Dr. Dillon Pruett, an assistant professor in the School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD), was recently published in Nature Genetics for his “Large-scale genome-wide analysis of stuttering” study. “One of the most significant impacts of our work is the potential to reduce the stigma and shame often associated with stuttering,” Pruett said. Pruett and …
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SCSD Assistant Professor Published in Nature Genetics
SCSD Associate Professors Receive 5-Year $5 Million Grant from the HHS
SCSD Associate Professors Andrea Barton-Hulsey and Michelle Therrien, along with their research team, received a 5-year $5 million grant from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to fund the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Doctoral Students and Faculty Present at the SSSR Conference
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.
CONTINUE READINGSCSD 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).
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