Michael Zavison, a School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) alumnus, former teacher and speech-language pathologist (SLP), turned a firsthand clinical challenge into a business. As the founder of Zavison Swallow Solutions, he is working to improve access to swallowing evaluations across the Florida Panhandle. For Zavison, the work is about more than clinical care; …
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From Teacher to Entrepreneur: SCSD Alumnus Michael Zavison Expands Access to Swallowing Care
Dr. Zhe He Elected as Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics
Dr. Zhe He, Professor in the School of Information, has been elected as a Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI). Dr. He was elected alongside just 21 other colleagues this year, joining a highly exclusive group of researchers who represent leading academic medical centers and health systems across the country. The honor …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool’s Dr. Zhe He Joins $3.9M Multidisciplinary NIH Project to Revolutionize Cardiac Care
Roughly 6.7 million people in the United States live with heart failure, with about half of them having heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Florida State University (FSU) School of Information (iSchool) Professor and Director of the Institute for Successful Longevity Zhe He is part of a team that received a $3.9 million R01 …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Alumna Victoria Rodrigues Bridges the Gap Between Healthcare and Libraries
Serving communities in Florida, Puerto Rico, and Alabama, Orlando Health is a nonprofit healthcare organization founded over 100 years ago. As a systems librarian, Victoria Rodrigues oversees the organization’s library technology, authentication, e-resource infrastructure, and all the collection elements that enable users to access evidence-based information. “I provide the collections and platforms that make discovery …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool doctoral candidates Yuanying Pang and Lovinta Atrinawati present at the 14th IEEE International Conference on Healthcare Informatics
Continuing their research from the Kentucky Conference on Health Communication (KCHC), Florida State University School of Information (iSchool) Ph.D. candidates Yuanying Pang and Lovinta Atrinawati presented their work at the IEEE International Conference on Healthcare Information (ICHI), where it was accepted as a full paper. “It’s exciting to have our research published and accepted into …
CONTINUE READINGSCOM Faculty Receive Top Paper Award at International Conference in South Africa
A Florida State University School of Communication (SCOM) research team earned international recognition for a paper examining how people navigate health information and risk. Authored by Dr. Elizabeth Ray, doctoral candidate Trayana Kaleycheva and Dr. Felicia Jordan Jackson, the study received a Top Paper Award from the International Communication Association’s Public Relations Division. Selected through …
CONTINUE READINGSCSD’s Dr. Dillon Pruett Presents on VRK2 Gene and Stuttering at Molecular Psychiatry Conference in Hawaii
Dr. Dillon Pruett, Assistant Professor at the School of Communication Science and Disorders, presented at the Molecular Psychiatry Association conference from March 29 to April 1 in Lihue, Hawaii. His research, titled “The Gene VRK2 is Implicated in Genome-Wide Analyses of Stuttering, Language, and Rhythm Traits,” focused on findings from genetic analyses of stuttering involving …
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