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 …
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Research news from the CCI School of Communication Science & Disorders
SCSD research team presents on innovative language assessment technology at the LENA Conference
FSU collaboration to help librarians serve those with autism spectrum disorder
The Florida State University has received a $573,554 grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for a collaborative project between the PALM Center at the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) and the Autism Institute at the College of Medicine. Project PALS (Panhandle Autism Library Services) is a two-year program …
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's Woods and COE's Hanline awarded $1.2 million grant to train early educators of special-needs kids
For the increasing number of “high-risk” families in Florida facing the complex challenges of infants and toddlers with disabilities and developmental delays, additional help is on the way. Two Florida State University professors have received a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to train more educators in specialized early intervention and support. …
CONTINUE READINGJennifer Brown and Emily Marturana Student Research Travel Awards
Jennifer Brown and Emily Marturana, both doctoral students in the School of Communication Science and Disorders, received Student Research Travel Awards from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association to travel to its annual convention this November in San Diego. Only 24 students from around the country were chosen for this prestigious honor. In addition to these two …
CONTINUE READINGPALM Center hosts Dr. Dianne Oberg colloquium "What makes a quality online library education program?," Nov. 2
Dr. Dianne Oberg, professor at the University of Alberta, Canada, presents a research colloquium, “What makes a quality online library education program?,” on Nov. 2, 2011, 12:30–1:30 p.m., Room 206, Louis Shores Building. Lunch will be provided. Hosted by the PALM Center (Partnerships Advancing Library) of the School of Library & Information Studies at The …
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