News: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Health-Literate Communication for SLPs with Richard Zraick
In this episode of Brainstorms, Richard Zraick, PhD, CCC-SLP, CHSE, joins host Renee Garrett, MSEd, CCC-SLP, CBIS, to discuss practical, evidence-informed strategies for making clinical communication clearer, more accessible, and...
Speech-Language Pathology Students Bring Personalized Care to Brain Wellness Group
Graduate students in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders are supporting older adults facing early cognitive decline while gaining hands-on clinical experience through a unique partnership with the Brain...
Aphasia Access Conversations: Episode 139: Behavioral Activation with Deena Schwen Blackett
In this episode, Lyssa Rome speaks with Deena Schwen Blackett, an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida and director of the Communication, Aphasia Recovery, and Emotion (CARE) Lab,...
CHPS Alumni Council Launched
The College of Health Professions and Sciences (CHPS) has launched a new Alumni Council designed to make and strengthen meaningful connections between its more than 34,000 alumni and the college....
Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Student Aims to Restore Connection Through Communication
Sydney Carey ’24 was in high school in Coral Springs, Fla., when she found her calling to help people with speech and language disorders. And it happened in an unexpected place — a fast-food restaurant. The customer in front of her was...
Tinnitus Research Pioneer To Receive Campbell Callier Prize
The University of Texas at Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders has named Dr. Richard J. Salvi of the University of Central Florida (UCF) as the recipient of the 2026 Thomas F....
A Family’s Unlikely Journey to Become Knights
This commencement, U.S. Marine veteran and education student StaceyAnn Castro Tapler, 49, will graduate alongside her son 21-year-old Johnny Castro, an aspiring doctor. Castro Tapler’s journey to her diploma has...
Taking Apart the Mystery of Vocal Fatigue
Assistant Professor Hamzeh Ghasemzadeh is tackling mysteries in communication disorders, starting with vocal fatigue.
UCF Speech-Language Pathology Program Reaches Rankings High
The speech-language pathology graduate program in the UCF School of Communication Sciences and Disorders has achieved its highest ranking in program history, earning a tie for the No. 40 spot...
Say what? Hearing loss has a direct relation to dementia, experts say
Listen up: Even if hearing aids don’t get enough respect to be included in most health insurance coverage like eyeglasses do, geriatricians and audiologists agree they are a key weapon against a dreaded diagnosis: Dementia.
