Dr. Richard Morris, professor in the School of Communication Science & Disorders (SCSD), has won a FSU Undergraduate Teaching Award for the second time. He was also selected for this award in 2000-01. Morris said, “I appreciate this award as it is initiated by the students and lets me know that they find value in what …
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SCSD Professor Morris wins undergrad teaching award
SCSD research team presents on innovative language assessment technology at the LENA Conference
Three FSU doctoral students specializing in child language development, Maya Callender, Emily Diehm, and Jane Messier, along with their faculty mentor, Dr. Carla Wood Jackson, associate professor in the FSU School of Communication Science & Disorders (SCSD), presented five presentations at the International Conference on LENA research. The events took place on Apr. 28-30 at the …
CONTINUE READINGThree CCI faculty members awarded 2013 First Year Assistant Professor Grants
School of Communication & Science Disorders faculty member, Dr. Kaitlin Lansford, and two School of Library & Information Studies faculty members, Dr. Shuyuan Mary Ho and Dr. Richard Urban, have each been awarded First Year Assistant Professor (FYAP) Grants for 2013. Here are some of their research project topics and links to abstract summaries: Dr. …
CONTINUE READINGLansford’s Speech Science Research Grant to support dysarthria research at SCSD
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 …
CONTINUE READINGSCSD 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, …
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