The Ohio State University Department of Speech and Hearing Science
Have You Heard? Autumn 2026 Newsletter
Have You Heard? Autumn 2026 Newsletter
In this issue
Paying It Forward: Supporting the Next Generation of Speech and Hearing Professionals
At The Ohio State University, being a Buckeye means being part of a community that supports one another, creates opportunities, and believes in making a…
OSU's Bilingual Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Certificate Program is Live
Our department, in an ongoing collaboration with the department of Spanish and Portuguese and the world languages programs in the college of Arts and Sciences, has launched a graduate certificate…
Welcome New Members of the Department of Speech and Hearing Science
This year, the department has welcomed three new members of the team. Dr. Edward Brown Jr. joined the faculty as an assistant clinical professor. He…
Faculty News
Dr. Christina Roup has been awarded a five-year R01 grant as Multi-Principal Investigator from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication…
Undergraduate News
Autumn Kickoff Brings Students TogetherThe Department of Speech and Hearing Science and NSSLHA kicked off the new academic year with a successful Autumn Kickoff event on September 9. Students had the…
PhD Student News
Sophia Nichols Awarded T32 Dissertation Award from OSU CTSI Sophia Nichols, PhD candidate in Dr. Lundine’s CABI Lab, was awarded a highly competitive OSU…
2nd Year Audiology Students Honored in White Coat Ceremony
Congratulations to the AuD Class of 2029 for receiving their white coats on August 30, 2026! We’re so proud of how far you’ve come and are excited to continue to watch you grow! The ceremony…
New Columbus Family Chapter of the National Stuttering Association Launch
We're excited to launch the new Columbus, OH, Family Chapter of the National Stuttering Association! The National Stuttering Association’s motto is what our NSA Chapters are all about! NSA Family…
Congratulations, Steve's Way Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to 2nd year MA-SLP students Emily Walker and Colleen Bradewie! They are the 2026-2027 recipients of the Steve's Way Scholarship. This…
NeuroSparks Kids
The Department of Speech and Hearing Science, in collaboration with the Brain Injury Association of Ohio, hosted NeuroSparks Kids in July. Eight youth with brain injury found new ways to communicate,…
AAC Connections
First-year M.A. (now second-year) graduate clinicians along with their clinic preceptor Dr. Amy Miller Sonntag and AAC Connections hosted several specialized…
Therapy Strides Horse Camp
The Therapy Strides horse camp occurred across 3 individual weeks during the summer term. 18 children attended and built their communication skills in the naturalistic environment with horses. …
Student Research Highlights from the Voice and Resonance Laboratory
Students in the Voice and Resonance Lab have had an exciting year of research examining voice, resonance, and speech production.Rezvaneh Naebian, a PhD student in Speech and Hearing Science, recently…
Cognition and Hearing in Communication (CHIC) Lab News
Accolades Congratulations to Dr. Jessica (Lewis) Lepley on successfully defending her PhD dissertation! Dr. Lepley investigated clinically meaningful bimodal…