The $5,000 Speech Science Research Grant that new SCSD Assistant Professor Kaitlin Lansford received last November at the 2012 Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in Atlanta will fund a project to improve diagnostic practices of dysarthria, a class of speech disorders that arises from neurological damage to the speech-motor control system. Lansford, who joined …
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Lansford’s Speech Science Research Grant to support dysarthria research at SCSD
SCSD helps young boy donate money to buy hearing aids for a deaf child
An article by Tallahassee.com shares a heart-warming story about a young eight year-old boy, Seth Peterson, who decided to donate money towards hearing aids for a deaf child instead of receiving an ipod for Christmas. It also mentions how the FSU School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) helped make his wish a reality after …
CONTINUE READINGSeminole Productions offers students real-work experience
The Florida State University School of Communication’s Seminole Productions was highly commended in a recent article for providing students with real-work media production experience. This company is also used by many departments for their video needs. The article was published January 27, 2013 on both FSU News and Tallahassee.com. Seminole Productions is supervised and was …
CONTINUE READINGScott interviewed about popular American Idol contestant's communication disorder
Dr. Lisa Scott, director of clinical education in the School of Communication Science & Disorders at Florida State University, was interviewed by the Erie Times-News about a popular contestant on the newest season of American Idol, Lazaro Arbos. Arbos has a stutter which disappears when he sings and impresses the show’s star judges, which include Mariah Carey, …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Assoc. Dean Barbara Robinson moves to FSU-PC campus
After almost 10 years working with the Florida State University (FSU) College of Communication and Information, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Barbara Robinson, will be starting a new job as Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies at the FSU Panama City campus. Read the full story here: newsherald.com/news/fsu-pc-preparing-for-first-freshmen-1.74825
CONTINUE READINGScott honored with Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award
Dr. Lisa Scott, director of clinical education in the School of Communication Science & Disorders, has won an FSU Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award. “Dr. Scott is a great teacher, both in and out of the classroom, and this award is richly deserved,” said Dr. Kenn Apel, school director. She was awarded an FSU Excellence …
CONTINUE READINGCCI students present at Undergrad Research Symposium
Three students in the College of Communication & Information presented their research at the 12th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, in Strozier Library. Nic Arete and Lauren A. Dickinson from the School of Communication and Claire Dolly from the School of Communication Science & Disorders were among …
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