Dr. Therrien Receives ASH Grant

Michelle Therrien ASH Graphic

Dr. Michelle Therrien is a professor in the School of Communication Science and Disorders. She recently received a grant from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation for her project, Training Preschool Teachers to Support Peer Interaction for Children with Complex Communication Needs. The outline of the project states: “Friendships and peer interactions play an important role in …

CONTINUE READING

Dr. Casey Yu Nominated for Glenn-Howell Award

Casey Yu Graphic

iSchool alumna and current middle school teacher, Dr. Casey Yu, was recently nominated for the Glenn-Howell award. The Glenn-Howell award is presented to a public-school educator who makes a significant impact in the lives of minority students. Dr. Yu was nominated by faculty at Cobb Middle School in Tallahassee, Florida, where she teaches elective technology …

CONTINUE READING

Three-Time FSU Alumna Publishes Mentor in Librarianship Study

Alyse Jordan Graphic

Three-time alumna Alyse Jordan was recently published in the Journal of Academic Librarianship. Her article, An Examination of Formal Mentoring, was a quantitative study examining mentor relationships in librarianship. “The study’s participants were former mentees from 2010 to 2015 in Library Leadership and Management Association mentoring program,” Jordan explains. “The findings of the study focused …

CONTINUE READING

iSchool Student and Faculty Published

Published - Graphic

iSchool doctoral candidate Lynette Gerido, assistant professor Dr. Zhe He, and their teammates in the eHealth Lab were recently published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, a top journal in health informatics and health service research. In this project, they conducted a secondary data analysis to understand the factors that are associated with patients’ …

CONTINUE READING

Meet SCSD Doctoral Student: Iris Davis

Iris Davis - Graphic

1. Where did you grow up?  I grew up in Blountstown, FL. Blountstown is a rural community with approximately 5000 people, and it is one of the small towns you pass on the way to Panama City. 2. What made you choose FSU? I have been a fan of FSU since I was a young …

CONTINUE READING

CCI Alum to History Buff: The Nic Stoltzfus Story

Nic Stoltzfus Feat Img

Elam and Nic Stoltzfus are the ultimate father/son duo. Elam is a Grammy award-winning documentary maker and Nic is an award-winning storyteller. Together they make up the Live Oak Production Group. They focus mostly on making nature documentaries and accompanying coffee-table books. Nic Stoltzfus graduated from CCI’s School of Communication in 2012 and has been …

CONTINUE READING