This past Sunday, members from our SLHS community joined the Eastern Connecticut HLAA Chapter at the Connecticut Walk4Hearing. The HLAA Walk4Hearing aims to raise awareness and funds to support hearing health, advocacy, and educational programs, while empowering individuals of all ages and backgrounds to live confidently and thrive with hearing differences. Torri Ann Woodruff-Gautherin, Portia […]
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Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Kayla Hart
Meet Dr. Kayla Hart, an alumna of the UConn SLHS Doctorate of Audiology program! Kayla completed her undergraduate degree at Eastern Connecticut State University, majoring in Health Sciences. She worked as a pharmacy tech at this time and knew she wanted to work in healthcare, but wasn’t sure what specialty she was interested in. As […]
SLHS and HDFS Faculty Awarded CLAS Teaching Enhancement Grant
Congratulations to Torri Ann Woodruff-Gautherin of SLHS and Kim Gans of HDFS as the recipients of the CLAS Teaching Enhancement Grant! This grant is to support the development of a new innovative, integrative, team-taught course focused on community engagement, that will be cross-listed in HDFS and SLHS. The course will focus on community engagement as […]
Dr. Akshay Maggu Awarded Apple’s Investigator Support Grant!
Congratulations to Dr. Akshay Maggu for being awarded Apple’s Investigator Support Grant! Through this grant, Dr Maggu will receive 60 Airpod Pro 2 from Apple to be used in his study: “Investigation of Central Auditory Processing Disorder in Older Adults with Hearing Loss.”
Congratulations to the Class of 2025!
Congratulations to the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Classes of 2025! We are so proud of your accomplishments and what you will continue to do in your careers!
Northeast CT Health and Wellness Fair
Saturday, April 26th, members of the SLHS department attended the Northeast CT Health and Wellness Fair. This free event was hosted by the UConn Committee of Interprofessional Excellence in Healthcare, featured information from 10 different UConn Health professions, the Northeast District of Health, and community partners. Speech-language pathology faculty and students provided information about pediatric […]
Graduate Program Rankings Increased!
Our graduate programs are continuously growing and improving and this is evidenced by the new rankings released from the U.S. World & News Report. The Audiology program rose 5 points to #14 out of 74 programs in the country, and the SLP program rose 7 points to #32 out of 283 programs in the country!
Administrative Professional Spotlight
Today is Administrative Professional Day! Meet Kimberly McMahon, the UConn Speech and Hearing Clinic (UCSHC) Business Specialist! Kimberly earned her undergraduate degree in Human Development and Family Studies, here at UConn. She then completed a master’s degree in Healthcare Administration at Southern New Hampshire University, driven by her passion for making a positive impact on […]
#UConn Gives 2025
UConn Gives is a 36-hour (April 21-22) giving initiative that brings UConn Nation together to support and celebrate what they care about at UConn. Please join us in supporting UConn’s commitment to excellence by donating to the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Excellence Fund! Go to s.uconn.edu/uconngives25 to support our department in continuing to contribute […]
Prevention Fest 2025
Last Friday, April 11, 2025, was SLHS Prevention Fest! Prevention Fest is held virtually by Dr. Hinchey and Professor Wittke each year. Second Year MA-SLP and Au.D students choose a population and topic of their interest (speech-language or hearing related) to provide awareness or preventative education about. Students then share their prevention projects and results. […]