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Julie Carpenter, MA, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS is the Program Manager for the Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Program at the Shirley Ryan Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾.  She has over 15 years of experience working with individuals with aphasia in inpatient, day rehabilitation, outpatient, and community settings.  She also works in Shirley Ryan Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾¡¯s Staff Development Department on implementation initiatives where she works with clinicians across the system of care to integrate evidence-based practices. Julie co-authored book chapters on behavioral interventions in poststroke aphasia and decision-making capacity assessment for individuals with aphasia.  She has conducted research and authored peer-reviewed journal articles on the topics of constraint induced language therapy; patient-centered outcome measurement; composite rehabilitation outcomes; and dysphagia treatment and assessment. Julie developed the program for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association¡¯s 2024 Health Care Summit on Grand Rounds in Aphasia Management.?She holds board certification from the Academy of Neurogenic Communication Disorders and was awarded the Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association¡¯s Exemplary Practice award.  She chairs the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine¡¯s Taskforce on Clinical Application of the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System.