2022
Dr. Misha Finney Nominated as an Honored Instructor
Congratulations to Misha Finney, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, on being nominated as an Honored Instructor for Fall 2022. Honored Instructors is a student-initiated program in University Housing that encourages students to recognize instructors that have made an …
December 20, 2022
Dr. Michelle Ciucci Featured in the Badger Herald
Michelle Ciucci, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, was recently featured in the Badger Herald article UW Committee Finds Ethical Research Approaches Lend to Honest Results. In the article Dr. Ciucci describes how the risk-to-benefit ratio is a good …
December 9, 2022
Ruth Litovsky Named New Academic Associate Dean for Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences
The College of Letters & Science is excited to announce Ruth Litovsky as the new Academic Associate Dean for Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences. Her first day in the role will be January 5, 2023. …
December 6, 2022
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Raised Over $1000 for Second Harvest Foodbank
We did it! The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders raised over $1000 for Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin! We are incredibly proud to be a department that believes in making a positive difference …
November 14, 2022
CSD Students Receive Department Scholarship Awards
Congratulations to all of the recipients of theses awards! Ray Kent Doctoral Scholarship – Maryann Krasko Emma Allen Fellowship Award – Madeline Hale, Emma Libersky, Caitlyn Slawny, Jenn Soriano
November 9, 2022
Clinical Faculty and MS-SLP Students Present at GiGi’s National Leadership Conference
Our partnership with GiGi’s Playhouse – Madison is in it’s 6th semester and continues to thrive! On November 3rd, clinical faculty Kim Caul and MS-SLP students Claudia Schabes and Kasey Abrahamsen engaged in professional outreach …
November 8, 2022Better Ears For Better Lives
Ruth Litovsky, Ph.D., and her research efforts were recently featured by the College of Letters & Sciences and with Wisconsin State Journal in the Fueling Discovery annual publication. Her research focuses on how people are …
October 26, 2022Lakeshore Nature Preserve Work Day
A group of volunteers from Goodnight Hall met over the weekend with the UW-Madison Lakeshore Nature Preserve for outdoor field work. Together, the group gathered seeds and collected trash from the restored prairie outside the …
October 24, 2022CSD Ph.D. Students Receive NIH F31 Funding
Congratulations to Janine Mathee, M.S., CCC-SLP, and Kathryn Prescott, M.A., CCC-SLP, on recently being awarded NIH F31 funding. The NIH training grant funding for both Janine and Kathryn supports two years of work.
October 6, 2022
Janine Mathee Selected for the ASHFoundation New Century Doctoral Scholarship
Janine Mathee, M.S., CCC-SLP, recently received the $10,000 2022 New Century Doctoral Scholarship from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHFoundation). This program is designed to support strong doctoral candidates who will pursue a teacher-investigator career in …
October 6, 2022
AuD Students Kickoff Fall Community Outreach
Our AuD students dove right in to the semester with several outreach events this past week! First and second-year AuD students attended the Institute on Aging’s Annual Colloquium on Thursday. They handed out earplugs, performed …
September 26, 2022
Emily Roznowski Awarded American Academy of Audiology Foundation Scholarship
Congratulations to CS&D 4th year Au.D. (Doctor of Audiology) student Emily Roznowski on her recent award of the Judith Blumsack scholarship from the American Academy of Audiology Foundation! The Judith Blumsack Scholarship is awarded to …
August 26, 2022Dr. Ruth Litovsky Selected as Incoming Editor-in-Chief of Ear and Hearing
Congratulations to Ruth Litovsky, Ph.D., for being selected as the new editor-in-chief for the American Auditory Society’s journal, Ear and Hearing. She will begin January 1, 2023.
