Communication Sciences and Disorders

Heartiest congratulations to Larissa Jordan, who successfully defended her dissertation, "The Nature of Automatic Semantic Retrieval in Individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment," via Zoom on Wednesday, November 10. Her committee chairs are Kristi Hendrickson and Karen Bryant. Bravo to our newest PhD in Speech and Hearing Science!

Evita Woolsey, a fourth year Speech and Hearing Science major, found new dimensions to her academic journey when she added audiology research to her plan to pursue a career in speech-language pathology.

CSD graduate and undergraduate students with Spanish language experience are invited to join the department's newly-formed Spanish Conversation Group. Group members meet face-to-face in Room 206 of the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center at noon on alternate Thursdays; a Zoom option is also available. Topics include Spanish phonology, strategies for working with translators, and career options of working as a bilingual SLP in the schools. The group can practice the Spanish language, learn clinical vocabulary, and develop clinical materials for Spanish-speaking clients.