Author: Ricciardone, Arden

UConn SLHS Alumni Survey

Attention all UConn Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences alumni! We are looking to reconnect with our SLHS Alumni and want to learn more about what you hope to gain from our SLHS alumni program. Please fill out the survey by clicking the link below: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=fqjxFyUqqk65351DkDSwgB6bckcQMolInMw31lDxod5UMzY5NTIxMk8xWFJWTlFBVDBMRTA0NVFIVC4u&origin=QRCode&fbclid=IwY2xjawGHn9ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHUTq3FsDk_LUR3b47-MYwsvyvXmYRiqlLERPrRKxmuOdXEBUL2PDiP8TvA_aem_95wyUHrroxriihblrTwErg

Research Audiologist/Postdoctoral Fellow Position in SLHS

Research Audiologist/Postdoctoral Fellow position at the University of Connecticut The Auditory Perception and Neuroscience Lab (PI: Akshay Maggu, Ph.D.) at the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at the University of Connecticut is seeking a research audiologist/postdoctoral fellow to join their team to work on projects investigating central auditory processing using behavioral, physiological, and […]

Louisa Suting Receives ASHFoundation Scholarship

Congratulations to UConn SLHS PhD student, Louisa Suting, for receiving the ASHFoundation’s New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship! This scholarship is an honor given to select doctoral students who show exceptional potential for becoming future leaders in academic and research careers in communication sciences and disorders. This highly competitive award provides financial support to doctoral students, […]

Faculty Spotlight: Nicole Gallagher, M.S., CCC-SLP

Meet Nicole Gallagher, M.S., CCC-SLP, a Clinical Professor in the UConn Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) Department!  Nicole began her journey into the field of speech-language pathology (SLP) as an undergraduate student at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She originally entered college with the plan to be a first grade teacher, focusing on […]

Dr. Maggu Receives CRISP Award

Congratulations to Dr. Maggu on receiving the Clinical Research and Innovation Seed Program (CRISP) funding award for his project on comparative investigation of treatment methods for helping school-aged children with listening difficulties. This project will involve school-aged children from local schools and is aimed at finding which treatment approach is best in addressing speech-in-noise perception […]

Aural Rehab Class Explores ADA Concepts

Students in Prof. Cienkowski’s Introduction to Aural Rehabilitation class recently explored concepts related to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). They met with community stakeholders last week. Allegra Klein from the Eastern CT HLAA shared information on accommodations for hearing differences in CT. Howie Gallagher from Cosmic Service Dogs discussed how service dogs are selected […]

Congratulations to Dr. Drown & Dr. Jackson!

Congratulations to Dr. Lee Drown and Dr. Emily Jackson on successfully defending their dissertations this past summer! Read below to learn more about Dr. Drown’s and Dr. Jackson’s dissertations.    Title: Establishing the psychometric properties of three measures of speech perception Description: Relatively little research has determined whether extant measures of speech perception measure stable […]

Interested in Adjunct Teaching?

Interested in adjunct teaching in the UConn SLHS Department? Please send an email to slhs@uconn.edu with your name, resume, and what you’d consider your area(s) of expertise.  Adjunct teaching allows you to have an educational impact on future SLPs and AuDs, gain valuable teaching skills, interact with students, and become a part of the UConn […]

ABR Lab Conducts Hearing Screenings at Festival

Last weekend, members from Dr. Erika Skoe’s Auditory Brain Research Lab attended Windham’s Annual Multicultural Latin Festival to provide free hearing screenings and recruit community members for their ongoing NSF-funded study on bilingualism and the brain. Copy and paste this link if you’re interested in participating in the study!  https://uconn.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a5J2bmTP4Lrpum2