2017
Swallowing Problems Increase Risk of Death, Nursing Home Admissions
Patients with trouble swallowing following a stroke or other medical event are more likely to die in the hospital, and had longer and more expensive hospital stays, according to analysis led by researchers from the …
November 21, 2017Susan Thibeault, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Receives 2017 ASHA Honors of the Association
Susan Thibeault, professor of Surgery, holds the Diane M. Bless Endowed Chair in Otolaryngology and a joint appointment in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Dr. Thibeault received 2017 Honors of the Association from …
November 16, 2017Susan Ellis Weismer, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Receives 2017 ASHA Kawana Award for Lifetime Achievement in Publication
Susan Ellis Weismer, Oros-Bascom Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders and principal investigator at the Waisman Center, received the 2017 Alfred K. Kawana Award from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). This award, named after the …
November 16, 2017Jon Miller, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Receives 2017 ASHA Kleffner Lifetime Clinical Career Award
Jon F. Miller, Emeritus Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders, received the 2017 Frank R. Kleffner Lifetime Clinical Career Award from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation. This award honors exemplary contributions to science and practice. Dr. Miller …
November 16, 2017Sriram Boothalingam, Ph.D., FAAA, Featured by UW-Madison
Sriram Boothalingam, Ph.D., FAAA, and his research efforts were recently featured in the UW-Madison New Faculty Focus Series. Congratulations Sriram on this recognition by UW-Madison. Read the full UW-Madison article
November 14, 2017CSD Graduate Students Join in the Degree Dash
Several CSD graduate students participated in the 2017 Graduate School Degree Dash. Over 650 graduate students, family members, faculty, and staff got their semester off to a fast start! Doctoral Derby racers completed a 5.7 …
September 5, 2017Katie Hustad, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Featured by the OVCRGE
Katie Hustad, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, and her research efforts were recently featured by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education (OVCRGE). Congratulations Katie on this recognition by the OVCRGE. Read the full OVCRGE …
August 23, 2017Signs of Summer
Students enrolled in the CSD American Sign Language summer course described their experience in this University Communications feature publication.
August 10, 2017Au.D. Students Awarded American Academy of Audiology Foundation Scholarships
Congratulations to fourth year Au.D. student Kayla Berg, who was awarded the American Academy of Audiology Foundation‘s Patient Quality of Life Scholarship! This scholarship is awarded to one student in the United States who shows exceptional …
June 22, 2017Learning to Talk Like a Woman (or Man)
Heather Krug, M.A., CCC-SLP, was recently featured in the New York Times article Learning to Talk Like a Woman (or Man), discussing voice therapy in transgender men and women.
April 25, 2017Undergraduate Students Receive College of Letters and Science Scholarship Awards
Congratulations to the following Communication Sciences and Disorders undergraduate students, as they were recently awarded College of Letters and Science scholarships: Emily Cummings – Martha J. Harrison Scholarship Elaine Diamond – Thomas W. Parker Scholarship …
March 29, 2017Au.D. Students Provide Hearing Healthcare in Guatemala
Au.D. students from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders traveled to Guatemala for a week with Entheos Audiology Cooperative this past January to provide hearing healthcare to those in need. The 42 member mission trip included nine Au.D …
March 3, 2017Professor Emerita Robin Chapman’s Artwork Featured at Steenbock Gallery
Professor emerita Robin Chapman has an acrylic art show up at Steenbock Gallery at the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters through March 17, 2017. View her gallery display online.
February 21, 2017UW Speech and Hearing Clinic Audiology Summer Outreach Featured on National Television
The UWSHC audiology summer outreach will be on national television this week! Big Ten Network is running a segment on our hearing loss prevention outreach at the Tomah Tractor Pull. Tune in at 11 pm CST on …
February 16, 2017Corinne Jones, MS, CCC-SLP, Presents at TEDx
Swallowing disorders can be a big problem for people with Parkinson’s disease. Speech-language pathologist and swallowing disorders researcher Corinne Jones is working on ways to detect early changes to swallowing function in Parkinson’s disease, with …
February 15, 2017Susan Thibeault, PhD, CCC-SLP, Named 2017 Recipient of a University of Wisconsin Kellett Mid-Career Faculty Research Award
Susan Thibeault, PhD, CCC-SLP, Professor in Communication Sciences and Disorders, has been named a 2017 recipient of a University of Wisconsin Kellett Mid-Career Faculty Research Award. Kellett awards recognize outstanding faculty seven to 20 years …
February 9, 2017Michelle Ciucci, PhD, CCC-SLP, Receives Postdoc Mentoring Award
Congratulations to Michelle Ciucci, PhD, CCC-SLP, Associate Professor, who received the 2017 Postdoc Mentoring Award from the UW Postdoctoral Association. The awards were instituted as a way of recognizing excellent mentors and the work they put …
January 18, 2017