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Have You Heard? Spring 2023 Newsletter
Have You Heard? Spring 2023 Newsletter
In this issue
Dr. Robert Fox's 28-Year Tenure as Department Chair Ends June 30
Robert Fox's tenure as Department Chair ends on June 30, 2023. Department Vice Chair, Eric Bielefeld, will become the next Department Chair on July 1, 2023. Dr. Fox took a moment to reflect on his…
Undergraduate Students Create Hearing Screening Event at Local Mosque
Written by Janet WeisenbergerIt started with a simple question among a group of undergraduate students attending a professor’s office hours. The discussion was about the fact that many ethnic…
Get to Know MA-SLP Student and OSU Ice Hockey Player, Gabby Rosenthal
First-year MA-SLP student and OSU Women's Ice Hockey player, Gabby Rosenthal, provided us a glimpse at what life is like as a graduate student and college athlete. See her responses to our questions…
Students Hear Importance of Their Field from NBA Player Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
In February, NBA player, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, shared his personal experience as a person who stutters with a group of SHS undergraduate/graduate students, faculty, staff, and clients of the OSU…
Ewa Jacewicz and Robert Fox Contribute to Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of World Englishes
Ewa Jacewicz and Robert A. Fox are authors of an entry on “American English Dialects” in the Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of World Englishes (to be released in 2024), the most impressive…
AuD and MA-SLP Students Head to Guatemala in June
AuD student, Haley Laycock, and MA-SLP student, Tessa Castrejon, will be partnering with Entheos Audiology Cooperative and going to Guatemala for another Hearing the Call Humanitarian opportunity in…
Stuttering Support Event
The Flaum Center for Stuttering hosted a FRIENDS: The National Association of Young People Who Stutter One Day Conference on 1/21/23. With over 50 people in attendance, this conference hosted…
Faculty News
Jennifer Brello - Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice (NAP) in Speech-Language Pathology Jennifer Brello, MEd., CCC-CLP was elected…
Aphasia Initiative Summer Research Series
The OSU Aphasia Initiative will be hosting a Summer Research Series, presented by students from the OSU Aphasia Lab, directed by Dr. Stacy Harnish. Over the course of three Mondays in July, students…
Undergraduate News
OSU National Student Speech Language-Hearing Association (NSSLHA) NewsThis year, NSSLHA acknowledged many accomplishments at our annual NSSLHA Banquet. We celebrated 7 educational meetings, 7 social…
MA-SLP Capstone Event: Poster Session Held on May 12
On May 12, 2nd-year MA-SLP students presented their capstone projects in Pressey Hall. Each student had approximately 6 minutes to present and answer questions. Students presented three times to…
Department DEI Event Presented by Dr. Alaa Abdelhakiem
On April 28, guest speaker, Dr. Alaa K. Abdelhakiem, PharmD, Clinical Assistant Professor, at the University of Texas at El Paso, presented Combatting Microaggressions in Educational &…
Kristina Bowdrie's Work Highlighted by The Informed SLP
AuD/PhD student Krisina Bowdrie and her advisor, Dr. Rachael Frush Holt, published a paper a month ago that was picked up by the Informed SLP: Bowdrie, K. Holt, R. F., & Houston, D. M. (2022).…
Izabela Jamsek Received Jerry Northern Pediatric Scholarship
AuD/PhD student, Izabela Jamsek, received the Jerry Northern Scholarship in Pediatric Audiology at the annual American Academy of Audiology (AAA) Conference in Seattle, WA in April 2023. She has…
Holly Lind-Combs Receives CAPCSD PhD Scholarship
PhD student, Holly Lind-Combs has been selected for a 2023 Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD) PhD Scholarship. Holly will receive substantial funding to…
Nicole Viola Receives OSU Center for Cognitive and Brain Sciences Award
Nicole Viola, a 2nd year PhD student in our Department, was awarded a Summer Graduate Award through the OSU Center for Cognitive and Brain Sciences (CCBS). Nicole will be working on a project…
Breanna Langenek receives a 2023 James and Susan Jerger Excellence in Student Research Award
Second-year AuD student Breanna Langenek received a 2023 James and Susan Jerger Excellence in Student Research Award at this year's American Academy of Audiology conference in Seattle, WA.…
Alicia Parsons Awarded NSSLHA Scholarship
Alicia Parsons, a first-year MA-SLP student, was awarded the NSSLHA Scholarship from the ASH Foundation. This is a highly competitive award reflecting Alicia's excellence as a study and promise…
Sarah Haysley's Undergraduate Research Recognized
Sarah Haysley, a SHS undergraduate student who received her B.A. this spring with honors, won an Honorable Mention at the 2023 Denman Undergraduate Research Form Awards, for her poster, The…
AuD Poster Presentations at National Conferences (AAA, AAS)
See images of students with posters by clicking through the slideshow above American Academy of Audiology (AAA) April 19 - 22 in Seattle, WA Madeline Brimmer (AuD) Devan Lander (AuD/PhD) -…
AuD Poster Presentations at Ohio Conference (OAA)
See images of students with posters by clicking through the slideshow above Ohio Academy of Audiology (OAA) Conference March 5 - 6 in Dublin, OH Emma Beaver (AuD) Morgan Leatherman (AuD) Abby…
AuD Alumni Spotlight: Kris Schnell and Sports for Sound
Photo: CHASE ross, founder of sports for sound with kris schnell, audiologistWritten by Kris Schnell, MA…