Ashley Ippolito and Angelica Bernabe, SCSD doctoral scholars, and recent SCSD doctoral graduate, Dr. Brianna Coltellino, were selected by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to receive the Distinguished Early Career Professional (ECP) Certificate. This honor was created to highlight early-career professionals in speech-language pathology (SLP) and audiology who are making an impact through their leadership, …
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SCSD Doctoral Scholars and Graduates Receive ASHA Distinguished Early Career Award
SCSD Professor Dr. Yunjung Kim Presents Parkinson’s Speech Research in Seoul
SCSD professor and doctoral program coordinator Dr. Yunjung Kim presented collaborative research regarding Parkinson’s disease with FSU’s College of Medicine and San Diego State University at the 2026 International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders. The conference was held in Seoul, South Korea, which is Kim’s hometown.
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Professor Creates Hands-On Healthcare Learning for USSTRIDE Students
Dr. Selena Snowden, a professor in the School of Communication Science and Disorders, is helping future healthcare professionals explore the importance of hearing health through hands-on learning and mentorship. In collaboration with the Student Academy of Audiology (SAA), Snowden is hosting a series of experiential learning workshops for students in the Undergraduate Science Students Together …
CONTINUE READINGFrom Jordan to FSU: Dr. Sana Tibi Helps Strengthen Early Education Through IREX Grant
For Dr. Sana Tibi, an associate professor in the School of Communication Science and Disorders, the opportunity to help advance early education in Jordan brings together two important parts of her life: her connection to the country where she grew up speaking Arabic, and her academic career studying how children learn to read the language. Tibi and Stephanie …
CONTINUE READINGDr. Kelly Farquharson and doctoral student Alexis Moser present research at the 33rd SSSR
Dr. Kelly Farquharson, speech-language pathologist, professor, and director of the Children’s Literacy and Speech Sound (CLaSS) lab at Florida State University, presented her research poster, Phonological profiles of children with speech sound disorders: Preliminary data from one academic year, with doctoral student Alexis Moser at the 33rd Annual Conference of the Society for the Scientific …
CONTINUE READINGSCSD’s Dr. Dillon Pruett Presents on VRK2 Gene and Stuttering at Molecular Psychiatry Conference in Hawaii
Dr. Dillon Pruett, Assistant Professor at the School of Communication Science and Disorders, presented at the Molecular Psychiatry Association conference from March 29 to April 1 in Lihue, Hawaii. His research, titled “The Gene VRK2 is Implicated in Genome-Wide Analyses of Stuttering, Language, and Rhythm Traits,” focused on findings from genetic analyses of stuttering involving …
CONTINUE READINGSCSD’s Dr. Sana Tibi’s Sabbatical Work Advances Understanding of Arabic Literacy
Florida State University (FSU) awarded Dr. Sana Tibi, Associate Professor in the School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD), a sabbatical for the Spring 2026 term. The Office of Faculty Development and Advancement provides faculty with a sabbatical, to support research recognition, professional advancement, and academic growth. Among faculty awarded one-semester sabbaticals was Dr. …
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