Schedule

Saturday, February 21, 2026

9:00 am - 10:00 am

  • Light Breakfast, Games, Exhibitors, Networking

10:00 am - 10:10 am

  • Opening Words

10:10 am - 11:00 am

  • Gareth Walkom "Life Is A Video Game: What I've Learned From Navigating The Levels as a Person Who Stutters"

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

  • Christopher “Riggy2k3” Riggs "Streaming Game Development as a Digital Support System: Exploring Social Connection Through Online Creative Practice"

  • Monica Murphy "Designing Digital Worlds: Supporting Complex Communicators Through Virtual Contexts in Teletherapy"

  • Lauren Dowd and Sophia Newcomer "From Play to Progress: Therapy Through Roblox for School-Aged Clients"

  • Luke Tellis and Ava Laukaitis "Leveling Up Speech Therapy: Cortical Activation During Roblox-Related Tasks"

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

  • Lunch, Games, Exhibitors, Networking

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

  • Poster Presentations (see list below), Games, Exhibitors, Networking

Alphabetized Poster List (by Title)

  • Be Internet Awesome: Building Digital Literacy and Cognitive-Pragmatic Communication Through Guided Play

  • Authors: Mia M. Russo, Kelly J. Nide, and Erik X. Raj

  • Affiliation: Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey, USA

  • Co-designing with Children – Frusjoytion, A Game About Frustrating Fun

  • Authors: Mike P. Montulet, Camryn A. Moschitta, and Erik X. Raj

  • Affiliation: Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey, USA

  • Designing Digital Worlds: Supporting Complex Communicators Through Virtual Contexts in Teletherapy

  • Author: Monica Murphy

  • Affiliation: Equinox Speech & Language Services, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

  • Esports and the Positive Impact on Student Attendance

  • Author: Patt Dennis

  • Affiliation: Garden State Esports, New Jersey, USA

  • From Play to Progress: Therapy Through Roblox for School-Aged Clients

  • Authors: Lauren Dowd, Sophia Newcomer, and Glen Tellis

  • Affiliation: Misericordia University, Dallas, Pennsylvania, USA

  • Immersive Learning Opportunities for Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Student Training in Endoscopy

  • Authors: Katherine Olson, Julia Quintin, and Susan M. Pattay

  • Affiliation: Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey, USA

  • Leveling Up Speech Therapy: Cortical Activation During Roblox-Related Tasks

  • Authors: Luke Tellis and Ava Laukaitis

  • Affiliations: Dallas High School, Dallas, Pennsylvania, USA (Luke); Misericordia University, Dallas, Pennsylvania, USA (Ava)

  • More Than a Fight: Finding Strength, Skill, and Self in Fighting Games

  • Authors: Lucas LoBello, Ephraim Washington, and Erik X. Raj

  • Affiliations: Matawan Regional High School, Aberdeen, New Jersey, USA (Lucas); Independent Scholar, West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA (Ephraim); Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey, USA (Erik)

  • Playful Progress: The Role of Gaming in Speech Therapy

  • Authors: Kearston Healey, Melissa Giomboni, Madelyn Stuart, and Ella Burns

  • Affiliation: Misericordia University, Dallas, Pennsylvania, USA

  • Please Select Difficulty: Barriers to Video Games in the English Classroom

  • Author: Emily Zbyszynski

  • Affiliation: Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York, USA

  • Projections that Strengthen Pragmatics and Executive Function at the Tovertafel® Magic Table

  • Authors: Jessica Rostron and Erik X. Raj

  • Affiliation: Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey, USA

  • Streaming Game Development as a Digital Support System: Exploring Social Connection Through Online Creative Practice

  • Author: Christopher “Riggy2k3” Riggs

  • Affiliation: Independent Scholar, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

  • Technologies in Therapy of Deaf or Hard of Hearing - The Polish Perspectives

  • Authors: Katarzyna Ita Bieńkowska, Natalia Radkowska-Marczak, Agnieszka Jedlińska, and Maria Faściszewska

  • Affiliations: - The Maria Grzegorzewska University, Warsaw, Poland (Katarzyna, Natalia, and Agnieszka), University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland (Maria)

  • The Adapted Stairway to Virtual Reality Speech-Language Therapy

  • Authors: James Paladino and Joshua Nathan

  • Affiliation: The Center for Discovery, Harris, New York, USA

  • The Evolution of Videogame Addiction

  • Author: Josh Bycer

  • Affiliation: Game-Wisdom, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA

  • The Use of Video Games in Speech Therapy - Perspectives of Polish Speech-Language Pathologists

  • Authors: Natalia Radkowska-Marczak and Erik X. Raj

  • Affiliations: The Maria Grzegorzewska University, Warsaw, Poland (Natalia), Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey, USA (Erik)

  • Up the Light: A Game for Speech Sounds and More

  • Authors: May Z. Alkaisi, Brittany T. Bross, Lindsey M. Probola, Samantha R. Tolentino, and Erik X. Raj

  • Affiliation: Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey, USA

  • Utilizing AI to Bring Student Narratives to Life

  • Author: Felicita Chipak

  • Affiliation: Divergent Speech LLC, Port Ewen, New York, USA

  • When the Game Has No Story: Using an Open-Ended Platformer to Support Narrative Language in Middle School Students

  • Authors: Lauren E. Habib, Jenna R. Walch, and Erik X. Raj

  • Affiliation: Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey, USA

  • Wonder Flower: Planting Seeds of Life and Language in a Pixelated City

  • Authors: Ava Charleston, Noelle Parrino, and Erik X. Raj

  • Affiliation: Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey, USA

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

  • Luisa Rinaudo "More than a Game: A Panel of Client Voices, Choices, and Connection"

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

  • Josh Bound "Social Gaming for Inclusivity"

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

  • Patt Dennis "Esports in the Library? Developing Impactful Research and New Literacies-based Esports Programs in School Libraries."

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

  • Kacey Doran and Aaron Talasnik "University Esports Partnerships: On Campus Experiential and Theoretical Learning at Rowan and Neumann"

4:00 pm - 4:45 pm

4:45 pm - 5:00 pm

  • Closing Words