No longer lost in translation

Although her mother kept insisting her son had a learning disability, teachers didn’t believe her, feeling the boy was just struggling because English wasn’t his first language.

Complement of teaching and learning

Fell Hall

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.

Meet CSD alumna Sara Neumann

Redbird Plaza

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders alumna Sara Neumann, Au.D. ’12, specializes in pediatric audiology and cochlear implants for children and adults, and is the audiology clinic coordinator, audiologist, and a Deaf Education Consultant at Hearts for Hearing in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.