News: Communication Sciences and Disorders
UCF Study Finds State Disability Forms Not Complying with Federal Plain Language Act
Researchers found that most forms were written at a level that would require a master’s degree or higher to comprehend. With school in full swing, parents are signing the inevitable permission...
Schellhase, Ingersoll Receive Honors, Recognition from National Athletic Trainers’ Association
The National Athletic Trainers’ Association recently recognized Dean Christopher Ingersoll and Kristen Schellhase, associate lecturer and athletic training program director, during the organization’s convention in July. Schellhase received the Athletic...
CSD Students Join Camp We Sign for Adaptive Production of “Snow White”
Children from Camp We Sign, a Central Florida summer camp for children with hearing or language disorders, traveled through the Enchanted Forest with Snow White, Prince Charming and the Evil...
Internships Provide a Variety of Opportunities for CSD Students
Public schools, private clinics, nursing homes and hospitals are just a few places where communication sciences and disorders students intern during the year. With more than 200 community partnerships, there...
Alumna Named Speech-Language Pathologist of the Year for Orange County Public Schools
Amber (Suarez) Holsen ’14 MA was recently named Speech-Language Pathologist of the Year for Orange County Public Schools. Here is her story: I graduated from UCF with my bachelor’s and...
UCF Students Help Immigrants in Maitland Adjust to American Life
Every Thursday evening at 6 p.m., a small group gathers in the cafeteria of Maitland Presbyterian Church. Their reason for coming together has nothing to do with faith or religion....
Brazilian Government Sponsors Visiting Educator
Cátia Crivelenti de Figueiredo Walter, Ph.D., an educator from the State University of Rio de Janeiro and the graduate program in education, is studying augmentative and alternative communication devices with...
UCF CARD, PALS Holds Safety Event for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
There was a sense of excitement and eagerness when students filed outside of UCF’s Teaching Academy and toward a firetruck in the parking lot. These weren’t college students, though — most of...
Vanryckeghem Honored as Pegasus Professor
Among the faculty members celebrated at today’s Founders’ Day Honors Convocation is Martine Vanryckeghem, professor of communication sciences and disorders, who was honored as a Pegasus Professor. The Pegasus Professor...
Graduate Students Win UCF and College Awards for Outstanding Research, Teaching
Michael La Monica ’18Ph.D. is the recipient of UCF’s 2018-19 award for Outstanding Dissertation in the Social Science, Humanities, Education, Business, Art and Health category. He completed his doctorate in...
