Courtney Huellen, CSD master’s degree student, is serving on the Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ISHA) board as the volunteer student representative. She discusses the importance of student involvement and give suggestions on how students can be involved.
Tag: Speech pathology
Everyone deserves a voice
Second year MS-SLP graduate student Kelly Gorney donates artwork with meaningful background story to the Speech and Hearing Clinic
New audiology professor joins the CSD department
Nicholas Stanley, from the University of South Alabama, will be joining the CSD faculty in August of 2018. His areas of research interest include auditory event-related potentials with a focus in speech-in-noise performance, cognitive hearing science with roles in attention, working memory, and executive function play in successful communication.
Complement of teaching and learning
In the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at Illinois State University, SoTL has become a significant driving force in the work of Assistant Professor Lisa Vinney, Cross Endowed Chair of SOTL at Illinois State Jennifer Friberg, as well as student Mary Smyers.
CSD professors publish research on measures of listening effort in older adults
Listeners with hearing loss often have to try harder to hear what is being said.
CSD Team takes first place at the ISHA College Bowl
Illinois State speech-language pathology graduate students won first place in the Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s College Bowl.
Students help meet the needs of people who stutter
Illinois State’s National Stuttering Association (NSA) chapter is the only one in Illinois south of Chicago.
Professor develops swallowing exercise program for seniors
Taeok Park, assistant professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) Department, has developed a swallowing exercise program for healthy older people.
Family and friends experience the CSD department during Family Day 2017
CSD professors and clinical educators offer their knowledge for guests attending Family Day on campus.
Getting involved in the profession
Illinois has at least 15 regional groups that meet regularly and provide continuing education opportunities.