Penn State doctoral candidate Jessica Gormley, who is studying communication sciences and disorders, recently received the Emerging Researcher Award from the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC). Gormley received the award during the 18th Biennial Conference of ISAAC held from July 21 to July 26 in Gold Coast, Australia.
Children and adults who use tools to help them communicate due to autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy or other developmental disabilities may have more success when family members, teachers and others around them model how to use the tools, according to a Penn State meta-analysis.
A $300,000 three-year grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow Penn State researchers to further study a language disorder experienced by one-third of stroke patients in the United States. Researchers will study patients with aphasia, a language disorder commonly found in stroke patients, who specifically have anomia or trouble finding everyday words.
The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Augmentative and Alternative Communication at Penn State will host a national conference on the State of the Science in AAC on July 13 in Arlington, Virginia.
Outside of the classroom and research lab, many Penn State faculty members, including those in the College of Health and Human Development, act as thought leaders in their respective fields by serving on national and international councils and boards.
New clues may help improve speech for people with dysarthria, a type of speech disorder commonly found in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Erika Exton, daughter of Ralph Erik Exton and Debra Exton, both of Horsham, Pennsylvania, will be the Health and Human Development college marshal for the spring 2018 commencement ceremony.
While speech-language pathologists support the concept of family-centered services when working with children who cannot meet their communication needs through their own speech due to autism or other disorders, a Penn State study shows that there are barriers to meeting this goal.
Krista Wilkinson, professor of communication sciences and disorders in the College of Health and Human Development at Penn State, is the 2018 recipient of the Barash Award for Human Service.
Susan Robinson, business adviser, TED Talk speaker and Penn State alumna, will present "Dis-labeled: You are not who they say you are" as part of the Health and Human Development Alumni Society Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series.
Researchers in the College of Health and Human Development find hand choice can strain the mind when using Augmentative and Alternative Communication.
A Penn State study brings researchers one step closer to better understanding and treating dysarthria, a type of motor speech disorder, in people with ALS. Dysarthria can cause slurred speech, slowed speech, abnormal pitch and rhythm, changes in voice quality and limited tongue, lip or jaw movement, according to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Erin Thomas, daughter of Laura Thomas-Depippo and John Thomas, both of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, will serve as the college marshal for the College of Health and Human Development at Penn State's fall 2017 commencement ceremony on Dec. 16.
At University Park and around the world, Penn State students are actively involved in research that supports health and human development.
Penn State faculty members have received a $1.25 million federal grant to address a shortage in speech-language pathologists and special educators with master’s degrees who have the knowledge and experience in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) practices, in order to improve school-based services and results for children, teens and young adults with complex communication needs.
