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Simucase SIMposium: Fostering Excellence - Developing Core Competencies Through Simulation

Second annual event on September 20, 2024

Posted May 31, 2024

Guest Speakers

Lauren Calandruccio, PhD, CCC-A, is the Louis D. Beaumont University Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. She is an ASHA Fellow and has proudly served on the ASHA Journal Boards, the Ear and Hearing Journal Board, and the ASHFoundation Board of Trustees. Dr. Calandruccio is the original codeveloper of Audiolab and since 2020 has been using the software in her undergraduate courses to improve learning and make learning more fun.

Peter Wasiuk, AuD, PhD, CCC-A, is an assistant professor at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, CT, and is the director of the Owl Auditory-Cognitive Science Laboratory. His research interests include exploring the way individuals perceive, comprehend, and remember spoken language heard in adverse listening environments, with current projects focused on adults with autism spectrum disorders. His primary goals as an instructor are to promote engagement and critical thinking via student-centered learning methods, and he has been using Audiolab in his undergraduate courses as a clinical simulation tool since 2022.

Camille Turner, EdD, MSOT, OTR/L, is an assistant professor of occupational therapy and serves as the academic fieldwork coordinator for Belmont University’s MSOT Program, a position she has held full-time since 2013. Prior to that, she provided occupational therapy services at Park Center, a community-based psychosocial clubhouse, and Vanderbilt’s Pi Beta Phi Rehabilitation Institute, an outpatient clinic for individuals with acquired brain injury. Camille is passionate about occupational therapy services in nontraditional settings and community-based mental health practice, exploring how the integration of instructional technology into occupational therapy education supports the unique needs of distance and hybrid learners and the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Carrie Roberts, OTD, OTR/L, is a professor of occupational therapy at Keuka College who has been practicing for over 20 years, with experience in various areas of practice, including the hospital and nursing home, with a greater focus in pediatrics from birth to 21 years. She graduated from Keuka College with a degree in occupational therapy; she also graduated from Chatham University in 2013 with her clinical occupational therapy doctoral degree in which her research focus related to children on the autism spectrum.

Megan Kim, PT, DPT, ATC, LAT, is an assistant professor and admissions committee chair with Nova Southeastern University – Fort Lauderdale’s DPT program. Her primary teaching responsibilities include cardiopulmonary PT and patient management in acute care settings. She is a board-certified Geriatric Clinical Specialist with over a decade of clinical experience in acute care settings and with an emphasis on ICU-level care. Her current research interests include student experiences and outcomes, acute care PT curriculum, and admissions factors.

Rebecca Lulai, MA, CCC-SLP, is the Director of Clinical Programs in Speech-Language Pathology in the Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences at the University of Minnesota. She has worked in clinical education since 2006 as a clinical supervisor and developed the simulation curriculum used in didactic and clinical education within the MA-SLP program. Prior to joining higher education, Rebecca worked clinically in a variety of settings, including public schools, hospitals, private practice, and outpatient clinics. She holds a license in speech-language pathology from the MN Department of Health and a Certificate of Clinical Competence from ASHA.