News: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Rivers Helps Students Land Coveted Research Internships
Two UCF students are heading to Michigan this summer thanks to guidance from faculty mentor Kenyatta Rivers, associate professor of communication sciences and disorders. Undergraduates Andrea Siguenza and Bryan Perez have been...
Orlando Sentinel Reports on New NIH Study
Research in Central Florida: UCF Professor Developing Interventions for Kids with Speech Problems For more than a decade, Dr. Jennifer Kent-Walsh has been studying how people who have severe speech...
UCF, Florida Hospital Research Collaboration Awards First Grant
A collaboration between the University of Central Florida and Florida Hospital has awarded its first $20,000 seed grant to a team that will study the fundamentals of cough in patients...
2016 Brutten Fluency Symposium to Be Held Jan. 29
The 2016 Gene J. Brutten Fluency Symposium will take place Friday, Jan. 29, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., in UCF’s Student Union, Cape Florida Ballroom. The symposium will feature presentations by Nan Bernstein Ratner, Ed.D., a...
NIH Funds Study on Technology, Services for Children with Severe Speech Disabilities
Jennifer Kent-Walsh, professor of communication sciences and disorders, has been awarded a $437,812 grant from the National Institutes of Health to improve clinical services for young children with severe speech...
Victor Oladipo Donates $35K to UCF Listening Center
When he was named co-winner of the Rich and Helen DeVos Community Enrichment Award last March and was granted $50,000 to donate to charities of his choice, Victor Oladipo quickly...
Alumna Makes UCF’s 30 under 30 List
Communication sciences and disorders alumna Shelby Campbell, Au.D., (B.S., ’09) (right) is one of 30 UCF alumni under age 30 honored recently for outstanding professional accomplishments. The 30 alumni were honored at the university’s inaugural...
Kong Earns Inaugural United Nations Award from UCF Research
Anthony Pak Hin Kong, associate professor of communication sciences and disorders, is the first recipient of a new honor bestowed by the UCF Office of Research and Commercialization. The office announced last week...
Rosa-Lugo, Whiteside to Receive Honors at National Speech-Language-Hearing Convention
Two members of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders will be formally honored this week at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s Nov. 12-14 convention in Denver. Associate Lecturer Janet Whiteside, founder and director...
Alumnus Rousseau Receives 2015 Professional Achievement Award
The UCF Alumni Association and College of Health and Public Affairs presented their 2015 Professional Achievement Award to communication sciences and disorders alumnus Bernard Rousseau, ’98, ’00, at the annual...