News: Communication Sciences and Disorders

Aphasia Club Creates a Family

Written By: Camille Dolan '98 | September 19, 2018
To the members of UCF’s Aphasia House’s Friday Only Club, the therapeutic meetings are more than a way to improve their reading and speaking skills. The meetings also offer a...

Students Experience Pura Vida in Costa Rica

Written By: Camille Dolan '98 | August 30, 2018
Five graduate students in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders recently returned from a study-abroad trip to the Republic of Costa Rica during the break between summer classes and...

Student Wins Competitive $1,000 UCF Scholarship

Written By: Drexler B. James '13 | August 16, 2018
Niki Loy, a senior communication sciences and disorders student, was selected as a recipient of UCF’s What’s Next: Integrative-Learning Scholarship for the fall semester. The scholarship awards up to $1,000...

Multi-million Dollar Grant Aims to Help Children With Speech

Written By: Nicholson Student Media | July 9, 2018
Inside a small room decorated like a nursery, Alejandro Genovesi learns to speak English in full sentences by tapping an iPad. Alejandro is a five-year-old with severe speech delay. He...

Multi-million dollar grant aims to help children with speech disorders through technology

Written By: Fernando Narro | July 6, 2018
Inside a small room decorated like a nursery, Alejandro Genovesi learns to speak English in full sentences by tapping an iPad. Alejandro is a five-year-old with severe speech delay. He...

Study Aims to Help Children With Speech Disorders Communicate Using Mobile Apps

Written By: ANA DE BARROS, PHD | June 20, 2018
U.S. researchers have been awarded a $2.7 million grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how technology can potentially boost language therapy for children with severe speech disorders, including...

Research Aims to Help Children with Communication Disorders Gain a Voice through Apps

Written By: Rachel Williams | June 5, 2018
Researchers at the University of Central Florida and the University of New Mexico have been awarded a $2.7 million National Institutes of Health grant to study how language therapy, combined...

Research Aims to Help Children With Communication Disorders Gain a Voice Through Apps

Written By: Science Magazine | June 5, 2018
Researchers at the University of Central Florida and the University of New Mexico have been awarded a $2.7 million National Institutes of Health grant to study how language therapy, combined...

New UCF FAAST Lab Uses Technology to Help Speak

Written By: Fox 35 Orlando | June 3, 2018
Alejandro Genovesi’s parents have tried multiple speech therapy methods and found only frustration as the 5-year-old struggled through a massive speech impediment, or they did until they found the FAAST...

Speaking About Better Vocal Health

Written By: Camille Dolan ’98 | May 2, 2018
It seems counter-intuitive, but as Professor Bari Hoffman explains, “Whispering can actually lead to more damage. It is hard on the vocal folds due to turbulent airflow and increased muscle...

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