SCSD Faculty Receives Second Editor’s Award

Dr. Shannon Hall-Mills, Assistant In for the School of Communication Science and Disorders at Florida State University has earned a second editor’s award from the American Speech Language and Hearing Association (ASHA). Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools is the premier journal for speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and professionals in related fields who provide services and support …

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SCSD doctoral student receives Moellership Award, will embark on summer of service

Florida State University School of Communication Science & Disorders doctoral student Maya Callender recently received a Moellership Award from the Center for Leadership and Social Change which will enable her to set off to South Africa in April for a two-month service project. The Moellership Award, named for its founder Bill Moeller, provides selected students …

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Brosnan-Maddox receives 2013 Transformation Through Teaching Award

Florida State University School of Communication Science & Disorders (SCSD) faculty member Susan Brosnan-Maddox was recently honored as a recipient of the 2013 Transformation Through Teaching Award. Brosnan-Maddox was one of 17 Florida State faculty members selected for the award, which is sponsored by the Spiritual Life Project, Global Pathways Certificate and Exchanges, and Center for Global Engagement. The …

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CCI recognizes eight new Ph.D.s

Florida State University’s College of Communication & Information (CCI) would like to recognize the eight Ph.D. students who have successfully completed and defended their dissertations during the fall semester of 2013. There are four graduating doctoral students from the School of Communication (COMM) — Dr. Ahmad Alkhalaf, Dr. Wanda Fenimore, Dr. Sophie Janicke and Dr. …

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SCSD Research Spotlight: Dr. Kaitlin Lansford

Dr. Kaitlin Lansford brought her passion for research to the School of Communication Science & Disorders at Florida State in 2012, specializing in dysarthria classification and perception.  Dysarthria is a motor speech disorder that occurs in children and adults subsequent to stroke, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s disease, ALS, and muscular dystrophy, and Dr. Lansford …

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SCSD professor quoted in FSU 24/7 critical thinking article

Dr. Richard Morris, a professor at Florida State University’s School of Communication Science & Disorders, was recently quoted in the article “Florida State aims to boost students’ critical thinking,” on FSU 24/7: The News Site for Florida State University about his involvement in the University’s Faculty Fellows Program. Morris was one of 12 faculty members …

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SCSD clinic now offering cochlear implant programming

The L.L. Schendel Speech and Hearing Clinic, operated by Florida State University’s School of Communication Science & Disorders (SCSD), recently expanded their services for the hearing impaired to include the programming of cochlear implants – a service that previously had not been available in North Florida. According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication …

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