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John Munday
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CCC-SLP, Spanish-English bilingual, and doc student at UW-Madison 🦡

Researching speech in children with craniofacial conditions 💬
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johnmundayslp.bsky.social
Had a great time talking about #intelligibility in people with #clefts at the #ASHA Convention last week!! Special thanks to my collaborators and mentor, as this work would not be possible without them!
November 27, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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fernandaedi.bsky.social
Decision on your manuscript
unenthusiast.com Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · Oct 12
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/
hammancheez.bsky.social hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · Oct 12
"The chancellor approved it"
October 13, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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peiferlabunc.bsky.social
Fascinating thread about the identification of one of the first genes with a clear role in human speech and language! Extra credit for those who dig in to find out why its called a "forkhead domain" 🧪
profsimonfisher.bsky.social Simon Fisher @profsimonfisher.bsky.social · Oct 4
Twenty-four years ago today, our paper “A forkhead-domain gene is mutated in a severe speech and language disorder” was published: www.nature.com/articles/350....
A personal thread about the ups & downs of the journey we took to get to that point....1/n
🗣️🧬🧪
Image shows the first two printed pages of the paper “A forkhead-domain gene is mutated in a severe speech and language disorder” by Cecilia Lai and colleagues, published in Nature in 2001 (volume 413, pages 519-523). The abstract reads as follows: Individuals affected with developmental disorders of speech and language have substantial difficulty acquiring expressive and/or receptive language in the absence of any profound sensory or neurological impairment and despite adequate intelligence and opportunity. Although studies of twins consistently indicate that a significant genetic component is involved, most families segregating speech and language deficits show complex patterns of inheritance, and a gene that predisposes individuals to such disorders has not been identified. We have studied a unique three-generation pedigree, KE, in which a severe speech and language disorder is transmitted as an autosomal-dominant monogenic trait. Our previous work mapped the locus responsible, SPCH1, to a 5.6-cM interval of region 7q31 on chromosome 7. We also identified an unrelated individual, CS, in whom speech and language impairment is associated with a chromosomal translocation involving the SPCH1 interval. Here we show that the gene FOXP2, which encodes a putative transcription factor containing a polyglutamine tract and a forkhead DNA-binding domain, is directly disrupted by the translocation breakpoint in CS. In addition, we identify a point mutation in affected members of the KE family that alters an invariant amino-acid residue in the forkhead domain. Our findings suggest that FOXP2 is involved in the developmental process that culminates in speech and language.
October 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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mehr.nz
academic life is fundamentally cyclical and the best cycle is the "excited about too many things" one
September 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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uwmadison.bsky.social
Treating voice disorders and training voice researchers is a top strength of UW–Madison's newly formed Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Learn more: www.med.wisc.edu/news/voice-r...
Raise every voice - School of Medicine and Public Health
Researching voice disorders is a top strength of UW's new Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
www.med.wisc.edu
September 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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ashajournals.bsky.social
Voice evaluations are often needed when children present with #dysphonia. But do children tolerate instrumental voice assessments? Find out here in #AJSLP. https://on.asha.org/4giv7ml

@sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social #AJSLP
Instrumental Voice Evaluation in Children: What Are We Getting?
Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the age at which children with voice disorders can complete videostroboscopy, acoustic, and aerod...
on.asha.org
September 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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newyorker.com
R. F. Kuang has worked in an unpredictable range of styles and genres during the past 10 years. This month, she will publish her sixth novel, “Katabasis.” “I think I completely reinvent myself every few years,” Kuang told Hua Hsu.
The Otherworldly Ambitions of R. F. Kuang
The author of “Babel” and “Yellowface” is drawn to stories of striving. Her new fantasy novel, “Katabasis,” asks if graduate school is a kind of hell.
www.newyorker.com
August 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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noamchompers.bsky.social
The only way I can understand this take is that racism has ruined their palate
cjzero.bsky.social CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · Jul 27
Bangers & Mash > Chorizo
English couple holding a sign
July 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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emilyriederer.bsky.social
I have deleted
the data
that were in
the database
and which
you were probably
saving
for production

