Articles from January 2026

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CSD professor awarded funding to investigate how hearing loss affects children’s sensory processing

Friday, January 30, 2026
Elizabeth Walker, associate professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, will use funding from the National Institutes of Health to investigate how children with hearing loss could improve their processing of spoken language and their speech through long-term use of hearing aids.
Ethan Kutlu

Kutlu's research team study change how we understand school-aged children's categorization of speech sounds

Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Ethan Kutlu, assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and CSSI researcher affiliate, recently published a study tracking how school-aged children categorize speech sounds. It changes the way that researchers and parents can track progress and enrich language development.
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CSD personnel attend Oxford Stuttering and Cluttering Research Conference

Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Naomi Rodgers and Julia Kerrigan presented work related to stuttering at the conference in Oxford, UK.
Madelynn Kane

CSD graduate student recognized by 'Dare to Discover' campaign

The Dare to Discover campaign showcases student and postdoc researchers, scholars, and creators from across the University of Iowa on banners throughout downtown Iowa City.
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Rodgers awarded funding to evaluate new approach for children who stutter

Thursday, January 22, 2026
Naomi Rodgers, assistant professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, has won funding from the National Institutes of Health to introduce a new approach to promote confidence in speaking for elementary-school students who stutter.
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CSD alumnus gives back through doctoral scholarship

Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Chris Walker (Ph.D. ’81), longtime professor at the University of Redlands, established a doctoral scholarship in CSD because of the stellar financial support he received during his doctoral studies.
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Combiths selected for CSSI Grant Writing Residency

Monday, January 12, 2026
Philip Combiths, assistant professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, will develop the proposal “Beyond the Norm: A Contextualized Approach to Multilingual Preschool Assessment” to be submitted to the National Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders.