2026
CSD Students Receive Wisconsin Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Foundation Scholarships
Congratulations to our CSD students who were recently awarded scholarships and research grants through the Wisconsin Speech and Hearing Association (WSHA) Foundation. They will each be honored at the WSHA Convention on February 7th. Caryn S. …
September 9, 2026
Susan Thibeault Awarded WARF Named Professorship
Congratulations to Susan Thibeault, Ph.D., CCC-SLP on receiving a 2026 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) Named Professorship. Eight faculty were awarded the WARF Named Professorships this year, which come with $100,000 and honor faculty who …
August 21, 2026
Dr. Erik Jorgensen Receives ASHA Award for Early Career Contributions in Research Award
Congratulations to Dr. Erik Jorgensen for receiving the 2026 Award for Early Career Contributions in Research from the American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association (ASHA)! The Award for Early Career Contributions in Research is designed …
July 15, 2026
Dr. Audra Sterling Selected for 2026 Distinguished Honors Faculty Award
Congratulations to Dr. Audra Sterling for being selected as a recipient of a 2026 Distinguished Honors Faculty Award. Each spring, the L&S Honors Program solicits student nominations of faculty members who have had a special …
May 21, 2026
Dr. Nike Gnanateja Selected for 2026 Distinguished Honors Faculty Award
Congratulations to Dr. Nike Gnanateja for being selected as a recipient of a 2026 Distinguished Honors Faculty Award. Each spring, the L&S Honors Program solicits student nominations of faculty members who have had a special …
May 18, 2026
CSD Students Present at the UW Undergraduate Symposium
Congratulations to our CSD undergraduate students who presented at the UW Undergraduate Symposium! This annual event—celebrating undergraduate research, creativity, and community-engaged work since 1999—was the largest yet, with over 940 student presenters. We are so …
May 6, 2026Undergraduate Researchers Win Poster and Presentation Award
Congratulations to undergraduate researchers Chrystyna Prokulevich, Siri Anderson and Jaclyn Szabados! Their poster Early Sex-Dependent Ultrasonic Vocalizations Differences in the TgF344-AD Rat Model of Alzheimer Disease was selected for the Summer 2026 Undergraduate Symposium Poster Display …
April 29, 2026NSSLHA’s Wisconsin Idea Task Force Awarded the Wisconsin Idea Fellowship
NSSLHA’s Wisconsin Idea Task Force (WITF) has been awarded the Wisconsin Idea Fellowship for their project, “Pathways to Communication Careers: Expanding Access for Underrepresented Youth.” This fellowship will support WITF’s youth summer internship and programming …
April 16, 2026
Day of the Badger – Thank you!!
Thank you! Thank you to all who supported Communication Sciences and Disorders on the Day of the Badger! If you missed the #DayoftheBadger, don’t worry: you can still give to our program online using our …
April 16, 2026
CSD Alum Showcased in UW-Madison’s #1 Peace Corps Ranking
Hannah Lundell Wahl, a CSD class of 2025 undergraduate alum and past Hilldale Research Award recipient, was recently featured by UW-Madison for her Peace Corps service. Hannah is currently serving as a Spanish primary school …
April 15, 2026Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Programs Rank Among Best Graduate Programs
U.S. News and World Report has ranked University of Wisconsin-Madison Speech-Language Pathology and University of Wisconsin AuD Consortium as “Best Programs”, placing them among the elite graduate school programs in the nation for 2026. Speech-Language …
April 7, 2026CSD Students Receive Department Scholarship Awards
Congratulations to all of the student recipients! Bernard J. Kwiatkowski Memorial Scholarship – Evelyn Anton Emma Allen Fellowship Award – Emily Bagan, Phoebe Crumpton, Jared Cullen, Amanda Dewitt, Madeline Hale, Sydney Jensen, Emma Libersky, John Munday, Hayley Olson, Claudia Schabes, Chenelle Walker Julie …
March 19, 2026
Dr. Katie Hustad Awarded Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has announced that Dr. Katie Hustad, professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, has been awarded a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship. Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorships (VDAP) recognize UW–Madison faculty members …
February 18, 2026
New Year, New Classroom!
We are excited to announce the grand opening of our newly renovated lecture space inside Goodnight Hall! The classroom is open and ready for use this semester. The lecture hall was completely remodeled, overhauling the …
January 27, 2026
Pogie the Yogie Visits Audiology at the UWSHC
We loved welcoming Pogie the Yogie to the UW Speech and Hearing Clinic! During the visit, audiologist Dr. Melanie Buhr-Lawler helped Pogie learn about hearing, hearing tests, and how audiologists support communication. Pogie the Yogie …
January 22, 2026
Study Findings Hard to Swallow: Older Pneumonia Patients May Be Missing Out On Needed Dysphagia Care
Only about one in four older adults hospitalized with pneumonia receives any evaluation for dysphagia, according to a large, national cohort study from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health that highlights …
January 16, 2026
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