Oct. 24, 2022 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Travis Threats had a clear inspiration for what he wanted to study: his brother. Threats, who earned his master’s degree from the Department of Speech and Hearing Science in 1984, said he first observed speech therapy when he was eight years old. “My younger brother, three years younger than […]
Month: June 2024
Serving the profession through mentorship
April 03, 2023 | Anna Flanagan The Clinical Fellowship Year pairs a first-year practitioner with an experienced practitioner to ease the transition between student and independent provider of clinical services. When students take on their first professional position after completing their master’s degrees in speech and hearing science with a focus on speech-language pathology, they must also […]
RST 180 a ‘once-in-a-lifetime-trip’
Oct. 22, 2022 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo RST 180 has a rather dry course title: Professional Applications. But for the students who take the class, it is anything but. RST 180, which returned in 2022 after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, is a three-credit course that concludes with a 12-day tour of recreation, sport and […]
Illinois part of team receiving $14.7M grant to study emerging tech for older adults
Oct. 22, 2022 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo The University of Illinois is part of a consortium that has been awarded a five-year, $14.7 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (National Institutes of Health) for the Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement (CREATE). University of Illinois Professor Wendy Rogers—of the Dept. […]
For SHS’ Chambers, the plan is ‘an unscheduled life’
Oct. 22, 2022 | Anna Flanagan Somebody asked Ron Chambers what he was going to do in retirement and he said, ‘Have an unscheduled life.” Dr. Ron Chambers was one of three sons in a farming family in Texas. His mother always knew that he was the scholar in the family, in love with learning […]
Freer Hall, Makeover Edition
Oct. 21, 2022 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Freer Hall underwent a makeover, but the pandemic delayed its celebration In January 2015, the University of Illinois Board of Trustees approved campus funding for the College of Applied Health Sciences’ plan to renovate the north wing “to develop needed spaces that directly support the long-range vision for the Department […]
Allen receives NIH grant to study and combat rise of IBD
Oct. 22, 2022 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo KCH Assistant Professor Jacob Allen got an NIH grant to study and combat rise of IBD. In 1999, an estimated 1.8 million adults in the United States had inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to the Centers for Disease Control. By 2015, that number had risen to 3.1 million. Not only are […]
Mudar honored by ASHA Fellowship
Oct. 22, 2022 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo The significance of an ASHA Fellowship is not lost on Raksha Mudar. In the summer of 2022, Speech and Hearing Science Associate Professor Raksha Mudar was elected a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Fellowship is one of the highest forms of recognition given by ASHA and is a […]
Clinic helps wheelchair users adjust their ride
Oct. 22, 2022 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Helping a person who uses a wheelchair find a chair that fits their lifestyle is as important as helping someone find a pair of shoes that fit or helping someone find the right bike. That’s the mission of the Illini Wheelchair and Scooter Clinic on the campus of the University of Illinois. The […]
Message from the Dean
Oct. 23, 2023 | Cheryl Hanley-Maxwell Hello, everyone. I hope this message finds you all in good health and high spirits as we embark on a new academic year at the College of Applied Health Sciences. As the dean of our esteemed college, I am thrilled to welcome you to the fall 2023 semester and […]