Apel and Horton-Ikard to Present Paper at International Conference

Drs. RaMonda Horton-Ikard and Kenn Apel, as well as doctoral student Danielle Brimo, will be presenting papers at the 18th annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading. This international conference, which is being held this year from July 13-16 in St. Pete Beach, FL, is attended by researchers from a variety …

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Apel Elected President-Elect of CAPSCD

Kenn Apel, Director of the School of Communication Science and Disorders, was recently elected as President-Elect of the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Science and Disorders (CAPCSD). The CAPCSD represents over 260 member programs in communication science and disorders across the US and internationally. Its mission is to promote quality, accessibility and innovation in …

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Richard Morris to Teach Special Programs at London Study Center

During  Summer "C" session,  Richard J. Morris, Ph.D.  will be teaching at the FSU London Study Centre. Dr. Morris  will be teaching a Special Program in Communication Disorders. There will be 7 students from FSU and 2 from the University of Florida participating. Highlights of the program will include visits to the Treetops Specialist School & College in …

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Richard Morris Presents Two Papers at Symposium

Richard J. Morris, Ph. D.  presented two papers at the  40th Annual Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice: “Listeners’ Perceptions of Passaggio Transition Gestures by Trained Female Singers” co-authored by David Okerlund of the FSU School of Music and Donald Miller of the University of Groningen. “Blood Lactate Levels Associated with Neurmuscular Electrical Stimulation” co-authored by Mary Gorham-Rowan of Valdosta State …

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Adams signs CCI agreement with Thai university

Dr. Jonathan Adams, associate professor at the School of Communication, travelled to the Mukdahan Thailand, to visit the campus of Ubon Ratichani University in May and secure a signed cooperative agreement between the College of Communication & Information (CCI) and Ubon’s Department of International Affairs. A signing ceremony took place on May 20. The agreement is a …

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LaPointe will spend two months in Paris

Dr. Leonard LaPointe has been approved by the Musée de l’Homme in Paris to access the 87 cabinets of the work of the 19th century French neuroscientist Paul Broca, who was the first to propose a specific site in the brain associated with human language. Dr. LaPointe will spend two months in Paris researching and …

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