On July 16-19, 2025, eight doctoral students and faculty from the School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR) conference in Calgary, Canada.
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SCSD Doctoral Students and Faculty Present at the SSSR Conference
SCSD Director Awarded ASHA Fellowship
The School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) is celebrating its director, Dr. Carla Wood, who was named a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) on July 15, 2025.
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Professor Receives Grant from FSU’s Institute of Pediatric Rare Diseases
Kelly Farquharson, Professor in the School of Communication Science and Disorders, has been awarded a $12,500 grant from the Institute of Pediatric Rare Diseases (IPRD) for her work, “Developing the Scoring for Expressive Evaluation and Diagnosis (SEED) paradigm for pediatric speech disorders.”
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Students Publish Study in the Journal of Medical Internet Research
School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) Associate Professor Mollie Romano, master’s student Fran Baehman, and doctoral candidate Diana Abarca published their study, “A Low-Cost, Social Media–Supported Intervention for Caregivers to Enhance Toddlers’ Language Learning: Mixed Methods Feasibility and Acceptability Study,” in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) Publications on June 23, 2025.
CONTINUE READINGDr. Tricia Montgomery Elected as President of CAPCSD
Dr. Tricia Montgomery, Director of Clinical Education in the School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD), was recently voted President of the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Science and Disorders (CAPCSD).
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Students and Faculty Attend the 2025 AAA + HearTech Expo
Drs. Selena Snowden and Chelsea Alexander accompanied nine undergraduate students from the School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) to the annual American Academy of Audiology (AAA) + HearTech Expo conference from March 26 – 29 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Professor Receives Seed Grant Award for Speech Intervention Programs
Dr. Yunjung Kim, professor in the School of Communication Science and Disorders, has received a seed grant from the Florida State University Council on Research and Creativity (CRC) for her proposal on Clinical Application of Ultrasound Imaging to Talkers with Parkinson’s Disease. Kim directs the FSU Motor Speech Laboratory, where she addresses the lack of treatment options for individuals with PD in relation to speaking tendencies.
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