Author: Tuohey, Emily

Administrator Spotlight: Sirrah Galligan

Sirrah Galligan is the Educational Program Manager and Clinical Program Administrator for the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Department at UConn. Sirrah graduated with her undergraduate degrees in Journalism and Communications at UConn and went on to get a Master’s degree in Higher Education and Student Affairs from Drexel University. Sirrah has always had a […]

Alumni Spotlight: Maggie Phillips, CCC-SLP

  Maggie Phillips graduated from UConn with her Bachelors degree and her Masters degree in Speech Language and Hearing Sciences. Maggie first became interested in Speech Pathology because of her mother’s career in special education. She took an introductory course in speech pathology and fell in love with it. After gaining her masters degree Maggie […]

Student Spotlight: Aidan Laliberte

Aidan Laliberte is a senior majoring in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences at UConn. Years back, Aidan began his post-secondary education as a pre-med student but left school to pursue a career in acting and media. During this time he appeared in both theater and film projects, and also gained experience in video production. In […]

Faculty Spotlight: Lucinda Soares Gonzales

Lucinda Soares Gonzales CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor in the Speech Language and Hearing Sciences Department at UConn. Lucinda started out on her journey to become an SLP when she was a Junior in High School and her grandfather had a stroke. She got to witness speech therapy in practice on someone close to her […]

Undergraduate Spotlight: Dylan Kindle

Dylan Kindle is a senior in the UConn Speech Language and Hearing Sciences undergraduate program. In search for observation hours to fulfill Dylan’s program requirements he stumbled upon the opportunity of a lifetime. Dylan participated in a travel abroad experience through a company called Therapy Abroad. After extensive research into the program and many conversations with […]