# The Eleanor M. Saffran Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience of Rehabilitation of Communication Disorders

> **NIH NIH R13** · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · 2024 · $40,000

## Abstract

Project Summary.
In an ideal world, scientists devise interventions for human communication which are in turn translated and
implemented by clinicians. Feedback from patients and caregivers is then used to optimize and fine-tune the
treatment. Modern rehabilitation is a dynamic process, and its effectiveness requires coordination between
numerous disciplines and stakeholders. Since 2006, the Eleanor M. Saffran Conference on the Cognitive
Neuroscience and Rehabilitation of Communication Disorders has provided a hub for engaging basic science
with implementation science. The conference attracts professionals and students with a common interest in
language and cognitive disorders, including researchers in basic and clinical research, clinical practitioners,
academic faculty, and students representing disciplines such as speech-language pathology, neuropsychology,
cognitive neuroscience, and linguistics. In this renewal application, we will continue this mission and expand our
coverage to include other key moderators (e.g., access to services) of successful rehabilitation of language and
cognitive disorders. Effective evidence-based practice in the communication sciences and other health
professions requires several stages of development from basic science to the clinic. Thus, we will retain our
format that moves from basic science talks in the morning of Day 1 to applied clinical research in afternoon. The
focus of Day 2 is on the challenges of implementing basic and translational research to the clinical or school
setting, which stem in part from the practical differences between laboratory settings where interventions are
developed and clinical settings where they are implemented. The second day provides a forum to address the
practical considerations involved in translating laboratory developed diagnostic and treatment protocols to clinical
practice. This component of the conference provides a unique opportunity for researchers and clinicians to
participate together in the translation/implementation process. We are expanding this feature of the conference
to include two other stakeholders in the successful translation of research to clinical implementation: individuals
with communication disorders and care partners of people with communication disorders. These two groups will
be involved as speakers, discussants and participants in ways that are fitting to the particular theme of a
conference. We will also continue with our mission to train students and provide them with opportunities to meet
and interact with world class researchers and clinicians . Students at all academic levels (undergraduate to post-
doctoral) will attend the conference free of charge. Additionally, we will offer a competitive Student Scholar Award
program open to students at the doctoral or post-doctoral level. The award includes travel, accommodations,
hotel, and a chance for the students to present their research in a poster session at the conference. We will
budget for t...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10819520
- **Project number:** 5R13DC016550-07
- **Recipient organization:** TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH
- **Principal Investigator:** Nadine Martin
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $40,000
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-07-05 → 2028-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10819520

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10819520, The Eleanor M. Saffran Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience of Rehabilitation of Communication Disorders (5R13DC016550-07). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10819520. Licensed CC0.

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