The Aural Rehabilitation (AR) lab is directed by Kathy Cienkowski, Ph.D. The AR lab studies how to improve communication outcomes for individuals with hearing loss across the lifespan through patient-centered care. Research focuses on engaging patients and families in their hearing healthcare decisions including enhancing access to communication, promoting shared decision-making, and empowering individuals to […]

Last week in Collaborative Learning and Academic Engagement (CLAE) class, students explored the UConn Speech and Hearing Clinic. See below to read reflections from the students:  “I found it really insightful to hear about the clinicians’ personal backgrounds and stories on how they got to where they are today.” “Looking at the audiology sound booths […]

Congratulations to Dr. Akshay Maggu! Dr. Maggu has been awarded the Investigator Research Grant by the American Academy of Audiology Foundation to develop remote screening solutions for auditory processing disorders. 

First up in our SLHS Lab Spotlight Series is the Language and Brain Lab!  The Language and Brain Lab (PI Dr. Emily Myers) is focused on how we perceive the speech signal in order to map it to meaning. That is, how do we take what we hear other people say and understand what it […]

📢 This Week in CLAE (Collaborative Learning and Academic Engagement) Class! 🎓✨ This week, our students explored the process of obtaining and submitting observation hours, gaining valuable insights into the graduate school application process and clinical experiences. Here are some of their takeaways: ⭐ “I learned about how to submit guided observation hours, which is […]

Exploring Research at SLHS (UConn) During CLAE Class! (Collaborative Learning and Academic Engagement) Research opportunities at SLHS-UConn are opening doors for students, inspiring curiosity, and shaping future careers! Here is what students had to say after learning about different labs and research paths available in SLHS: “I learned a lot about research opportunities that I […]

Eastern CT Chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) News: Congratulations to the CT Chapter of HLAA for receiving the HLAA Phoenix Award, which recognizes resurgent chapters! Also, congratulations to Dr. Cienkowski for being re-elected as Vice President of the Eastern CT Chapter of HLAA for 2025-2026!

Click this link to learn more about our Pre-Masters in Speech-Language Pathology Program: https://speech-language-hearing.uconn.edu/graduate/masters/pre-masters-in-speech-language-pathology/

Kicking off the semester strong! On Wednesday, undergraduate students attended the first day of SLHS 3295: Special Topics—Collaborative Learning and Academic Engagement. The course focuses on understanding SLHS academic requirements, exploring departmental involvement opportunities, building mentoring skills, fostering connections within the department, and bridging academics with the community. Now in its second spring, the course is […]

Winter Wonderland was a community event run by the HELLO Lab on 12/8/24. Families, children who are D/deaf, hard of hearing, and Deaf+, came together in Storrs, CT! The Human Development Center was converted into a Winter Wonderland complete with snowball fights, a hallway FULL of snowflakes, snow globe making, bingo, snowman building (with no-melt […]