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Yvette D. Hyter, PhD, CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow, is Professor Emerita of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. Dr. Hyter's research focuses on the influences of culture on communication development with emphasis in pragmatic language and social communication in children who speak African American English and children with histories of maltreatment. She developed a social pragmatic communication assessment battery for young children. Dr. Hyter has expertise in culturally responsive and globally sustainable practices; co-teaches study-abroad courses for students and community members in West Africa and in the U.S. Midwest about causes and consequences of globalization on systems, policies, and practices; and has published articles underscoring the need for conceptual frameworks guiding practice in culturally responsive and globally sustainable ways, articles on the impact of childhood trauma on language and communication and served in national and international leadership positions regarding global practice, diversity, inclusion, and equity. Currently Dr. Hyter is the owner of Language and Literacy Practices, LLC. through which she provides culturally and linguistically responsive, and trauma informed assessments, interventions and educational consultations in the U. S. and around the world.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Marlene B. Salas-Provance, PhD, MHA, CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow, NAP fellow, is professor and Vice Dean at the Arizona School of Health Sciences at A.T. Still University. She received ASHA's Certificate of Recognition for Special Contributions in Multicultural Affairs and ASHA's Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Contributions in International Achievement. She is past Coordinator of ASHA's Special Interest Group 14, Communication Disorders and Sciences in CLD Populations; past President of the Hispanic Caucus; was a founding steering committee member and coordinator of ASHA's Special Interest Group 17, Global Issues in Communication Sciences and Related Disorders; and past member of ASHA's Multicultural Issues Board. Dr. Salas-Provance is President and CEO of Bilingual Advantage, Inc., a medical interpreter training company. She developed and taught graduate courses on Multicultural Issues and Interpreter Skills for the speech-language pathologist. She has traveled worldwide with a medical team serving children with lip and palate and providing professional education to team and community members in these countries. She has led teams of graduate students to provide bilingual clinical services in Lima, Peru.

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