Leonard La Pointe and Julie Stierwalt of the SCSD faculty have published a research article in the International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology along with Charles Maitland (College of Medicine). For “Talking while walking: Cognitive loading and injurious falls in Parkinson’s disease,” the researchers studied 25 participants with Parkinson’s disease and 13 participants without neurological compromise. …
CONTINUE READINGCategory: CCI in the News
Mainstream media stories about CCI faculty, staff, students and programs, usually published as a result of a CCI press release.
LaPointe and Stierwalt publish research on cognitive loading and injurious falls
Nancy Everhart of SLIS featured on FSU Headline News
Nancy Everhart, who recently began a yearlong stint as president of the American Association of School Librarians, was the focus of a radio news story on FSU Headline News.
CONTINUE READINGCoverage of IES grant in local media
As part of a larger group of researchers at The Florida State University, Dr. Kenn Apel and Dr. Shurita Thomas-Tate of the School of Communication Science & Disorders are co-investigators on the “Reading for Understanding Research Network” project. The five-year, $100 million grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences …
CONTINUE READINGCCI team research to aid renewable energy researchers
A team of CCI information experts recently built a new Web portal that could modernize how sustainable energy researchers share their work. The new Renewable Energy Research Portal will also, its creators hope, serve as a model for a state-of-the-art cyber infrastructure offering a more sophisticated way to use the Internet to efficiently seek out …
CONTINUE READINGLeonard LaPointe research highlighted in "Research in Review"
Research being conducted by Dr. Leonard LaPointe, Francis Eppes professor of Communication Science & Disorders, was highlighted in an article in the most recent edition of Florida State University Research in Review. The research focuses on how to prevent falls in America’s aging population.
CONTINUE READING"Library guy" alumnus works to make a difference
April 28 article from St. Peterburg Times (www.tampabay.com) about SLIS alumnus Paul Clark, “Library Guy shows how one man can make a difference in Tallahassee” available at http://www.tampabay.com/ TEXT ONLY VERSION (No photo): Library Guy shows how one man can make a difference in Tallahassee He wasn’t sure he could make a difference. Just one …
CONTINUE READINGCCI board member Vangalis-Zepp in Democrat’s "25 Top Women"
CCI Leadership Board member Victoria Vangalis-Zepp was recently honored by the Tallahassee Democrat as one of their " Top Women You Need to Know."The Girl Scout Council of the Florida Panhandle Inc. also named her as one of their 2010 Woman of Distinction in Business, Finance and Insurance for her many community endeavors. Vangalis-Zepp is …
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