News

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 …

  • Help 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 …

  • Catching 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 …

  • Meet 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 …

  • Message 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 …

  • Alum 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 …

  • We 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 …

  • Offering 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 …

  • Our 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; …

  • ‘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 …

  • Matthew 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 …

  • Halloween 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 …

  • Kids 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 …

  • New 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.

  • Dr. 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 …

  • Tristan 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. …

  • Grad 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 …

  • UW-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 …

  • L&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

  • Upcoming 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 …

  • Audiology Clinic Newsletter (Spring 2012) Posted

    Download the UWSHC Audiology Newsletter (Spring 2012) here!

  • AuD 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 …

  • Video: 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.

  • Students 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 …

  • Buhr-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. …

  • Bilingual 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 …

  • Ciucci 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 …

  • Michelle 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 …

  • Giving 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 …

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