This Fall there will be a new face in the School of Communication Science & Disorders: Fulbright Scholar Annalise Fletcher. Fletcher is a PhD student in her final year at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Interested in speech production changes in aging speakers and those with neurological disorders, a disorder known as dysarthria. She …
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Fulbright Scholar Annalise Fletcher Visits SCSD from New Zealand
SCSD Graduate Students Volunteer at Mag-Con Summer Camp
Five graduate student clinicians in the Autism Spectrum Specialization Education and Training (ASSET) program within the School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) volunteered at Mag-Con summer camp in Tallahassee, FL on June 22 – July 3, 2015. The federally funded ASSET project was designed to build on the curriculum of speech-pathology graduate students and …
CONTINUE READINGAlumna Dr. Robin Parker Leaves Lasting Legacy in Autism
Dr. Robin Parker, Florida State alumna and Nova Southeastern University (NSU) professor, passed away July 16, 2014 at age 50, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Parker worked with children and adults on the autism spectrum for 25+ years, and helped pioneer treatment for autism through the use of mobile apps. Recently, Parker was honored …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Students participate in FSUltimate and attend USA Ultimate College Championship
What’s cooler than being a CCI student? Being a CCI student who plays Ultimate Frisbee for FSU. On May 22 -25, CCI students Christopher LaRocque, Bobby Paterson, Lisa Fitton and Carolina Gonzalez-Llanos muscled through the grounds of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in pursuit of the USA Ultimate D-I College Championships title with FSUltimate’s A Teams. FSUltimate was founded to bring the …
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Alumna Kendra Scholz Sets Sights on Health Communication
Recent December 2014 graduate, Kendra Scholz, has big plans to connect speech pathology and audiology with media to educate the public about communication and science disorders and other health-related issues. She was just accepted in the Media and Communication Studies (MCS) graduate program at FSU, and will master media techniques that can make her dream become a …
CONTINUE READINGNoel Hutcheson Overcomes Medical Trials to Become A Better Therapist
Noel Hutcheson, two-time graduate from the School of Communication Science and Disorders, is working as a speech language pathologist for Kidsource Therapy in Little Rock, Arkansas. In 2008, Noel graduated with her Bachelor’s in Communication Science and Disorder and again in 2011 with her Master’s in Communication Science and Disorders. After graduation, her husband was accepted into …
CONTINUE READINGHeather & Rhea, the Therapy Team You Want to Meet
Right around the time Heather Baum graduated from the Communication Science and Disorder‘s undergraduate program, she adopted an English Golden Retriever. As she transitioned into her graduate program, her new companion Rhea went along with her. What Heather didn’t know, was the impact her new dog would have on her budding career. As an undergrad, …
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