Alison graduated from the University of Iowa M.A. SLP program a long time ago, and worked as an SLP in medical settings for many years. In 2011, she began working in the department as a clinical educator, and later went to the University of Colorado Boulder as the Director of M.A. SLP Clinical Education. Alison came back to the University of Iowa in the fall semester of 2023 as a visiting professor. Her main interests are adult acquired neurogenic communication disorders, especially aphasia and cognitive-communication challenges. She is also interested in best practices for clinical education and supervision.

Alison has enjoyed professional volunteer service in state and national organizations. She is a past president of the Iowa Speech-Language-Hearing Association, a past member of the Iowa speech-language pathology and audiology licensure board, a past member of the Board of Directors/Vice President for Planning for the American Speech Language Hearing Association, past president of the National Council of State Boards of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, and past Chair of the ASHA Committee on Leadership Cultivation.

Courses taught at Iowa:

• CSD: 5146 Neurogenic Disorders of Language (3 s.h.)
• CSD: 5234 Acquired Cognitive Communication Disorders (2 s.h.)
• CSD: 5233 Aphasia (2 s.h.)
• CSD: 4xxx Experiential Learning Course, Undergraduate (3 s.h.)

Recent/Selected Presentations:

2022: ASHA Convention, Fall 2022, Coffee, Chocolate, and Quotes: Resilient Leadership in Times of Change, ASHA, New Orleans, LA, Presenters/Authors: Lemke, Alison, Williams, Lynn, Anderson, Noma, Falzarano, Andrea

ASHA Convention, Fall, 2022, Using a Simulation Program to Develop Students’ Professional Skills for Collaborative Practice (poster), ASHA, New Orleans, LA, Presenters/Authors: Lemke, Alison, Kelleher, Kim

2021: ASHA Convention, Fall 2021, Raising Your Leadership Skills: A Panel Discussion on ASHA’s Leadership Mentoring Program, ASHA, Washington, D.C., Presenters/Authors: Pelotti, Christina, Lemke, Alison, Prelock, Patricia, Augustine, Robert.

ASHA Convention, Fall 2021, Microvolunteering: Increasing Your Resourcefulness with Volunteers (poster), ASHA, Washington, D.C., Presenters/Authors: Lemke, Alison, Liu, Youjin (Ryan), Mogilla, Faith

2020: Colorado Speech Language Hearing Association Convention- Fall, 2020, Crucial Concepts for SLP Graduate Student Clinical Education and Supervision, CSHA, Denver, Lemke, Alison A.

ASHA Convention, Fall 2020, Reframing Your Leadership: A Panel Discussion on

ASHA’s Leadership Mentoring Program, American Speech Language Hearing Association,

San Diego, California, Peer-Reviewed/Refereed, Presenters/Authors: Pelotti, Christina,

Lemke, Alison, Prelock, Patricia, Augustine, Robert, et. al. (convention cancelled-COVID)

2018: ASHA Convention, Fall 2018, Effective Clinical Education: Evidence, Experience, and Practice, Hands-on Learning Lab, American Speech Language Hearing Association, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, Peer-Reviewed/Refereed, Presenters/Authors: Subramanian, Anu, Lemke, Alison, Fennel, Ann, Wallace, Anne.

Speech Pathology.com, Integrated Approaches To Improving Reading for People With Aphasia, live webinar, August 14, 2018, Presenters/Authors: Lemke, Alison

ASHA Convention, 2018, Graduate Student SLP Content Learning and IPE Competency Benefit from a PT-SLP IPE Activity, American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA), Boston, Massachusetts, United States, Peer-Reviewed/Refereed, Presenters/Authors: Lemke, Alison Ann, Becker, Marcie. ASHA Convention Meritorious Poster Award.

ASHA Convention, 2018, Licensure Compacts in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology: Enhancing Service Delivery, American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA), Boston, Massachusetts, United States, Peer-Reviewed/Refereed, Presenters/Authors: Wagauspack, Glenn, Rodgers, Theresa, Philips, Kerri, Lemke, Alison, Goldman, Amy, Pullins, Vickie, Murphree, George. ASHA Convention Meritorious Poster Award.