SCSD Professor Acquires Grant to Develop Dyslexia Screening System

School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) Professor Hugh Catts and College of Social Work Associate Professor Yaacov Petscher received a subcontract grant award from the University of California San Francisco to further develop and test a dyslexia screener. The grant will allow Drs. Catts and Petscher to test a digital dyslexia screening and assessment …

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Associate Professor Receives NSF Trusted CI Fellowship for Cybersecurity

Dr. Shuyuan Ho, an associate professor in the School of Information, is one of six scientists nationwide that have been awarded the 2021 National Science Foundation (NSF) Trusted CI Fellowship. This program seeks to empower researchers with up-to-date and advanced cybersecurity knowledge so that they can serve as liaisons to their respective communities. Dr. Ho will keep …

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Study on Black Women in Computing Receives Best Paper Award

iSchool Assistant Professor Dr. Yolanda Rankin received the Best Paper Award in the Computer Science Education Research track for the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium for Computer Science Education (2021 SIGCSE) and presented her findings at the symposium on March 18th. Her co-authored paper, titled “Real Talk: Saturated Sites of Violence in CS Education,” investigates the …

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JSLHR Publishes Study on Dysarthric Speech Completed by FSU Doctoral Student

On February 17, 2021, the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research published work by FSU School of Communication Science and Disorders doctoral student Megan Hirsch. The paper is titled “Generalized Learning of Dysarthric Speech Between Male and Female Talkers.” “Previous research has shown that listeners can improve their understanding of speech produced by talkers …

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Top Communication Journal Publishes Study on Use of Body-Worn Cameras’ Impact on Racial Bias

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This article was written by Jessie Colegrove and Savannah Tindall, School of Communication students and Director’s Ambassadors 2021 is starting on a positive note for Rachel Bailey, Assistant Professor and Director of Doctoral Studies for the School of Communication. On February 15, the Journal of Communication, the world’s leading academic journal in the field of Communication, published …

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Study on Community Resilience to Disaster Awarded NSF CIVIC Grant

Florida State University College of Communication and Information (CCI) Associate Dean for Research and School of Information Professor Marcia A. Mardis is leading a cross-campus team of researchers in a new National Science Foundation Civic Innovation Challenge (NSF CIVIC) project titled “Rural Resiliency Hubs: A Planning Approach to Addressing the Resiliency Divide.” The project began in January …

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