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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 2023. Honored Instructors is a student-initiated program in University Housing that encourages students to recognize instructors that have made an …
November 28, 2023
Faculty and Students Present at ASHA
UW-Madison clinical professor Courtney Seidel, UW alumni Kelsey Reis, and students Zalaire Fellows and Ellie Engeldinger had the opportunity to present their research findings at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention in Boston on November …
November 27, 2023
Lakeshore 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 at Frautschi Point. They teamed up with volunteers from around campus and the group …
November 1, 2023
Nicole Schaen-Heacock Receives American Board of Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders 2023 Clinical Research Award
Congratulations to doctoral student Nicole Schaen-Heacock, MS, CCC-SLP! Nicole was selected as the 2023 recipient of the American Board of Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (AB-SSD) Excellence in Clinical Research Recognition for Adult Dysphagia Research. This …
October 27, 2023
Maryann Krasko Receives American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation 2023 Doctoral Student Scholarship
Congratulations to doctoral student Maryann Krasko, M.S.! Maryann was selected for a American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHFoundation) 2023 New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship, and will be formally awarded this November in Boston, MA. The New Century …
October 27, 2023
Liz Cooke Receives American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation 2023 Graduate Student Scholarship
Congratulations to third year audiology student Liz Cooke! Liz was selected for a American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHFoundation) 2023 Graduate Student Scholarship. The Minority Student Scholarship is a $5,000 student grant supported by the Minority Student …
October 19, 2023
How Waisman Researchers are Advancing Knowledge of Speech and Language in Individuals with IDDs
People say between 150 and 200 words a minute on average during a casual conversation. That breaks down to several syllables a second and adds up to hundreds, even thousands, of sentences. And for many …
October 16, 2023
Serena Helman Receives American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation 2023 Student Research Grant in Audiology
Congratulations to third year audiology student Serena Helman! Serena’s proposal entitled “Evaluating the importance of the timescale of fine structure of speech that is important for intelligibility in difficult listening situations” was selected for a …
October 6, 2023Students Named Finalists for Biohealth Communications Competition
Congratulations to Nimesha Didulani Dantanarayana, BSc, MSc, doctoral student in the Binaural Hearing and Speech Laboratory, and Mia Kroll, premed-focused biology undergraduate student and daughter of clinical professor Amy Kroll, on being selected as finalists …
October 2, 20232023 Distinguished Early Career Professionals Awards
Congratulations to CS&D doctoral students Michelle Bretl and Caitlyn Slawny on being selected as American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)’s 2023 Distinguished Early Career Professionals! The ECP Certificate is awarded to individuals in the fields of audiology …
September 29, 2023
CSD Student Receives UW-Madison L&S Leadership Award
Congratulations to CSD senior Gracie Turner, recipient of the 2023-24 Cyrena Pondrom Leadership Award. This leadership award is based on a leadership project proposal and awarded through the L&S Faculty Honors Committee. Professor Pondrom is …
September 11, 2023Nirali Patel and Ryan Burdick Receive WSHA 2023 Risa Mari Otto Scholarship
Congratulations to Nirali Patel and Ryan Burdick. Nirali and Ryan are recipients of the Wisconsin Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Association (WSHA) 2023 Risa Mari Otto Scholarship. This memorial scholarship is sponsored by the family and …
August 23, 2023
Speech-Language Pathology Students from University of Texas El Paso Visit CSD for an Intensive Research Experience
Five Masters Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) students from University of Texas El Paso (UTEP) visited the UW-Madison Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) Department for two weeks in July. This visit was part of a new research …
August 3, 2023SALT & PEPPER: Seasoned Tools to Better Understand Speech and Language Disorders
We might know salt and pepper as the dynamic duo of seasonings that adds flavor to foods, but in the language and speech research world, the duo has a different meaning. SALT is short for …
June 22, 2023
Advocacy in Action
Dr. Rachel Lee had the honor of advocating on Capitol Hill last week for our profession and the people we serve. She met with the offices of seven U.S. senators and representatives from Wisconsin and …
May 18, 2023
CSD Students Engage in First Nations Cultural Landscape Tour
Our speech-language master’s students visited campus landmarks illuminating the university’s ongoing relationships with the contemporary First Nations of Wisconsin, including the Ho-Chunk Nation, on whose ancestral lands the university now sits. The First Nations Cultural …
April 14, 2023CSD Students Receive Department Scholarship Awards
Congratulations to all of the recipients of theses awards! Bernard Kwiatkowski Memorial Scholarship – Claire Terp Emma Allen Fellowship Award – Emily Hansen, Ted Lunga, Madeline Hale, Kiersten Steinke, Felicia Herlevi, Regan Bolt, Veronica Lane, …
April 6, 2023
Thank you Charlie!
Thanks to Charlie Lenell for their professional seminar, Gender-Based Discrimination in CSD Programs and Research! Charlie discussed ways to support LGBTQ+ CSD faculty, students, clinicians, and clients. Learn more about Charlie’s talk: https://csd.wisc.edu/event/prosem-lecture-gender-based-discrimination-in-csd-programs-and-research/
April 5, 2023Bucky’s Race for Rehab 2023 – Run, Wheel, Walk!
Join members of the UW-Madison Doctor of Physical Therapy Department on Sunday, April 23, 2023, for the annual Bucky’s Race for Rehab! Donate or Register Online Bucky’s Race for Rehab is a traditional 5K run/walk …
March 1, 2023
Courtney Seidel Receives WSHA Outstanding Service Award
Congratulations to Courtney Seidel, M.S., CCC-SLP! Courtney was awarded the 2023 Outstanding Service Award from the Wisconsin Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Association (WSHA). Courtney accepted this honor last night at the 2023 WSHA conference. We …
February 27, 2023
Rhonda Kretschmer Receives University Staff Award
Congratulations to Rhonda Kretschmer on receiving a L&S University Staff Award! Each year, the Dean of the College of Letters & Science offers five awards recognizing outstanding performance, service, and/or contributions by L&S University Staff …
February 22, 2023
Ruth Litovsky Featured in the Journal Acoustics Today
Professor Ruth Litovsky was recently featured in an article in the journal Acoustics Today. Learn more about her research and the work happening in the Binaural Hearing and Speech Lab.
February 20, 2023
In Memoriam: David Yoder, Ph.D.
Dr. David Yoder led a long and distinguished career as a servant leader in multiple fields including communication sciences and disorders, augmentative and alternative communication, allied health, and literacy. From 1968-1986, he was affiliated with …
February 20, 2023Drs. Litovsky and Benítez-Barrera Highlighted in Waisman Center Article
Congratulations to Dr. Ruth Litovsky and Dr. Carlos Benítez-Barrera on being featured by the Waisman Center, in the article The Sound of the Waisman Center’s Work to Improve Cochlear Implants. The article describes their respective …
February 10, 2023
Clinical Faculty at the ISHA Conference!
Clinical faculty, Kathryn Basco and Elizabeth Delsandro, recently presented at the Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ISHA) Convention in Chicago, IL. Their presentation was “POWERing Up Soft Skills Instruction in Graduate Level Clinical Education in Speech-Language Pathology”. …
February 6, 2023
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