From Foundation to Future is a justice-centered symposium bringing together students, clinicians, educators, and community partners to reimagine Communication Sciences & Disorders through community cultural wealth, funds of knowledge, and counter-stories.
We’ll challenge majoritarian narratives, surface lived expertise, and co-design practices that advance language justice, belonging, and equitable care. Bring your research, teaching innovations, and creative scholarship—and help build the future our communities deserve.
Registration opens soon; the Call for Papers is now live.
From Foundation to Future invites submissions that center community cultural wealth, funds of knowledge, and counter-story methodologies to disrupt deficit narratives in CSD and allied health/education fields. We especially welcome work led by scholars of color, first-gen researchers, disabled scholars, LGBTQIA+ scholars, and community partners.
We accept a variety of formats, including:
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Research Papers (empirical, theoretical, or methodological)
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Practice Reports & Teaching Innovations
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Counter-Story Collections / Oral Histories
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Work-in-Progress Lightning Talks
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Creative/Multimodal Scholarship (zines, visual essays, podcasts)
We welcome all submissions. The target audience is SLP students, professionals, and faculty. Some examples of priority themes include:
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Countering the “model minority” & perpetual-foreigner narratives
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Critical pedagogy, anti-racist supervision, and clinical education
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Language justice, cross-linguistic assessment, and disability justice
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Community-led research partnerships & mutual benefit
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Healing-centered, culturally sustaining practice
Submission Guidelines
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Abstract: 400 characters maximum (aim, methods/approach, contribution)
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500 word summary, including citations
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3 learning objectives
All proposals will be reviewed through a blind peer review process to ensure fairness and equity. Presenters will be notified by September 24, 2025 regarding acceptance and their assigned presentation time slot. We deeply appreciate the time, thought, and lived experiences reflected in your submissions and look forward to highlighting this important work in our shared program.
Ready to Submit? Click Here by September 9th.
