In it’s third semester, PEERS (Program for Evaluation and Enrichment of Relational Skills), is becoming an invaluable piece of the Tallahassee community. The School of Communication Science & Disorders at Florida State University is partnering with the Center for Autism & Related Disabilities (CARD) to use evidence-based research to impact the lives of middle and high …
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PEERS Program Helps Young Adults With Autism Expand Social Skills
Meet COMM Alum Marc Sirkin, Corporate Mary Poppins
Marc Sirkin is the guy to call when your company is in transition or your hair is on fire. Since graduating from Florida State University in 1991 with an advertising degree, he has done a little bit of everything. He has led multi-million fundraising campaigns and expanded the social media presence for non-profits like March of Dimes, …
CONTINUE READINGFulbright Scholar Annalise Fletcher Visits SCSD from New Zealand
This Fall there will be a new face in the School of Communication Science & Disorders: Fulbright Scholar Annalise Fletcher. Fletcher is a PhD student in her final year at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Interested in speech production changes in aging speakers and those with neurological disorders, a disorder known as dysarthria. She …
CONTINUE READINGWayne Wiegand Embarks on ‘Part of Our Lives’ Book Tour
Wayne Wiegand, F. William Summers Professor Emeritus spent eight years at Florida State University research and teaching library science courses, all while impacting the lives of students – like Micah Vandegrift. Wiegand retired in 2010 and recently authored a new book, Part of Our Lives, A People’s History of the American Public Library. This Fall, he begins a …
CONTINUE READINGProfessor Davis Houck Creates ‘Emmett Till Trail’ App
Sixty years ago today, African-American teenager Emmett Till was murdered after flirting with a white woman. Today, FSU Professor Davis Houck announces an app featuring Mississippi landmarks integral to Till’s story. Dr. Davis Houck first heard Till’s name when he was an undergraduate and has since dedicated much of his work to telling Till’s …
CONTINUE READING20 Questions with Malia Bruker
20 Questions with Malia Bruker What was your first job? Right after I got my BA from FSU I got an unpaid internship at Free Speech TV in Colorado. I moved in with a family to nanny because I had no money for rent. Within 2 months the internship turned into a very intense job …
CONTINUE READINGTim Tully Leverages MLIS at Brooklyn Public Library
Recent Master’s in Library and Information Studies graduate, Tim Tully, is busting the librarian stereotype in his role as a Business & Career Librarian with the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) in New York City. Tim’s career as a librarian is lightyears away from the preconceived notion of librarians. On the day-to-day Tim is assisting patrons with career and business …
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