August 26, 2022Katie Sullivan Selected for National NSSLHA Role
Congratulations to Katie Sullivan, a sophomore in our undergraduate program and our 2022-23 NSSHLA Vice President, who has been selected by National NSSLHA to serve as the Wisconsin State Officer for the 2022/23 term. This …
August 26, 2022
Storytime Friends Offers Summertime Fun
Another summer of Storytime Friends has come and gone! Storytime Friends is a story-based communication enhancement program for children who are d/Deaf or have hearing loss. We make language, literacy, and self-advocacy FUN! This year, …
August 1, 2022
Recent SLP Graduate Travels to Africa to Train Volunteers
Rebecca Willer, UW-Madison 2021 M.S. SLP graduate, along with another speech-language pathologist from Wisconsin (Kara Darling), led trainings in the areas of feeding/swallowing and communication in Malawi, Africa to over 20 local volunteers. Trainings focused …
June 2, 2022
Students Awarded Sustainability Grant Funding
Congratulations to Erin Bruehlman and Felicia Herlevi for receiving an $8,000 award from the UW-Madison Green Fund Program. Their application explored the effects of direct light and calculated solar heat gain impacts on heating and …
May 11, 2022Welcome New Members to the CSD Faculty and Staff!
Please join us in a warm welcome to our new faculty and staff members! Rebecca Alper, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Assistant Professor Dr. Rebecca Alper is a speech-language pathologist and incoming assistant professor in the Department of …
May 6, 2022Undergraduate Students Receive Research Awards for 2022-2023
Congratulations to our undergraduate students receiving Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowship awards for 2022-2023. Generous grants from the Hilldale Foundation and the Wisconsin State Legislature provide for awards of $3,000 each to undergraduate students and $1,000 …
May 5, 2022CSD Students Receive Department Scholarship Awards
Congratulations to all of the recipients of theses awards! Bernard Kwiatkowski Memorial Scholarship – Kathleen Zarnott Emma Allen Fellowship Award – Janine Mathee, Kimberly Crespo, Anne Neveu, Madeline Hale, Maryann Krasko Frank V. Powell and …
May 2, 2022
Straight Outta Madison: A Retrospect of My Stuttering
WSHA has a great workshop on Monday hosted by a UWSHC alumni: Straight Outta Madison: A Retrospect of My Stuttering. Monday, May 2nd, 2022 Time: 6:00 – 7:00 pm During this workshop we’ll learn from …
April 29, 2022
Congratulations to Katie Hustad on Being Elected to the Social Sciences Divisional Committee
Please join us in congratulating Katie Hustad, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, on being elected to the Social Sciences Divisional Committee. This is the committee that reviews tenure packets and makes important decisions about nominating folks from Social …
April 22, 2022
Dr. Kim Mueller Featured on NOVA|PBS
NOVA l PBS recently featured professor Dr. Kim Mueller and the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention! The episode follows three women enrolled in their groundbreaking research study on Alzheimer’s. The show is touching and educational- …
April 12, 2022
Congratulations Cynthia Fowler. We’ll Miss You!!!
Please join us in congratulating our esteemed colleague and professor Cynthia Fowler on her retirement! Dr. Fowler has been a devoted member of our department for 27 years. She has mentored countless Ph.D., Au.D., and …
March 3, 2022
Welcome Kristin Murphey to the CSD Clinical Faculty!
In January 2022, CSD welcomed a new clinical associate professor, Kristin Murphey, to the speech and language faculty. Kristin brings 12 years of clinical experience as a medical Speech Language Pathologist across a variety of …
March 2, 2022
Sanjana Kumar Receives Tommy G. Thompson Center on Pubic Leadership Scholarship
Congratulations to Sanjana Kumar on her recent award of a scholarship of $2,300 from the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership. The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership offers scholarships to undergraduate students …
January 20, 2022
CSD Students Invited to Phi Beta Kappa
Congratulations to CSD students Grace Whelan Tweedt, Perri Cochin, Annie Stuntebeck, Katelyn Van Buren, Sydney Olmsted, Austin Gent, Hannah Bruder, and Nirali Patel on their recent invitation to join Phi Beta Kappa. Phi Beta Kappa …
January 20, 2022
Susan Thibeault Earns Perfect Score on NIH Grant
Winning a nearly $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health is an accomplishment. Receiving a perfect score on the application for that grant is nearly unheard of. Susan Thibeault, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, professor of …
January 10, 2022