Carla Wood Starts as Director of School of Communication Science and Disorders

Carla Wood, PhD, recently began her position as the Director of the School of Communication Science and Disorders at Florida State. She started as a professor, and now succeeds Dr. Hugh Catts to assist the SCSD. Wood attended the University of Kansas and studied Speech-Language Pathology, ultimately earning her PhD in that field. She now …

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SCSD Associate Director Receives Award to Create Digital Assessment Lab

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School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) Associate Director Dr. Carla Wood received an FSU Student Technology Fee Award to develop and equip a Digital Assessments (DA) lab for students and faculty in the School. The lab will address the need for telehealth assessments in response to potential restrictions. Given the increased use of videoconferencing …

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SCSD Doctoral Candidate and Associate Professor Publish Paper on Alleviating Burnout in SLPs

School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) doctoral candidate Leesa Marante and Associate Professor Dr. Kelly Farquharson had their research published by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) in the June 8, 2021 issue of Perspectives. Their publication titled, “Tackling Burnout in the School Setting: Practical Tips for School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists,” provides strategies for Speech-Language Pathologists …

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SCSD Assistant Professor Promotes Diverse Children’s Books

SCSD Assistant professor promotes diverse children's books

The article below was written by Ellis Liebeskind-Blaufarb of Tallahassee Democrat and edited by CD Davidson- Hiers. It was published on the front page of the Tallahassee Democrat on Saturday, June 19, 2021.  Changing the way we approach children’s books, Florida State University professor Lakeisha Johnson and her 5 year-old daughter Maya developed their own …

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15 FSU Students Inducted into the National ASL Honor Society

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At the end of the Spring 2021 semester, 15 undergraduate students from FSU were inducted into the American Sign Language Honor Society (ASLHS). The FSU Chapter of ASLHS is an organization that allows students to receive special recognition by demonstrating their hard work and dedication to studying American Sign Language. Students are inducted into the …

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