The theme for this SIG 14 activity was diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in communication sciences and disorders (CSD) research and professionalism and guidance for working with interpreters and translators in speech-language pathology (SLP). Topics included (a) a review of ASHA publications in 2020 examining participant gender, race, and ethnicity; (b) considerations for DEI access as it relates to professionalism; and (c) guidance for working with interpreters and translators in SLP.

Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

• describe broad trends in demographics reporting and participant diversity in recent CSD research
• identify the importance of cultural effect on defining professionalism
• list practical recommendations for speech-language pathologists working with interpreters and translators

Assessment Type
Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.

Articles in This Course

1. Diversity of Research Participant Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in Communication Sciences and Disorders: A Systematic Review and Quantitative Synthesis of American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Publications in 2020 by Ryan A. Millager, Jacob I. Feldman, Zachary J. Williams, Kiiya Shibata, Keysha A. Martinez-Torres, Katherine M. Bryan, Dillon G. Pruett, Jade T. Mitchell, Jennifer E. Markfeld, Brandon Merritt, Derek E. Daniels, Robin M. Jones, and Tiffany Woynaroski, published in SIG 14, Volume 9, Issue 3, June 3 2024
2. Professionalism in Communication Sciences and Disorders: Consideration of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access by Sue Ann S. Lee, Amanda Jordan Byrd, Elena Babatsouli, Kyomi Gregory-Martin, and Monica Echeverry Wright, published in SIG 14, Volume 9, Issue 3, June 3 2024
3. Guidance on the Effective Collaboration With Interpreters and Translators in Speech- Language Pathology by Salim Alani, Valerie E. Boyer, Ana Claudia Harten, Maria Claudia Franca, Julie A. G. Stierwalt, and Maria Inês Pegoraro-Krook, published in SIG 14, Volume 9, Issue 3, June 3 2024