News: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Clinical Educator Charlotte Harvey to Retire This Summer
When Charlotte Harvey was growing up in Clarksburg, Massachusetts, she became aware of the power of the spoken word when a favorite aunt asked her to read for 15 minutes...
Janet Whiteside, Founder and Director of Aphasia House, Set to Retire
For more than 40 years, Janet Whiteside has helped men, women and children of all ages living with a speech disorder find their voices. She has inspired thousands of students...
Keeping Up with Colin: Two Departments Collaborate for One Very Special Boy
With his fair skin, blond hair and delicate features, Colin David looks like a little angel. He behaves like an angel, too, said his parents Brian ‘07 and Kelly ’08...
Students Visit Remarkable Craniofacial Treatment Center in Brazil
(Left to right) USP Professor Jeniffer Dutka; UCF students Joanne Medina, Kaira Clapper and Laura Flores; UCF Associate Professor Linda I. Rosa-Lugo; and UCF students Diana Bosquez and Sonya Persaud...
UCF Showcases Aphasia House at International Leadership Summit
International leaders who study and care for people who’ve lost their ability to speak recently gathered at UCF to discuss new therapy that can profoundly improve a client’s quality of...
Giving a ‘Voice’ to Innovation: Kent-Walsh Wins Marchioli Award
Working as an intern at a speech-language clinic in rural Nova Scotia, Jennifer Kent-Walsh met a family who would forever change what she wanted to do with her life. The...
New Externship Brings Belgian Speech-Language Pathology Students to UCF
Dressed in the uniform of a UCF communication sciences and disorders graduate student, Gerlinde Taghon and Celien Volckaert of Belgium appear to fit right in with the other students enrolled...
Graduates Discover Family Ties from Class Project, Will Introduce Relatives
What began as an ordinary hangout between two University of Central Florida students and friends will end as a reunion of long-lost families. Isabel Morejon and Monica Lopez, both communication...
Strokes Becoming More Common in Younger Adults, Aphasia House Helps
Strokes are becoming more common in individuals aged 25-44, reported Abe Aboraya in a Dec. 5 segment on WMFE 90.7, a PBS affiliate. Learn how Aphasia House is providing help for young...
UCF, National Experts Partner on Innovative Book on Head and Neck Cancers
Cases in Head and Neck Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach presents a comprehensive overview and detailed examination of the continuum of care for patients, from diagnosis to treatment, and the coping...