The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry’s Office of Vocational Rehabilitation has selected Penn State to host Pennsylvania’s first Deaf and Hard of Hearing Summer Academy, which prepares high school students for their transition to higher education.
Jennifer Thistle, as a doctoral student at Penn State, and Krista Wilkinson, professor of communication sciences and disorders at Penn State, studied the ways speech-language pathologists (SLPs) design visual displays for children whose speech does not adequately meet their communication needs.
The College of Health and Human Development recently honored a number of faculty members with the Teaching Excellence Award in recognition of their outstanding instruction and dedication to undergraduate education.
Communication Sciences and Disorders students routinely have the opportunity to conduct research, giving them an advantage for their future careers in speech-language pathology or audiology. Being able to conduct this research abroad only elevates that experience.
Diane Williams has been named head of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders in the College of Health and Human Development.
Assistive technologies for people with communication disorders have come a long way in recent years. Apps on tablets, like iPads, help people with speech barriers to communicate their thoughts. Still, current technology is limited in that it does not allow users to clearly convey tone of voice, mood or individual personality. Fortunately, undergraduate engineering students at Penn State and in South Africa are working to eliminate that communication barrier and will unveil the results of their efforts at the Learning Factory College of Engineering Design Showcase April 28 at the Bryce Jordan Center.
Speech-language pathologists and students in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Penn State facilitate multiple support groups for the community at-large.
Michelle Therrien, doctoral student at Penn State is working with 3- to 5-year-olds diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, who also have trouble communicating through the spoken word, as part of a study that she hopes will improve children’s ability to make friends with peers who do not have communicative disabilities.
The majority of U.S. military spouses say the needs for their children with autism are unmet, according to a Penn State study.
A new Penn State study is looking to improve communications aids to better meet the academic and social needs of children with Down Syndrome.
When Bob Hillman came to Penn State on an athletic scholarship for the men’s cross-country and track and field teams, he began studying English and journalism with plans to become a high school teacher. Little did Hillman know that instead he would one day help preserve voices known around the world, from actress and singer Julie Andrews to vocalist Steven Tyler of Aerosmith.
A doctoral candidate in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders has found that social media is just as important as face-to-face communication for those with disabilities.
Nimisha Muttiah, who earned a doctoral degree in communication sciences and disorders at Penn State in May, has made it her mission to aid children with autism spectrum disorders in Sri Lanka.
Middle school students from Washington, D.C. were able to see firsthand how the technology that powers their favorite video games is the same technology that helps golfers improve their swing.
The goal of the off-campus externship for graduate students in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is to immerse students in daily routines that allow them the opportunity to work with highly skilled professionals in the field.
