During Summer "C" session, Richard J. Morris, Ph.D. will be teaching at the FSU London Study Centre. Dr. Morris will be teaching a Special Program in Communication Disorders. There will be 7 students from FSU and 2 from the University of Florida participating. Highlights of the program will include visits to the Treetops Specialist School & College in …
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Richard Morris to Teach Special Programs at London Study Center
Richard Morris Presents Two Papers at Symposium
Richard J. Morris, Ph. D. presented two papers at the 40th Annual Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice: “Listeners’ Perceptions of Passaggio Transition Gestures by Trained Female Singers” co-authored by David Okerlund of the FSU School of Music and Donald Miller of the University of Groningen. “Blood Lactate Levels Associated with Neurmuscular Electrical Stimulation” co-authored by Mary Gorham-Rowan of Valdosta State …
CONTINUE READINGLaPointe and Stierwalt publish research on cognitive loading and injurious falls
Leonard La Pointe and Julie Stierwalt of the SCSD faculty have published a research article in the International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology along with Charles Maitland (College of Medicine). For “Talking while walking: Cognitive loading and injurious falls in Parkinson’s disease,” the researchers studied 25 participants with Parkinson’s disease and 13 participants without neurological compromise. …
CONTINUE READINGKenn Apel new Director of Communication Science & Disorders
Dr. Kenn Apel has begun a three-year appointment as director of The Florida State University’s School of Communication Science & Disorders. And no, that’s not a typo in his first name. He’s “double-n Kenn.” Apel, who earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Speech-Language Pathology at San Diego State University and his PhD at the …
CONTINUE READINGFocus on Research 2009: October 26-30
Join members of our three schools in celebrating the first research week of the newly-merged College of Communication & Information, highlighted by faculty and doctoral research presentations and culminating in a celebratory reception. Wednesday through Friday events will be Webcast; find a link to the Webcasts at the College Web site (http://cci.fsu.edu). Monday – Faculty …
CONTINUE READINGDr. Julie Stierwalt named ASHA Fellow
Dr. Julie A.G. Stierwalt, associate professor in the School of Communication Science & Disorders, was recently named a Fellow by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, one of the highest honors ASHA bestows. “Our students are so fortunate to have Dr. Stierwalt as a research mentor, professional role model, and teacher,” said Dr. Juliann …
CONTINUE READINGROLL With It
Dr. Kenn Apel and students involved in his Research on Orthographic Learning Lab (ROLL) are expanding their research into early indicators of literacy learning risks with a project that investigates children’s eye movement during storybook reading. For some time, Dr. Apel has been investigating whether young children in the early stages of reading acquire quickly …
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