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 […]

Wednesday, March 12th, the third year audiology students presented their  Grand Rounds! For grand rounds, the 3rd year Audiology students do a case presentation on a case they were personally involved in. They present to all audiology students and clinical faculty. It serves as an opportunity for the third years to demonstrate the culmination of […]

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!

Meet Matt Phillips! Matt is an alumnus of the UConn Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Undergraduate and MA-SLP programs. His interest in the field of SLP was motivated by his own experiences with speech therapy as a person who stutters (PWS). Matt says that many of the interventions he received were well-intentioned, but they were […]

Shoutout to Eilis Welsh M.S., CCC-SLP, ATC, UConn SLHS alumna, for an outstanding presentation in our CLAE class! She shared her journey as an undergraduate at UConn, highlighting summer experiences and opportunities for SLHS students. She also walked us through her path as a master’s student at MGH and her transition into professional practice. Her […]

Meet the Graduate Assistants of the UConn SLHS Community Engagement Committee! The Community Engagement (CE) Committee is composed of 4 graduate students and 6 faculty members. Committee members run the department social media platforms to share SLHS news, student, faculty, and alumni achievements, department events, and more. CE members also create and develop platforms to […]

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/