2019
Ruth Litovsky Elected as New Department Chair
Congratulations to Ruth Litovsky, Ph.D., for being elected chair of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Ruth began her term as chair on June 1, 2019. Please see Chair’s message at: https://csd.wisc.edu/chairs-message/
August 30, 2019Susan Ellis Weismer Selected as a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science (APS)
Congratulations to Susan Ellis Weismer, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, on being selected as a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science (APS). Fellow status is awarded to APS members who have made sustained outstanding contributions to the …
August 28, 2019Welcome Students!
Today is the first day of orientation for our new Au.D. and SLP graduate students! We love this time of year. Welcome to all University of Wisconsin-Madison new and returning students!
August 27, 2019Kimberly Mueller Presents at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference
Kimberly Mueller, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, recently presented at 2019 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Mueller presented on the research performed in the Cognitive-Communication in Aging and Neurogenic Disorders Laboratory (CCANDL) on …
July 19, 2019Lauren Dillard to Speak in Australia
Congratulations to Lauren Dillard, Au.D., on receiving a partial travel scholarship from the International Evoked Response Audiometry Study Group. She will present a talk called “The use of auditory evoked responses in measuring ototoxic damage …
June 14, 2019Courtney Seidel Receives ASHA ACE Award
Congratulations to Courtney Seidel, M.S., CCC-SLP, on receiving an Award for Continuing Education (ACE) from American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). The ACE is a formal recognition of professionals who have demonstrated their commitment to lifelong learning …
June 4, 2019Carrie Niziolek Receives Forward in Access Award from the McBurney Disability Resource Center
Congratulations to Carrie Niziolek, Ph.D., on being selected to receive a Forward in Access Award from the McBurney Disability Resource Center for her exemplary efforts supporting access for students with disabilities at the University of …
June 3, 2019Misha Finney Receives Two Student-nominated Teaching Awards
Congratulations to Misha Finney, Ph.D., on receiving two student-nominated awards this semester, one from a graduating senior in the CeO program and one from freshmen/sophomores. A Center for Educational Opportunity (CeO) student selected Dr. Finney to receive …
April 26, 2019Department Offers Summer Sign Language Course
The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is happy to announce CSD 424 – Sign Language I will be offered this summer from June 17 to August 11. This in-depth summer experience is led by …
April 25, 2019CSD Takes Part in UW-Madison Science Expeditions
Hundreds of children visited our audiology and speech-language exploration stations during last Saturday’s UW-Madison Science Expeditions! Kids of all ages got hands-on experiences with the three main components of speech: the brain, the respiratory system, …
April 12, 2019Day of the Badger – Thank you!!
Thank you! Thank you to all who supported Communication Sciences and Disorders on the Day of the Badger! We raised $2,396 for our department through your gifts and matching funds. If you missed the #DayoftheBadger, …
April 10, 2019Lauren Dillard Receives UW-Madison Population Health Sciences Award
Congratulations to Ph.D. student Lauren Dillard! Her poster won the Catherine Allen Memorial Outstanding Student Poster Award at the 2019 Department of Population Health Sciences Welcome Day Poster Session in March.
April 1, 2019Emerita Professor Robin Chapman Featured at Poetry Reading
Emerita professor Robin Chapman will read from her tenth book of poetry, The Only Home We Know (Tebot Bach, Publishers, March 2019) at A Room of One’s Own, 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, with Wisconsin’s short-story …
March 25, 2019Alyson Eith, M.S., CCC-SLP, Featured by Local Media
Alyson Eith, M.S., CCC-SLP, was featured in the McFarland Thistle newspaper. She recently received the Wisconsin Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Association (WSHA) Speech-Language Pathologist of the Year award. Congratulations Alyson on this recognition. Read the …
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2018
Helen Vradelis Representing American Sign Language in Chancellor’s 2018 Holiday Card
Congratulations to Helen Vradelis, graduate student in the MS-SLP program, for representing American Sign Language in the UW-Madison Chancellor’s 2018 Holiday Card! Chancellor Blank’s Website
December 12, 2018Synchronizing Cochlear Signals Stimulates Brain to ‘Hear’ in Stereo
Using both ears to hear increases speech recognition and improves sound localization. In essence, it helps you to identify a friend’s voice so you can follow her amusing anecdote over the din of a cocktail …
December 12, 2018All Ways Forward campaign announces $10 million gift from John and Anne Oros
John and Anne Oros are making a $10 million commitment to the university’s All Ways Forward campaign. The gift will benefit the Wisconsin School of Business, the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, the School …
December 3, 2018Department Faculty and Students Help Launch Wings for All® Program at Dane County Regional Airport
Last month, our speech-language graduate students, undergraduates, and two clinical professors volunteered at the Dane County Regional Airport at the Wings for All event! Wings for All gives individuals with developmental disabilities a “dress rehearsal” …
November 7, 2018Sriram Boothalingam Receives American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation New Century Scholars Research Grant
Congratulations to Sriram Boothalingam, Ph.D., FAAA, on receiving a 2018 American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation New Century Scholars Research Grant for his project “One Stone, Three Birds: A Concurrent Clinical Test of Cochlear, Middle Ear Muscle Reflex, …
November 7, 2018Viji Easwar Receives American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation New Investigator Research Grant
Congratulations to Viji Easwar, Ph.D., FAAA, on receiving a 2018 American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation New Investigator Research Grant for her project “Short- and Long-term Influence of Context on Vowel-evoked Envelope Following Responses”. Envelope following responses (EFRs) …
November 7, 2018Why and How Does the Brain Control Our Ears?
Congratulations to Sriram Boothalingam, Ph.D., FAAA, on being featured in the ASHA Leader magazine. Why and How Does the Brain Control Our Ears discusses his research focus of the need to understand the implications of …
November 6, 2018New Fund Established to Assist Children and Families in Need of Clinic Services
The UW Speech and Hearing Clinic is very happy to announce a newly established fund, the Meghan Murphy Betters Days Fund, to assist children and families who are in need of services from the clinic. …
August 14, 2018UW-Madison Audiology Department Promotes Ear Protection at Tractor Pull
To promote safe hearing practices, the audiology department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison traveled to the Budweiser Dairyland Super National Truck & Tractor Pull to hand out ear protection and raise awareness of sustained exposure …
June 25, 2018Michelle Ciucci Receives 2018 ASHA Fellowship Award
Congratulations to Michelle Ciucci, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, on receiving a 2018 ASHA Fellowship award. Fellowship is one of the highest honors the ASHA bestows. To be awarded Fellow, the nominee must have made outstanding contributions to the discipline …
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