David Brewer Awards for Best Posters
2017 David Brewer Poster Awards
The goals of the highly popular Poster Session are to share information, to inspire others with new thoughts, to talk with others with similar interests and ambitions, to expand the range of topics at the symposium, and to increase the number of students able to participate at the symposium. The poster contest itself is a highly motivating influence for many who submit. Posters are judged for the following:
1. Quality of the research: 60%
2. Importance or originality of the work: 25%
3. Readability and esthetics of the presentation: 15%
This year there were 46 posters competing.
First Place for 2017 Poster Contest:
Regenerative Effects of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor on Restoration of Thyroarytenoid Muscle Atrophy Caused by Recurrent Laryngeal Nerves Transection
Authors: Mami Kaneko, SLP; Shigeru Hirano, MD
Second Place for 2017 Poster Contest:
Autonomic and Acoustic Measures during Speech as a Function of Cognitive Load in Healthy Older Adults
Authors: Megan K. MacPherson, PhD; Adrianna C. Shembel, MA; Cara E. Stepp, PhD
Third Place for 2017 Poster Contest:
Exploring the Neural Bases of Primary Muscle Tension Dysphonia (pMTD): A Case Study using fMRI
Authors: Nelson Roy, PhD; Amanda Heller, MA; Michael Blomgren, PhD; James Lee, PhD; Dan Houtz, MS, Maria Dietrich, PhD, CCC-SLP
Special thanks to Ron Scherer, PhD, for his tireless work with the posters, judges and all the papers! It is not easy to express the deep gratitude we have for our volunteer poster judges at The Voice Foundation symposium. It is a generous gesture that helps fulfill the goal of the posters. Thank you very much for this invaluable service; it helps to keep the quality of the symposium at a high level.
1. Quality of the research: 60%
2. Importance or originality of the work: 25%
3. Readability and esthetics of the presentation: 15%
We would also like to thank our Presentation Coaches for helping people prepare the poster presentations. Janet Feindel, Diane Gaary, Jeannette LoVetri, Lucille Rubin, Nancy P. Solomon and Donna Snow.