Florida State University students and faculty provided health and wellness screenings for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities at The Arc Big Bend in Madison, Fla. on Sept. 23. This was in partnership with Special Olympics Northwest Florida. The hearing screenings focused on identifying potential hearing concerns and connecting participants with follow-up resources when needed.
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FSU Partners With Special Olympics Florida to Expand Access to Health Screenings
From Teacher to Entrepreneur: SCSD Alumnus Michael Zavison Expands Access to Swallowing Care
Michael Zavison, a School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) alumnus, former teacher and speech-language pathologist (SLP), turned a firsthand clinical challenge into a business. As the founder of Zavison Swallow Solutions, he is working to improve access to swallowing evaluations across the Florida Panhandle. For Zavison, the work is about more than clinical care; …
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Alumna Hannah LeBlanc Develops New SLP Platform CodaPath
School of Communication Science and Disorders alumna Hannah LeBlanc and her co-founder Lisa Cross launched CodaPath on Sept. 16. The software platform is designed to help speech-language pathologists manage clinical documentation, track client progress, and share information with clients and families in one central place.
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 READINGFSU Audiology Program Bring Record Number of Students on Guatemala Service Trip
The FSU Audiology Program traveled to Guatemala from Jan. 31 to Feb. 7 with their largest “Help Guatemala Hear” service group in the trip’s history. With over a decade of service to the Guatemalan community, Dr. Selena Snowden and a collection of graduate and undergraduate students continued the tradition of providing hearing services to those in need.
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Students Awarded Irene Phillips Backus Scholarship Endowment Attend Nationwide Conferences
Multiple Florida State University (FSU) School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) students received funding from the Irene Phillips Backus Scholarship to fund their research endeavors at an array of national conferences this past year. From Washington, D.C. to San Diego, these scholars shared how the endowment helped bridge the gap between their academic findings …
CONTINUE READINGFSU and FAMU Partner to Advance Interprofessional Education for First-Year Graduate Students
Hosted by Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), first-year graduate students in the Tallahassee residential program took part in an interprofessional education (IPE) event. The program stems from a six-year partnership between FSU’s School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) and FAMU’s College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
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