School of Communication Science and Disorders Professor Yunjung Kim was invited to serve as Guest Editor for the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, a leading journal in the field. Her forum “Native Language, Dialect, and Foreign Accent in Dysarthria” was published in a collection of papers from international scholars. She also participated in the forum as an author of two articles, “Raising Awareness About Language-and Culture-Specific Considerations in the Management of Dysarthria Associated with Parkinson’s Disease within the United States” and “Does native language matter in perceptual ratings of dysarthria?”
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Research news from the CCI School of Communication Science & Disorders
SCSD Professor Serves as Guest Editor for Top-Tier Journal
SCSD 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 …
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Student Presents Research at ASHA
Communication Science and Disorders senior Samantha Bikulcius will present her Honors in the Major research at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association conference in Seattle, Washington, on December 7, 2024. Bikulcius’s research was selected as a Meritorious Poster at the convention, a special designation for proposals judged to be exceptional during their review process. Her study, “The Relationship …
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Associate Professor Elected ASHA Fellow
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.
CONTINUE READINGSCSD 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 …
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