2012
From the Dean’s desk
I am delighted to write to you from the College of Letters & Science, the heart of UW-Madison where students learn to make a good living and lead a good life. When I think of …
November 27, 2012Help support our doctoral students!
Ray Kent influenced thousands of undergraduates, graduate students and doctoral candidates during his 36-year tenure in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Now, the department would like to extend Kent’s influence to a new …
November 27, 2012Catching up with Lois Nelson, professor emerita
Lois Nelson (BSE’54, Education, Ph.D.’60, Speech), professor emerita Years on faculty: 1960-1996 When I first retired in May 1996, I tried staying in bed until 9 a.m. But I grew up on a farm and sleeping …
November 27, 2012Meet our newest faculty member
Audra Sterling isn’t new to the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, having spent the past three years in a postdoctoral fellowship at the Waisman Center. But Sterling is a new faculty member in the College of …
November 27, 2012Message from the Chair
Your department has a new name — we are now the Department of Communication Sciences andDisorders — but we are still the department you remember, the one that provided the outstanding training that prepared you …
November 27, 2012Alum trains next generation of clinicians
Sarah Stuntebeck (BSE’00, MS’02 Communicative Disorders) planned to pursue a career in medicine when she first arrived on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus for student orientation. But she needed a three-credit course to fill a …
November 27, 2012We Are Everywhere!
The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has long been regarded as one of the finest programs of its kind in the United States. So it should not be a …
November 27, 2012Offering Hope in Guatemala
On a broad porch overlooking coffee farms outside Antigua, Guatemala, small children played happily with toys. They were waiting their turn for a pre-literacy test that resembled yet another game at the Family Development Center …
November 27, 2012Our students use the latest technology
It’s a chilly November day, and three preschoolers have important decisions to make: What should they wear? They look out the windows and are told of the frigid conditions outside. They’re already dressed, of course; …
November 27, 2012‘The poster professional for our program’
Students like Lesley Dixon (MS’11, Communicative Disorders) are one reason the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is a fixture near the top of national program rankings. “Lesley is like …
November 20, 2012Matthew Hoffman Receives National Award
Matthew Hoffman, an MD/PhD student pursuing a PhD in the Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders, recently received a Graduate Student Scholarship from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. He studies the physiology of voice production and …
November 19, 2012Halloween Fun in the Dept. of Communication Sciences & Disorders
Some of the AuD students in the UW-Madison Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders dressed up for Halloween as spondees. Spondees are compound words that are often used in testing hearing. The creative AuD students …
November 19, 2012Kids enjoy NSSLHA Halloween 2012
On October 25th, the UW-Madison chapter of the National Student Speech-Language and Hearing Association held their 2nd annual Halloween Party for children who attend the UW Speech and Hearing Clinic (UWSHC), and children of faculty …
October 26, 2012New faculty Q&A: Audra Sterling
Audra Sterling, a new member of the faculty for the Department of Communicative Disorders, was recently profiled on the College Of Letters and Science News and Notes.
September 28, 2012Dr. Nadine Connor named Chair of School of Medicine and Public Health Animal Care and Use Committee
Nadine Connor, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communicative Disorders and Department of Surgery at UW-Madison. She teaches graduate level courses in research and voice disorders to students pursuing a MS degree …
September 27, 2012Tristan Mahr Receives SPARC Award
Tristan Mahr is the recipient of a Students Preparing for Academic and Research Careers (SPARC) Award. The award is given by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association to students pursuing PhD educations in communication sciences and disorders. …
September 27, 2012Grad students use Technology to facilitate child speech, language development
Speech and language pathology graduate students in the Department of Communicative Disorders are pioneering new ways to support children with severe and complex communication needs. The AAC Story Time Preschool at the University of Wisconsin …
July 16, 2012UW-Madison chapter of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association Makes Donation to the UW speech and Hearing Clinic
On May 8th, on behalf of the 2011-2012 members of the UW-Madison chapter of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA), Ellie Lepage and Rachel Stuckey gave a $200.00 donation to the UWSHC (above …
May 10, 2012L&S: Student, Faculty in Communicative Disorders engage in outreach activites
Recently, students and faculty in the Department of Communicative Disorders have been engaging in a variety of outreach activities… More
April 24, 2012Upcoming Presentation- Telling Life Stories: Person with Aphasia Creating Multi-Modal Memoirs
This presentation will feature the “Telling Life Stories” multi-modal memoir group for persons with aphasia taking place at the University of Wisconsin Speech and Hearing Clinic. Aphasia occurs when the language centers of the brain …
April 16, 2012Audiology Clinic Newsletter (Spring 2012) Posted
Download the UWSHC Audiology Newsletter (Spring 2012) here!
April 16, 2012AuD Students, Clinical Faculty Embrace Wisconsin Idea with Community Outreach
UW-Madison AuD students and clinical faculty have taken part in a number of recent community outreach activities. Krista Lett, 4th year AuD student won the student poster presentation at the Wisconsin Speech Language Pathology and Audiology state …
March 27, 2012Video: Helping Kids with Cochlear Implants
Dr. Ruth Litovsky and her team at the Waisman Center work with kids and their families from across the country to get better use of their cochlear implants.
March 26, 2012Students Attend 2012 “Com Disco”
The Com Disco is an annual event in which all communicative disorders students, undergrads and graduate students, come together for a fun night of dancing, bonding and making long lasting friendships and memories. This year …
March 13, 2012Buhr-Lawler Awarded Professional Development Grant
Melanie Buhr-Lawler, audiologist and clinical associate professor in the Department of Communicative Disorders, was awarded a Professional Development Grant. Dr. Buhr-Lawler’s clinical focus is working with deaf and hard of hearing children and adults. Dr. …
February 23, 2012Bilingual SLP grad students provide service in Guatemala
Forty preschool children participated in language and school readiness baseline assessments at NGO Common Hope in January 2012 provided by graduate students Ruby Braxton, Rose Heckenkamp, Amanda Murphy and Caitlin Klukas under the supervision of …
February 9, 2012Ciucci to Complete for Award to Study Parkinson Disease
Story via UW College of Letters & Science: News & Notes: Michelle Ciucci, PhD, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery-Division of Otolaryngology and the Department of Communicative Disorders, was selected to compete for an …
February 1, 2012Michelle Quinn Receives WSHA Outstanding Service Award
Michelle Quinn has been awarded the WSHA Outstanding Service Award by the Wisconsin Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Association. Quinn is a faculty-member in the UW Speech and Hearing Clinic where she oversees the Preschool Express …
January 19, 2012Giving Kids a Head Start with Kindness and Language in the Classroom
Recently, The Department of Communicative Disorders’ Head Start program was acknowledged in an article by the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds. The article, Giving Kids a Head Start with Kindness and Language in the Classroom can …
January 6, 2012