As an undergraduate student, Jing Yang, PhD, was not aware of the field of communication sciences and disorders, but now she has become an assistant professor. Her journey from her undergraduate years as a Chinese Language and Literature major to… Read More
The 11th Annual UWM Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 5 celebrated the research of over 300 students from across the UWM campus. Among them were 33 students from the College of Health Sciences who presented their research. Honored to deliver… Read More
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