On April 9th, 2025 Second-Year MA-SLP students presented their clinical project presentations. Students choose a client to complete a case study on, integrating theoretical information with their clinical experiences. Students present on their client, treatment methods, incorporate evidence based rationales, and reflect on their lessons learned. 1st Year MA-SLP students, faculty and several undergraduate students […]

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 […]

SLHS welcomed admitted students at UConn bound this weekend. UConn\ NSSLHA students Jamie Martin (class of ‘26) and Hansika Subramanian (class of ‘28) answered questions alongside Associate Clinical Professor Kacie Wittke. It was exciting to meet all the incoming students who are interested in pursuing a Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences major!  

SLHS Community Engagement (CE) Committee Literacy Project: As part of the CE Committee, 2nd year MA-SLP students Emma Kelleher and Arden Ricciardone alongside Nicole Gallagher, Clinical Professor and SLP, have partnered with the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence. In the partnership, Emma, Arden, and Nicole have conducted monthly, pre-literacy groups in a Safe Home. These […]

Meet Emma Sked, MA, CF-SLP! Emma is an alumna of the UConn SLHS Undergraduate program, as well as the Master’s program in Speech-Language Pathology (Go Huskies!).   Emma originally started undergrad planning to major in special education, but quickly realized it wasn’t for her. She did some research on similar careers and stumbled upon a NICU […]

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 […]