School of Communication Science & Disorders (SCSD) Associate Professor Kaitlin Lansford was elected a Fellow of the American Speech, Language, Hearing Association (ASHA). Fellowship is one of the highest honors the Association grants. To be awarded Fellow, a nominee must make outstanding contributions to the discipline of communication sciences and disorders.
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SCSD Associate Professor Elected ASHA Fellow
SCSD Doctoral Candidate Miguel Garcia-Salas Receives Award
Doctoral candidate in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders (SCSD) Miguel Garcia-Salas, has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious Vanderbilt Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences Rising Star Award. “I’m deeply honored and humbled to receive the Rising Star Award,” Garcia-Salas said. “It’s incredibly validating to know that my work resonates with …
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Faculty and Students Present at SSSR Conference in Denmark
Faculty and graduate students from the School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR) conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, on July 11-13, 2024.
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Associate Professor Receives Funding from NIH
School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) Kaitlin Lansford recently received funding from the National Institute of Health (NIH) for her NIH R01 proposal, titled “Listener training for improved intelligibility of people with Parkinson’s disease.” The funded project will focus on enhancing listener training, which offers a promising avenue for improving communication for people with …
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Professor Receives CRC Grant for Early Literacy Intervention Program
Dr. Andrea Barton-Hulsey, Assistant Professor in the School of Communication Science and Disorders, received a seed grant from the Florida State University Council on Research and Creativity (CRC) for her project, “Pilot Testing a New Early Literacy Intervention for Preschool-Age Children with Developmental Disabilities with Limited Speech.”
CONTINUE READINGSchool of Communication Science and Disorders Professor Receives Distinguished Scholars Award
Dr. Elizabeth Madden, an assistant professor in the School of Communication Science and Disorders, was awarded the Tavistock Trust for Aphasia 2024 Distinguished Scholars Award. This award recognizes research excellence related to quality-of-life issues in aphasia. It is given, in part, to recognize scholarly excellence in research and publications dedicated to improving life with aphasia and to foster and encourage pioneering research that aims to make a difference in the everyday lives of people living with aphasia, their families, and caregivers.
CONTINUE READINGProfessor Christopher Constantino Presents Keynote
School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) Assistant Professor Christopher Constantino presented a keynote at the 2024 World Congress on Stuttering and Cluttering in Austin, Texas, titled “Disfluency as an act of love.” The World Congress is an international gathering of experts on stuttering and cluttering that occurs every three years. Constantino’s keynote was an …
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