CCI graduate student Briana Acevedo (pictured left), who is pursuing a master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology, was awarded by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) with a Students Preparing for Academic-Research Careers (SPARC) award. She was given the award of $1,000 in support of her master’s thesis. “I am confident that my master’s thesis coupled with …
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Research news from the CCI School of Communication Science & Disorders
ASHA Selects Student for Academic-Research Careers Award
Kaitlin Lansford Receives NIH Grant
Dr. Kaitlin Lansford (pictured left), an Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director within the School of Communication Science and Disorders, was awarded a grant in the amount of $233,828 by the National Institute of Deafness and other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) last month. Dr. Lansford was presented with this …
CONTINUE READINGKaitlin Lansford Published in JSLHR
Kaitlin Lansford (pictured left), Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director in FSU School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD), recently published research in the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research (JSLHR). The paper is titled, “When Additional Training Isn’t Enough: Further Evidence That Unpredictable Speech Inhibits Adaptation,” and aims to address gaps in clinical …
CONTINUE READINGFSU Researchers Work to Set Up Reading Initiative in India
Before many of us began living life from the comfort of our own homes, Director of the School of Communication Science and Disorders, Professor Hugh Catts, was able to make a philanthropic trip to India. The goal was to assist the Indian Government to set up a reading research center to improve reading instruction in …
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Faculty Receive Grants from Council on Research and Creativity
Christopher Constantino, Kelly Farquharson, Elizabeth Madden, and Sana Tibi received grants from FSU’s Council on Research and Creativity.
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Doctoral Student Presents Research at FAMU
Earlier this month, first-year graduate student in the School of Communication Science and Disorders, Ashley Archer, got the chance to present her research to doctoral students at FAMU. Ashley’s research and master thesis use an innovative technology called the GaitRite to study the effect of cognitive-linguistic demands on gait for patients with Aphasia. “In other …
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Professors Present at ATIA
In February, faculty members in the School of Communication Science and Disorders took a trip to Orlando for the Assistive Technology Industry Association’s (ATIA) 2020 Conference. The ATIA is the premier organization for manufacturers, sellers and providers of assistive technology. These are products, equipment, and systems that enhance learning, working, and daily living for people …
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