Apel, Scott to be guests on 'Perspectives' on Thursday

Dr. Kenn Apel, director of the School of Communication Science & Disorders, and Dr. Lisa Scott, the school’s director of clinical education, are scheduled to be guests on the WFSU-FM program “Perspectives” on Thursday, March 29, at 11 a.m. They will talk about the School and its L.L. Schendel Speech and Hearing Clinic and their …

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SCSD showcases facilities at Warren Building open house

The School of Communication Science & Disorders held an open house on Friday, March 16, at its new facilities in the renovated Warren Building in downtown Tallahassee. It was a true “town and gown” event as Mayor John Marks joined university dignitaries for a tour of six-floor structure. “We are thrilled to have a new …

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Kenn Apel new Director of Communication Science & Disorders

Dr. Kenn Apel has begun a three-year appointment as director of The Florida State University’s School of Communication Science & Disorders. And no, that’s not a typo in his first name. He’s “double-n Kenn.” Apel, who earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Speech-Language Pathology at San Diego State University and his PhD at the …

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ROLL With It

Dr. Kenn Apel and students involved in his Research on Orthographic Learning Lab (ROLL) are expanding their research into early indicators of literacy learning risks with a project that investigates children’s eye movement during storybook reading. For some time, Dr. Apel has been investigating whether young children in the early stages of reading acquire quickly …

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