School of Communication Science and Disorders Professors Publish Study on Targeted Speech Sounds and Therapy Outcomes

School of Communication Science & Disorders Targeted Speech Sounds & Therapy Outcomes Dr. Christopher Constantino Dr. Kelly Farquharson Paige Lovell, FSU Alumna Advancing Speech Sounds & Language Therapy

Drs. Kelly Farquharson and Christopher Constantino, professors in the School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD), along with Florida State University (FSU) SCSD alumna Paige Lovell, recently published their manuscript in Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics titled “Targeted speech sounds and their association to children’s grade level and therapy dosage.”   This study explores which speech sounds …

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SCSD Students Awarded Irene Phillips Backus Scholarship Endowment Attend Nationwide Conferences

Multiple Florida State University (FSU) School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) students received funding from the Irene Phillips Backus Scholarship to fund their research endeavors at an array of national conferences this past year. From Washington, D.C. to San Diego, these scholars shared how the endowment helped bridge the gap between their academic findings …

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SCSD Faculty and Students Present Research at Centennial ASHA Convention

Dr. Shannon Hall-Mills and Dr. Mollie Romano, faculty members in the School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD), presented their research at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention on Nov. 20-23, 2025. The event celebrated the association’s centennial birthday and served as a platform for sharing findings on literacy, language disorders, and clinical implementation. Dr. …

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SCSD Scholars to Publish Study on AI Use Among CSD Students

SCSD doctoral scholar Holden Allen and undergraduate scholar Hannah Figueras co-authored the manuscript, “Opening Pandora’s Box: Perceptions and Usage of AI by Undergraduate and Graduate CSD Students,” which was recently accepted for publication in Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, a peer-reviewed scholarly journal that features a variety of article types and covers many CSD subject areas.

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SCSD Doctoral Student Examines How Children Demonstrate Morphological Knowledge in Writing

SCSD Student Publishes Study on Morphological Knowledge in Writing

School of Communication Sciences & Disorders doctoral student Ashley Ippolito had her manuscript, “Children’s written morphology skills demonstrated in third grade narrative responses,” published in Reading & Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, a peer-reviewed journal focused on literacy education from preschool through 12th grade.

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Doctoral Student and SCSD Associate Professor Co-Author Article on Mental Health Co-Occurrences and Future Treatment Considerations for Dyslexic Populations

Billy Holden Allen, a doctoral student in the School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD), and Dr. Sana Tibi, an SCSD Associate Professor who is specialized in literacy, have co-authored the article “Looking Beyond the Lines: Mental Health Co-Occurrences and Future Treatment Considerations for Dyslexic Populations.” “One of the main overarching themes I hope to …

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SCSD Associate Professor Awarded R56 Research Grant

Dr. Elizabeth Madden, a School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) associate professor, is a co-Investigator (co-I) on a newly awarded R56 grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. The research project, “Evidence-Based Modeling Approaches to Customizing Treatments for Acquired Dyslexia,” involves an interdisciplinary, multi-site team that includes Principal Investigator William …

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