Senior communication sciences and disorders student Rebecca Willer was interviewed on WUWM 89.7 Milwaukee’s NPR’s UWM Today program. Discussed was UWM’s recent award for the accomplishments of undergraduates engaged in research. Willer talked about her research on the impact of… Read More
This year, the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders has much to celebrate as it reaches a prestigious milestone of 50 years of accreditation for the graduate program in speech-language pathology. This legacy allows the department to continue its mission… Read More
Colleagues from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) spearheaded a new partnership with the UWM Children’s Learning Center located in the Northwest Quad. Clinical Associate Professor Joyce King-McIver, PhD, CCC-SLP, and Clinical Assistant Professor Bethanne Mazurczak, MS, CCC-SLP, C-NDT, worked together with the center’s… Read More
Two of the college’s students were honored with Senior Excellence in Research Awards. They are Diana Sophia Rivera, an occupational studies major with psychology and pre-law minors, and Rebecca Willer, a communication sciences and disorders major. They will each receive with $5,000 in support… Read More
The UWM National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NSSLHA) chapter was again recognized with Gold Chapter Honors. The organization is a student group in the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders with Carol Seery, PhD, CCC-SLP, associate professor and chair, as faculty advisor. The award is based… Read More
The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders was well represented by faculty and students at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention held November 15-17th in Boston. Seminar presenters included Associate Professor John Heilmann, PhD, CCC-SLP, with an outside collaborator, on… Read More
Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) play a primary role in the screening, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and research of cognitive-communication disorders, including those associated with dementia. Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) Speech Language Pathology students have been afforded a unique learning experience… Read More
Ahead of her retirement from the College of Health Sciences (CHS), Professor Marylou Pausewang Gelfer, PhD, CCC-SLP, has been honored with the Wisconsin Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Association (WSHA) Lifetime Achievement Award. Gelfer’s scholarly accomplishments, research and advocacy, and her… Read More
The UWM Master of Science graduate degree program in speech-language pathology in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is under review for reaccreditation. A PUBLIC MEETING is scheduled for Mon. February 26 at 4:30 pm in ENDERIS HALL 107,… Read More
The 2016-17 UWM chapter of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) received “Gold Standing,” the highest possible honor given by the national organization. UWM’s chapter of NSSLHA contributed to several initiatives over the past year, including advocacy to… Read More