DATE AND TIME

Friday, October 27 from 6 - 8 p.m.

LOCATION

Chittenden Bank Room, Dudley H. Davis Center

DETAILS

Dr. Nancy Gauvin, clinical assistant professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders, hosts Dr. Jack Pickering, co-director of the Transgender Voice and Communication Program at the College of Saint Rose, in an orientation to UVM's transgender voice therapy group.

Health care providers and members of the transgender community and their families are encouraged to attend.

The event is free and open to the public; light refreshments will be served.

ABOUT DR. JACK PICKERING

In addition to his role as Co-Director of the Transgender Voice and Communication Program at the College of St. Rose, Jack Pickering, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is a licensed speech-language pathologist and professor of Communication Science and Disorders.

His recent publications include:

• Fleurantin, S. & Pickering, J. (November, 2016). Transgender voice and Communication: A case study. 2016 ASHA Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA.
• Pickering, J. (November, 2016). Applying telepractice to improve voice and communication for people in the transgender community. 2016 ASHA Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA.
• Pickering, J.E. & Kayajian, D. (June, 2016). Clinical Skills, Counseling, and Cultural Competence: A Clinical Practicum at The College of Saint Rose. 2016 World Professional Association for Transgender Health Biennial Symposium, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
• Wenzel, M. & Pickering, J. (April, 2016). Voice and communication workshops for transgender men. 2016 New York State Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention, Saratoga, NY.

ABOUT DR. NANCY GAUVIN

Dr. Gauvin's specialty experience includes accent modification therapy and cleft and craniofacial anomalies. She has worked as a speech-language pathologist in London, England and served as program instructor and clinical supervisor at Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Gauvin has been an invited lead lecturer for Operation Smile in Managua, Nicaragua.