Meet Adrián García-Sierra, Ph.D.! Dr. García-Sierra is an Associate Professor in the department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLHS), as well as the Associate Department Head of the SLHS Undergraduate Program. He is also the Principal Investigator of the Speech Perception & Language Development Lab. Dr. García-Sierra began his career as an undergraduate student […]

Sunday, June 23rd was the Walk4Hearing in the Yard Goats stadium. UCONN SLHS was well represented with SAA having their own team (shown Ashley Paul, Georgia Pendergast, Aaron Kaszas, Rachel Corsetti, Eliza Mulkern, Stella Bragoni), Torri Ann Woodruff-Gautherin walking for CT Hand and Voices, and Kathy Cienkowski walking for the Eastern CT HLAA Chapter. In […]

One of our alumni, Monica Fenwick (MA-SLP class of 2024), just competed in and won the Miss Connecticut 2024 title on June 22, 2024! Through hard work, perseverance, and dedication, Monica earned her master’s in speech-language pathology from the department of SLHS at UConn this past May while simultaneously completing the CT LEND grant requirements […]

Congratulations to Dr. Lindsay Butler for receiving the Pre-K Junior Faculty Career Development Award. The Pre-K junior faculty career development award is sponsored by UConn Health’s Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering. It is a 2-year interactive program to equip junior faculty to become leaders in clinical and translational science. Dr. Butler’s award will […]

Congratulations to Kacie Wittke (left) and Nicole Gallagher (right) for their promotions to Associate Clinical Professor and Full Clinical Professor, respectively. Very well earned! You make us proud! (trophies courtesy of Dr. Emily Myers)

Elizabeth Eagan is an SLHS BA, MA, and PhD alumna whose interest in the field of speech-language pathology stemmed from early exposure to her aunt’s work as an SLP, where she assisted in programming AAC devices for her aunt’s students whenever a child’s voice was needed. She also loved going to work with her mom, […]

As we head into the summer, we wanted to highlight some of the recent accomplishments in the SLHS department. Read below to learn more about the recent awards received by Dr. Maggu, Dr. Tufts, and AuD student, Zane Carey!    Dr. Akshay Maggu was selected to attend the Lessons for Success program in April 2024.  […]

Emily Bowmar and Monica Fenwick presented the results of their final research projects for the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) training grant on Friday, April 26th. Emily’s topic was “Access to Developmental Services for Individuals with Autism.” Monica’s topic was “National Resources for Individuals with IDD and Dementia.” They were excited to […]

We celebrated the conclusion of this spring’s Collaborative Learning and Academic Engagement (CLAE) program with a delightful ice cream social, open to all undergraduate students in the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) program. It was a beautiful sunny day filled with chocolate and vanilla ice creams and a variety of toppings. CLAE Purpose: For […]

Congratulations to our 2024 Connecticut Speech & Hearing Foundation award recipients! 🎉 Kayla Hart – Antonia B. Maxon Memorial Scholar/Clinician Scholarship Lia Mozeleski – Kenneth T. Gist Promising Professional Scholarship Leanne Puckett – CSHA Foundation Scholarship Ashley Lombardi – Geraldine Garrison Scholarship