At the end of the Spring 2021 semester, 15 undergraduate students from FSU were inducted into the American Sign Language Honor Society (ASLHS). The FSU Chapter of ASLHS is an organization that allows students to receive special recognition by demonstrating their hard work and dedication to studying American Sign Language. Students are inducted into the …
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Research news from the CCI School of Communication Science & Disorders
15 FSU Students Inducted into the National ASL Honor Society
Doctoral Student Awarded Scholarship from Communication Disorders Interest Network
School of Communication Sciences and Disorders (SCSD) doctoral student Sara Collins was awarded the Student and Early Career Professional (SECP) Scholarship sponsored by the Communication Disorders Interest Network. The scholarship will be used to support her attendance at the 145th Annual Meeting of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) where she will …
CONTINUE READINGAssistant Professor Presents Arabic Letter Knowledge Research at EXAL Conference
Florida State University School of Communication Science and Disorders Assistant Professor Sana Tibi presented work during the Experimental Arab Linguistics (EXAL) international conference in early April. Her presentation featured research on the features that contribute to Arabic letter knowledge. This presentation is a result of work in progress that follows from an earlier publication on …
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Professor Acquires Grant to Develop Dyslexia Screening System
School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) Professor Hugh Catts and College of Social Work Associate Professor Yaacov Petscher received a subcontract grant award from the University of California San Francisco to further develop and test a dyslexia screener. The grant will allow Drs. Catts and Petscher to test a digital dyslexia screening and assessment …
CONTINUE READINGStudent Research on Stroke Victims and Aphasia Wins Poster Competition
Ashley Archer, a graduate student working with Elizabeth Madden, Ph.D., won the Institute for Successful Longevity’s Student Poster Day competition, with her poster on her research on stroke victims and aphasia.
CONTINUE READINGCCI Students Present Their Research at the 2021 Undergraduate Research Symposium
On April 1, 2021, 30 College of Communication and Information (CCI) students presented their research projects at the 2021 Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS), an annual showcase for students of all majors to present their work to a wider audience. This year’s URS was hosted on Whova, a conference management app that allowed students to speak …
CONTINUE READINGJSLHR Publishes Study on Dysarthric Speech Completed by FSU Doctoral Student
On February 17, 2021, the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research published work by FSU School of Communication Science and Disorders doctoral student Megan Hirsch. The paper is titled “Generalized Learning of Dysarthric Speech Between Male and Female Talkers.” “Previous research has shown that listeners can improve their understanding of speech produced by talkers …
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