Alexis Nye ‘19 is a first-year doctor of audiology student who was born profoundly deaf in both ears; now, she’s part of the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences pursuing a career in audiology.
5 months ago
“If you’ve ever been to a loud concert or sporting event and left with a ringing or buzzing in your ears, you experienced a common condition called tinnitus. About 50 million Americans have experienced tinnitus, and about 20 million have a form severe enough that it can disrupt their quality of life,” writes Patricia Johnson …
8 months ago
Stacey Kane, a PhD student in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, has received a $10,000 American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship. The award was conferred during the ASHFoundation’s virtual awards ceremony held on November 21, 2020. The scholarship supports doctoral students who are committed to a teacher-investigator career in communication sciences and disorders …
8 months ago
9 months ago
The Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, housed in the Department of Allied Health Sciences, announces Jessica Steinbrenner ’04 (’13 PhD) as its newest faculty member. Steinbrenner comes to the division following seven years as a research scientist at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, where she researched autism spectrum disorder, with a focus on school-based interventions. …