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September is Deaf Awareness Month

The purpose of Deaf Awareness Month is to increase public awareness of Deaf issues, people, and culture. In keeping with that ideal, Speech, Language, and hearing faculty members,  Ralena McDevitt and Zulma Santiago-Zayas hosted a presentation about ASL and Deaf Culture to a group of some 50 UF students at…

Congratulations to Lauren DiBiase on earning CRC certification

LaurenĀ DiBiase, M.S. CCC-SLP recently earned Clinical Research Coordinator Certification (CCRC) through the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP). ACRP-CCRC certification is awarded to clinical research coordinators who demonstrated proficiency of specific knowledge and jobā€related skills and passed the standardized ACRP CRC Certification exam. Lauren received a scholarship from the UF…

Members of SLHS partnered with GNV Bridge to support local families with communication needs

On Saturday, July 9th, graduate students in audiology and speech pathology joined local organization, GNV Bridge, and Dr. Laurie Gauger’s UF Reading Disabilities Program to provide hearing, speech, language, and reading screenings to local children. Families were also provided resources and education on navigating school-based services, information on community-based sites…