Forgive me
I was panicked
So artificial
And so intelligent
July 21, 2025 at 11:23 AM
johnmundayslp.bsky.social
Another great intervention study on speech therapy in kids with #clefts from Alighieri and colleagues
July 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
johnmundayslp.bsky.social
Best way to celebrate #cleft and #craniofacial awareness month: check out our new #ASHASIG5 article!
July 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
johnmundayslp.bsky.social
Our new article came out just in time for national #cleft awareness month! A lot of articles study speech therapy in kids with clefts, but only a faction have looked at adults. In this @sigperspectives.bsky.social case study we explore adult-specific considerations! pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
Speech Therapy in an Adult With Cleft Lip and Palate: A Clinical Case Study
Clinical Scenario: Although speech therapy (ST) has been frequently studied in children, the efficacy of motor-phonetic ST in adults with repaire...
pubs.asha.org
July 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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gretchenmcc.bsky.social
New kiki/bouba test just dropped
June 26, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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kwsaar.bsky.social
USA-based #slpeeps

ASHA/CAA propose removing language about DEI/culture from accreditation standards.

Please SPEAK UP about the damage this will do and the progress it will erase toward providing equitable care & educating future professionals.

Provide feedback via the survey in chain below.
Recent federal executive orders have resulted in legal scrutiny surrounding terminology related to cultural competency, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Even when terminology is lawfully applied and considered essential for clinical practice, some of the terminology within the 2020 certification standards could put ASHA’s certification programs at risk from government, state, and private actors. ASHA’s Council for Clinical Certification in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CFCC) is taking steps that are necessary to (a) ensure the longevity and integrity of ASHA’s certification programs and (b) protect clients/patients/students’ access to safe and effective care. The values of ASHA’s certification programs are not changing. The CFCC is proposing modifications to the 2020 Audiology Certification Standards and the 2020 Speech-Language Pathology Certification Standards; these proposed changes are outlined below. The decision to propose these modifications was not made lightly, yet it is necessary to ensure that ASHA certification continues to be available to current and future certificants. Most importantly, this decision upholds the trust that clients, patients, and students place in ASHA-certified professionals—who have delivered essential services and high-quality care under ASHA certification standards since 1952. Standard V-F Supervised practicum must include experience with individuals across the lifespan and from (add:) various cultural and linguistic backgrounds. (Strike through: culturally/linguistically diverse backgrounds.) Practicum must include experience with individuals with various types and severities of communication and/or related disorders, differences, and disabilities. Standard VIII: Maintenance of Certification Certificate holders must demonstrate continued professional development for maintenance of the CCC-SLP. Implementation: Clinicians who hold the CCC-SLP must accumulate and report 30 professional development hours (PDHs) [formerly certification maintenance hours (CMHs)], which is equivalent to 3.0 ASHA continuing education units (CEUs). The PDHs must include a minimum of 1.0 PDH (or 0.1 ASHA CEU) in ethics and 2.0 PDHs (or 0.2 ASHA CEU) in (add) person-centered care and/or professional interactions* (strike through cultural competency, cultural humility, culturally responsive practice, or DEI) during every 3-year certification maintenance interval. The ethics requirement began with the 2020–2022 maintenance interval, and the (add )person-centered care and/or professional interactions* requirement (strike through: cultural competency, cultural humility, culturally responsive practice, or DEI)requirement began with the 2023–2025 certification maintenance interval. Speech-Language Pathology Certification Standards Standard IV-B The applicant must have demonstrated knowledge of basic human communication and swallowing processes—including the appropriate biological, neurological, acoustic, psychological, developmental, and linguistic and cultural bases. The applicant must have demonstrated the ability to integrate information pertaining to (strike through typical and atypical) replace with: normal and abnormal human development across the lifespan. Standard IV-G The applicant must have demonstrated knowledge of contemporary professional issues. Implementation: The applicant must have demonstrated knowledge of professional issues that affect speech-language pathology. Issues may include but are not limited to trends in professional practice; academic program accreditation standards; ASHA practice policies and guidelines; add: person-centered care; (strike through cultural competency and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)); educational legal requirements or policies; and reimbursement procedures.
June 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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sigperspectives.bsky.social
The June issue of Perspectives is now live! Read about the forums on intersectional approaches to language in autism from #ASHASIG1 and feeding infants with cleft and craniofacial conditions from #ASHASIG5 academy.pubs.asha.org/2025/06/clin... #SLPeeps #SLP2Be
Clinically Relevant Resources on Autism and Cleft Feeding - ASHA Journals Academy
ASHA’s clinicians work in a variety of different roles, with multiple populations, and across many settings. In fact, this may be your reality right now! If so, keep on reading—because you’re going to...
on.asha.org
June 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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jpeelle.bsky.social
Absolutely.

