Two School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) undergraduate audiology students, Eva Gegovski and Hannah Figueras, represented Florida State University at the Florida Special Olympics Healthy Hearing (SOHH) event this fall. These students provided valuable assistance to clinicians by assisting with hearing screenings and showcasing their skills. Gegovski and Figueras delivered otoscopy, otoacoustic emissions testing, …
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SCSD Students Participate in Florida’s Special Olympics Healthy Hearing Event
SCSD’s DHH/ASL Educational Outreach Program Hosts Community Gathering at Wakulla Springs State Park
SCSD’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing/American Sign Language (DHH/ASL) Educational Outreach Program hosted a community gathering at Wakulla Springs State Park for families of children who are Deaf and hard of hearing.
CONTINUE READINGLeveling Up: SCOM Professor Chapter Published on Video Games & Health Communication
Dr. Nick Sellers, Teaching Faculty in the School of Communication and former Director of eSports at FSU’s Panama City campus, was featured in a chapter in the book Communicating Disability: Expanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Health Communication and Mass Media. In his chapter, titled “GAMES FOR GOOD: Exploring the Potential for Traditional Video Game …
CONTINUE READINGPhD Student co-host Stuttering Affirmative Therapy workshop for the Spanish-speaking community
Angelica Bernabe, PhD student in the School of Communication of Science and Disorders (SCSD), and Christopher Constantino, SCSD Associate Professor, hosted a Stuttering Affirmative Therapy workshop for the Spanish-speaking community through Centro Especializado en Tartamudez. “There is a need in the Spanish-speaking community for accessible, affirming resources about stuttering,” Bernabe said. “All the events I …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Alumna Discusses the Impact of Second Harvest of the Big Bend
School of Communication (SCOM) Alumna Ashleigh Kittrell sat down with the College of Communication and Information (CCI) to discuss her work with Second Harvest of the Big Bend. This organization keeps FSU’s Food for Thought pantry shelves stocked, providing students with the proper nutrition for success. Kittrell graduated from the School of Communication and is now a Marketing and Communications Specialist at Second Harvest of the Big Bend.
CONTINUE READINGCognition and Emotion Lab Team Published in Health Psychology
Distinguished and Endowed Provost McKenzie Professor and Founding Director of the Cognition and Emotion Lab (CEL) in the School of Communication (SCOM), Dr. Russell B. Clayton and his Florida State University student co-authors, doctoral students Junho Park, Sazzad Mahmud Shuvo, recent graduates of SCOM master degree programs Kristina Simon and Sherry Rasul, and undergraduate student Jessica Weinberg …
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Hosts FSUs Inaugural Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Program
This summer, Florida State University’s School of Communication and Science Disorders (SCSD) hosted its inaugural six-week Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Program (ICAP). The program, designed by Dr. Elizabeth Madden and Faculty Clinical Supervisor Ellen Nimmons, focuses on utilizing a new clinical service delivery model to better the communication skills of those with aphasia.
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