Recent SLHS Alumni Dr. Raele Robison was awarded 1st Place Poster presentation at the annual Dysphagia Research Society Meeting for her doctoral research presentation “Determination of Functional Lingual Pressure Impairment Thresholds for Unsafe and Inefficient Swallowing in ALS.” Dr. Robison completed this work in the Aerodigestive Research Core under the mentorship of Dr. Emily Plowman.
We are pleased to announce that Charles Ellis, Jr., Ph.D., CCC-SLP has been appointed Chair of the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, and will be joining our faculty in July 2021. Dr. Ellis is internationally recognized for his clinical outcomes research in the areas of adult neurogenic communication…
Betsy Partin Vinson, M. Med. Sci. (1953 – 2020) The Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Ms. Betsy Partin Vinson, M. Med. Sci., CCC-SLP, on December, 26, 2020. Ms. Vinson was a beloved member of our faculty for over twenty…
Dr. Matt Masapollo Receives New Investigator Award Matt Masapollo, PhD, received a New Investigator Award from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation to investigate the mechanisms involved in speech motor sequence learning using electromagnetic articulography. Dr. Yonghee Oh Awarded 2020 New Century Scholars Research Grant Yonghee Oh, PhD, has been awarded a…
The College of Public Health and Health Professions is proud to recognize 13 graduates with 2020 Outstanding Alumni Awards, 2 of which are former members of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences ’09 and ’14…
