School of Communication Science and Disorders Assistant Professor Dr. Sladjana Lukic received a First Year Assistant Professor (FYAP) award from the Council on Research and Creativity (CRC). This award will support Lukic’s research over the summer. Lukic’s research focuses on improving diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for aphasia, a language disorder that affects millions of Americans. …
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SCSD Professor Receives CRC Grant
SCSD Assistant Professor Zilong Xie Presents at ARO Midwinter Meeting
School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) Assistant Professor and researcher, Zilong Xie, presented his latest findings on auditory neuroscience at the Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO) 48th Annual Midwinter Meeting, taking place in Orlando from February 22-26.
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Professor Serves as Featured Speaker at Sertoma Conference
On February 1, 2025, Dr. Catherine Johnson from the School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) spoke at the 26th Annual Southeastern Regional Sertoma Conference. Sertoma is an organization dedicated to improving hearing health. Johnson’s talk emphasized the connection between hearing, brain health, and quality of life as we age. Her presentation, titled “Healthy Hearing …
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Embarks on 9th Annual Help Guatemala Hear Trip
From February 3-7, School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) students, faculty, and alumni traveled to Guatemala for the annual Help Guatemala Hear service trip. Led by Dr. Selena Snowden, their initiative targets outreach and training for future professionals by providing hearing services to the community abroad. During the trip, the audiology team contributed over 140 hours of training and service, providing hearing healthcare to 214 patients, including 62 returning individuals. They fit 174 hearing aids, performed ear cleanings, and fit a bone-anchored hearing aid.
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Professor travels to Australia and Japan to Present Research
Dr. Sladjana Lukic, assistant professor in the School of Communication Science and Disorders, delivered two presentations at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Aphasia in Nara, Japan, and she gave a talk in a symposium at the Society for the Neurobiology of Language Conference in Brisbane, Australia, in October. In Japan, Lukic presented …
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