I also did this with all the figures I created for my textbook!

osf.io/geqb6/
June 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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tricmc.bsky.social
Congratulations to Mikaela Bow on your next @sydney.edu.au PhD paper - interviews with #Cleft clinicians about continuity of care. Just published and #openAccess! #bskyspeechie #slpeep #slt

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Experiences of Cleft Team Speech-Language Pathologists in Continuity of Care: Building Relationships Beyond Broadcasting - Mikaela Bow, Patricia McCabe, Alison Purcell, 2025
Objective This study investigated the experiences of cleft team speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in relation to continuity of care (CoC). The research aimed ...
journals.sagepub.com
June 10, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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astrokatie.com
If you burn down a forest, you don't miss out on lumber for just that season. You have to replant all the trees, nurture them, and wait for them to grow.

The science and research budget cuts happening now are wanton, senseless arson. Recovery, if it ever happens, will take generations.
June 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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ashajournals.bsky.social
#ASHAWire Special Collection Highlights Service Delivery w/ Spanish–English Speaking Children. During the past 5 years, we’ve published dozens of articles on this topic: Here's a sampling from the ASHA Journals & from The ASHA Leader! on.asha.org/4kvHdZW

@sigperspectives.bsky.social
Special Collection Highlights Service Delivery With Spanish–English Speaking Children - ASHA Journals Academy
As the bilingual Spanish–English population in the United States continues to grow, you may feel unprepared to work with these patients—particularly if you’re monolingual. During the past 5 years, we’...
on.asha.org
May 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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roryturnbull.bsky.social
They're only formants if they come from the supralaryngeal region of the vocal tract. Otherwise they're just sparkling harmonics.
March 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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uwmadison.bsky.social
With proposed changes to NIH support, potentially life-saving research at UW–Madison would become slower and less ambitious. And the true cost would fall on those waiting for the next medical breakthrough, who would have to wait even longer.
The real costs of research funding cuts
UW–Madison could lose tens of millions of dollars in annual research support due to a proposed change in federal funding. But what’s really at stake? The university’s ability to advance life-saving re
news.wisc.edu
May 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
johnmundayslp.bsky.social
If you are a new researcher-struggling to write, like me-I cannot recommend this course enough. Dr. Sainani is informative, concise, and humorous. And it’s free, so it’s doc student friendly 💸

www.coursera.org/learn/sciwrite
Writing in the Sciences
Offered by Stanford University. This course teaches scientists to become more effective writers, using practical examples and exercises. ... Enroll for free.
www.coursera.org
May 14, 2025 at 2:10 AM
johnmundayslp.bsky.social
It was great seeing friends and catching up with colleagues at the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association meeting last week!
May 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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scattercushion.bsky.social
🧪Hello! are you a scientist who started your PhD in 2020 and are now wrapping up? I want to know how your life is and how you're feeling about your prospects in 2025 for a story in @nature.com. DM me or find me on Signal at aheidt.16. Tell yo friends!

(Also seeking international sources.)
May 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
johnmundayslp.bsky.social
I feel attacked, but also this was a great read!

rdcu.be/efHad
An open letter to graduate students and other procrastinators: it’s time to write
Nature Biotechnology - An open letter to graduate students and other procrastinators: it’s time to write
rdcu.be
March 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM