The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders offers a weekly Professional Development Seminar (Prosem) during the academic year. Prosem consists of presentations by invited speakers, covering a broad range of topics related to the field. Speakers include on-campus colleagues and collaborators, as well as off-campus visitors. Prosem occurs at noon on the 1st, 3rd, and 4th Monday of each month of fall and spring semesters. Lunch is provided to attendees.
For doctoral students in the Department of CSD, there is an accompanying discussion section led by a CSD faculty member. Discussion may focus on selected articles provided by the speaker each week, or may include professional development topics such as ethics, scientific integrity, mentoring, and other areas related to scholarly development.
All faculty, staff, and students are welcome. CSD faculty, staff, and students are strongly encouraged to attend.
Upcoming Prosem Events
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Mar31
Prosem Lecture: Developmental Trajectory of Sound Localization Precision and Localization Abilities Roya Abdi, M.Sc., Audiology @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm 62 Goodnight Hall Learn more about Prosem
Sound localization abilities are known to be immature at birth, and to undergo significant development during childhood. Despite a number of studies having been conducted at various ages, using various methodological approaches, there have not been systematic cross-sectional studies on localization abilities from childhood through adulthood. This is the first study to investigate those auditory spatial hearing abilities in a large cohort of typically hearing participants ranging in age from 5-24 years. The study was designed to assess the ability to discriminate between locations to the right vs. left of midline, in quiet and in the presence of a simulated echo (precedence effect). In addition, sound source identification was evaluated using a standard multi-loudspeaker array to measure sound localization error (Root-Mean-Square, RMS). This robust study will not only inform the maturation of auditory spatial hearing but will also provide a benchmark for the maturation of auditory function in individuals with hearing loss and with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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Apr07
Prosem Lecture: Piezo1 Mechanosensitive Channel in Human Immortalized Vocal Fold Fibroblast Se-in Kim, M.A., CCC-SLP @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm 62 Goodnight Hall Learn more about Prosem
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Apr21
Prosem Lecture: Swallowing Characteristics with Aging in Down Syndrome: a Preclinical Study Marziyeh Ostadi, M.Sc. @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm 62 Goodnight Hall Learn more about Prosem
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Apr28
Prosem Lecture: TBA Hayley Olson, B.S. @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm 62 Goodnight Hall Learn more about Prosem
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