Dr. Leonard “Chick” LaPointe, Francis Eppes Professor of Communication Science & Disorders, traveled to Turku, Finland, last fall to present his research on birdsong and human language loss to the annual Academy of Aphasia meeting. The idea for the research began when Dr. LaPointe was invited to serve on an FSU Neuroscience doctoral student’s committee. …
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Research news from the CCI School of Communication Science & Disorders
Songbirds offer insight into speech recovery
Stierwalt named an ASHA Fellow
Dr. Julie A.G. Stierwalt, associate professor in the School of Communication Science & Disorders, was recently named a Fellow by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, one of the highest honors ASHA bestows. “Our students are so fortunate to have Dr. Stierwalt as a research mentor, professional role model, and teacher,” said Dr. Juliann Woods, director of …
CONTINUE READINGWalking, Talking, Thinking… Falling
“Walking is so automatic,” says Assistant Professor Julie Stierwalt, “but we can get distracted from it. Think of cell phones.” The example resonates with anyone who has dodged a weaving, or suddenly stationary, cell talker on a sidewalk. Now consider distractions for a walker with Parkinson disease, already unsteady and vulnerable to falling. That’s one …
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