pre-register for the topics that they would like to attend. In-person seating is limited, so please make your selections early.

Fee schedule for in person attendees

$140 fee paid prior to March 6, includes all in person programming, breakfast and lunch and CEU processing
Late registration on day of event increases to $150 (on site only, no online registration)
When registering: Please indicate your relationship to Molloy to determine whether you may be eligible for discounted registration. (Proof of status required.)

Fee schedule:
$140 full price
$100 for Molloy alumni
$30 non-Molloy students
Free for Molloy employees, externship supervisors and current
students in an undergraduate or graduate program.

Fee schedule for virtual attendees

Registration
Click here to register online. 

Refund Policy
If you withdraw from the program, a full refund is granted if notice of withdrawal is received one week prior to the program. Non-attendance in the program does not constitute a withdrawal. However, substitutions can be made until the day of the program at no charge.

Student Complaint Procedure
If you are still not satisfied with the program, please email csdce@molloy.edu to register a complaint. 

Privacy Policy
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Questions?
If you should have any questions concerning registration or the program, call 516.323.3519 or email csdce@molloy.edu. 

Communication Sciences and Disorders Department

Molloy's Communication Sciences and Disorders Department continues to offer a comprehensive undergraduate program in Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology and also offers an M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology. The M.S. program in speech-language pathology at Molloy University is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Additionally, our Speech, Language and Hearing Center is located off campus in a new facility and continues to serve the community by providing an array of evaluation and treatment services.

The Speech, Language and Hearing Center at Molloy University is located at 30 Hempstead Avenue, Rockville Centre and continues to serve the community by providing an array of evaluation and treatment services.