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speakers of African American English and (2) culturally responsive and globally sustainable practices. As Co-Director of a nonprofit, Cultural Connections: Transnational Research and Education Laboratory, Yvette co-teaches study-abroad courses in West Africa and in the U.S. Midwest about the causes and consequences of globalisation on systems, policies, and practices. She has published articles underscoring the need for conceptual frameworks guiding practice in globally sustainable ways, a co-authored textbook on culturally responsive practices, and served in leadership positions regarding global practice, diversity, inclusion, and equity.

If submitting a paper relevant to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, please ensure within your abstract that it demonstrates the ways in which your project incorporates the following principles: • origins in/driven by community aspirations • engagement in community consultation • collaboration with community • involvement of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples in project planning, implementation, and reporting • presentation includes an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander researcher (in person or via video) • use of strengths-based language. Closing date for submissions is ( Midnight AEST Tuesday 15 September 2020) . Please don’t wait, submit your abstract today! This will assist the Scientific Program Chair (SPC) in managing the review process and help us develop the conference program in a timely manner. Early review will also give authors more time to consider any reviewer comments. Keynote speakers The Conference Planning Committee (CPC) is pleased to re-introduce to you of our keynote and invited speakers. Information about their presentations is available on the conference website. Yvette D. Hyter, Ph.D .,

Swathi Kiran is Professor in the

Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences and the Associate Dean for Research at the College for Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at Boston University. Her research interests focus around lexical semantic treatment for individuals

with aphasia, bilingual aphasia and neuroimaging of brain plasticity following a stroke. She has over 100 publications and her work has appeared in high impact journals across a variety of disciplines including cognitive neuroscience, neuroimaging, rehabilitation, speech language pathology and bilingualism. Swathi is a fellow of the American Speech Language and Hearing Association She is the co-founder and scientific advisor for Constant Therapy, now owned by The Learning Corporation, a software platform for rehabilitation tools after brain injury.

is Professor Emeritus of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, USA and a Fellow of the American Speech Language and Hearing Association. Her research and teaching focus on the influences of culture on communication

development and disorders, with emphasis in the areas of (1) pragmatic language and social communication of

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