» The Fourth International Cognitive-Communication Disorders Conference

Types of Papers

Two types of presentations are encouraged.

• Paper presentations: Researchers are encouraged to present original research studies on the nature and management of cognitive, communication, and social disorders associated with traumatic brain injury (including concussion), right hemisphere damage, communication disorders related to long COVID and other acquired brain injuries. Because the intent of the conference is to foster clinical research, priority will be given to proposals that describe studies where the data has been collected and analyzed. Paper presentations should be no longer than 15-minutes followed by 15 minutes of discussion.
• Panel presentations: Panels should be 3-4 people, discussing a clinical or educational topic of broad interest, including but not limited to creating policy, community-based rehabilitation, and lived experiences. The panel presentations should not be longer than 30 minutes followed by 15 minutes of discussion.

The body of the proposal:

1. Should include names and affiliations of all authors/presenters.
2. Should include a 50-word abstract that will be published in the conference program.
3. Paper proposals should describe a research study. The description should include a brief rationale/background, methodology (participants, procedures, design) results and discussion, and be no longer than 800 words.
4. Panel proposals should include: a rationale of why this topic is important and its relevance to research and/or clinical services; the individuals who will be presenting and a brief description of their contribution to the panel presentation; and two learning outcomes. Panel proposals should be no longer than 800 words.
5. All proposals should be submitted as a PDF.

Proposal submissions are now closed.  

Please contact Cat Dee (dee@chapman.edu), if you are experiencing any issues with the submission process.

• July 17 - Proposals can be submitted from a link provided under the "Proposal Submission Instructions" tab on this webpage
• September 15 - Deadline for submitting proposals
• October 6 - Date first authors will be notified

Registration is now open!

Please see the following link to register: ICCDC 2024

• Authors whose papers have been accepted are expected to register and attend the conference.
• IN PERSON - Registration Fees
  • Professional Presenter: $50.00
  • General Audience: $100.00 
  • Non-Chapman Student (Presenting or Not Presenting): $25.00
• VIRTUAL - Registration Fees
  
  • Professional Presenter: $30.00
  • General Audience: $30.00
  • Non-Chapman Student (Presenting or Not Presenting): Free

Conference Program

• ICCDC 2024 Conference Program

Conference Location

• ICCDC will be held at Chapman University in Orange, CA.  
• Room: Argyros Forum - Conference Room 209ABC
  
• Maps and Directions to Campus

Ayres Hotel Orange 
200 N. They City Dr. Orange, CA 92868 
Special group rate of $154.00 per night + tax 

For online reservations, please visit:

http://bookings.ihotelier.com/bookings.jsp?groupID=4150875&hotelID=131335

For phone reservations, please call: (800) 764-4614 or (714) 919-7940 and ask for the “ICCDC 2024” group rate. 

*You are not obligated to stay at this hotel and may make alternate arrangements.

The group rate will expire on Tuesday, 12/19/23.

If you are recieving an error message on the website, please contact the hotel directly by phone.

(Updated on 12.13.23)

Orange County (John Wayne) Airport is convenient to Chapman University. The airport is served by American, United, Southwest, Delta, and Alaska Airlines. 

Los Angeles International Airport is approximately one hour from the University and is served by a large number of airlines

The program committee will evaluate each submission and decide on its acceptability. This peer-reviewed process ensures that a high-quality standard will be adhered to. The program committee members are:

Mary R.T. Kennedy, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Conference Co-Chairperson, Professor and Interim Department Chair, Chapman University

Margaret Lehman Blake, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Conference Co-Chairperson, Professor and Department Chair, University of Houston

Melissa Brunner, Ph.D., MHthSci (Stroke), BaAppSci(Speech Path), CPSP, MSPAA
Lecturer, University of Sydney

Angela Ciccia, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University

Fofi Constantinidou, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CBIS
Professor, University of Cyprus

Melissa C. Duff, Ph.D., CCC-SLP 
Associate Professor, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Melissa Johnson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Associate Professor, Nazareth University

Jenny Lundine, PhD., CCC-SLP
Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Katy H. O'Brien, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Senior Scientific Advisor, Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, Allina Health

ICCDC 2024 Presenter Disclosures