Richard Morris awarded Critical Thinking Initiatives Grant

Richard Morris, professor in the School of Communication Science and Disorders, has recently received a Critical Thinking Initiatives grant as a part of Florida State University’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). QEP is centered around teaching critical thinking skills to undergraduate students. Morris received a Discipline Focused Project grant to provide time and funding to develop a …

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Meet SCSD Student: Teresa Carmedelle

In November, members of the Florida State University NSSHLA chapter attended the ASHA Convention. One of the attending students, Teresa Carmedelle, had the opportunity to present her undergraduate honors thesis. Teresa was six years old when she had her first interaction with speech-language pathology. “My younger sister was diagnosed with childhood apraxia of speech,” she …

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Lansford featured in Tallahassee Democrat & FSUNews

Kaitlin Lansford, Assistant Professor in the School of Communication Science and Disorders, has gained more attention for her 2014 New Century Scholars Research Grant. The story was picked up by Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee Democrat featured Lansford’s research news in their Campus Notes section, ‘Grant funds crowdsourcing research at FSU. Read the full article here: Tallahassee …

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CCI students present at Global focused event

The 8th Annual Going Global Showcase, hosted by the Center for Global Engagement and FSU International Programs, was held on November 19th, 2014. Two students from the College of Communication and Information presented at this event on their international experiences. Jasmine Crane, an undergraduate student in her junior year of Media Communication Studies, presented on “Finding …

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Lansford’s research featured on FSU 24/7

Kaitlin Lansford, assistant professor in the School of Communication Science and Disorders was featured on FSU 24/7 on November 25th. The article, Speech pathology professor wins grant for innovative research proposal using crowdsourcing, talks about Lansford’s grant proposal using crowdsourcing as a tool for gathering data in speech pathology research. Read the full article here:  http://news.fsu.edu/More-FSU-News/Speech-pathology-professor-wins-grant-for-innovative-research-proposal-using-crowdsourcing

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SCSD’s MacPherson awarded $10,000 for Parkinson Disease Research

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is a national association for Communication Science and Disorders, boasting 173,000+ members and affiliates across the country. The Association’s high standards and outstanding contributions make it’s recognition a high honor. Megan MacPherson, an Assistant Professor in the School of Communication Science and Disorders, is no stranger to ASHA recognition. Earlier this …

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Kaitlin Lansford, SCSD, awarded grant for Crowdsourcing

Florida State University’s School of Communication Science & Disorders Assistant Professor Kaitlin Lansford, is being recognized by the ASHFoundation, an extension of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Lansford will receive the 2014 New Century Scholars Research Grant for her proposal entitled “Use of Crowdsourcing to Assess the Ecological Validity of Perceptual Learning Paradigms in Dysarthria.” The $10,000 grant …

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